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10 power tools every handyman should own
Every handyman knows you need the right tool to do the right job, but with so many tools to choose from how do you know that you're prepared for almost anything? Here's our list of the top 10 power tools every handyman should own.
The power drill.
From hanging pictures to building a treehouse or even building a real house a power drill on your hip means you're ready to do business. Make sure that your power drill is ready for any job by having a set of variable size and use bits. Even the most basic set of drill bits should have concrete, metal and wood bits which should cover almost any job. A drill with a "hammer" setting can be extremely useful when dealing with missionary, concrete, or stone.
Circular saw.
A circular saw can be extremely helpful in doing most of the cutting your average handyman needs doing. Modern blades with carbonized tips can chew through almost any job and seemingly lasts forever.
Reciprocating saw.
For those jobs where your handy circular saw just don't cut it the insatiable reciprocating saw is ready to step up to bat. Most useful as a demolition device the reciprocating saw is good for standing up or over your head jobs and is your best choice for cutting holes in existing walls.
Jigsaw.
Rounding out your power saw collection the ever useful and oh so precise jigsaw cuts a fine line between the flexibility of the reciprocating saw and the precision of the circular saw. The small fine blade of your jigsaw is perfect for tight cuts and finish work. If you are planning on doing any elaborate woodworking a jigsaw in your tool collection is a must.
Router.
When you need to get into the middle of something a router will get you there. For fine woodworking router can't be beat as it allows you to make smooth cuts in the center of the piece of wood leaving the surrounding sides intact. It is also a good tool for cutting grooves along the edge of the wood.
Power hand plane.
Essential for smoothing and thinning wood a power hand plane trims miniscule layers off of wood in a flat and even amount. This can be particularly useful in hanging doors and fitting windows. Even in simple projects like a worktable or outdoor deck, a planed surface can make a real professional impression.
Orbital hand sander.
If you are interested in saving hours of backbreaking work an orbital hand sander should be in your toolbox. Using spinning round discs of sandpaper this infinitely useful tool can put a fine smooth finish on almost any piece of woodworking. It is probably one the most time saving tool on the list as anyone who has ever done hours and hours of tedious sanding will tell you.
Table saw.
If you want to get really serious about your woodworking then you need one more saw in your workshop and that is the mighty table saw. A bit intimidating to the weekend warrior but once you learn your way around your table saw and begin to explore the multiplicity of uses it provides you will never be without one again. The only real tool for handling large cutting jobs the table saw is the heart of any serious woodworkers tool shop. Just make sure you get lessons on how to use it while you still have 10 fingers!
Angle grinder.
If you are going to be working with metal, and what serious handy man is not, then you will need something more than an orbital hand sander to get those welds and edges smoothed. An angle grinder is to metal as sandpaper is to wood, without it your metal working jobs will always be plagued by sharp and jagged edges.
Wet dry shop vac.
A serious handyman always makes a serious mess with a wet dry shop vac you'll be able to clean up all the sawdust your mighty table saw generates while retaining the ability to suck up all the drips and drops from your plumbing repairs. Power Tools Online sales and rental companies offer wet dry power vacs in a variety of sizes so there's no excuse not to have one of your own!
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Power Tool Recommendation to Cut a Piece of Plywood?
I have a large number of 4' x 8' pieces of .25 inch thick plywood that I need cut in half to both 4' x '4 and 2' x 8.
What it the optimal type of saw for this type of job and can you link me to a page that sells one.
I am basically looking for something that makes exact cuts for large pieces of wood.
Ok so it looks like a table saw is the tool I need. Would any table saw work for this or to I need a specific size since the piece of wood I am working with is so large?
the tool for this job is a panel saw. if you were building a shop you would buy a big one like they have at depot and blowes (they don't sell them they have one mounted in the store for their use). a table saw will work but cutting a 4' x 8' sheet on a table saw is not easy (you'd have to spend big $$$ to get a table saw that has the ability to make a cut at 48"). check this http://www.btisupply.com/detail.aspx?ID=3879. this is basically a circular saw but it comes with a 55" guide. you just put the guide down on your mark and cut a perfectly straight line.
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