XJ6 Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 Hello to Everyone..Sit here and wonder what is your favorite hobby tool? which is the one you Like and Use the Most.. Mine seems to be my Tweezers..which i have taken and put heat wrap (the stuff used for electrical wires) on the end of the tweezers gives me a firm grip on the part...and will not harm the Painted surfaces..anyway that is my favorite Tool..What's Yours?.....Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxer Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 I may have the same affection for my self closing tweezers. No matter what other tool I'm using they always seem to be involved. I have many other regular tweezers of various shapes that just sit unused. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diymirage Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 excato knife, hands down i cant do ANYTHING that does hot involve the knife at one point or another Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustBill Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 I'll say that while the tweezers and excato are crucial to building, my favorite tool would have to be the panel scriber. I know guys use the back of the excato blade but for me its the scriber. I use this around doors and trim so that when I paint I don't loose detail! I scribe these things and give it a black wash before painting my base color. Makes a huge difference in the cars appearance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony T Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 #11 Exacto is the #1 tool of choice. I use a second with a dull blade to apply putty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbowser Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 Of course the knife. But after that I would say wooden clothes pins. I've got them in 3 or 4 different sizes and you can cut them up for unusual clamping jobs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 The refrigerator. 'cause that's where the drinks are... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Myers Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 My BIG soft comfy chair Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 My favorite hobby tool has to be the 5 pound sledge hammer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Cole Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 I would say my goose-neck magnifying lamp. Without it, the eye strain would be too much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMc Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 All my adhesives.....from Tenax to Elmers and most everything in between.......If you cut it, smack it, paint it.....it still has to get put together Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffreak Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 For me i'd have to say my hand and fingers !!! I know that sounds off the wall, but as a 30+ year auto mechanic and model builder, i've learned that my hands are the most important tool in my toolbox !! I've already had 1 surgery to replace a thumb joint and rehab that. Very soon after that the same thumb had to get repaired again after a slip of the xacto knife ( which is why it is not my favorite ) that severed a nerve and lost all feeling in the hand. Rehab again for it and after a couple years the feeling has returned slowly. So, yeah, appreciate those hands and fingers !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadhawg Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 One of MY favorites is an electric pin vise. These things came in certain AMT Star Trek kits that had fiber-optic lighting, and I modified one to take a #76 bit. It runs on 2 AA batteries and you just squeeze the handle to make it run. It turns slow enough to not break bits, but fast enough to make drilling those wiring holes a breeze. I've been using it for about 10-15 years now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 One of MY favorites is an electric pin vise. These things came in certain AMT Star Trek kits that had fiber-optic lighting, and I modified one to take a #76 bit. It runs on 2 AA batteries and you just squeeze the handle to make it run. It turns slow enough to not break bits, but fast enough to make drilling those wiring holes a breeze. I've been using it for about 10-15 years now. Oh man, I could REALLY use one of those right now!!!!!!!!! Can they be bought anywhere? I never knew they even made anything like that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FordRodnKustom Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 The internet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadhawg Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 Oh man, I could REALLY use one of those right now!!!!!!!!! Can they be bought anywhere? I never knew they even made anything like that? I've never seen them for sale seperately. The one I have came in an AMT Star Trek Enterprise D(TNG)with fiber optics. I think they were also in the Star Trek DS9 fiber optic kit. You can find these kits on Ebay, but they would be pricey for just the drill....maybe take the drill out and resell the rest? If mine ever stops working, I'm going to give up modeling. :o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMc Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 I've never seen them for sale seperately. The one I have came in an AMT Star Trek Enterprise D(TNG)with fiber optics. I think they were also in the Star Trek DS9 fiber optic kit. You can find these kits on Ebay, but they would be pricey for just the drill....maybe take the drill out and resell the rest? If mine ever stops working, I'm going to give up modeling. B) Look into a flex shaft with a foot control...I used to have a few of them at he benches in the shop, mine came from "foredom" if memory seves me right.You can get dentist style or jewelers style handpieces...I used the foot control and was spoiled rotten !!.Makes the dremel more like a chain saw!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
route66modeler Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 Look into a flex shaft with a foot control...I used to have a few of them at he benches in the shop, mine came from "foredom" if memory seves me right.You can get dentist style or jewelers style handpieces...I used the foot control and was spoiled rotten !!.Makes the dremel more like a chain saw!! B) Hi, My 40+ year old xacto hot knife. Great for cutting glue bombs apart. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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