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Posted: 1/1/2024 4:01:53 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: A set of 20 10mm sockets. This is the Toyota way 
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Posted: 1/1/2024 4:02:00 PM EDT
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It might be easier to make a list of tools you won't need
I will start that list: ________. done Young guys starting out stop at garage sales and estate sales. You can't enough files or drill bits I picked up 25 pounds of 3" deck screws for $10.00 ($125.00 in HD) 12 years ago I did not need. I gave away maybe 30% to family/friends cuz I will never need all those I am almost out of them now. buy any all fasteners nails, screws, what ev you find at bargain prices. You will use them some day believe me Right now everyone (self included) are buying lithium tools and they are great. But, if you see corded tools cheap (again garage/estate sales) buy them. They are great back up tools at pennies on the dollar Now listen up. Store and care for your tools properly |
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Posted: 1/1/2024 4:07:32 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I've always bought tools as I needed them. If it cost $400 for somebody to fix something but I can get the tools for $300, I buy the tools and do it myself. This. I've learned to do many things. Bought tooling and equipment to do it correctly. Chassis building. Engines, trannys and rears. Even the tiny tools to fix IPhones when I just refused to spend money on a new phone or some geek to fix mine. Not hard if you adjust to the miniaturization. |
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Posted: 1/1/2024 4:08:05 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: This is the Toyota way
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Posted: 1/1/2024 4:14:36 PM EDT
[#5]
only two tools you'll ever need
duct tape wd 40 everything else I would just borrow from my dad, he has everything and knew how to use it all. |
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Posted: 1/1/2024 4:30:46 PM EDT
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10 mm socket and a 3 mm allen wrench. I can't seem to keep those handy.
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Posted: 1/1/2024 4:39:25 PM EDT
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Figure out a name brand and buy everything cordless.
Oscillating tool and Sawzall will be used more than you think. Impact driver is a must. |
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Posted: 1/1/2024 4:40:19 PM EDT
[#8]
All of them...this is the only way.
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Posted: 1/1/2024 4:47:14 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: A lathe a mill and a welder. I got no problem with this. I have two of each and 3 mills. |
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Posted: 1/1/2024 6:12:13 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Hell, I was born with one of those. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: 9lb hammer. Hell, I was born with one of those. Your mother must hate you... |
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Posted: 1/1/2024 6:37:36 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I got no problem with this. I have two of each and 3 mills. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: A lathe a mill and a welder. I got no problem with this. I have two of each and 3 mills. 3 lathes, 2 mills, and 6 welders. And a surface grinder, heat treat oven, blast cabinet, compressor/dryer, H band, couple positioners.... I have too many tools. |
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Posted: 1/1/2024 7:06:10 PM EDT
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Same $99 Husky Mechanics Tool set that I currently own
Same Pittsburgh 1/2" breaker bar that I currently own Pittsburgh/Pro Impact socket set Husky extension set (I own the Kobalt set and some random husky extensions- I prefer the Husky set- for fit purposes.) Same Pittsburgh engineer mallet that I currently own Same Pittsburgh Dead Blow that I currently own Same Craftsman screwdriver set that I currently own Two pairs of decent locking Pliers (e.g. Breman) Two pairs of Breman sheet metal clamps (I own 1, had a second in my car kit that got stolen) Decent Plier Set Speed Square (I own a Pittsburgh and a craftsman) Estwing framing hammer (20 oz) handsaw bowsaw Jack (HFT) Jackstands (quality) Universal joint sockets Oil filter wrench appropriate to vehicle (Acquire other vehicle specific special tools if/ as needed) Drill press (I own a Delta) Milwaukee: Circular saw/ drill with hammer capability/Sawzall w. Diablo demo blades/anything specific you need |
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Posted: 1/1/2024 7:51:54 PM EDT
[#13]
a bucket of machetes.
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Posted: 1/1/2024 7:58:45 PM EDT
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A person should be able to look at a machine and understand basically how it functions. That should be much more common than it is
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Posted: 1/1/2024 8:00:33 PM EDT
[#15]
A set of cobra pliers and a couple pliers wrenches.
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Posted: 1/1/2024 8:11:59 PM EDT
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When my daughter moved out I bought her this for around the apartment.
PITTSBURGH Tool Set with Case, 130 Piece $39.99  |
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Posted: 1/1/2024 11:03:28 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: When my daughter moved out I bought her this for around the apartment. PITTSBURGH Tool Set with Case, 130 Piece $39.99 https://www.harborfreight.com/media/catalog/product/cache/9fc4a8332f9638515cd199dd0f9238da/6/4/64263_I.jpg Years ago, I bought one for each of my cars. Even though the tools are surprisingly low end, they have come in clutch so many times. I'm still using one of the sets. |
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Posted: 1/1/2024 11:06:03 PM EDT
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Calipers and a thread pitch gauge so we don’t have to swap out half the muzzle devices we ship out.
Customers order the wrong diameter/pitch every day. Tony Rumore Tromix |
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Posted: 1/1/2024 11:18:59 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I've always bought tools as I needed them. If it cost $400 for somebody to fix something but I can get the tools for $300, I buy the tools and do it myself. This guy gets it. What he describes is what I refer to as the tool tax. You want to save some money? Don't want to be at the mercy of a professional to fix your shit? Pay the tool tool tax, learn the skill, and never again be at the mercy of your incompetence. Do this for a decade or two and you'll be equipped and competent to deal with nearly any situation you find yourself in. The first time time you might just break even. But the next time a problem arises you'll save yourself a fortune. |
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Posted: 1/1/2024 11:19:37 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Sawzall Circular saw Vice grips Hammer Socket set Hand saw Set of nut drivers Mallet Pipe wrench Tubing cutter Pex crimp tool For starters That's a good list. |
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Posted: 1/1/2024 11:22:23 PM EDT
[#21]
Duct tape (the handy man’s secret weapon)
Safety wire |
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Posted: 1/1/2024 11:33:32 PM EDT
[#22]
a sturdy bench
a good vise or 3 1/2" chuck drills, perhaps one with a side handle for torquey operations circular saw compressor nail guns. brad, finish, framing. miter saw. slider is better. |
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Posted: 1/12/2024 11:35:40 PM EDT
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I reviewed all the posts.
The most helpful one for me was the hand plane. I bought one and have been using it. There are actually some that I would like to recommend. -Automatic center punch -Blocks of wood -Headlamp -Vise with vise blocks (or blocks of wood) -Wood bits -A second electric drill (for when the first one is charging or got muddy or being used by a second person) -Razor blades |
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Posted: 1/12/2024 11:40:05 PM EDT
[#24]
Knee mill and toolroom lathe.
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Posted: 1/12/2024 11:44:52 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: i got you fam: https://www.harborfreight.com/media/catalog/product/cache/9fc4a8332f9638515cd199dd0f9238da/5/8/58957_W3.jpg https://www.harborfreight.com/10mm-metric-essential-socket-set-10-piece-58957.html i have a dedicated 3/8" ratchet with 10mm deep socket for a new york reload. IYKYK I bought one of those and by the time I got it home they were all missing. |
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Posted: 1/12/2024 11:59:33 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: A person should be able to look at a machine and understand basically how it functions. That should be much more common than it is Agreed. People don't know how a hydro sizer works and it's appalling. |
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Posted: 1/13/2024 12:02:53 AM EDT
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Geiger counter and a basic set of labware for material analysis. If you couldn't get test strips tomorrow, how would you check your blood sugar or get insulin? Do you know what a ski rilares picture means? What the smell of fresh cut hay, almonds, and lilacs mean?
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Posted: 1/13/2024 12:07:39 AM EDT
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Rag
Large zip ties Duct tape Rope Knife Gloves Garbage bags Shovel Tarp Bleach |
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Posted: 1/13/2024 12:13:11 AM EDT
[#29]
Kneuter valve adjuster
Muffler bearing alignment tool Blinker fluid dipstick |
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Posted: 1/13/2024 12:17:21 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: 9lb hammer. Nine Pound Hammer This nine pound hammer is a little too heavy For my size, Buddy for my size Roll on buddy, don't you roll so slow How can I roll, when the wheels won't roll I'm going to the mountain, just to see my baby And I ain't coming back, no I ain't coming back There ain't one hammer, down in this tunnel That can ring like mine, that can ring like mine Rings like silver, shines like gold Rings like silver, shines like gold This old hammer, it killed John Henry Ain't gonna kill me, ain't gonna kill me It's a long way to Harlan, and a long way to Hazard Just to get a little booze, just to get a little booze Buddy when I'm lomg gone, won't you make my tombstone Out of number nine coal, out of number nine coal My dad sang this one often. |
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Posted: 1/13/2024 12:17:33 AM EDT
[#31]
A good hammer, cast iron frying pan, and a Leatherman Wave.
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Posted: 1/13/2024 12:20:46 AM EDT
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Recoilless hammer.... New invention!
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Posted: 1/13/2024 12:21:42 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: three full mags and a swingin' cod. Grenades are a must have. |
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Posted: 1/13/2024 12:25:50 AM EDT
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A gun. Because with a gun, I can get any tool I need.
Jeez this place is slipping. |
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Posted: 1/13/2024 12:26:11 AM EDT
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Basin wrench.
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Posted: 1/13/2024 8:17:24 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Recoilless hammer.... New invention! It's called a dead blow. |
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Posted: 1/13/2024 8:22:41 AM EDT
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One thing I wish I had bought sooner
Finishing air nail gun I grew up watching my dad do remodeling projects using a hammer/punch when putting up trim. Fuck all that noise, air nail gun makes it 100x easier. |
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