Tools we waited too long to buy + toolbelt setup
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We love tools, and have been buying them relentlessly for the last 15 years. There are a few of those tools that stood out to us immediately as tools that we should’ve purchased way before we actually did! In this video we will tell you about some of these experiences as well as give you a full toolbelt set up at the end of the video!
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My wife and I watch ALL of your videos together. Nearly every evening, we sit together, watch, smile, laugh, take lots of notes and enjoy the dynamics of the Perkins Brother culture. I’m a one-man show carpenter/handyman+ here in Colorado. It’s very rewarding to have mentors like you all (or is it y’all). Thank you, we learn so much from you both (and from the crew). Keep up the great work.
Pro tip from a New Zealand painter. On your airless sprayers outer casing, simply rub on some Vaseline all over the casing and when it’s time for a clean, a rag or paper towel will wipe off the paint and the Vaseline in one go back to factory colours.
Enjoy your channel guys albeit talking in imperial instead of the best way-metric 😆
Lol It's hard to trust anyone from NZ let alone a painter no matter how simple the advice is, Perkins brothers proceed with extreme caution
I just put plastic over mine
@@SH19922x Oi mate leave the kiwis alone! Fair suck of the sav.
The first space shuttle build with the metric system exploded coincidence I think not
@@SH19922x you must be a dodgy Australian.
Y'all have come along way since the beginning. From your editing and production to your sponsors. It's been allot of fun over the years watching. Keep it up. True building gangstas!!!
Absolutely 2nd that!
Totally, I was thinking about the first videos yesterday and thinking how all of us here are so proud of these guys.
The impact driver and the oscillator saw have been game changers the last 10 year
I love my Dewalt 12V oscillating tool with the quick release blade. Game changer for sure!
i got a toolbag with an oscilating saw on my first day as an aprentice. so i cant imagine what it would be like without it. i use it all the time.
10 year? how old are you 😂 been around lot longer than that
@@david7384You clearly don’t have the brain capacity to think that maybe this person just got those things 10 years ago. You’re a clown tryna clown on people 😂😂😂
Great vid again. We run the Dewalt cordless nailers but ONLY with Paslode nails. Anything else tends to jamb. Also run the Milwaukee 18 gauge trim nailer. So much better when doing additions where the original home is occupied. (noise) Especially now with so many people working from home. Love your vids. Real people on real job sites. Thank you!
Thanks this is a good tip. I never thought of using different brand nails with a gun
Great list. If anyone reads this, think long haul. Investment over time. When I got my one man business started 20 years ago I got a titan 440 impact. I started doing painting, used the little profits from that to build my carpenter tools arsenal. I am a renovation carpenter that specializes in finish work, custom cabinetry and shelving, all forms of trim work. I still have that 440 and I use it mainly for pre painting/finishing all my materials. Buy top quality that you can afford, you will save money and buyers regret. There is nothing like getting on the job with a new toy, dialing it in, seeing the ease and time saving it gives. Especially if you have really wanted the tool for a long time.
Well said!
I agree with this but I will add my own take. I sometimes start off with the cheapest option. Because I had some serious regrets buying a really nice expensive tool, only to find out that it was shit quality, or had some kind of awful idiosyncrasy that I hated, and then since I'd got an expensive one, I was stuck with it. I guess this could be mitigated by selling the thing and recouping some of the cost. But yeah I sometimes buy the cheapest option to learn about the tool and most importantly learn what I like and what I want, then when I know what I want, I go and spend the money on a good one.
@@faithful451 I agree, if I am not familiar with the tool, or I don’t need it or I won’t use it that often I can save a few bucks on something cheap or used. However I have been building for 30years. I used a home made tracksaw for a decade till I worked for a guy that had both a 55 and a 75. I immediately learned why they are so expensive. I do like starting with the basics and building my skill before getting some tricked out equipment. Skill is paramount. Experience will show you why certain equipment features will be a game changer for your particular style of work and why some features are useless for you as an individual.
Just realized it's been almost two weeks without updated the current house building episode..... But still enjoy this...love these guys...
I wish i worked for someone like you guys, you all seem like a great group of guys to work alongside and take tremendous pride in your work!
Honestly this is the best building channel online. Love love love it! I’ve learnt so much. Awesome bunch of guys too! Safe building 😎👌🇦🇺
In my opinion, Essential Craftsman is the best building channel on TH-cam. Scott provides a wealth of knowledge to the viewer.
Nothing against the Perkins Builders Brothers, they’re great too!
Love this show. Nice to see all the important tools. Seeing the way that plumb bob is hanging out of your belt you will be using the chalk line in no time.
Biggest game changer for me recently was built not brought.
Get some turn buckles, weld some flat bar on the ends with holes drilled in it. Screw your turnbuckle to the top of a stud or top plate and the other end to a timber brace that’s screwed to the floor. It makes straightening walls so easy and accurate
I think that’s a great tool! And I love to hear that you made it
can you link a video of what you've explained here?
The belt tour was exactly what I needed! I get so curious as to what other builders carry on them. Thanks dudes!!
Great video. Thank you for showing the necessary tools for building.
Great video with straight to the point reviews and links for the tools. Would be neat to see a video about your crew, how you came to know/hire them and how long they each have worked for you.
They have that in one of the episodes of their long series. Don't remember which one...
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Sunday afternoon video Yippie..It is alittle hard to watch while I am am out shopping with the family!! Thank You guys! Keep Up The Good Work!!
Enjoy your videos guys, thanks. To avoid cumulative error you can simply swap the jigs from side to side occasionally. Any micro error on one side will then micro correct on the other side of the siding course.
Good tip
A decent green cross line laser will catch any problems before they compound.
Oscillating saw, Dremel tool and a heat gun were game changers for me after many years. the heat gun allows you to finish a paint or plaster patch instead of having to wait for it to dry and the dremel is great for cutting screws and nails and the saw is a must.
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As for tools, back in my day when i started in the home building industry, power saws, then commonly referred to as Skill saws were just gaining in popularity.
Rough carpenters, AKA framers would have 3 hand saws in their tool box.
A large tooth variety called a rip saw, a smaller tooth 8 point, and a 10 point for finer work like installing pine facia material.
A sharpening service would come by the jobs weekly to pick up saws, and return them with the blades covered with a cardboard cover.
Most saws were made by the Henry Diston co. in Philly.
Tool belts didnt exist, nor did the large box stores that sold everything from tools to lumber and home cleaning products.
Lumber was sold by lumber yards, and they had sales people who visited the job sites.
They supplied heavy cloth nail aprons and carpenter pensils with their name on them.
Hammer holders were made by bending the heavy wire the lumber was contained with from the lumber yard and attached to the belt holding your pants up.
There were no tapes used other than the 50 and 100 foot variety.
All carpenters used folding rules in either 6 foot or 8 foot versions.
So a framing carpenter on a job site would be wearing a nail pouch with 2 large pockets holding nails.
And a framing hammer and a folding rule and a pensil, and that was all.
Framing carpenters also had a hatchet in their tool box which got frequent use since there were very few power tools.
I always felt that the sawsall was the best creation in my time. Mainly for its use for fixing mistakes made in door and window locations.
I cant understand why today its necessary to carry every tool you own all the time.
I mean how often do you need a cats paw? or a chalk box? even a speed square? which by the way didnt exist either in the 50s and 60s. If we needed a cats paw we would just ask for one to be passed up to where we we working, same with a chalk box or other tools.
We also always used a cut man operating the power saw. He did all the cutting of things like headers, jack, cripples, etc.
And he was always one step ahead of those nailing things together.
And we also had to cut all the studs, since precuts werent available then either.
A helper would place the studs on a rack on the floor, and 25 or more at a time would be cut by using a chalk line for marking them.
I would certainly agree that especially some of the power tools today are very important to have.
Especially ones like the Paslode nail gun used for the metal hangers and truss straps.
The early version framing nailers were in my opinion more trouble than they were worth.
When i moved to Florida in the late 80s we still didnt own any framing nail guns.
I did buy a couple after i moved there however and they worked pretty well.
But we did have and use trim nail guns, and also power mitre saws for the trim work, which were time savers.
For more than 20 years we had 2 full time trim carpenters, each of whom worked alone.
We never used our framers for trim work.
My brother ran the jobs after all framing, roof shingles, rough ins and concrete floors were complete.
I ran them from stakeout untill that point.
i personally staked out and set the batter boards for every house we ever built, with zero mistakes of any kind ever.
In 1973 alone we completed 97 houses on scattered lots within a 50 mile radius of our office.
With a good helper and fairly good lot conditions i could stake out 2 houses in a day provided there wasent alot of travel time involved.
What you guys really need to be thinking about at this point in your life, is how long do you want to be hanging over the edge of a roof?
Especially during those bad months when things get icy and even more dicey.
Be thinking about that shop, and shifting over to needing a bigger one, even a much bigger one with much more machinery and a place to paint cabinets.
A large kitchen and bath remodel can be more lucrative than building an entire house, especially when a remodel or addition is involved.
Also making custom trim and other millwork like custom doors is worth thinking about.
Just learn to keep your hands away from the machines when their running.
Put power feeders on everything you can, especially things like shapers.
My youngest son now 52, was always more interested in the trim part of carpentry.
He moved to Florida also now close to 20 years ago.
But he almost immediately moved towards building cabinets and installing them.
He has since moved to 3 different shop locations due to size constraints.
He owns his present 4000 sq ft location, but he could easily use twice that much space.
Lumber and plywood storage alone requires a lot of space.
Plus space to store cabinets after they are assembled and then finished.
He is also a Florida licensed building contractor, and will soon have his electrical license as well.
Which can be a big obstacle when doing any type of kitchen remodeling.
So my advice would be to be thinking less about tools,and more about where you are in your life.
How many days are lost due to conditions and other things beyond your control?
You may have been great at what you were doing, but I don't really understand your advice. Do you think all people doing constructions should move to something else, safer and more lucrative? Then who builds the house?
Don't forget that the brothers also know different people at this point, all involving constructions. They have this TH-cam channel and possibly use other social media as well, where they post their videos and are now close to 1 million followers. That is also a source of income. Moving towards something else might cause them to lose the followers, which means less income from the videos and less money from the advertising. Then it will also be an investment to get all the tools they need for their new job, to get the proper location, etc.
So even if what you suggest them to start doing generally brings more income, for them it wouldn't.
Anyway, thank you for sharing your life experience. It sounds like you and your brother had a full life, and your son in no less talented.
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".....with zero mistakes of any kind, ever."
Lol. Okay, old timer- I see the old memory bank deleted all the mistakes
I commented on your website for two cheap tools you need: a 3D square and a drill guide. Both would make perfect holes for your wire railings. The 3D square wraps around a post to extend lines in two directions. The drill guide makes your drill into a mini drill press for perfectly straight holes.
Let Jamie Talk, my man is so knowledgeable!
He's humble too.
I finally switched from hammer to palm nailer for hangers. Lol. What a life saver. Might have to get the gun sometime soon.
@1:50 I *always* wondered about that. People seemed so accurate nailing the hangers. And I'm just a DIY'er, but I got the Chopo setup after seeing you PBB crew wearing it. It hugs tight to your body so you don't bang into everything! And Jamie's revenge at the end had me cracking up!
Thanks for including rough prices on these tools!
I own an equipment repair company, been some expensive purchases on this end that have been lifesavers as well!
You guys are the Best!!
Thanks for all your help and insight!!
Dude sweet set up on the belt! I actually use a lot of the same hand tools! One thing I have that I use a bunch is the SQUIJIG jig. Jigs for making stair stringers, use on my circ saw as a rip guide, set up my 12" speed square for making rafters, so many uses! Sweet video, and thanks for sharing!
When is the podcast comming out ? Nows that's good for Jamie. You could call it "Let Jamie talk" love you guys keep up the great work
Oh yeah Jamie, I hear you on the roller painting for a ceiling. Just did this at home and my shoulders are still screaming at me. God bless you all
Great stuff guys thanks for all the information.
Looks like a fun crew to be on, thats one of the best parts of being in the trades honestly, honest work with a group of just fun guys.
Agreed!!!!!!!!
I came up using needle nose for tico nails, then got introduced to a palm nailer. If I was still building daily I’d go for the positive placement nailer. Geckos are great idea and perfect for 1 guy to hang siding. Laser level vs optical transit- I have my dads old optical transit and caught a big error that the concrete crew made using their laser level which would’ve missed our block footing elevation by 1.75”, so say what you will, but those old school optical transits work well, and there is a telescoping measuring stick that usually comes with them which is much more stable than a tape measure.
Settle down Tim the tool man Taylor and Al boerlyn 😂 you guys are the best I love being educated when I’m trying to relax ! Thanks and God bless everyone
Finally! Thanks for the belt tour!
The malco nutdrivers are some of the best bits ever. Worth every penny.
Been using a homemade magnet bit holder for years now. With the variety of screw heads in construction its a necessity.
Thank you guys. Awesome tips.
Sweet treat of vid and wonderful camera angles … getting used to Sunday vids and looking forward to watching them at HOME instead of at WORK 😂
I’m new to construction and have learned a lot from your channel! Funny and informative!
I do have the pencil rig, but use it for my soap stone being I'm an ironwork.
However still love watching you guys
You guys make hard work look easy......Caribbean viewer.....love your stuff keep the vids coming
Pencil pulls are where it's at! Having a backup is also must! If it breaks you'll be reaching for a pencil that isn't there.
Awesome and fun video. It would be cool to see the tool talk about tools used for certain parts of the build. Framing, roofing, and or concrete.
Airless spray rig pro tip: use Teflon packings instead of the leather packings that most rigs come with. The Teflon packings will last much longer and perform better with different materials.
Tool Time tool time! This was awesome! Thanks!
i don't know what it is but i just enjoy listening to you guys talk about tools. Good job, I am a fan as of today. 10 outta 10!
Cool video, going to check out the paslode. I'd overlooked it as old tech with battery alternatives
I see a Bridgeport and a decent size lathe also cut off saw in the back ground now your in my trade all quality tools as well as your carpentry tools great job thanks .
What can I say, I like some metal working tools too….
New to the channel. I'm a nurse. I LOVE your prosthetic ❤
Yeah the magnetic bit holder is what I need. A basement finish job in buffalo I kept loosing bits
Fantastic video guys!!!
Like these tool appraisal videos. @19:20 The best little tape I ever used was an 8 metre Irwin small body. With many years of surveying, I've had many, many tapes either clipped on the belt or in the pouch and these things just slip in and out with ease. Only ever used a fatmax once. They're good tapes but far too bulky.
Love your guys videos. Weird that they haven't showed up in my subscription feed for a while.
I can listen to these guys talk all day 👍🏾 !!!!!!
Great team effort that you all having going on for your group! Question, do you use two separate nailers, roofing nailer and siding nailer?
Bought a belt bag that came with a screw magnet holding plate and the retractable pencil holder. The bag sucks, the magnet sucks, but it was worth it to know the magic of always having a writing tool without having to think about it.
Thanks for the show guys 🍻 🇦🇺
Your joist hanger nailer is sweet. I have one myself. Love it. My buddy awhile back told me tho all he ever used is a palm nailer. Tried it on a job. And man. As much as those joist hanger nailers are I gotta say a palm nailer is a good tool to buy if you can’t afford the “positive placement” nailer
Good info, guys. Thanks
Atlas 46 makes magnetic panels that integrate with their tool belts. One of my favorite features.
You can use your chalk line as a plumb bob. I always have a chalk line in my bags.
Best thing, the paint sprayers .. I bought one for weekend warrior projects and will never go back when it comes to big jobs!
Awesome video. Inspiring me to do one
I like the way Jamie affectionately rubs the beam saw. A true craftsman :-)
What can I say… can’t help myself
Let’s be honest and I am saying this tongue and cheek…the best tools you have gotten in the last twenty years are your entire team. All of you work well together and each of you are the tool each other needed. Best wishes keep up the great work, let Jamie talk lol.
I'd definitely recommend dimond Kote siding makes life easier than using clamps, and then the milwaukee nail guns is so nice we don't even use pneumatic anymore
I’ve had a cordless Paslode hanger gun for like 20 years. Not sure they still make them but it’s great tool.
In addition to my big sprayer i bought a year back an Graco Ultramax for doors, skirting boards and siding. I have seen you guys paint siding by hand I highly recommend an additional small sprayer for these projects it is such an time/effortsaver. I set mine up in about 2 minutes ready to go and cleanup is also around 10 minutes max.
A little $50 electric sprayer does the exact same job as a $5000 airless sprayer
If you want a serious finish use a big giant 200+ litre compressor with 3 moisture traps
@@SH19922x Not really, and yes i tried.
@@antonvinkagreed, completely absurd comment. Those cheap sprayers can't even spray unthinned latex. I've never even seen a real painter use a harbor freight sprayer like he is suggesting.
Jaime, can you do a video on the appliance on your hand? Does it give you better dexterity? I’ve never seen anything like it. I started binge watching your videos from the older ones and was shocked and saddened when I got to the one about your injury…. it also looks kinda badass😉❤️
Dexterity? He only has one finger left, it allows him to use it at all. I would like to see more about but I don’t think he could really do much without it, although I did see a one armed carpenter once so anything is possible.
Oh, love the softer
that laser is sick. I love that it can shoot angles for slopes. We use an old topcon and I don't think it has that. If it does, we never used it lol
Excellent video
I really love you guys and I watch all your videos. I actually thought about moving down there to work with you guys. I am a carpenter in the thumb of Michigan . My wife does not want to move . So sad! I will hopefully be coming to vacation through AirBnB at the Hazel House soon!
Thanks Todd! You will enjoy Bryson city
wow that's really cool my friend's video is very inspiring keep the spirit
Awesome tool tips
Just wanna add that ypu can use a beeping reciever with the small non rotating bosch lasers as well!
good video boy's really enjoyed watching
Great video guys!
Thanks Johnathan!
Excellent video.
Another good option for driving tico nails is a palm nailer. Not AS fast as the paslode but when your nailing a lot of ticos or in tight spaces it is great
. It also really makes a good option when you have to drive nails in tight spaces where the pneumatic wont fit.
Eric always says that jaime talks, but really hes the guy who vont shut up.
Good video keep it up jaime💪
That’s what I’m sayin…
Love y’all’s work. When are yall gonna get a Binford 6100 🤣 Got wicked Tool Time vibes from this video, lol.
Hi - love your videos. It will help children in school dealing with possessives. THE HOUSE HAS IT'S PROBLEMS. Note that if you get rid of the contraction you get: The house has it is problems. - this is not what you want. So we do not use the contraction because it does not work. So each time you want to use the contraction- spell out the word and see if it actually works. You see it doesn't work and you can fix it for not only adults but KIDS too.
Always love to see the Mankita saw
Mankita!
Great Video!
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Posted 3 minutes ago, I'm here for it!
Great video thanks
Nice informative video means a lot to us lay person. UK
I love tools and creating your dreams and aspirations on your own
Hate to tell you guys, but what you're calling a "chase lounge" at the end of your ad around 7:30 is actually called a "chaise longue," (pronounced, at least outside of the USA, "shaize long") which is French for "long chair." So... yeah.
my favorite framing nailer is the hikoki.
Yes thank you
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Really reccomend the stilleto cats claw. Fully titanium really love working with it!
I need to pick one of those up!
Great stuff. Learning a ton, here. Anyhow, if you guys are ever in NYC, let me know. I work at a cool little hardware store in Queens (Whitestone Hardware). People love our little store because it's the anti-Home Depot. You can get help from real people. Anyhow, if you guys are up here, maybe we could do some sort signing / meet-and-greet with your New York / North East fans, up here. Regardless-cheers! Keep up the great work.
Also - Instead of the Positive Nailer, I really recommend & love the palm nailer! Doesn't require any specific size like the Paslode, and is much less expensive.
Palm nailers are a HUGE step up from hand nailing, but a PPN is really a must when you're a framer, and you're installing a thousand plates in a home. Saves you so much more time even over a palm nailer, and you don't outpace your air compressor.
Happy new year guys 🙏🤩🍺💥🎉🔨😂
Erik and Jamie make a great Sale Show! It's Interesting. But i not have in front of a House To Building! It is good to know what is to make by a Repair. 👍
Greeting 🇦🇹
Been seeing those hangers for a while now still on the fence as I just nail a couple blocks together for the right reveal. I should check them out.
Exactly, friends always ask for the tools, there is always someone who says I borrow it. 😂