ITT we build a toolkit of shit every home mechanic needs

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One tool per post?

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>>17302989

whatever doesn't really matter

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Everything you really need desu

>>17302978
screwdrivers
space for your fluids
extension cords
tool drawer/bag
>>17303002
>>17302989
>>17303009
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>>17303078
>>17303095
>>17303075

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preferably a big and a small one

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>>17303061
Wrong brand feggit, you should get a black bull to do all drilling

I'm surprised no one has posted an engine hoist or engine stand that people only end up using once every 2 decades. Unless you have a MR car.

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One of these are so damned good when you do a lot of wheel swaps, large bolts and whatnot

>>17303758
The rat-tail is probably THE grinder to own.

z i p t i e s

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>>17303690
Not without these to go with it

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>>17303900
I'm probably a stupid fuck for rarely using mine, unless I'm gonna be actually under it...

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how could you guys forget

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>>17303940
see >>17303690

>>17303947
*rounds bolt*
psh… nothin personnel…

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My small flathead is probably one of my most used tools

>>17304002
more like
>twists new stud in place to put a bolt on with a socket
or
>gives you extra bite to get that cocksucking crossmember to line up with the bolt hole

>>17303859
I use a 3/8s snapon with the full set of 3/8s snap on impact shit
Haven't run into anything that it can't take right out beyond shitty Jeep wheel lugs that need a breaker bar or a new stud once i'm done with the breaker bar

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Gotta have it

>>17303918
these are trash, why the fuck would you post this lol

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>>17304748
They're alright for crimping butt connectors, but this kind of wire stripper is god-tier. Love mine.

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>>17304748
I like them for the simple, quick jobs. Cheap, and doesn't take up space in a toolbox

I prefer these tho

>>17303078

>400 dollars plus tip

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>>17304800
>insulated crimps
Ew, no thank you.
This is what I use for all my wiring.

Grease gun
Towels

>>17304895
why that kind of lift?

>>17304920
So you can do suspension work?

>>17304839
No wonder all your cars try to kill you.
>select all mountains or hills

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Don't act like you're too good for one.

>>17305013
I only have a stupidly big one, as I have every pipe between 3mm and 32mm, and most wrenches in the same size. Rarely need anything bigger than 32mm, but every now and then something stupidly huge comes up

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>>17305013
mini-lathes are stupid. Just buy a used full-sized one on craigslist

>>17304995
i dont like suspension work on a lift. only really helps if you do leaf springs

>>17305030
coolant comes out the toolpost on that one? and thats a shitty toolpost. at least get one with a DRO and BXA one.

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>>17305024
Had to use a 60" pipe wrench near everyday at my last job, often with a 6 foot snipe just to get some bolts loose.

Had yuge adjustable wrenches to match but we rarely used them because they weighed so much.

I dont miss that shit.

>>17305013
Do not use.

>>17305046
I opened the picture just to insure that the pipe wrench was a rigid and indeed it was. I am satisfied.

>>17305013
Useless when something like this exists.

>>17304995
Except you're a fucking idiot. I'm not defending MrCrummy but if you use any other type of strippers you're an idiot. And having a non dedicated crimper is also retarded. Stop trying to use the swissarmy knife of electrical tools.

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>>17305102
>if you use any other type of strippers you're an idiot
Sure thing.

>>17305127
>Too dumb to know what wire he's working with
Those are unreliable, bulky, and just not a dream to work with.
A lot of casuals who do things like car audio like them.

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I love these things

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For when you're just sick of that rusted bolts shit

>>17303078
>Paying the premium for snap-on instead of getting Matco
Why tho?

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>>17305098
Oops forgot pic

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>>17303918
I bought one for my tool set only to find out that most A&P shops only allow automatic wire strippers.

>>17305144
Umm that's a wrench sweetie

Two of these tables or what you'd call'em

>>17305194
Aye - but ones especially for brake lines/fuel lines

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>>17305203
Fug

>>17303880
Get a six inch and you can use the insanely wonderful 6" cutting discs. I've cut 1/2" steel plate (slowly) and truck axles among other things.

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Don't forget to get a crows foot set for torquing lines. Also a separate set of 3/8 drive 12 point sockets or 1/4 drive 12 point sockets. If you are an aviation tech you will have to deal with Pratt & Whitney engines which almost use 12 point nuts and bolts exclusively.

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>>17305179
I did

Knipex is god's gift to man

>>17303900
I've used much safer aluminum wheel rims (steel works too but aluminum is nicer, lighter and doesn't rust) instead of jack stands for thirty years. I gave my jack stands and ramps away long ago. I work on cars, trucks, and trailers.

You can nest smaller into larger rims for more height and use 4x4 or larger wood blocks etc for shimming. Thousands of cars and trucks are stored in salvage yards on rims because they are stable even on earth and don't tip.

>>17305013
I have a Snap-on adjustable thats got the slickest action I've ever used. A properly applied (preload the thumbscrew with your thumb) Crescent-style adjustable wrench has less backlash than an open end wrench.

>>17305208
Those are called saw horses, and your wrenches are called flare nut wrench, or sometimes line wrenches.

>>17303918
I have a pair of those for when I work on my guitar

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This one for sure

>>17305301
>cutcuck
Discusting

>>17305276
Noted down - thanks mate

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>>17305316

>>17305203
>Aye

Look at you being all Scottish.

>>17303947
Literally only use these to hold up hoods that have blown-out struts.

>>17303061
>>17305301
Could that really be enjoyable to have fast rotating object inside of you?

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This is nice for doing stuff.

air compressor

>>17305174
>matco
>80% of the price
>doesn't auto jerk you off every time you use it

Also the matco man never came to my garage, we only had the snapon guy

>>17303078

what would you use these for

>>17306142
They're amazing for scratching my ass.

>>17305886
what is it

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what do you guys use for clamping off coolant lines while you change a pump

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>>17306177
These, I like them better than the plastic with collar type

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>>17305127
>>17305102

What I use. Love these things also those klein crimpers mrcrummy has are awesome to use.

>>17305174
Matco isn't even cheaper anymore, aside from boxes everything is about the same price as Snap On

>>17306142
90 degree pick is one of my most used tools. Undoing connectors, pulling trim out, cleaning seal troughs, really useful tool.

>>17305208
That's called a sawhorse

>>17306142
Surprisingly?

A lot.
Top one is great for getting hoses off that are comfortable in their place.

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>gets used more for fuckery than actual work

>>17306273
What's the advantage of this over just using an air compressor?

>>17306156

Adjustable pry bar.

>>17306283
It says on the bottle, it's for seating beads on tires. It flows way more air than a shop compressor through plumbed lines can, look at the size of the valve compared to a normal air chuck

>>17306291
You've never tried to do it without the valve and without the chuck?

>>17306307
It's not a one or the other thing, you try to seat it normally, if it won't seat you use the bead seater. Some large tires are a huge pain to do without the bead seater. I don't work on trucks so I rarely need it though.

>>17306325
So what part of this tool makes it a requirement for a home mechanic?

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A bottle of blue loctite is always handy.

>not using red + impact everywhere

>>17306333
It's useless for a home mechanic

>>17306355
And why is it in this thread?

>>17306363
It appears somebody posted it

>>17303900
>Actually using stands

What a waste of time, the only times I use stands is when I'm leaving a car overnight. If I'm doing a simple job like changing brakes or something, jacks are fine
>le hydraulic leak meme
What's it like being retarded and unable to maintain your tools, or notice a pool of fluid around it?

>>17306397
>Spend $30 on a pair of solid steel stands
or
>naw dawg I trust this little rubber o-ring to stop a car from dropping on my head

>>17306397
Please be a stancefag, because we need more of you dead.

>>17306397
The world will be a better place when your car crushes your skull.

>>17306425
>oh just let me drop my rusty ass shitbox on these stands I hate my sills anyway
>>17306431
Fraid not buddy, I probably have more ground clearance than you have height
>>17306438
>buying shitty low quality tools
Not my fault you "invested" in harbour freight

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>>17306443
>living where your cars get rusty

>>17306443
Ooh, a brotrucker implying someone else is a manlet.

>>17306448
>living where negroes can survive
>>17306453
>implying you have to be a brotrucker to have a car with more than an inch of clearance
How do I know you drive a "RACKAR" with ebay special coilovers?

>>17306397
We shall engrave this on your tombstone, and we better hurry. It could be needed this year.

>>17306469
or it could be needed in 70 years when I die old and fat because I maintain my tools

I know it's a hard concept but you can't leave your tools until the oil turns to a solid mass like you do in your kia

>>17306443
>>oh just let me drop my rusty ass shitbox on these stands I hate my sills anyway
We get it, you don't know how jack stands work, and it will kill you.

>>17306489
>le epic hydraulic failure meme
Again, I know the concept of hydraulics is scary and foreign to you, but please trust that the big boys know what they're doing.

>>17306502
What the fuck are you talking about you nocar larping faggot?

>>17306508
I don't know, why don't you tell me what it's like having no car first then I'll try and figure it out from there
>tfw so many cars I can't even drive them all

>>17306510
>>tfw so many cars I can't even drive them all
So you've got two cars?

>>17306518
3 actually, but only two are currently road legal. I'm not wasting money insuring a 8 valve GTi when it can sit in my yard until I find someone stupid enough to buy it

Hey do you want a 2001 GTi? It's fast as fuck boiii

>>17306530
No thanks I'm not gay.

>>17306541
That's fair enough mate, put the word out to your boyfriend would you?

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>>17303947
This is my everything else has failed and I will either succeed or destroy whatever I am working on very quickly.

It either works, or you are done and go get a beer.

No hex keys in this thread?

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>>17307119

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>>17304671
>The IR cordless
myfuckingboy.jpg

How is it, man? Looking to get one very soon, along with pic related

>>17305144
I rarely ever use mine, but the few times I have they saved he day

>>17306397
Listen here, fuckerón.
I work on shit that's made to hold wayyy more than your shitbox's weight and don't trust them even to hold themselves. But if you want to wait for your harbor freight jack to break before you stop taking hydraulics for granted, be my guest.

>>17304839
My nigga, that's the best kind of wire-stripper. Too bad you can't crimp with em

>>17306142
Pulling springs

about 5 extra 10mm sockets

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>>17302978
And the phone number of a good garage.

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>>17307932
>not paying in cash
What are You, poor?

>>17306177
Surgical clamps for viens and shit. Can't beat it

>>17305911
>Heavy duty
>Rope

>>17307167
It fits fucking anywhere.
It isn't really all that powerful, but gets it done.

>>17307142
>not T-handle