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HighWirey

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buckofdurham said:
Do you have a bit that fits in a large hammer drill for driving ground rods?
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Always. For 20 lf rods in Central Florida a large hammer drill and bit was the way to go. We often had to place 40 lf rods. I owned a 45 pound pneumatic hammer and driver bit, and 100 lf of hose. Always rented the 135 cfm compressor for those projects.

Best Wishes Everyone.
 
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Its nice to have a power inverter on the truck, mine is 2000 watts, i wish It was just a little bit bigger, I can run about any tool I need to with it except for my heat gun and some circular saws.
 
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hey_poolboy said:
Alright, I have a little $ that I would like to invest in some tool(s). I would like some recommendations on some of the most time saving tools you own or use.

I do mostly resi, and some light commercial.

I looked at one of these, but really don't see much time savings since I can drill up to 9' ceilings with just the drill.

I've also thought about stilts, things like that. Anyway, that's the type of stuff I was thinking of. Any and most ideas will be considered.
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By far the amprobe 2005 series circuit tracer can get one on ebay about 500 bucks used.
 
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It's getting really tough to pick out one tool or gadget that is a time-saver that pretty much everyone isn't using already. Just sorta depends on what you do most days. I might say stilts today, since I was on them most of the day today. Old building under rennovation, and I had to cut about 30 million holes in the ceilings. The stilts probably saved 2 or 3 hours today alone, I feel. They have a pretty natural walking action, and take about 10 mintues to get used to. Not hard at all to walk on. Buy them at the drywall supply house that is local to you, since you want a local source for repair parts. The springs occasionally break and the straps wear out.
 
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hey_poolboy

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Goodness, I let my wife get back to work on the computer for a couple of hours, and you guys just take off.

Thanks for the great ideas so far. A new spool holder would probably be a smart investment. I've been using a homemade one for a while. The scaffolding is also a good idea. I so seldom use any that I rent or borrow when I need it, but a small section like the one linked to would smart, especially if I get a pair of stilts as well. :D I did drywall with my dad growing up and can get around on stilts pretty well, but never bought my own pair. Marc is right (not uncommon) the stilts are a life saver when doing lights, etc.

Just to answer the question, about $500 ish.
 
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ultramegabob said:
I have one, I just call it a risor jig, mine is made by Blackhawk Tools, but I dont think they make it any more. I have seen them for sale on ebay, but they didnt have the manufactures name.
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Drill bit extension, a piece of 2" rigid, a 2 1/2" hole saw and some washers.
Why buy one premade when you can make one yourself that can be broken down?
 
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mdshunk said:
It's getting really tough to pick out one tool or gadget that is a time-saver that pretty much everyone isn't using already. Just sorta depends on what you do most days. I might say stilts today, since I was on them most of the day today. Old building under rennovation, and I had to cut about 30 million holes in the ceilings. The stilts probably saved 2 or 3 hours today alone, I feel. They have a pretty natural walking action, and take about 10 mintues to get used to. Not hard at all to walk on. Buy them at the drywall supply house that is local to you, since you want a local source for repair parts. The springs occasionally break and the straps wear out.
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Good call on the stilts. They do save time. Back when I used to concern myself with going really fast when wiring houses I used to use them alot for that. Now I just charge a lot more and go at a human pace. I like it better that way for some reason....
 
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220/221

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AZ
The best timesaver ever is a well organized truck.


As far as tools, this is one of the best tools to come along since I have been around. One arbor, hole saws from 1/2 to 1 1/2 with a "stop" built in so you can't run them into hot parts. If you don't abuse them they will last a really long time.

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quogueelectric

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220/221 said:
The best timesaver ever is a well organized truck.


As far as tools, this is one of the best tools to come along since I have been around. One arbor, hole saws from 1/2 to 1 1/2 with a "stop" built in so you can't run them into hot parts. If you don't abuse them they will last a really long time.

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I second this post I havent used holesaws in years since finding carbide cutters for steel.
 
ultramegabob

ultramegabob

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stretch12 said:
rotozip old work boxes done plaster done siding even cementatious with right bit done
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I would have to second that one, good for bathroom tile, fiberglass or plastic wall covering, plywood, drywall, and plaster and lathe without destroying the wall, lots of bang for the buck....
 
hey_poolboy

hey_poolboy

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Illinois
Rotozips are great. I haven't 'bit' the bullet and bought a battery one yet though.

I still don't have a set of the carbide hole cutters. I just haven't wanted to spend the $$ on them yet.
 
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