Work tool you can't live without

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  • carvcom
    carvcom Posts: 240
    edited September 2010
    Gerber multiplier, far superior to the leatherman IMO.
    There are taps in my lunchroom at work so the brew can be enjoyed IMMEDIATELY after work.
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  • amulford
    amulford Posts: 5,020
    edited September 2010
    I find my mind to be my most important tool at work. No joke.
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  • BIZILL
    BIZILL Posts: 5,432
    edited September 2010
    one thing i HAVE been living without, though i wish i didn't have to is a coat hook in the shop floor's bathroom. it's smeltering hot and humid in the shop during the monsoon season here and there is no airflow in the ****. so i sit and stew. i sweat it out. i wear nicER attire because i work in the air-conditioned office but was banned because of interactions with my female co-workers (they can't keep their hands off of me, and i get banned?)

    anyway, the shop bathroom stalls are dirty as all heck. it's hot. i want to take off my shirt and do my dooty. but i'm not willing to get my shirt dirty. so i sweat things out. this is my 9hr/day, 5days/week i must do without. life does suck at times.

    POLK SDA-SRS 1.2TL -- ADCOM GFA-5802
    PANASONIC PT-AE4000U -- DIY WILSONART DW 135" 2.35:1 SCREEN
     ONKYO TX-SR805
    CENTER: CSI5
    MAINS: RTI8'S
    SURROUNDS: RTI8'S
    7.1 SURROUNDS: RTI6'S
    SUB: SVS PB12-PLUS/2 (12.3 series)
    XBOX 360    WiiPS3/blu-rayTOSHIBA HD-A35 hd dvd

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    I have no facts to back that up, but I never let facts get in the way of my arguments.
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  • shadowofnight
    shadowofnight Posts: 2,735
    edited September 2010
    Ball end allen wrenches , by far the most used tool in the box.
    The first rule of Fight Club is you don't talk about Fight Club
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  • falconcry72
    falconcry72 Posts: 3,580
    edited September 2010
    amulford wrote: »
    I find my mind to be my most important tool at work. No joke.

    same. artist. being able to improvise with whatever is around is key.
    2-Channel: PC > Schiit Eitr > Audio Research DAC-8 > Audio Research LS-26 > Pass Labs X-250.5 > Magnepan 3.7's

    Living Room: PC > Marantz AV-7703 > Emotiva XPA-5 > Sonus Faber Liuto Towers, Sonus Faber Liuto Center, Sonus Faber Liuto Bookshelves > Dual SVS PC12-Pluses

    Office: Phone/Tablet > AudioEngine B1 > McIntosh D100 > Bryston 4B-ST > Polk Audio LSiM-703's
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  • cstmar01
    cstmar01 Posts: 4,424
    edited September 2010
    payoff calc. without it it would be impossible to do work.
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  • SCompRacer
    SCompRacer Posts: 8,485
    edited September 2010
    Since I was a little kid, I've always liked......hammers. Available in various weights, nothing can solve or create a problem like a hammer.
    Salk SoundScape 8's * Audio Research Reference 3 * Bottlehead Eros Phono * Park's Audio Budgie SUT * Krell KSA-250 * Harmonic Technology Pro 9+ * Signature Series Sonore Music Server w/Deux PS * Roon * Gustard R26 DAC / Singxer SU-6 DDC * Heavy Plinth Lenco L75 Idler Drive * AA MG-1 Linear Air Bearing Arm * AT33PTG/II & Denon 103R * Richard Gray 600S * NHT B-12d subs * GIK Acoustic Treatments * Sennheiser HD650 *
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  • Gadabout
    Gadabout Posts: 1,072
    edited September 2010
    I have a quite a few specialty tools in my tool bag (fluke meter, fiberglass screwdrivers, eprom pullers, too many patch cables to count) but consistently the tool I use everyday is Metric Bondhus, ball end allen wrenches. I go through 3-4 sets a year.

    The second most used would be Scotch Brite 7447 pads.

    Scott
    Without music to decorate it, time is just a bunch of boring production deadlines or dates by which bills must be paid. ..... Frank Zappa
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  • mmadden28
    mmadden28 Posts: 4,283
    edited September 2010
    Mini screwdriver and lots of batteries for the Xbox controllers and all my kids other battery operated toys. Super glue is tops too, for fixing said toys ;)

    But for myself--Absolutely positively my remote control!!
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    HT:Onkyo 805, Emotiva XPA-5, Mitsu 52" 1080p DLP / polkaudio RTi12, CSIa6, FXi3, uPro4K
    2-chnl : Pio DV-46AV (SACD), Dodd ELP, Emotiva XPA-1s, XPA-2, Odyssey Khartago, LSi9, SDA-SRS 2 :cool:, SB Duet, MSB & Monarchy DACs, Yamaha PX3 TT, SAE Tuner...
    Pool: Atrium 60's/45's
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  • Serendipity
    Serendipity Posts: 6,975
    edited September 2010
    The wheel.

    From taking the train to riding in a taxi to landing in an airplane - you need the wheel.
    polkaudio RT35 Bookshelves
    polkaudio 255c-RT Inwalls
    polkaudio DSWPro550WI
    polkaudio XRT12 XM Tuner
    polkaudio RM6750 5.1

    Front projection, 2 channel, car audio... life is good!
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  • halo71
    halo71 Posts: 4,601
    edited October 2010
    carvcom wrote: »
    There are taps in my lunchroom at work so the brew can be enjoyed IMMEDIATELY after work.

    Do you by chance work for Exel Logistics at the Coors account?
    --Gary--
    Onkyo Integra M504, Bottlehead Foreplay III, Denon SACD, Thiel CS2.3, NHT VT-2, VT-3 and Evolution T6, Infinity RSIIIa, SDA1C and a few dozen other speakers around the house I change in and out.
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  • xj4094dg
    xj4094dg Posts: 1,158
    edited October 2010
    Golf clubs. Where else can you spend 4-5 hours with a client without **** it up?
    "The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it." Neil deGrasse Tyson.
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  • Knucklehead
    Knucklehead Posts: 3,602
    edited October 2010
    amulford wrote: »
    I find my mind to be my most important tool at work. No joke.

    I have to agree! My job tends to be aggravating when im not on my toes.
    Polk Audio Surround Bar 360
    Mirage PS-12
    LG BDP-550
    Motorola HD FIOS DVR
    Panasonic 42" Plasma
    XBOX 360[/SIZE]

    Office stuff

    Allied 395 receiver
    Pioneer CDP PD-M430
    RT8t's & Wharfedale Diamond II's[/SIZE]

    Life is one grand, sweet song, so start the music. ~Ronald Reagan
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  • Norm Apter
    Norm Apter Posts: 1,036
    edited October 2010
    I'm going to cheat and list a bundle of three -- all reference tools:

    Far East Chinese-English Dictionary
    Oxford American Writer's Thesaurus
    Shorter Oxford English Dictionary     (2 vol.)
    2 Ch.
    Parasound Halo A23 Amp
    Parasound Halo P3 Preamp
    Parasound Halo T3 Tuner
    Bada HD22SE tube CD Player
    Magnum Dynalab Signal Sleuth
    Magnum Dynalab ST-2 antenna
    polkaudio Lsi9s (upgraded cross-overs)
    MIT Shotgun S-3 Bi-wire Interface Speaker Cables
    MIT Shotgun S-3 Interconnects (3)
    IegO L70530 Power cords (3)

    HT
    Denon 2808ci AVR
    polkaudio RTi A5s (fronts)
    polkaudio RTi A1s (rears)
    polkaudio Csi A6 (center)
    Signal Cable Ultra Speaker Cables
    Signal Cable Analog II Interconnects
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  • obieone
    obieone Posts: 5,077
    edited October 2010
    My work van: It HOLDS 200+ other tools
    I refuse to argue with idiots, because people can't tell the DIFFERENCE!
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  • skipf
    skipf Posts: 694
    edited October 2010
    My HP 15C calculator. Dang near 30 years old and still works great.
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  • jmwest1970
    jmwest1970 Posts: 846
    edited October 2010
    The internet. It give me ways to find answers to those annoying problems that pop up and to great sites like Club Polk to help forget those annoying problems after they're put to bed.
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  • SolidSqual
    SolidSqual Posts: 5,218
    edited October 2010
    http://www.macspeech.com/

    Dragon Dictate is something I can never again live without. When I'm brainstorming legal arguments out loud or writing briefs. This thing is essential to my process . . . and I type 90 wpm.
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 10,999
    edited October 2010
    My fingers...hands as I could not operate all 3 computers I need to do my job...

    Now if I was Ron Jeremy.......:eek:;):D
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  • jflail2
    jflail2 Posts: 2,868
    edited October 2010
    Wow, some really interesting responses here, and it's fun trying to guess peoples jobs based on those responses.

    My computer, excel and my cisco phone would also be on my list, but I'd still rank my headphones as #1. They provide my daily dose of sanity in the workplace...
    2007 Club Polk Football Pool Champ

    2010 Club Polk Fantasy Football Champ

    2011 Club Polk Football Pool Champ


    "It's like a koala bear crapped a rainbow in my brain!"
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  • Shizelbs
    Shizelbs Posts: 7,433
    edited October 2010
    Pen or spatula.

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    Got acid reflux? by Alana Lafferty {...................}, on Flickr
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  • villock
    villock Posts: 72
    edited October 2010
    4-way screwdriver which is actually 6 tools in 1 with the sockets when the bits are removed. Use this on every job.
    Dewalt 18v with 2 charged batteries
    And my most coveted tool is my Milwaukee Band File. Absolutely the best tool I have ever owned.
    SDA SRS 2.3tls; RDO 198's, Dynamatted, Armaflexed, Gimpod Boards, Crossovers by quadzilla: Clarity ESA 630V, Mills Resistors, Track Audio Spikes, Musky's Curly Maple Caps
    CSi5, FXi5, Rythmik D15SE sub, Pro-Ject Xpression III/Ortofon MC-3 Turbo. Pro-Ject Speed Box. Pro-Ject Tube Box II
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  • reeltrouble1
    reeltrouble1 Posts: 9,312
    edited October 2010
    I have had a bit of fun with a stun-belt.

    BDT really digs it too!!!

    RT1
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  • jflail2
    jflail2 Posts: 2,868
    edited October 2010
    My work babies:
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    2007 Club Polk Football Pool Champ

    2010 Club Polk Fantasy Football Champ

    2011 Club Polk Football Pool Champ


    "It's like a koala bear crapped a rainbow in my brain!"
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  • fishbones
    fishbones Posts: 947
    edited October 2010
    My mouth!








    hold on hold on, I'm in sales... perverts!
    ..... ><////(*>
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,735
    edited October 2010
    SCompRacer wrote: »
    Since I was a little kid, I've always liked......hammers. Available in various weights, nothing can solve or create a problem like a hammer.

    If the only tool you have is a hammer, then all of your problems start to look like nails.

    or...

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