16 CHEAP cool tools your shop shouldn't be without!

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[Sparky]

Love these! My wife now has my Christmas list. BTW, I'm a Maglite Holster guy. Have been since back in '90 when I first started working for EMS. I've been out of EMS for 21 years, but never gave up the Maglite. I use it pretty much every day for something. I work as a lawn sprinkler tech now, and it's so handy to shine down into 2" PVC guide pipe to get a shut off key on a valve handle 4 ft deep, or in poorly lit basements and garages.

[jacohop]

Because of this vid I picked up the Pendel graphgear 1000 in 0.5mm.

1.5 years later I love it more than ever. The retractable tip has saved its life many times over. Someday I’ll buy all the sizes. Truly a great tool - significantly better than any other pencil I was using.

Great reviews and tips! Love your vids! Thanks again

[philippeterson]

3 cheap things I keep in my workshop are rolls of wax paper, aluminum foil (get the wide roll) and plastic wrap. I get them cheap at Dollar General. The wax paper and foil are great for lining the workbench when I’m gluing or staining. The plastic wrap works like a cheap strap clamp. Just wrap it tight around parts you’re gluing.

[CSSIandAssociate]

Wonderful Episode I made notes and the company that has the angle finder. Wow, they some nice stuff at reasonable prices. The Caliper set is bluetooth and will directly into any document you open. No typing no errors. Thanks I will be keeping an open document for your suggestion. The right tool always helps.

[lube]

I got the LED tweezers a couple months ago & you are 100% correct, every woodworker needs one.

[RockyTopSplash]

OMG!! @13:10 my jaw hits the floor... what an amazing collection of router bits!

[Neuron]

I enjoy your "Cool Tool" videos because they usually include tools that I can afford, not $3000 track saws etc.
Thank you.

[polarbear]

OVERALL probably the BEST woodworking site for information.

[DarkSeidh]

Been using a Graphgear 1000 for years as a cabinet installer. Absolutely invaluable and I now own over 10, keep one everywhere.

[mikecurtin]

Stanley tapes hold up under blows better than anything else I've ever used. They rock. Thanks much for the ideas. Thumbs up to crush a troll.

[johnanthony]

Love the “ kitchen i have no idea what goes on in there” lol. Busted out laughing. You slid that one in there and completely caught me off guard. 😂

[MariadeJesusGutierrez]

I have been looking for gifts to thank my electrician brother in law for some help recently. I got him an engraving pen, and I am going to send him some of these things, too. Thanks, you’re always helpful.

[bbwolf]

I watched this today (3May2020) and immediately dived into Amazon for the M Power Tri-Scribe here in the UK. They are on sale here from various sellers priced from £52 to £75 and that most expensive one is also £4 for shipping!!!! I liked the look of it but not that much and I have just bought some nice measuring tools and gauges from Axminster Precision: they have a catalogue that's like Aladdin's cave. Nice video with sensible tips, thank you.

[GregNatale-dlzs]

I really enjoy all of your videos and the common sense point of view you have and the let’s keep calm style you deliver info with. I’m very tired of the young guns videos who at 23 somehow have 5000sf shops with 60K worth of state of the art tools telling us old salts how “this is the only way to do things.” At 64 I’m just coming back to woodworking and turning from a lifetime of general carpentry, and am looking for more precise pencils. Am going to Amazon for your suggestions. Still have a ton of carpenter pencils to work through for large marking. Keep up the good work. Its greatly appreciated

[absolutmauser]

I second a big lead holder. I have several for drawing that migrated to the garage as I learned how well they work for marking and how sturdy they are!

[glenncolello]

Hi Mike my name is Glenn I think you're a great teacher I don't find too many people as interesting as you are you deserve that great big new shop thank Mike for all the great words of wisdom

[ЯрославКурганский-щщ]

A tip for getting extra small splinters out: use a needle to slightly puncture the skin just below the splinter and pull it up. I'm not sure if anyone else does this, but it helped me out a lot over the years. For me, more often than not, a splinter will break off under the skin or will get pushed so far that there is no exposed end above the skin.

[sirnero]

This is a neat series of videos and My wife likes them as it gives her some ideas about Christmas and birthdays presents for both My son and myself. Thanks for the great vedios and keep them coming. I love it.

[jeffjohnstone]

Stumpy I'm from South Africa, just want to say great advise and tips, they help me alot aswell...

[DeneF]

Great help for this beginner. Thanks very much from England.