Figured I'd try and get another topic going here.
List the items in your tool collection or what you are looking forward to add to your collection, or both.
Primarily I've got two Mastercraft sets (Yay lifetime warranty), a 80 some odd piece that I tend to carry around with me, and a big 205 piece set that stays at home.
Between those two kits, I've been able to cover almost everything I've ever had to do to a car.
I also have a set of Mastercraft pliers, screwdrivers, a rivet gun, and metric/imperial wrenches.
A while back I organized all my odd ball tools into one of those metal briefcase type things you can get from home depot. My multimeter, zip ties, butane torch, and pretty much all my other little specialty type stuff goes in there.
My next tool purchases will be torque wrenches. I can't decide on whether to get the 3/8 or 1/2 inch drive first though.
After that, I'm thinking a set of crows feet. I've been in at least 2 situations now where these would have made life much easier.
Maybe some line wrenches too...
Somewhere in there I should probably invest in a half decent tool box for all the stuff lol...
My dad has so many tools I couldn't even think of them all. We have saws, drills, rachet sets, sanders, etc. Everything I need to work on my Z is in the workshop. I'm very lucky! The only problem is that I leave a mess after using all those tools. I would like a Dremel, though.
On a related note, what's your favorite tool?
I love the wire brush attachment for the drill. It's a great way to clean up rusty and dirty parts.
I work part time in a garage. I have access to a rather vast assortment of tools (hand and pneumatic).
Favourite tool?
Hmm, thats a tough one. It would be hard to pick. I'd have to say my 79 piece socket set. Its small enough to carry around and I usually accomplish pretty much anything I'm trying to do with that kit and a set of vise-grips.
I also have a dremel and a 4 inch angle grinder, since you mentioned the dremel. :)
I'd love to have access to a garage. Not so much for the hand tools, but a proper lift beats a jack and jack stands (which I also need) any day. I wouldn't mind some air tools, but its not often where I find myself in a position where I would kill for an impact gun. The way over torqued caliper mounting brackets on my gf's car was one of those occaisions, 80 ft/lbs my ass. My guess is that they were closer to 250ft/lbs.
That reminds me, add a 1/2 drive breaker bar to my wishlist.
I have very few of my own tools. I borrow stuff from my dad, usually.
Favourite tool? 36mm hex socket. Absolutely the biggest socket I've ever seen let alone used. The socket itself is at least twice as heavy as a socket wrench.
Whew...I'd have a hard time listing everything I have. I've collected a fair number of hand tools over the past 10 years+.
For starters, I have a full set of metric and standard sockets in 1/4", 3/8" and 1/2" drives. I also have some 3/4" drive stuff that is useful for removing hub nuts and other super large fasteners. It is a mixture of Crafstman, S/K, Snap-On, Cornwell and Kobalt sockets and ratchets. I got a very nice flex head Snap-On 3/8" drive ratchet for Christmas that is almost a joy to use. I have such a varied assortment because my grandfather gave me most of his stuff from his days working at Ford as an instructor.
Then I have my Craftsman standard and metric combination wrenches. I also have a set of those Crafstman "Quick-Wrenches" that are absolute junk. Only the box end is useful. You can't use the open end of the wrench to hold anything because of the cutout in them. Of course I have an assortment of pliers, screwdrivers, allen wrenches, etc.
Recently I did buy a 60 gallon, 5hp Husky air compressor so I could finally use my air tools again. I currently have just a Craftsman 275 lb/ft impact and a C-H air ratchet although I'm planning on picking up a dual action sander and die grinder soon.
Finally, I've got my 25+ year old 2 1/2 ton floor jack (still going strong!), a 3/4 ton engine hoist, a couple of sets of ramps, jack stands and a 750lb capacity engine stand.
Farorite tool, lets see Duct tape, and a hammer fix all, exept plug wires.
I've got one of those big ass Craftsman sets (wrench and ratchets, standard and metric). I have a set of Husky box wrenches.
I have an air ratchet, and an impact wrench, but no compressor <_<
I also have a bunch of allen wrenches, a vice grip, and an assortment of hammers.
I've got chewing gum, bailing wire, and duct tape for the rest. :lol:
I'm looking to pick up a timing light, as well as an air compressor. I need a torque wrench too. A lift would be nice, but I have nowhere to put one. Same for a motor hoist or stand.
All of which I should be getting once I get settled in from my move. :praise: I plan on spending loot on my tool collection
I have one of those big ass Craftsman sets too! And a Craftsman bit set for my drill.Lets see what else....A Black and Decker "Firestorm" 17 V cordless drill,Skil circular saw,large assortment of various screwdrivers,wrenches,pliers,etc
A few decent fiberglass handled hammers,sledgehammer,and a couple floor jacks.
I have the basics covered but dont have too much as far as "specialy" tools go.
My favorite tool is a 4 foot long adjustable wrench, Unfortunatly, I don't have one...
I also have a big-ass Craftsman set. Plus a lot of other stuff, usually not powered.
My toolset consists of what we have...which is a ratchet set, some screwdrivers, pliers, saws...and that's really just about it. <_< It's too expensive for me to buy tools for myself, and my parents won't buy tools for me because they think I don't need them.
Oh and my favorite tool ever is, of course, a Dremel (which I have one of my own :praise: )...I LOVE THAT THING...it's very versatile, it can be used for everything...I sharpen my mom's cooking knives, clean jewelry, sand smaller pieces of wood or metal, drill small holes, drill out rusty screws...and a lot of other stuff! :rockon:
QuoteMy toolset consists of what we have...
Really? Mine consists of what we
don't have. :blink:
QuoteQuoteMy toolset consists of what we have...
Really? Mine consists of what we don't have. :blink:
Are you saying you don't have any tools? <_< :(
Eh? No... just making a sarcastic remark. Obviously, your toolset consists of what you have... Otherwise it wouldn't be your toolset-- it would be someone else's toolset. :lol:
QuoteEh? No... just making a sarcastic remark. Obviously, your toolset consists of what you have... Otherwise it wouldn't be your toolset-- it would be someone else's toolset. :lol:
Aye, but now I'm just confused...it happens easily to me. Actually it's not my toolset...it's my dad's but he never uses it, so I consider it mine. The only tools I own are a dremel and craftsman robo-grip pliers. <_< :P :rockon:
Call it silly, but the thought of getting all my tools together for a group photo just popped into my head.. lol..
Too lazy though so....
QuoteCall it silly, but the thought of getting all my tools together for a group photo just popped into my head.. lol..
Too lazy though so....
DOOOOO IT! :lol: :lol: :rockon:
QuoteI have very few of my own tools. I borrow stuff from my dad, usually.
Favourite tool? 36mm hex socket. Absolutely the biggest socket I've ever seen let alone used. The socket itself is at least twice as heavy as a socket wrench.
If you think thats big(i use a 36mm for my axle nuts), you should goto a tractor shop sometime.
You see tools that don't look like they are even meant to be used (2" wrenches that are about 2 feet long, probobly weigh 15 pounds).
QuoteQuoteI have very few of my own tools. I borrow stuff from my dad, usually.
Favourite tool? 36mm hex socket. Absolutely the biggest socket I've ever seen let alone used. The socket itself is at least twice as heavy as a socket wrench.
If you think thats big(i use a 36mm for my axle nuts), you should goto a tractor shop sometime.
You see tools that don't look like they are even meant to be used (2" wrenches that are about 2 feet long, probobly weigh 15 pounds).
Seen a couple of those. They really do look more comical than anything at that size.
Definitely heavy suckers too.
I borrow my dad's tools whenever I need some. <_<
Someday I'll have my own set.
I know a guy who works at our local power plant. He had me make an attempt to pick up a wrench that was about 2 1/2 feet long, and wide enough to fit around my arm. With some of the tools they've got there, you could do a complete workout. :P
The bike shop I used to work at had a big wrench like that on the wall. We used it for stubborn bolts and customers. :lol:
I don't think I can name a tool that is my favorite. Some that are indispensable maybe, but not anything that is my favorite. I used to work on VWs (air cooled) on the side, so I've got a whole workshop of tools from those days, plus some from my grandfather's tractor garage that he owned in the 1950s. Instead of putting them away, I put them in with my tools and use them when needed.
The most unusual is my benchgrinder which he had in his tractor garage. Instead of a direct drive electric motor, it uses a motor that looks to be from a washing machine and a V-belt to drive the wheel/grinder assembly. It is mounted on a huge steel plate torched from an unknown source and together they weigh a ton.
I have a MAC tool box filled with a variety of tools, plus I have an air compressor, torque wrenches, floorjack, and a bench mounted engine stand for VW air cooled engines. I also have those multi-piece Craftsman kits (the ones in the plastic cases) for each of my cars. Tools that I feel I may need but are not in the cases are in a 1950s-1960s military canvas tool bag I picked up at a military surplus store. Then, there are the paint guns, regulators etc.
I think I have as many tools in my cars as I do in my tool boxes. The funny thing is, when I stopped working on VWs, I stopped working on cars unless I absolutely have to. I'm thinking about another project car, so eventually they'll get some more use.
This is a photo I took some time ago of the nameplate on the front of the benchgrinder.
..and one I took to see if I could capture sparks from the grinding stone. There was a problem as the vibration made my fingers shake and appear "soft". The photos were unusable in my portfolio.
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JWC, that sure brought back memories - my Grandfather used to make his own tools using old washing machine motors, etc. He did mostly woodwork and made a lathe, drill press and a table belt sander out of what looked like Sanford and Son rejects. They all worked great though. It must be a trait of the Depression Era upbringing. My father used to keep old electric motors until recently when he finally realized "what the hell am I gonna do with a 40 pound 3 phase 50 yr old 220V bowling ball sized motor? "
Sadly, I hardly work on my cars anymore. I'll change the odd lightbulb, but even that gets out of hand sometimes. I started out doing a couple valve jobs on my 1st car (Grandpa's 1971 Chevy wagon with a 350 V8 in 1982), and spent countless weekends with my father rebuilding carbs, swapping alternators, brake jobs, exhaust jobs, scouring junk yards. Holy crap - when I think about it, it was the common theme throughout the 1st 20 yrs of my life! Now, car tools are a socket set, the typical toolbox plyers, screw, hex and star drivers, and my cell phone so I can call the Ford dealer or my indie Audi guy and set up an appointment :( .
There's probably quite a difference between working on an old 350 Chevy and a newer Audi :o
I can remember sitting on the fender with my feet braced against the engine block as I wrenched away. Now, I can't even see the engine block on the A6. And if I could, there's not a hell of a lot I can do without the VAG computer analyzer. I almost miss ditributer caps, timing lights, and carburetors.....sigh! Wait - I don't miss tuneups every 10,000 miles and jamming a screwdriver into the carburetor as I shoot starter fluid down the throat while my father cranks the engine endlessly, or perpetual oil spots in the garage no matter how tight or new the car, or, or, or.... Well, you get the picture!
Long live unserviceable cars that seldom break down!! :lol:
I used to hate changing points and condenser on my 1964 Impala. What engineer had the bright idea of sticking the distributor at the back of the engine should have been shot. By today's standards the car was huge. Even in the 1970s isn't was pretty big. I always had to climb into the engine bay to do that maintenance.
This weekend has been one of those times when I should have stayed in and watched TV. Everything I touched went to hell.
I bought a cabinet to store photo supplies and cameras. One of those kits from Lowes. Instead of using screw in cam bolts, it used one with a plastic insert. Damn thing was wouldn't stand up by itself it was so weak. Of course, it wasn't until I had it assembled that I read the footnote that stated it must be bolt securely to a wall. WTF! Anyway, I ended up throwing out all the hardware provided and using long wood screws to put it together. I had it together in less than an hour originally--then took it back apart...well, it practically fell apart. Then, when I was putting it back together, the screwdriver went dead. I finally finished it at four in the morning.
Then, today, I decided that after two years, I'd finally replace the bar on the towel rack in the main bath. It is one of those made into the ceramic wall tile. Unfortunately, the right side support came off the wall just as I was finishing. Damn thing had been there fifty years and decides today to come apart.
i have a kobalt tool box with three draw over flowing...i have about 25 metric/SAE sockets...i can never find the one i need :blink: ....i have about 15-19 wrenches...about 8 of the are speed ratchets wrenches :blink: ...(i love those things :rockon: )..i have a 3/8 in craftsman ratchetn and a 3in and an 6in extensions...and an 8in adjustabal wrench/hammer... :lol:....i also have a 1/2in 4 breaker bar...and other things i cant or dont remeber every owning...
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This weekend has been one of those times when I should have stayed in and watched TV. Everything I touched went to hell.
I bought a cabinet to store photo supplies and cameras. One of those kits from Lowes. Instead of using screw in cam bolts, it used one with a plastic insert. Damn thing was wouldn't stand up by itself it was so weak.? Of course, it wasn't until I had it assembled that I read the footnote that stated it must be bolt securely to a wall. WTF!? Anyway, I ended up throwing out all the hardware provided and using long wood screws to put it together.? I had it together in less than an hour originally--then took it back apart...well, it practically fell apart. Then, when I was putting it back together, the screwdriver went dead. I finally finished it at four in the morning.
Then, today, I decided that after two years, I'd finally replace the bar on the towel rack in the main bath. It is one of those made into the ceramic wall tile. Unfortunately, the right side support came off the wall just as I was finishing. Damn thing had been there fifty years and decides today to come apart.
It seems to me I have those days every day...I just sit down a cool off(otherwise i'd get so pissed I would put a 20lb sledge threw the engine block)...then i go back at it yellin and cussin like i was before...then i repeat the whole process
Picked up a 1/2inch drive torque wrench, breaker bar, and a 19mm deepwell impact socket today.
Contemplating getting a 3/8 drive as well, probably will.
QuotePicked up a 1/2inch drive torque wrench, breaker bar, and a 19mm deepwell impact socket today.
Contemplating getting a 3/8 drive as well, probably will.
What brand torque wrench did you get? Did you get the click type or the beam type?
I've been using a 1/2" drive Craftsman beam type for about the past 10 years.
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This weekend has been one of those times when I should have stayed in and watched TV. Everything I touched went to hell.
I bought a cabinet to store photo supplies and cameras. One of those kits from Lowes. Instead of using screw in cam bolts, it used one with a plastic insert. Damn thing was wouldn't stand up by itself it was so weak. Of course, it wasn't until I had it assembled that I read the footnote that stated it must be bolt securely to a wall. WTF! Anyway, I ended up throwing out all the hardware provided and using long wood screws to put it together. I had it together in less than an hour originally--then took it back apart...well, it practically fell apart. Then, when I was putting it back together, the screwdriver went dead. I finally finished it at four in the morning.
Then, today, I decided that after two years, I'd finally replace the bar on the towel rack in the main bath. It is one of those made into the ceramic wall tile. Unfortunately, the right side support came off the wall just as I was finishing. Damn thing had been there fifty years and decides today to come apart.
It seems to me I have those days every day...I just sit down a cool off(otherwise i'd get so pissed I would put a 20lb sledge threw the engine block)...then i go back at it yellin and cussin like i was before...then i repeat the whole process
I should remember to take a beer break when something goes wrong. Just a few minutes comtemplating a problem over a beer always seems to work.
QuoteQuotePicked up a 1/2inch drive torque wrench, breaker bar, and a 19mm deepwell impact socket today.
Contemplating getting a 3/8 drive as well, probably will.
What brand torque wrench did you get? Did you get the click type or the beam type?
I've been using a 1/2" drive Craftsman beam type for about the past 10 years.
I bought a Mastercraft click type.
I had eyeballing it for a while but it just went on sale so yoink!
Free recalibration for 90days... Lifetime warranty on the tool.
Thankfully I now own just about every tool a person could need for anything but specialty-type work on vehicles. Having two millwright/machinist grandfathers and a machinist father means having a very thourough collection of both mechanic and machinist tools. Mine are a mix of Gray, Snap-On, Mastercraft, and Craftsman, and Starret. My favourite out of them all would have to be my Mastercraft Maximum rratcheting box-ends. Handy as hell!
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I also own a handy assortment of pneumatic tools, including 3/8 and 1/2 drive impact wrenches, a 3/8" air ratchet, die grinder, and air hammer. Now I just have to move back in with my dad so I have a compressor to run them... <_<
QuoteI have very few of my own tools. I borrow stuff from my dad, usually.
Favourite tool? 36mm hex socket. Absolutely the biggest socket I've ever seen let alone used. The socket itself is at least twice as heavy as a socket wrench.
36 mil? There's a 1" drive socket set somewhere in my pop's garage, and heavy equipment and industrial mechanics use sockets as large as probably 4" or so! I had to purchase a 32 mil socket to do something on my 240SX, but I have no recollection of what that was...?
QuoteQuoteI have very few of my own tools. I borrow stuff from my dad, usually.
Favourite tool? 36mm hex socket. Absolutely the biggest socket I've ever seen let alone used. The socket itself is at least twice as heavy as a socket wrench.
36 mil? There's a 1" drive socket set somewhere in my pop's garage, and heavy equipment and industrial mechanics use sockets as large as probably 4" or so! I had to purchase a 32 mil socket to do something on my 240SX, but I have no recollection of what that was...?
Axle nut? Mine was for the Jeep's front axle nuts (had to replace a hub-bearing assembly a couple years ago).
Bought a cheap Craftsman 3/8 drive needle type torque wrench today. $24.
It reads from like 5-75 lb/ft.
I needed it to torque the endlinks on my swaybar.
A ratchet type would have made the job infinitely easier. In the end it was cheaper to lift the car slightly to gain the room, than to pay $100 + Tax for the ratchet style.
QuoteI can remember sitting on the fender with my feet braced against the engine block as I wrenched away. Now, I can't even see the engine block on the A6. And if I could, there's not a hell of a lot I can do without the VAG computer analyzer. I almost miss ditributer caps, timing lights, and carburetors.....sigh! Wait - I don't miss tuneups every 10,000 miles and jamming a screwdriver into the carburetor as I shoot starter fluid down the throat while my father cranks the engine endlessly, or perpetual oil spots in the garage no matter how tight or new the car, or, or, or.... Well, you get the picture!
Long live unserviceable cars that seldom break down!! :lol:
LOL :lol:
Fuel injection is your friend :praise:
I spent part of my weekend working on my VW Jetta (A2, for the vee dub freaks). Pretty simple and easy to work on. And since it's a 16 year old car, I have plenty of reasons to work on it...
What is it with German cars and electrical gremlins :angry:
Yeah, I have a 32mm socket for my '88 parts car.
Then I found out I need a 36mm for my '90/'91 because they changed them those years. So I just borrowed the closest imperial socket from a friend and used it instead.
I have a new favorite tool, or rather tools.
I bought a set of bolt extractor sockets today. I spent 3hrs fighting with the bolts holding the rear caliper brackets on my gfs Integra. Long story short, but I have to replace the drivers side rear bracket now.
In the end I used the extractor socket and at first it felt like it was slipping, but it was actually digging in. It just dug in and turned the pos. I was f'ing ecstatic after all the trouble I had.
Anyways its the Mastercraft kit that comes with 5 of the sockets and a case that can hold 10 of them. I plan on getting the remaining 5 (sold as a seperate item, no case) in the future.
These things are a MUST if you ever fight with rusted and seized bolts.
I could have used this set 20 years ago! When I was doing my 1st valve job on my ancient Chevy 350, the exhaust manifold bolts were absolutely fused in place. I destroyed 2 wrenches, even using a 6 ft conduit as a cheater, beating the hell out of it with a hammer. It started turning, but I realized it was the wrench that was twisting. The solution, after hours of messing around, was to hack off the washers with a hack saw and cold chisel. As soon as the 1st washer popped off, the bolt came off finger tight. Nothings worse than a 2 hour job turning into an all day nightmare due to having the wrong tools!
QuoteNothings worse than a 2 hour job turning into an all day nightmare due to having the wrong tools!
Brother, ain't that the truth
QuoteQuoteNothings worse than a 2 hour job turning into an all day nightmare due to having the wrong tools!
Brother, ain't that the truth
Absolutely. Unfortunately, it's happened to me many times, since I'm not too handy, and my collection of tools is limited. Tools make a big difference.
I have a feeling I'm going to be getting more tools this Christmas. The past year, any special occasion I've received tools as gifts.
I've got a toolbox, socket set, screw drivers, wrenches, a hammer, a breaker bar, some pliers/cutters...
I wonder what's next?
QuoteI have a feeling I'm going to be getting more tools this Christmas. The past year, any special occasion I've received tools as gifts.
I've got a toolbox, socket set, screw drivers, wrenches, a hammer, a breaker bar, some pliers/cutters...
I wonder what's next?
Tools definitely are a guy thing. It's like getting perfume for a woman.
Even though I'm not handy, and have no particular desire to become handy, I still love tools. I love to walk around a hardware store or the tool department, and look at all the tools, and even buy some.
There's something about the X-Y chromosone combination that makes guys love tools, almost universally.
My '89 failed etest again which has given me an excuse to buy more tools.
First it was a O2 sensor crows foot. I actually bought the deepwell cut socket stlye as well, but it proved useless. I think it may fit the thermovalves on the car, so I've kept it.
Today I picked up a vacuum pump/guage. A bit more than I would have liked to spend at $80+tax, but I figure the first time I have to bleed brakes it will have paid for itself. It has already helped me determine that the damn coolant bleeder bolt was leaking, and that the car is pulling just about 20 inches of mercury at idle.
QuoteI have a feeling I'm going to be getting more tools this Christmas. The past year, any special occasion I've received tools as gifts.
I've got a toolbox, socket set, screw drivers, wrenches, a hammer, a breaker bar, some pliers/cutters...
I wonder what's next?
actually i'm hoping i get a couple socket rails for my tool box...it takes me 15 mins to find the socket i need...i want 4...2 (one 3/8's and one 1/4" drive) for standard and 2 for metric...and mabey something to organize my wrenches :rockon: *crossing fingers
I only have metric tools, maybe I'll get some imperial?
I have no need for them though.
QuoteQuoteI have a feeling I'm going to be getting more tools this Christmas. The past year, any special occasion I've received tools as gifts.
I've got a toolbox, socket set, screw drivers, wrenches, a hammer, a breaker bar, some pliers/cutters...
I wonder what's next?
actually i'm hoping i get a couple socket rails for my tool box...it takes me 15 mins to find the socket i need...i want 4...2 (one 3/8's and one 1/4" drive) for standard and 2 for metric...and mabey something to organize my wrenches :rockon: *crossing fingers
Ditto on the need for wrench organizers.
I bought a tool box a couple weeks ago to organize all my "loose" tools.
My socket sets are happy in their cases, but I had all sorts of stuff all over the place.
Now my Antenna kit, extractor sockets, breaker bars, oil filter sockets, etc. etc... all live in the same place.
I think I'm going to buy another box for my wrenches and odd ball socket hardware, oh and my new vacuum pump/guage. :)
As I type this I remember that I also have to find a good home for my screwdrivers, pliers and vise grips.. lol..
What can I say, I'm a sucker for Canadian Tire sales.
QuoteQuoteQuoteI have a feeling I'm going to be getting more tools this Christmas. The past year, any special occasion I've received tools as gifts.
I've got a toolbox, socket set, screw drivers, wrenches, a hammer, a breaker bar, some pliers/cutters...
I wonder what's next?
actually i'm hoping i get a couple socket rails for my tool box...it takes me 15 mins to find the socket i need...i want 4...2 (one 3/8's and one 1/4" drive) for standard and 2 for metric...and mabey something to organize my wrenches :rockon: *crossing fingers
Ditto on the need for wrench organizers.
I bought a tool box a couple weeks ago to organize all my "loose" tools.
My socket sets are happy in their cases, but I had all sorts of stuff all over the place.
Now my Antenna kit, extractor sockets, breaker bars, oil filter sockets, etc. etc... all live in the same place.
I think I'm going to buy another box for my wrenches and odd ball socket hardware, oh and my new vacuum pump/guage. :)
As I type this I remember that I also have to find a good home for my screwdrivers, pliers and vise grips.. lol..
What can I say, I'm a sucker for Canadian Tire sales.
:lol:
I thought about asking for tools for Christmas...but of course I don't "need" them...when actually I do, but hey, my parents know everything about my bike and they know exactly what tools I need and apparently I seem to own all those tools. I haven't found them yet... <_<
QuoteI thought about asking for tools for Christmas...but of course I don't "need" them...when actually I do, but hey, my parents know everything about my bike and they know exactly what tools I need and apparently I seem to own all those tools. I haven't found them yet... <_<
You can never own too many tools. :)
I was in Canadian Tire again tonight to get some teflon tape. They had a Jobmate air compressor/tank on sale... muhahahha.. Had to resist that one though. :(
I think I'm getting that 3KO Impact gun/driver for Christmas. Its only 80lb/ft, but I figured since I didn't have a cordless drill yet, it couldn't hurt to ask for one that doubles as a light duty impact gun. :)
QuoteI thought about asking for tools for Christmas...but of course I don't "need" them...when actually I do, but hey, my parents know everything about my bike and they know exactly what tools I need and apparently I seem to own all those tools. I haven't found them yet... <_<
i get that alot also...only i have lost a tool...gone out and bought a replacement...and then i find the tool i lost...so some sockets i use alot i have about 5-6 of each :D
acutally-last year i got a set of racet wrenches (i love these things) and a nice set of craftsmen screw drivers...i have used them a million times...i wnat some more good tools...a torque wrench mabey...every man needs a good torque wrench
We recently got a car lift. Man, it makes changing oil and rotating the tires so much easier. It works good with the air compressor and pneumatic tools.
^ you don't know how jealous I am.....
QuoteWe recently got a car lift. Man, it makes changing oil and rotating the tires so much easier. It works good with the air compressor and pneumatic tools.
I wish i was you :angry:
You don't. We have a lot of tools because we have a lot of equipment. You can't have a 1984 Caterpillar 910 Front End Loader without tools. A lot of the equipment we have is older than dirt. The Cat is 21 years old. Our dump truck is 26 years old, probably shouldn't be on the road. The older they are the more maintenance you have to do. Recently we had to take the cab of the Cat, take out the transmission, put it back in and then put the cab back together. I just helped my brother. I couldn't never have done something like that myself. But I can build a computer with a screwdriver with just a phillips head.
Got the "3KO" as I had expected.
Much smaller than I thought. About the only dissapointment is that they expect you do rely on hex shanked drill bits.
I've done some looking around and there are 1/2inch square drive keyless drill chucks. I'll get me one of those and it'll be all good.
Edit: The tool is natively a 1/2inch square socket drive. It comes with a hex adaptor that slips onto that.
Something like this is what I am now after:
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Oddly enough i didnt get any tools for christmas...i did however get $75 total, so a quick trip to the bank to deposit the checks and i can get those socket rails i wanted...
A friend of mine had a great idea for toolboxes.
I can't remember where he said he was gonna get it, but he was going to pick up some foam sheets and cut out openings for his tools. Hes a tool and die apprentice and he can't have his measuring tools bouncing around.
^home-made things like that always end up looking like crap, foam is hard to cut cleanly. I'm sure it would fuction just fine though.
I also didn't get any tools for christmas, supprisingly.
Quote^home-made things like that always end up looking like crap, foam is hard to cut cleanly. I'm sure it would fuction just fine though.
I also didn't get any tools for christmas, supprisingly.
I'm pretty sure he was talking about that cushiony foam, that greyish stuff.
I can't imagine it being too hard to make something decent looking from that stuff assuming he can find it.
QuoteQuote^home-made things like that always end up looking like crap, foam is hard to cut cleanly. I'm sure it would fuction just fine though.
I also didn't get any tools for christmas, supprisingly.
I'm pretty sure he was talking about that cushiony foam, that greyish stuff.
I can't imagine it being too hard to make something decent looking from that stuff assuming he can find it.
I have thought about that several times...i could do it...i just dont feel like it...i havent decided between some craftsman rails (in case i break them, i've been know to be pretty hard on stuff :lol: ) or some off of griots website Link (http://www.griotsgarage.com/search.jsp?searchtext=socket+rail&search.x=18&search.y=4)
There tools seem to be pretty good...i've bought a few things from them and have been pretty satisfied
Sometimes you have to make tools otherwise you be either paying an arms an a leg for a tool that you use once or twice when you can make it and use it once. We have AC/DC welder. Comes in handy for making tools.
QuoteSometimes you have to make tools otherwise you be either paying an arms an a leg for a tool that you use once or twice when you can make it and use it once. We have AC/DC welder. Comes in handy for making tools.
but to do that you need
materials to make them
a welder
knowledge of the tool you need
knowledge how to weld (it cant be that hard though)
etc.
i use my tools mulitple times and usually will only get craftsman or something with a lifetime warrenty because eventually your gonna break a tool...when you do they replace it free with no questions asked...
i know a guy that needed to bend a wrench to tighten a bolt, so he heated it up and bent it and then took it in and got a new one without a question :D
So I've been accepted into Red River College's Automotive Technician course for this fall, with a spot reserved. I just need to pay, and I'm in.
In the package they sent me, they have a page long list of tools I need.
:devil:
So looks like I have some shopping to do.
QuoteSo I've been accepted into Red River College's Automotive Technician course for this fall, with a spot reserved. I just need to pay, and I'm in.
In the package they sent me, they have a page long list of tools I need.
:devil:
So looks like I have some shopping to do.
Congrats dude, good luck getting the funds together, I can tell you it's a bastard!
QuoteSo I've been accepted into Red River College's Automotive Technician course for this fall, with a spot reserved. I just need to pay, and I'm in.
In the package they sent me, they have a page long list of tools I need.
:devil:
So looks like I have some shopping to do.
Congrats on the acceptance.
Have a look at Snap-on. They have "package" deals. Saves a bunch of money over getting stuff individually. Perhaps you can find one that covers a good deal of what you're going to need.
QuoteSo I've been accepted into Red River College's Automotive Technician course for this fall, with a spot reserved. I just need to pay, and I'm in.
In the package they sent me, they have a page long list of tools I need.
:devil:
So looks like I have some shopping to do.
Sounds fun. B)
Thread revival.
Tools purchased in the last week:
- 32mm socket
- ball joint seperator
- set of 4 pry bars
Any guesses as to what I needed those for?
Socking, separating and prying, respectively.
I bought an 18mm six-point socket today. Read the whole mess of a story in The Chat Thread.
Quote from: 93JC on September 10, 2006, 12:10:41 AM
Socking, separating and prying, respectively.
lol... Axle nut, lower ball joint, cv joint respectively.
No real tools to speak of. A good knife, though.
My tool collection is pretty ecclectic; I started out with a Craftsman set, about 250 someodd pieces. I have since augmented that with a SnapOn toolbox, snapon 1/2" drive air gun, mac 3/8" drive air gun, craftsman 1/2" electric impact gun, craftsman air ratchets in 1/4" and 3/8" drives, a mac angle die grinder, craftsman cutoff wheel and air hammer, with snapon chisel bit, mac dial indicator set for measuring rotor runout, various drum and rotor micrometers and guages, random screwdrivers, tack pullers, etc. three torque wrenches currently in service, craftsman 1/2" impacts supplementing the normal set which included all sizes in all drives, stethescope, PowerProbe, craftsman DVOM, craftsman chisel and punch set, random scrapers, craftsman prybar set, mac's biggest deadblow soft face mallet for freeing stuck rotors and drums, and also occasional stuck wheels. A mac brake caliper tool, and random other stuff I can't think of. Oh yeah, tap and die set. Some more hammers including a 8lbs-er that I call the BFH, and a cheater-bar. Also a MAP-gas torch for the times when the oxy-acetylene torch is overkill, a face shield, goggles, etc. And of course the radio a cheapo Sony so I can tune into my XM radio reciever at work.
I hope to get a welder sometime in the near future, a thread restorer kit, a nicer DVOM, more air hammer bits, a better nut extractor set, a set of left-hand drill bits and extractors for broken bolts, SnapOn 3/8" electric impact, and a different toolbox; mine is a tall one, but a low and wide one with a work surface would be better.
Quote from: VTEC_Inside on February 28, 2006, 02:48:02 PM
Congrats on the acceptance.
Have a look at Snap-on. They have "package" deals. Saves a bunch of money over getting stuff individually. Perhaps you can find one that covers a good deal of what you're going to need.
The only problem is that you sell your soul to SnapOn at 17% APR and those weekly payments can get to be a bit much when you are making almost no money when you get into the real world. Trust me, you WILL NOT make $70,000 a year right out of tech school...lol, I probably will be lucky to have made $20,000 over the past year since school.
I got a 13/16 spark plug socket the other day.
Can anyone recommed a torque wrench and a spak plug gapping guauge? Also how many lbs should the wrech be able to handle for basic car work? I've seen one's rated at 2-600lbs.
I have too many tools to list...
I just recently lost my entire socket wrench set because I left it in the back of my sister's car and it got broken into. So I'm in the market for a new set. I'm considering the Pittsburg brand at from www.harborfreight.com (http://www.harborfreight.com). It's only $99.
My newest tools are a S&K Turbo socket set which I got for $100. They remove just about any rounded or broken nut. These things are totally worth the price.
I also just bought a Cobolt eletric impact wrench at Lowe's.
Quote from: SaltyDog on September 10, 2006, 02:51:48 PM
Can anyone recommed a torque wrench and a spak plug gapping guauge? Also how many lbs should the wrech be able to handle for basic car work? I've seen one's rated at 2-600lbs.
Try here: http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Category.taf?CategoryID=152&pricetype
I have the one at the top. It's fine for occasoinal use. 20-200 ft-lb
If you use it often, maybe get the S&K wrench. It's listed on there for $79.99
And the spark plug gapper you can pick up at any autoparts store for cheap.
Quote from: NACar on September 10, 2006, 04:11:32 PM
Try here: http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Category.taf?CategoryID=152&pricetype
I have the one at the top. It's fine for occasoinal use. 20-200 ft-lb
If you use it often, maybe get the S&K wrench. It's listed on there for $79.99
Damn that's by far the cheapest I've seen. So it's of decent quality?
Quote from: SaltyDog on September 10, 2006, 04:17:35 PM
Damn that's by far the cheapest I've seen. So it's of decent quality?
Like I said, it's good enough for occasional use. It's not digital or anything, you just turn the handle until it lines up with the desired setting. But it has a lifetime warrenty, so I figure you can't really lose for the price.
Oh and this one looks like it's 10-150 ft-lbs, that's what mine must be. There aren't too many parts on a car that require more that 150, and if you're going under 10 you should be using an inch-lbs wrench anyway.
Quote from: NACar on September 10, 2006, 04:23:47 PM
Like I said, it's good enough for occasional use. It's not digital or anything, you just turn the handle until it lines up with the desired setting. But it has a lifetime warrenty, so I figure you can't really lose for the price.
Oh and this one looks like it's 10-150 ft-lbs, that's what mine must be. There aren't too many parts on a car that require more that 150, and if you're going under 10 you should be using an inch-lbs wrench anyway.
I appreciate the tip; I'll order it tonight. And this too: http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=90733
Quote from: SaltyDog on September 10, 2006, 04:25:11 PM
I appreciate the tip; I'll order it tonight. And this too: http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=90733
Nice, only 99 cents, how can you resist? Harborfreight is great.
Quote from: NACar on September 10, 2006, 04:30:46 PM
Nice, only 99 cents, how can you resist? Harborfreight is great.
Thanks again.
I think I'll add this
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=47873
and for pesky oil filters
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=92068
Bought a Mac 7/8" combo wrench; supposedly it will take off a 70% rounded nut, and I could use it for alignments. Also bought a one-man brake bleeder for all of $10.
My small, but slowly growing tool collecition (I also use some of my father's tools, and he'll use mine):
- Channellock Tool Set - All kinds of wrenches, metric and standard rachets, screwdrivers, etc.
- Hydraulic floor jack and jack stands
- Torque wrench (I can't remember the drive)
-
What I'd really like:
- Air compressor, so I could start buying air tools
- A garage. Haha
- A vehicle lift
(http://www.northerntool.com/images/product/images/144722_lg.gif)
Quote from: Speed_Racer on September 11, 2006, 05:45:05 PM
What I'd really like:
- Air compressor, so I could start buying air tools
- A garage. Haha
- A vehicle lift
(http://www.northerntool.com/images/product/images/144722_lg.gif)
Group buy? lol....
I think I could live without the compressor, but a garage and that lift would be nice.
Quote from: VTEC_Inside on September 12, 2006, 11:07:33 AM
Group buy? lol....
I think I could live without the compressor, but a garage and that lift would be nice.
Sounds like a good idea. :) It's only $2800 (w/ free shipping) at NorthernTools. Garages are significantly more expensive...haha.
Right now my favorite tool is the 2 1/2+ car garage I'm adding to the house, along with the larger workbench for the bench grinder/drill press/vice/etc. Lot's of lights going in, a power strip along the leading edge of the bench, separate power circuit for the air compressor, and multiple outlets to move the welder around the garage. Now, I want a plasma cutter and a low lift for one of the bays...
(http://www.supercars.net/pitlane/pics/2037871c.jpg)
Gotta side the rest of the house to match (and get rid of those awful shutters...)
That's a big garage...
I dig your house Chris, especially how the garage add-on is larger than the rest of the house...my kind of home design! =D
Ok Chris, what is the blue car?
I'll answer for him: Fiat Spider.
Quote from: TBR on September 17, 2006, 09:14:41 PM
I'll answer for him: Fiat Spider.
Cool... I was thinking it might be an X/19. I really want one of those.
Quote from: R-inge on September 17, 2006, 06:54:52 PM
I dig your house Chris, especially how the garage add-on is larger than the rest of the house...my kind of home design! =D
I was going to make that comment. A friend of mines house is like that. The garage is detached in his case but its more square feet than the main level of his house. :)
Quote from: NACar on September 17, 2006, 09:34:24 PM
Cool... I was thinking it might be an X/19. I really want one of those.
X-1/9!
:wub:
Bought a set of extractors yesterday. Whatever Mac calls them, I dunno, but instead of having a hex-shaped socket it has a twist so it can grab hold of rounded fasteners. I had a set from Crapsman but it was a nut-style, which sucks for most situations compared with a socket style set which is what I bought yesterday. I borrow them constantly so it is about time, lol. $130.00.
Quote from: NACar on September 28, 2006, 03:36:39 AM
Or maybe it's X?+1/9 :P
It's most likely the differential of something.
Quote from: R-inge on September 26, 2006, 05:44:05 PM
Bought a set of extractors yesterday. Whatever Mac calls them, I dunno, but instead of having a hex-shaped socket it has a twist so it can grab hold of rounded fasteners. I had a set from Crapsman but it was a nut-style, which sucks for most situations compared with a socket style set which is what I bought yesterday. I borrow them constantly so it is about time, lol. $130.00.
So far my "nut" style have served me well. I just use whatever socket fits them on the end of a ratchet or breaker bar.
I had intended on getting the remaining 5 to fill the little box the first 5 came in, but thankfully I haven't run into a rounded off bolt THAT big yet.
Quote from: VTEC_Inside on September 28, 2006, 10:35:26 AM
So far my "nut" style have served me well. I just use whatever socket fits them on the end of a ratchet or breaker bar.
I had intended on getting the remaining 5 to fill the little box the first 5 came in, but thankfully I haven't run into a rounded off bolt THAT big yet.
I find I have to beat mine onto exhaust bolts a lot on our cars, which in NH are almost always rusted to little nubs about 5.5miles after leaving the dealer lot, and I just end up beating my fingers. hurts. Also, I find my deep-well sockets don't have a ledge inside like a lot of other ones to hold a nut at the opening, so as I twisted the little nut-style extractors would just fall into the socket. Irritating.
Quote from: R-inge on September 28, 2006, 04:40:04 PM
I find I have to beat mine onto exhaust bolts a lot on our cars, which in NH are almost always rusted to little nubs about 5.5miles after leaving the dealer lot, and I just end up beating my fingers. hurts. Also, I find my deep-well sockets don't have a ledge inside like a lot of other ones to hold a nut at the opening, so as I twisted the little nut-style extractors would just fall into the socket. Irritating.
Ahh... I've only ever used mine with standard depth sockets on hand tools. My deep wells seldom come out to play.
I need good tools. I have the cheap-o Walmart variety that are worthless. I think I have broken more of them than I have fixed things with them. I'm actually having decent tools driven out to me this weekend because I have some projects taht just can't wait anymore!
Quote from: J86 on September 29, 2006, 10:59:27 AM
I need good tools. I have the cheap-o Walmart variety that are worthless. I think I have broken more of them than I have fixed things with them. I'm actually having decent tools driven out to me this weekend because I have some projects taht just can't wait anymore!
The greater majority of my tools were bought when they went on sale at Canadian Tire. Mastercraft are lifetime warrantied just like Craftsman. Sears is further from my house and their selection sucks, so Mastercraft wins that one. :)
Don't ever try to buy an 18mm six-point socket from Crappy Tire though.
Quote from: R-inge on September 17, 2006, 06:54:52 PM
I dig your house Chris, especially how the garage add-on is larger than the rest of the house...my kind of home design! =D
I believe that's the master bedroom on top of the garage.
Latest addition:
(http://images.canadiantire.ca/media/images/products/images/Assortments/PrimaryAssortments/Tools/ToolStorage/MechanicChests/Mastercraft/0580857_450_CC_51e73.jpg)
It should bring my "loose" tools back under control again. :)
I'm convinced that the best tool system in any garage involves every storage container, workbench, and whatever else sits there to be on wheels.
Quote from: SaltyDog on February 06, 2007, 05:11:02 PM
I'm convinced that the best tool system in any garage involves every storage container, workbench, and whatever else sits there to be on wheels.?
That's why the majority of my tools reside in an old Beetle.
Quote from: SaltyDog on February 06, 2007, 05:11:02 PM
I'm convinced that the best tool system in any garage involves every storage container, workbench, and whatever else sits there to be on wheels.
I wish I had a garage :(....
I'm doing the next best thing for now. I'm staying small so that they can be moved around easy enough. This is only my second toolbox, the other is a slightly smaller plastic one with smaller metal drawers.
I'm eyeballing the larger (wheeled) cart style for the future. This will fit right on top easy enough.
This is my other one:
(http://images.canadiantire.ca/media/images/products/images/Tools/ToolStorage/HandBoxes/0580847_450_CC_3cd63.jpg)
Quote from: Soup DeVille on February 06, 2007, 05:20:17 PM
That's why the majority of my tools reside in an old Beetle.
Love the avatar...
Picked up a Mastercraft 24" wide tool chest(wheeled) and box (matching set) on sale this weekend.
Would have liked to have bought a 26" wide chest to stack my existing box onto, but this new set cost me half what that would have so...
I'm pretty sure I will be able to put every last loose tool I have into this new box somewhere.
I'll probably take some pics once I get everything in there.
well ain't this an old thread
Quote from: SVT_Power on July 19, 2009, 07:32:02 PM
well ain't this an old thread
Started May '05 :ohyeah:
Haha, I acquired some goodies today. Picked up a 1/2" breaker bar (18 inch), and 21mm, 17mm and 14mm sockets and combination wrenches. I already have them in 12 point, but wanted 6 point for the upcoming strut replacement on my car.
Quote from: The Pirate on July 19, 2009, 09:43:57 PM
Haha, I acquired some goodies today. Picked up a 1/2" breaker bar (18 inch), and 21mm, 17mm and 14mm sockets and combination wrenches. I already have them in 12 point, but wanted 6 point for the upcoming strut replacement on my car.
Without having access to air tools, my breaker bar is one of my best friends.
All my sockets are 6 point. Honda flywheel bolts are usually 12 point though so I may pick those up one day.
Quote from: VTEC_Inside on July 20, 2009, 10:35:35 AM
Without having access to air tools, my breaker bar is one of my best friends.
All my sockets are 6 point. Honda flywheel bolts are usually 12 point though so I may pick those up one day.
Yeah, I much prefer 6 point. I bought a tool set that came with a bunch of 12 point stuff, I've been slowly upgrading everything to 6 point as I run into jobs that require a size that I have in 12 point or that I don't have at all.
Been purging a lot of shit from my basement and re-organizing. Finally getting all my tools organized and together in one corner. I'll have to finish my photo inventory, but here we start...
My "good" wrench drawer: (SAE left, Metric right)
(http://www.ferfolia.net/james/forumpics/tools/s26B-2.jpg)
Play wheres Waldo and identify parts from both my cars in the pic...
Holy shit.
(http://www.atariage.com/Jaguar/boxes/b_PrimalRage_front.jpg)
That was such a fun video game. I've only played it on Genesis.
Oh, look, speaking of tools...
Most recent addition, a hardened 3/8" drive T55 torx bit.
Went to change the passenger front wheel bearing on the gf's parents '97 Cavalier and didn't have that little pos to do it. T50 and T60, but no T55... arg... Not like it needed those bolts since it took me a further 15-20min to get the hub assembly out of the knuckle after that anyway.
Edit: Had just picked up a 30mm axle nut socket as well earlier that day for that job. Already had a 32mm for the Hondas.
I had to sell my tool box when I moved out of the house, so now my tools are all in boxes and shit. Kind of annoying...
Fuck, I can't name all the tools I've got. From the ones I've got over the last 17 year for work and the ones I got from my dad or grandfather who do/did bodywork too.
I've cleaned out my shop and I'm putting down a frame pulling system to fix cars. I can fit two cars in it now. Three cars if they're Miata's. And I've got my old tool box
from work in it. I've got to fill it up with tools.
Don't think I'll fill it with Mac and Snap On stuff like my work box. That would just cost too much. Perhaps Cobalt and Craftsman.
Doing it over I'd have gone with the Cornwell box. Lots cheaper, but still better quality than Craftsman.
Quote from: R-inge on June 30, 2011, 04:09:10 PM
Doing it over I'd have gone with the Cornwell box. Lots cheaper, but still better quality than Craftsman.
Yea, they have good stuff.
But these days with people needing money you can get a good used Mac or Snap-On box off craigslist for cheap. I did.
Yeah, some other cat got mine for dirt cheap, relatively.