What is the most useful tool for restorations?

[Rickairmedic]

Re: What is the most useful tool for restorations?

Well if you own a Tincan The Starcraft club of course . I wouldnt be as far along with mine without them .


Drewpster that grinder skeeres me the wheel is on backwards and I dont see a guard on it newbies need to see it with the guard if that wheel comes apart without the guard its gonna go everywhere with alot of force .



Rick

 

[BWR1953]

Re: What is the most useful tool for restorations?

Well if you own a Tincan The Starcraft club of course . I wouldnt be as far along with mine without them .


Drewpster that grinder skeeres me the wheel is on backwards and I dont see a guard on it newbies need to see it with the guard if that wheel comes apart without the guard its gonna go everywhere with alot of force .



Rick

That grinder is currently on sale (with coupon) from Harbor Freight for $14.99. Since I'm a tin boat owner, I don't even know if I should buy one? LOL

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=91223

 

[Rickairmedic]

Re: What is the most useful tool for restorations?

BWR you wont have a real need for it with a Tincan but they are handy I have a makita Grinder I have had for years granted I am a HUGe DIYer and also play with steel and welding so I use the heck out of it . The tool you will get the most use out of on a Tincan is a random orbit sander like this one which oddly enough I have and it works great.


http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=93431




Rick

 

[BWR1953]

Re: What is the most useful tool for restorations?

BWR you wont have a real need for it with a Tincan but they are handy I have a makita Grinder I have had for years granted I am a HUGe DIYer and also play with steel and welding so I use the heck out of it . The tool you will get the most use out of on a Tincan is a random orbit sander like this one which oddly enough I have and it works great.


http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=93431




Rick

Oh cool! I actually have one of those that I bought from HF earlier this year. Worked well for refinishing/painting furniture.

 

[bigredinohio]

Re: What is the most useful tool for restorations?

BWR you wont have a real need for it with a Tincan but they are handy I have a makita Grinder I have had for years granted I am a HUGe DIYer and also play with steel and welding so I use the heck out of it . The tool you will get the most use out of on a Tincan is a random orbit sander like this one which oddly enough I have and it works great.

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=93431

Rick

The only tool that I seem to be missing! I'll have to pick one up one of these days.

 

[Fishpoop]

Re: What is the most useful tool for restorations?

a brain, alot of beer, and a fat wallet... Oh yea, a drill with wire wheels work great also.

 

[bailey]

Re: What is the most useful tool for restorations?

Sitting here reading all your replies,I realized that my "wet/dry" shop vac was verrrrry useful simply because my wife put her central vac system off limits and there was no way a broom and dust pan would work.
Bailay

 

[notsunkyet]

Re: What is the most useful tool for restorations?

the best tool i found is having a neighbor who cant sit still for 5 second and the bonus is he has a 20' crane on his work truck lol !!! make taking motors off easy and iff i need the boat lifted .... well lets just say my thumb gets a workout (from the remote control unit lol)

 

[drewpster]

Re: What is the most useful tool for restorations?

Drewpster that grinder skeeres me the wheel is on backwards and I don?t see a guard on it newbies need to see it with the guard if that wheel comes apart without the guard its gonna go everywhere with alot of force .

Rick is correct, it is safer to use these grinders with the guards in place. The cutoff wheel is placed in the picture for illustration purposes only. It actually goes on the grinder with the tapered side of the wheel out. I put it that way so that readers would know what brand and type cutoff wheels I use.

"Always read, understand and follow all of the safety instructions that come with your power tools." Norm Abram

 

[Rickairmedic]

Re: What is the most useful tool for restorations?

LOL Thanks Drwepster we do have newbies hangin around here .


Rick

 

[trendsetter240]

Re: What is the most useful tool for restorations?

I think we should add some safety tools here as well.

Gloves suitable for working with resin, epoxy, fiberglass etc.
Coveralls or long sleeve shirt and pants.
Safety glasses or preferably goggles.
A REAL air purifying respirator (shown below), not the paper dust masks.

 

[NickyBFWB]

Re: What is the most useful tool for restorations?

Hey what about a link to a tyvek suit most people are always going on about. I was interested in getting one of those but I didn't see one in Home Depot, granted I wasn't looking to hard.

 

[notsunkyet]

Re: What is the most useful tool for restorations?

believe me when ya start itching and cant stop youll go and look ALOT harder! lol

 

[trendsetter240]

Re: What is the most useful tool for restorations?

You can order the Tyvek suits online. I checked iboats store and they don't have them as of this date.

Here is a link to a site that does. (Remember to support iBoats.com whenever possible)

http://disposable-garments.com/products/cart.php?m=product_list&c=27

 

[drewpster]

Re: What is the most useful tool for restorations?

trendsetter, excellent link! I have been paying almost $10 a pair for those things at the local Lowes. wow thanks!

 

[trendsetter240]

Re: What is the most useful tool for restorations?

trendsetter, excellent link! I have been paying almost $10 a pair for those things at the local Lowes. wow thanks!

You're welcome! They're made from recycled Tyvek but work fine and you can save a bundle on them if you use them alot.

 

[thrillhouse700]

Re: What is the most useful tool for restorations?

^^^ Left is a random orbital, right is a finish sander.

OK this awesome tool I have not seen on here. This is a grinding wheel with chunks of metal welded to it. It takes fiberglass edges down VERY fast so please be careful. Can be had at your local harbor freight for 6 bux. It literally EATS fiberglass.

 

[drewpster]

Re: What is the most useful tool for restorations?

thrillhouse, get a spiral burr bit for that roto-tool. The side cutting bits that came with it are junk. A good tapered burr works great for grinding out tight inside corners with that tool. It also cuts fiberglass like butter.

 

[thrillhouse700]

Re: What is the most useful tool for restorations?

yeah never thought of that drewp, Its a trim router but it could be used for anything with a 1/4" collet. But, I do have a dremel also.

 

[bigredinohio]

Re: What is the most useful tool for restorations?

I hate to say it but one of the more important and probably cheapest tool I've used on my boat is piece of yard string to check for straightness.