Jig saw and saber saw are different names for the same thing. Not too sure what "essentials" I would buy from Home Depot, depends a lot on what you already have.
A good quality framing square has a lot of uses, cheap ones will bend. A decent trisquare. One almost always has some use for a good hand saw from time-to-time. No one ever has too many clamps. A good rubber coated dead blow hammer I am always reaching for now that I have one. Chisels, either a set or a couple of good say Stanley, 3/4 inch, half inch maybe one inch and quarter inch and an oil stone to touch them up on. A spring loaded center punch to help accurately locate screws and drill holes in the middle of hinge and other hardware holes. A good collection of sheets of sand paper. You might want to label or organize it so you know what is what, something I so far have resisted doing. Everyone should have an organized sandpaper collection. If your store sells screws in boxes you might like to buy a collection of them, round head and bugle head say 3/8ths up to 3 inches but bigger increments as you get to the longer ones. Say 3/8 #4, 3/4 #6 , 1 inch #6 and/or #8, similar inch && a quarter, inch & a half, maybe 2 and three inch. There is a pretty good start and will probably use up more than two hundred bucks. ----- Original Message ----- From: john schwery To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, January 02, 2009 3:36 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] shopping essentials Spiro, if you do any cutting of angles, I would get a sliding bevel t square. I don't think that is the correct name but the thing is made of 2 main parts so you can get an angle, lock it in place and transfer that angle to a saw. earlier, Spiro, wrote: >Hi, >I am in a fortunate delemna. >I have been given $200 in Home Depot gift cards. >I could buy stuff I'll never use; or get essentials. >Though you guys use things I may not for preference or needs, I was >wondering what are the >essentials you would be sure to have on hand if you were going browsing >there. >Or, what new gizmo is a must have for you? >I have enough drill bits. I have almost enough allen wrenches, need >phillips screwdrivers (never have enough) >I could use Super Glue pens, silicone cawk, teflon tape, and stuff like >that. >What would you folk s get to have around or that must buy? >Do you know if they have any repair services? >I have a Makita drill and a Makita saber or jig saw (what's the >difference again?) that have hit the deck too many times >and need repair. >So can we spin this one for a while? >Thanks for all previous and past info. > > >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com >Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.10.2/1871 - Release Date: >1/1/2009 5:01 PM John [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
