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  • Everyone should have one!!

    Posted by Philip Houston on 16 May 2007 at 08:58

    In this business we use tools every day that make life easier & more profitable for us.
    I’d find life would be difficult without my 6" screen printing squeegie.
    I use it for floodcoating panels, and preparing vehicles for graphics.

    What’s your best equipment?

    What could you not do without?

    I think at the end of this thread we should have quite a list.

    Regards Philip

    George Elsmore replied 18 years, 7 months ago 17 Members · 23 Replies
  • 23 Replies
  • Alistair Richards

    Member
    16 May 2007 at 09:24

    Magnets for positioning graphics onto vehicle, make it so much easier.

  • Marcella Ross

    Member
    16 May 2007 at 09:39

    3M gold squeegee 😀 ………….. and a can of Red Bull to get me going in the morning! 😮

  • Graeme Speirs

    Member
    16 May 2007 at 09:53

    80M length of satellite cable which extends into my workshop…non stop sky TV!!!!! …essential bit of kit

    graeme

  • Dave Harrison

    Member
    16 May 2007 at 10:20

    I’m lost without an olfa knife & don’t know how I used to manage without the cordless impact driver 😀

  • Fred McLean

    Member
    16 May 2007 at 10:30

    grided steel edged ruler 😀

  • Robert Lambie

    Member
    16 May 2007 at 11:26

    proper metal stanley knife,
    3m gold with soft denim edge…

  • Shane Drew

    Member
    16 May 2007 at 11:32

    My ezy taper is number 1 on my list 🙂

    A 1000mm steel ruler
    A 1200mm safety ruler (not that it prevented me from stabbing myself and ending up in hospital for 2 days and off work for 2 weeks – but it is the thought that counts)
    pointed scalpel blades (see previous line) 😕
    3M squeegee
    a digital camera
    …. and my mum… to do the weeding 😳

  • Steve Sandy

    Member
    16 May 2007 at 12:07

    :uksbrules:

    This forum the best tool I have

    Steve

  • Chris Wool

    Member
    16 May 2007 at 12:22
    quote :

    My ezy taper is number 1 on my list

    just had to get that one in then Shane.

    my best tool IMAGINATION.

    thou keep running out of stock.

    chris

  • Karl Williams

    Member
    16 May 2007 at 12:26

    Lager, Redbull and Pro-Plus. 😀 . Oh and as many miracles as possible. 😀
    A stick of Krypronite up my jacksy helps as well for the customers who think their signs are ready before they’re ordered.

  • Shane Drew

    Member
    16 May 2007 at 12:28
    quote Chris Wool:

    my best tool IMAGINATION.

    chris

    One of my teachers in school, years ago, told me there is a very fine line between a good imagination and a sick mind.

    I’m not sure what he was trying to say, especially when he kept looking at me when he said it.

    But your right Chris, imagination is vital tool in our industry. Personally, I imagine you’d do well with an ezy taper too. :lol1:

  • Harry Cleary

    Member
    16 May 2007 at 13:58

    youtube and somebody to press all the right buttons!!! couldnt work without it! 😀 😀

  • George Elsmore

    Member
    16 May 2007 at 14:41

    big stick to beat my staff mercilessly :lol1:

  • Harry Cleary

    Member
    16 May 2007 at 15:31

    and your workforce as well George?? 😀 😀 🙄

  • Cheryl Smith

    Member
    16 May 2007 at 15:35

    lol!!!
    at the risk of sounding like a right derrrr, what is an ezy taper?

  • Andy Gorman

    Member
    16 May 2007 at 15:38

    It’s a device that allows old people to operate video recorders.

    🙄

  • Steve Underhill

    Member
    16 May 2007 at 16:35

    I find I cant work well without my plotter.
    Oh yea and vinyl.

  • Gavin MacMillan

    Member
    16 May 2007 at 17:52

    retractable scalpel… loving having it so handy all the time!

    Also taken to wearing a tool belt from johnstone window films when I’m making stuff and the time it saves having all my tools right there is amazing, and it looks bloody good as well, specially in the hot weather and I have the tool belt and short combo!! 😮

  • Marcella Ross

    Member
    16 May 2007 at 17:55
    quote Gavin MacMillan:

    and it looks bloody good as well, specially in the hot weather and I have the tool belt and short combo!! 😮

    😮 remember and post a pic Gavin! 😉 :lol1:

  • Cheryl Smith

    Member
    16 May 2007 at 18:20
    quote Andy Gorman:

    It’s a device that allows old people to operate video recorders.

    🙄

    oh, well Im glad weve cleared that one up.

    tool belt has saved me shed loads of time when it comes to fitting.

  • Phill Fenton

    Member
    16 May 2007 at 20:03

    Mines a tape measure – we have literally dozens of them all over the workshop – but I’m still always looking for one 😕

  • Shane Drew

    Member
    17 May 2007 at 03:32
    quote Cheryl Smith:

    lol!!!
    at the risk of sounding like a right derrrr, what is an ezy taper?

    I’d never argue with andy when it comes to really intellectual stuff, because he’s the master 😮 but what I think he should of said was for you to look here http://www.ezytapereurope.com/ and the pictures will explain it better than any words that he can string together, in between sips of beer :lol1:

  • George Elsmore

    Member
    17 May 2007 at 10:25
    quote Harry Cleary:

    and your workforce as well George?? 😀 😀 🙄

    you calling me a winker Harry! 😉

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