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Tools for Graduating Architect – powe…

| Posted in General Discussion on May 15, 2000 08:17am

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My son has done really well in the School of Architecture at UK and I would like to start him off right with a tool box full of tools other than a drafting board so he can have something to fall back on if he has to. He’s put in 5 hard years earning his degree so I really want to make a sacrifice and start buying tools now and set aside for his May 2001 graduation. If you were him, what you you need? Here are my thoughts:

skill worm drive 7 1/4″ saw, Bosch barrel grip saber saw, lamello plate jointer, paslode trim pulse nailer, bosch 1/2 or 3/4″ hammer drill with all the bits, and full set of marples chisles, all the bits a guy could ask for (twist and spade), good 3 hp makita router with a bunch of bits, one of those small table saws and a small bench drilll press, a 4×24 belt sander, and a fein orbital, a few more hand tools and a belt, lastly one of thoes small benches from Garrett Wade

2 questions: what am I leaving out and what is the best tool belt to buy?

I know he’s going to need something to haul these things around in when he has to — that part is on him — he has one all picked out and the $ to do the buying.

I sincerley apprecaite any tips — this is a guy that is starting out and I wnat to reward him for the 5 years he has put in (also had 3 summers of summer school in between carpentry jobs).

thanks and all the best — Dudley’s Dad

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  1. lonecat | May 11, 2000 04:43am | #1

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    How about some shovels and a sledgehammer and some wrecking bars and a wheelbarrow and a sawzall and some gloves and dustmasks, etc, etc.

    1. HDI | May 11, 2000 02:30pm | #2

      *Lonecat -- Ok --- I forgot about the outside stuff, he'll need all you have mentioned -- I like the sawzall -- couldn't get along without mine. all the best

      1. Mike_Smith | May 11, 2000 02:38pm | #3

        *HDI.. r u crazy? everyone knows that worm is no good.. get him a PC lefty sidewinder....hah, hah, hah... yust my little yoke....good luck & congrats to him and you...

        1. Steve_Hansen | May 11, 2000 03:33pm | #4

          *I just love to spend other peoples money on my fantasies. My point, of course, is that whenever you ask a question like this you will get biased answers.Most carpenters collect the tools they really need and have a good idea as to what they would like to get next. I would submit, that if your son is doing carpentry on a regular basis he already has some tools and knows what he wants. Perhaps you could get him to walk around the Sears or a home center tool department with you. Without being too specific as to your intentions you may be able to get him to open up.I do think you should focus on big ticket items. A carpenter will buy a chisel if he needs one but will work around not having a more expensive tool. I'd put a compound miter saw and a 10" contractor's table saw high on the list. Both of these tools are useful on site and in a garage shop which means they will be used if he carpenters between clients or just piddles after a hard day at the drawing table.Finally, I would not buy a workbench unless he really wants one. With all of the tools you are proposing to outfit him with he should be able to build his own.Your son is lucky to be an architect with sawdust in his blood and lucky to have a dad like you!M2C

          1. HDI | May 11, 2000 10:55pm | #5

            *Steve -- Thanks for the kind words. As hard as he has worked, it would be ashame to not recognize and let him know that I think he has really accomplished a lot. I want to send him off into the business world with all the self-confidnece that there is for a guy starting out. thanks again HDI

          2. CAP_ | May 12, 2000 08:17am | #6

            *HDI--Best toolbelt--Diamondback, San Francisco. 'Bout $150 and worth it. See their ad in Fine HB.Get the new PC plate jointer. Lamello ain't worth the price.Stiletto Titanium hammer.Two, 100 foot extention cords, 10 gage. Twistlock ends.There's more....

          3. Mad_Dog | May 12, 2000 02:23pm | #7

            *You haven'te mentioned the holy grail:"Lie-Nielsen"As long as you're throwing a wad of cash around.Go nuts, Dad.Boy do I hope MY dad reads this thread.MD

          4. Stewart_Ives | May 15, 2000 08:17pm | #8

            *Gee Dad, Your a real swell Dad to get your son all that neat stuff to keep him in the builders mindset. Have you thought about setting him up on the Architect side of the business with a super-duper computer and the programs to keep him in business? Just a thought.

  2. H_D_I | May 15, 2000 08:17pm | #9

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    My son has done really well in the School of Architecture at UK and I would like to start him off right with a tool box full of tools other than a drafting board so he can have something to fall back on if he has to. He's put in 5 hard years earning his degree so I really want to make a sacrifice and start buying tools now and set aside for his May 2001 graduation. If you were him, what you you need? Here are my thoughts:

    skill worm drive 7 1/4" saw, Bosch barrel grip saber saw, lamello plate jointer, paslode trim pulse nailer, bosch 1/2 or 3/4" hammer drill with all the bits, and full set of marples chisles, all the bits a guy could ask for (twist and spade), good 3 hp makita router with a bunch of bits, one of those small table saws and a small bench drilll press, a 4x24 belt sander, and a fein orbital, a few more hand tools and a belt, lastly one of thoes small benches from Garrett Wade

    2 questions: what am I leaving out and what is the best tool belt to buy?

    I know he's going to need something to haul these things around in when he has to -- that part is on him -- he has one all picked out and the $ to do the buying.

    I sincerley apprecaite any tips -- this is a guy that is starting out and I wnat to reward him for the 5 years he has put in (also had 3 summers of summer school in between carpentry jobs).

    thanks and all the best -- Dudley's Dad

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