LOL That's what Harbor Freight and Craftsman are for! LOLl purged my box of anything not used in five years and boxed them up on the shelf. Amazing how many crap wrenches I have heated and bent for whatever it was!
LOL That's what Harbor Freight and Craftsman are for! LOLl purged my box of anything not used in five years and boxed them up on the shelf. Amazing how many crap wrenches I have heated and bent for whatever it was!
Speaking of hammers, MAC Tools has a "Anti Vibe" hammer line. There is a tuning fork in the handle to cancel out vibration. https://www.mactools.com/en-us/Stri...-be9d-a3060140cd96/Anti-Vibe-Ball-Peen-HammerEvery one needs a BFH
I'm brainstorming what other inexpensive tools I should add to have a well rounded tool collection to take on anything.
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I bought one a nice used one a few weeks ago. Now I find I have a leaky heater core! LOLI see you have a lot of good suggestions, but if you don’t have a radiator pressure test set they are priceless.
Not only can it be used for radiator and cooling system pressure testing, they can tell you if you have blown/leaking head gaskets or cracked heads.
Multiple times I have seen a head gasket or cracked parts misdiagnosed as cooling system problems with money spent and work done that missed the actual problem.
I bought one a nice used one a few weeks ago. Now I find I have a leaky heater core! LOL
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Those are worth their weight in gold, after buying mine, I will never try to remove a spring clamp with a pair of regular pliers.Hose clamp pliers. I lent mine to someone and never got them back !
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I do. Only used it a couple times. air hammer is my go to muffler eliminator.My dad gave me an old school Muffler removal tool. My stuff is packed away right now and I can't even google a pic. It's a hex shape 3/4" stock 12" long bar that has a 1/8" cutting blade on it. You hammer along the old muffler pipe after you remove the clamps and it slices a 1/16" groove off the outer pipe for easy removal.Anyone got one ?
Every one needs a BFH
Any correlation to your username?
Never done that before, but I did have a battery explode right in my face once when an extension rolled into the positive post and the fender.
Luckily someone grabbed me by the shirt and got me to a faucet, because I couldn’t see ****.
Pneumatic air chiselMy dad gave me an old school Muffler removal tool. My stuff is packed away right now and I can't even google a pic. It's a hex shape 3/4" stock 12" long bar that has a 1/8" cutting blade on it. You hammer along the old muffler pipe after you remove the clamps and it slices a 1/16" groove off the outer pipe for easy removal.Anyone got one ?
Buy on piece at a time if you need to.
I have nearly an identical one. Got it 48 years ago from my old girlfriend's mom. Her husband was a machinist that had passed away and she had no use for it. I use it when I want an accurate measurement. Love the simplicity of it.Most of the time I use a vernier caliper like the above, they are accurate to damn near a thou, and if you pick "the right model" they are inch as well as metric. Get on Egag and find an old Craftsman. You should find one for 20-40 bucks. You normally want decimal and metric, not 1/128" No gears to strip, no batteries to wear out. Nowadays, I need a magnifier to read one. Speaking of which, I found some Bausch and Lomb "matchbox" magnifiers, at my age they are a necessity
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Here are two examples of old Craftsman. One is decimal and 1/128, the other is decimal and metric
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I had similar (watch band) happen to me back in the "50's. working under dash. Havn't worn any jewelry since.
I had similar (watch band) happen to me back in the "50's. working under dash. Havn't worn any jewelry since.
Yep! Burned it in two. (the watch band) LOLDamn, I burned my watch off my arm reaching under the dash of my 66. Damn, ammeters!