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Which tool?????? - ngauger - 02-11-2012
Which impliment of construction (or destruction) do you use the most when modeling??
I have a 2 lb brass hammer that seems to be used almost as much as my cordless drill... But the tool I use the most, for shaping wood, plastic and metal is my bench grinder.. I use the side of the wheel to do small modifications (shave) small pieces of wood. I use the edge (front) of the grinding wheel for metals and plastics.
Re: Which tool?????? - tomustang - 02-11-2012
Xacto knife, bar none use it on everything, and still not good enough to cut a straight line
Re: Which tool?????? - Charlie B - 02-11-2012
I have a 15" scroll saw that is very handy. I have made a fence and made my own dimension lumber, cut plastic, and even used it to cut the alloy weights for a locomotive.
It only has a 2 inch throat but that is often enough. It is good for cutting foam too.
Charlie
Re: Which tool?????? - Steamtrains - 02-11-2012
Dremel tool and Exacto knives.......
Re: Which tool?????? - e-paw - 02-11-2012
Got to say my favorite hobby tool that I use the most is Beer.
Re: Which tool?????? - Justinmiller171 - 02-11-2012
My favorite hobby tool is Big Blue!
Re: Which tool?????? - ezdays - 02-12-2012
Justinmiller171 Wrote:My favorite hobby tool is Big Blue!Awwww, shucks... :oops: :oops: :oops:
Re: Which tool?????? - tetters - 02-12-2012
e-paw Wrote:Got to say my favorite hobby tool that I use the most is Beer.
Ditto... or a single malt 18 year old scotch. Depending on the mood and whether or not I plan to get anything really accomplished. Which would explain why I've been going through a lot of scotch lately!
hock: 
Re: Which tool?????? - nachoman - 02-12-2012
I don't consider beer a tool, but rather something that keeps me from getting stuff done
If we are being that abstract, I would have to list my brain and my hands
But to stay closer on topic, I don't think anything I have gets used more than a simple x-acto blade.
Re: Which tool?????? - modelsof1900 - 02-12-2012
![[Image: dasgewoehnlichechaos.jpg]](http://file1.npage.de/004612/18/bilder/dasgewoehnlichechaos.jpg)
All that here - and how you can see - all the tools are well sorted in my daily creative chaos!
Re: Which tool?????? - Sumpter250 - 02-12-2012
Bernhard,
A "Roll Top Chaos"
The only power tools I use are:
Drill press - for when it absolutely, positively, has to be exactly at the correct angle.
Unimat - for drilling, and milling a brass loco frame
Band Saw - came in handy for building the shipping crates for the Anniversary Tour Cars, and some of the scenery forms, on the modules.
Dremel - used most often for track work/ rail grinding.
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Hand tools:
Three tool boxes full. One for all the regularly used tools, and the other two for the tools that only get used when and where needed, including some of the "modified " tools, that no longer serve their original purpose :o
Re: Which tool?????? - Dave Harris sctchbld - 07-28-2012
It depends on what I am building. However since you did say the most used I would have to say a dremel and and one of my Good Ones (TM.) cut off disks. I say that because what I do mostly now is work on junking cars for my S scale to be junk yard and before that I was sctatching Brass steam locos and ALL cutting on both of these is done with a dremel and disk.
On buildings things change -=- there it would be an Exacto handle and an EXCEL
blade . I find the Excel blade to be FAAAAAARR better than the Exacto, which breaks it point :x the second it touches any surface --even balsa! 
Re: Which tool?????? - iis612 - 07-28-2012
X-acto followed by Sprue cutters and wire cutters
Matt
Oh, let's not forget the workbench. I have to have some place to hit my head over and over again
Re: Which tool?????? - Dave Harris sctchbld - 07-28-2012
Matt
Oh, let's not forget the workbench. I have to have some place to hit my head over and over again
[/quote]No -No -No Matt! NOT the bench -- you will screw up a unset glue joint!!! Do like I do, keep a wood mallet handy -- a couple of sharp raps with it and you're good to go!
Re: Which tool?????? - iis612 - 07-28-2012
Dave,
I never thought about that. I will have to change my ways!!
Matt