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paulz
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# Posted: 17 Aug 2019 19:39 - Edited by: paulz
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So I recently picked up this Stihl 14" diamond blade two stroke saw to cut my pavers. Thing thing cuts pavers like a Skill saw cuts wood. I've cut about 40', pictures when I get it all cleaned up.
The other two smoker I've had for awhile, it's a Husky hand held stump grinder. I have a large V4 Wisconsin tow behind stump grinder but this thing is great for anything under a couple feet that only needs to go down a few inches. You would think it would tear your arms off but it is surprisingly easy to handle and really gnaws the wood away.
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Nobadays
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# Posted: 17 Aug 2019 19:51 - Edited by: Nobadays
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Big wheeled cart.... I got this thing off Amazon:URL and we use it all the time!
Also, electric wood splitter. Works fine using my 3000 watt generator. Picked up a 7 ton splitter off craigslist for $120.00 best money I've spent.... I'm a one armed guy so....
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skootamattaschmidty
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# Posted: 17 Aug 2019 20:11
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I have a dremel rotary tool from my dad. Not a tool I use a lot but when you need it, it's great!!!! Brought it up to the cabin with me with plenty of bits and I used it to grind out a name and date into a prominent granite rock outside our cottage! Looks great and I joked maybe I'll have to get into the tombstone business....
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skootamattaschmidty
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# Posted: 17 Aug 2019 21:12
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Left out the name but you can see how it worked....I'm no expert...
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skootamattaschmidty
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# Posted: 18 Aug 2019 10:39
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toyota_mdt_tech
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# Posted: 18 Aug 2019 13:15 - Edited by: toyota_mdt_tech
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I am an avid tool collector, mechanical, construction, fabrication, ranch/farming and my latest edition is a Hypertherm Plasma Cutter. If any of you have an oxy acetylene set up at home, you will throw rocks at it after using a plasma cutter.
You were taught in school about the 3 states of matter.
Ice is a solid, add heat, converts it to a liquid, add more heat, converts it to a gas, now add way more heat, it becomes plasma. Solids, liquids, gasses, plasma.
Hypertherm (like what Honda is to power equipment) is the king of the hill, this brand is used in production shops, mfg etc, lots of cheap units out there. Mine is set up with a drag tip, you hold it right against the metal, pull trigger and away it goes. Can do separation cuts of 1 1/4" while rec 3/4" max for idea, will do 1" nicely too. Now 1/4" stuff is like butter. Very small kerf, near perfect finish, little grinding work needed and barely any slag. Just plug it in, hook to a compressed air source, pull trigger. No preheating. Can also use a gouging tip to gently chew out welds to remove a welded in part, has a pilot arc on feature that allows me to cut expanded metals without pausing between openings.
Tip temps are between 20,000 to 40,000 degrees. 
Oh, cut aluminum, stainless and all other kinds of metals.
Here is Hypertherms video on this exact system.
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aktundra
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# Posted: 19 Aug 2019 16:27 - Edited by: aktundra
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Tools.... hmm... I love them. I could talk welders, plasma cutters, routers, drills; whatever all day long. I'll just talk about tools handy for the cabin. Being so far off the road, having the right tool is a 4 hour trip. As I learned to do things, I found myself overpreparing with research to make sure I had the right tool to make up for my lack of skills. Some tools help, some are alright.
Any Dewalt/Milwaukee battery tools, but especially 60V stuff and the cordless framing nailer:
Super handy to have, and really the same price as another framing nailer. I still have my other nail gun, but this comes out more often around the property.
https://www.amazon.com/DEWALT-DCN680D1-Cordless-Nailer-Kit/dp/B06XF8KV58/ref=sr_1_18? keywords=dewalt+battery+tools&qid=1566244884&s=gateway&sr=8-18
Dewalt Oscillating Multitool
Any variety of oscillating tools are handy, from notching out for hinges to cut outs for outlets. I use mine all the time.
Echo 271T Chainsaw $300
This is an arborist saw, but I use it on the snowmachine, boat, airplane, ATV for anything and everything. It's perfect for trail work. Runs great in the winter and it's light. I have a collection of chainsaws, but this is the perfect saw for around the property work when I don't want to use the big saw.
$35 Borescope camera
This has been handy. I use it for looking in cylinders, checking out fuel tanks. This thing paid for itself the first time I used it... Lost the fuel cap to the boat and found it under the floor boards. It saved me lots of time knowing which floorboard/area it was under.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MYTHWK4/ref=dp_cerb_1
Knipex Plier wrench
The BEST wrench ever. It's got soft jaws, but better than a crescent wrench. Really Knipex products are my favorite.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B074P69JHV/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o05_s00?ie=UT F8&th=1
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paulz
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# Posted: 19 Aug 2019 18:37
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Cool stuff!
I scored a Fiskars at the flea market last Sunday for $25, about half of new. Been itching to try one since I read the favorable reviews on another thread. Even if it's not that good it's pretty enough to hang on the wall!
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ten90
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# Posted: 19 Aug 2019 21:32
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This would be my find. Plastic Leaf and Lawn Chute
When my wife first suggested it, I said it was just a gimmick.
Then I saw a neighbour using it and he could not say enough good things about it.
Guess what? He was right. Especially if you are trying to empty the lawnmower clippings in an empty bag.
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Leaf-Easy-Plastic-Leaf-and-Lawn-Chute-LELLCP/202491987
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Brettny
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# Posted: 20 Aug 2019 08:37
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Fiskars splitting and chopping axes are top notch. If the wood is laying flat on the ground i can split oak with out even standing it up. Dont believe some people thst say try that a -xx degrees. I have done it at -5* and to be honnest it seams like the wood splits easier the colder it is.
As for good camp tool its hard to beat a quality chainsaw. If your building i highly recommend a cordless circular saw.
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rocguy
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# Posted: 21 Aug 2019 02:39 - Edited by: rocguy
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Quoting: skootamattaschmidty I have a dremel rotary tool from my dad. Not a tool I use a lot but when you need it, it's great!!!! Brought it up to the cabin with me with plenty of bits and I used it to grind out a name and date into a prominent granite rock outside our cottage! Looks great and I joked maybe I'll have to get into the tombstone business
That little Dremel did alright considering, I'm a Stonemason /Carver by trade and it takes some effort hand carving with the tungsten chisel I use into granite and basalt.
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KinAlberta
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# Posted: 23 Aug 2019 01:43 - Edited by: KinAlberta
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Quoting: paulz I scored a Fiskars at the flea market last Sunday for $25, about half of new. Been itching to try one since I read the favorable reviews on another thread. Even if it's not that good it's pretty enough to hang on the wall!
Having two wood burning stoves in the cabin I grew up chopping wood. The traditional axe and hatchet worked fine. Then I bought one of these little fisksr hatchets for the trailer. Hate it. It does look cool though.
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