New tools you've started to use and now can't live without

hoopty5.0

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I missed something here with the dewalt comments srtthis

 

jrichker

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3/8"drive air rachet - I wore one out and am working on my second one. That along with the 3/8" drive air impact wrench - world's best tool for driving deck screws used to build outdoor projects. Next is the 60 gal air compressor with an A/C condenser helps to cool the air & a moisture separator to get rid of the water.It doesn't look much like the Home Depot unit it started out as.

 

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bentley429isBAC

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dewalt 18v impact.

 

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AZmustang98

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Gear Wrenches. Favorite tools.

 

85_SS_302_Coupe

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Definitely ratchet wrenches, though i currently don't own any.

 

foxna6

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I love all my tool couldn't live without any of them there all so great I just love tools of all kinds but I'm kind of a tool junkie big time

 

foxna6

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If I had to pick just one my Hobart plasma cutter cut anything up I my cut the car in half if it doesn't get its act together lol

 

OonDeanisS

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i agree on the stepped drill bit from harbor freight, i just used mine for the first time yesterday and it worked great helping a friend install hood pins and stepping up the sizes to get the best fit. What a time saver! also... you guys just convinced me to buy ratcheting wrenches and a cordless impact.

my choices would have to be a rivet gun, dvm, and drill bits with the hex heads. no more slip.

 

NIKwoaC

中國製造

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Am I right, or am I right?

 

stykthyn

I want to measure mine. It doesn't look that tall.

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Wtf is that? Wife's power tool?

 

RacEoHolic330

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NIKwoaC said:

It sounds really simple, but the ratcheting multi-size wrenches. I have two that cover a total of 8 wrench sizes, you can basically pull apart or put together a lot of simple things without having a pile of sockets and wrenches next to your work space.

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What brand wrenches do you have? I've been meaning to pick up a set of those. Sockets suck sometimes.

 

NIKwoaC

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stykthyn said:

Wtf is that? Wife's power tool?

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You maintain a car with wrenches, you maintain a woman with... That.

 

NIKwoaC

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RacEoHolic330 said:

What brand wrenches do you have? I've been meaning to pick up a set of those. Sockets suck sometimes.

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Just Craftsman. Picked them up a couple years back.

 

stykthyn

I want to measure mine. It doesn't look that tall.

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Mine looks different and doesn't detach......

 

RacEoHolic330

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NIKwoaC said:

You maintain a car with wrenches, you maintain a woman with... That.

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Yes, but only when your own tool isn't fit for the job

 

jsw81

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NIKwoaC said:

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is that for your ass?

 

fiveohwblow

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jsw81 said:

is that for your ass?

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looking for a replacement?

 

mob

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Dremel, and angle grinder, I need to get me some of those stepped bits.

 

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StreetsideStig

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1990Coupe said:

I recently installed Air in my garage and have been accumulating some Air tools. I must say, has made jobs so much easier when I can use them!

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Heck yes. This is going to be a requirement someday when I finally get a garage.

 

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Boosted92LX

It's only an inch or two. What's the big deal?

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stykthyn said:

Wtf is that? Wife's power tool?

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fiveohwblow said:

looking for a replacement?

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I looove my airtools. I tried going the cordless route, but the batteries never last as long as they should. Replacing them was as expensive as the tool it's self... Aaand they were DeWalt, too.

Compressor never runs outa juice. Air FTW!