# Cool gadgets or tools you use that have a very specific purpose **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 11, 2017, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-gadgets-or-tools-you-use-that-have-a-very-specific-purpose/793369 "2017-08-11T22:17:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![mixdenny](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mixdenny/32/2962_2.png) [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2017, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-gadgets-or-tools-you-use-that-have-a-very-specific-purpose/793369/61 "2017-08-21T22:56:22Z")
Got to have one of Brownell’s Gizzys: > **[SCREW HOLDER GIZZIE™](https://www.brownells.com/tools-cleaning/paint-metal-prep/abrasives-polishing/screw-holder-gizzie/)** > > SCREW HOLDER GIZZIE™ https://www.brownells.com/tools-cleaning/paint-metal-prep/abrasives-polishing/screw-holder-gizzie/ Dennis ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2017, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-gadgets-or-tools-you-use-that-have-a-very-specific-purpose/793369/62 "2017-08-22T01:19:47Z")
[Timberline Chainsaw Sharpener](https://www.timberlinesharpener.com/). I haven’t cut any wood since I sharpened my chain with it because it’s been so hot and buggy. It definitely passes the visual and run my finger over it tests of sharpness! 😃 Based on reviews online I think it’s going to be great. It’s kind of pricey but it is a very high quality item, nicely machined from aluminum. When I first took it out of the box it reminded me of some fancy climbing gear. Easy to use without removing chain from saw. They have videos on YT and on their site. ---
**Author:** ![Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19adc/32.png) [@Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2017, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-gadgets-or-tools-you-use-that-have-a-very-specific-purpose/793369/63 "2017-08-22T17:45:10Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > I leave the grunge on the chain. Those brushes can damage the O-rings. Got a cite? I have heard many myths about riding and damage to O-rings, but never have I heard that cleaning it with a brush in accordance with the user manual’s instructions would damage the chain. ---
**Author:** ![Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19adc/32.png) [@Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2017, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-gadgets-or-tools-you-use-that-have-a-very-specific-purpose/793369/64 "2017-08-22T17:50:13Z")
> [@mixdenny](#): > > If you are doing the whole wall, you don’t really need this tool. Just pull the nails and pop each piece down. The tool is for loosening one panel in the middle of the wall. > > Dennis That’s just it. I have two pieces that have holes in them, and I didn’t see any way to change them without removing half a dozen undamaged pieces. ---
**Author:** ![BeeGee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b5a626/32.png) [@BeeGee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeeGee)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2017, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-gadgets-or-tools-you-use-that-have-a-very-specific-purpose/793369/65 "2017-08-22T18:05:16Z")
> [@Caractacus\_Pott](#): > > For someone who isn’t very handy in the kitchen, I have a few very specific tools. How about: [ul] > [li][Radish rosette maker](http://westmark.de/produktkatalog/en/garnishing-decorating/radishrose-cutter-decoretto-51202260.html)[/li][li][Cherry pitter](http://westmark.de/produktkatalog/en/stoning-preserving/cherry-stoner-kernex-40002260.html)[/li][li][Plum pitter](http://westmark.de/produktkatalog/en/stoning-preserving/plum-stoner-steinex-40102260.html)[/li][/ul]All are made from German cast aluminum with stainless steel where needed. They’re going to outlive me. I’ve got the pineapple corer and cherry pitter. I’ve never seen the plum pitter, but it looks like it’s too small for the plums we get. Outside of the kitchen, I have several sizes of bias tape makers. > **[Bias Tape Maker | JOANN](https://www.joann.com/clover-bias-tape-maker-1in/1077171.html)** > > Choose from 5 widths Make your own bias tape and never worry about searching for a perfect match. Just pass the fabric through the tape maker and iron. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2017, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-gadgets-or-tools-you-use-that-have-a-very-specific-purpose/793369/66 "2017-08-22T19:15:13Z")
> [@Ethilrist](#): > > Well, the press looks like it’s only wide enough to hold down a couple pieces of bacon without them still sticking out on the side. Now, if you had a [rectangular press](https://www.amazon.com/Norpro-8-75-Inch-Bacon-Press-Handle/dp/B0000DDVV9) to be used in a [square pan](http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/253097469790?chn=ps&dispItem=1), that’d make more sense to me. > > That, or, Canadian Bacon is round… Works very well, actually. If there are ends sticking out on one side, then when you flip the bacon, you put the press over them. I can do up to six slices with mine. [Another great tool](https://www.amazon.com/Warmhoming-Stainless-Steel-Fruit-Vegetables/dp/B01FTW9U8Q/ref=sr_1_2?s=kitchen&ie=UTF8&qid=1503429270&sr=1-2-spons&keywords=ricer&psc=1). Never have a lump in your mashed potatoes again. ---
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2017, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-gadgets-or-tools-you-use-that-have-a-very-specific-purpose/793369/67 "2017-08-22T19:21:09Z")
A hand-cranked apple peeler that looks something like [this](https://cdn0.rubylane.com/shops/antiqueinvestments/3338.1L.jpg?77). Mine is over a century old. It still works quite well, though I seldom use it. It has no value as an antique because my dad lent it to one of his idiot friends back in the 70s. Said idiot managed to break it. Luckily said idiot had a brother who was a skilled welder. He brazed the damaged parts well enough that it still works, but it has no cash value. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-gadgets-or-tools-you-use-that-have-a-very-specific-purpose/793369.md?page=3)