Most annoying tool in my shop

Brent Dowell

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But it actually came in handy today. Was making some custom Cherry molding.

Just a simple little cove profile and needed something to sand it.

This tool comes with a nice selection of profiles to use.

The sander itself is an anti-ergonomic wonder. Too big to really put your hand around. The vibration nearly numbs it to death within minutes.

But the little rubber doohickeys with the profile work just fine on their own without the sander...
 
I have one of those...somewhere... I haven't used it since before we moved here from California - over eight years ago!

The little rubber profiles that fit it are in a drawer with the sticky back sandpaper, though. They do get occasional use.
 
I'm going to say that the most useless tool in my shop is generally me....

I have something akin to that that also does flush cut plunge cutting. Was very very useful the ~3 times I've actually needed it.. and I've only had it for.. 5? years. Haven't actually used the sander feature (although if I remembered to use it it might have been handy there .. twice..)
 
Annoying annoying yes every tool from my shop is annoying they are calling to me from the storage facility where they are stored. Whats really annoying is having no shop building to put them in. One little tool that I don't use to much wouldn't bother me one bit.

Try a whole shop full of tools gentlemen. 2 of all the major floor model tools.

It's like needing to pull a bad tooth & no way to do it.
 
I bought one on CL about 2 months ago for $20.00 brand new. Tried it once and put it away.

And now you know why it was on Craig's List!! I bought a harbor freight unit. Noisiest thing I've ever heard. But it did what I needed it to. I tried to use it as a detail sander on the chair I'm refinishing for the LOML, and it worked ok. Got into some spots I would have fought with otherwise. It has it's place, most of the time it's like yours....stowed away. Jim.
 
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