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   webby | Dec 30, 2008 12:35am | #1

   Haven't you got that thing put in yet? LOL.

   Cordless drill for screws and holesaw/spade bit, maybe a  jig saw.

   Cordless drill for hinge screws/pulls.

   Circ. saw if it needs to be scribed.

   Don't forget the plumbing box with channeloks, wrenches in it. The faucet, thread tape, stops, supply lines, ptrap kit and a little caulk to hold the cultured marble top down.

   Now just go do it. LOL. Stop procrastinatiing.

   Webby 

    

   
   

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   Edited 12/29/2008 4:41 pm ET by webby

2. 
   JTC1 | Dec 30, 2008 01:46am | #2

   Since the question is power tools only with no mention of a top or already installed baseboards.

   Drill motor with some bits / holesaw - corded or cordless your choice.

   All else can be handled with hand tools - I guess I could bore everything with a hand drill................

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

   if I could find it.

   Jim

    

   Never underestimate the value of a sharp pencil or good light.
3. 
   Shep | Dec 30, 2008 04:49am | #3

   Fein Multimaster.

   One way or another, it usually gets used.

4. 
   oldusty | Dec 30, 2008 05:00am | #4

     To be prepared I bring

            corded drill motor and assorted bits

            Sabre saw

            Beltsander for scribing

            Air compressor / pinner if scribe or other moldings are used

            Chop saw

                   dusty

5. 
   Sphere | Dec 30, 2008 05:00am | #5

   I already put in while you were untangling the ext.cord and looking for an outlet.

   Spheramid Enterprises Architectural Woodworks

   Repairs, Remodeling, Restorations

    

   They kill Prophets, for Profits.

    

    

6. 
   owmythumb2 | Dec 30, 2008 05:14am | #6

   Probably all of the ones I forgot to throw in the truck.

7. 
   Piffin | Dec 30, 2008 04:56pm | #7

   How'd you get to be a Journeyman without knowing that one?
   LOL

   I can recall installing a couple with no power tools

    

    

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   JourneymanCarpenterT | Dec 30, 2008 10:38pm | #8

   "How'd you get to be a Journeyman without knowing that one?"

   Yes, well I can see why someone might ask that question, but I am making up very specific tool checklists for a carpentry business.  Yes, yes, I know, more lists.<!----><!----><!---->

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   I don’t want to find myself driving 20 minutes to a job, only to realize I forgot something.  I also don’t want to travel up three flights of stairs, or through a parking lot and long hallway, and realize I left something in my truck either.  Another benefit of proof checking these checklists by means of forum threads, is every once in a while, someone will mention a seldom used but slightly faster or better technique done with a completely different tool.<!----><!---->

    -T

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   Piffin | Dec 31, 2008 01:56am | #11

   I scribe the box with my block plane, so no need for power plane or belt sander.A drill and a 1" bit, and the hole saw with a 1-3/4" for the drain and supply lines. same drill with the right drive but can send the screws to attach it into the wall.stud finder might be considered a power tool. And the level if you use the Smart level.If the wall might be real crappy, then you want the belt sander to scribe the top in place.
    

    

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   oldusty | Dec 31, 2008 05:35am | #13

       Hey  Piffin ,

                  If you only needed to scribe a small amount a block plane certainly can be quickly used , but in a case of 1/4" or more with a curve the block plane is not really efficient . Yup it can be done but it can be done with a file as well .

            What if you had more then one vanity or box to install like say 20 or 30 ?

                       Regards     dusty ,  a box maker

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   webby | Dec 31, 2008 05:51am | #14

   Oh, Oh, and most importantly although it is not a power tool, is that blue caulk smoother tool they sell on tv and is not available in any store.

   For a smooth and spectacular caulk bead at the wall. LoL I laugh everytime I see that guy with caulk all over his hands.

    Webby 

    

2. 
   Piffin | Dec 31, 2008 06:24am | #15

   I keep my7 plane iron sharp and it is always in the pouch on my hip, so I can have a quarter inch shaved before you can get the sander out and plugged in, and it is not hard to shave to a curve when you know how either.For twenty or thirty - I assume they are all in different units, so I'd rather carry that one light tool than the cord and sander from one place to another all day long. 

    

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3. 
   oldusty | Jan 01, 2009 03:11am | #16

       Yes , I don't leave home without a block plane honestly in the shop and on the job it is a handy quick tool .

         My thinking was more what do I bring , you are right the OP asked what  tools do you use . I don't bring the locomotive out of the van unless needed , just like the sabre saw , but I pack them otherwise I'll need them for sure .

      Some kitchens the crown needs scribing to the funky ceilings and wall ends of cabinets as well . I just got used to using the belt sander when I can but give me any wood tool and I will get er done .

            dusty

8. 
   YesMaam27577 | Dec 31, 2008 12:10am | #9

   Depends on whether or not the thing will fit......

   If yes, then a drill driver is about the only power tool I'd need.

   If no.....

   drill driver, table saw, router in a table (or a shaper), belt sander, random orbit sander, compressor, staple gun, finish gun, 23 ga pinner, maybe an HVLP sprayer setup......

   Politics is the antithesis of problem solving.
9. 
   YesMaam27577 | Dec 31, 2008 12:17am | #10

   By the way.....

   When you first asked about the hand tools, I had just finished installing a Pre-made pre-finished bathroom vanity in a three-sided space -- that is, both sides of this vanity needed to be scribed to the drywall, and whoever would be doing the top needed to fit it to the back wall.

   And the HO thought that a 48" vanity would fit easily in a space that was only 47-5/8" wide (at the widest point).

   He was right -- but only after I modified the vanity so that it was narrower than it had been when bought -- by about 7/16". Took about three hours to do the modification, another hour or so for delivery and installation (not including top or plumbing).

   Politics is the antithesis of problem solving.
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   Piffin | Dec 31, 2008 02:00am | #12

   LOL, I was thinking about that kind just as I hit the post button for my last reply! 

    

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10. 
    peteshlagor | Jan 01, 2009 05:34pm | #17

    My most powerful and effective power tool is the checkbook.

    Works every time.