What's in your tool box?

AUII_Forte · 04-01-2005, 04:20 PM

Just want to know what everybody has in their tool collection and if you have a favourite. Here's what in mine as far as I can remember

1/2in Kinchrome Socket Set.
3/8in Deep Socket Set with hex drivers etc.
14pc Rubber Handled Full Shaft Screwdriver Set.
Impact Screwdriver Set.
Various Ring spanners & Shifters.
7pc Ratchet Spanner Set (My personal favourite!).
Various Pliers/Vicegrips.
Prybar set.
Hydraulic Puller Set.
2.5hp Compressor with a few tools, i.e air ratchet, die grinder etc.
140amp Stick Welder ($99 Repco job, not too bad for the price).
GMC 1400w Pressure Washer.
4in Angle Grinder ($14.90 Supercrap pos).
12v Cordless Drill ($14.90 Supercrap pos).
Hammer Drill.

and last but not least.........A HAMMER!

What do you guys all have?

Mike Gayner · 04-01-2005, 04:34 PM

Too many tools to list, but my favorites are my impact driver, 1/2" torque wrench and my pry bar.

EFFalcon · 04-01-2005, 04:38 PM

just a cheap tool set for now...
tool of choice - Hammer

stockstandard · 04-01-2005, 04:56 PM

Pretty much the same as AUII_Forte. Collection of spanners and sockets , torque wrenches, breaker bars, 70L air compressor with tools (rattle gun & wrench, spray bottles, sand blaster, etc), stick welder ($99 repco job as well), drills, angle grinders, drill press, chunky A-frame and block & tackle. Makes work so much easier and actually enjoyable when you have all the right tools.

BJ · 04-01-2005, 05:10 PM

It makes it simple when you own your own the work shop. 90% of it is all snap-on including all of the tool chests. One two post hoist and one four poster and all of the other cra* you pick up along the way.

Tool of choice ME

Paris Hilton · 04-01-2005, 05:30 PM

Just normal stuff, nothing special

Tool of choice: Dremel

Racecraft · 04-01-2005, 05:35 PM

Same as CH7472, have a workshop and panelbeaters, so got the goodies, even the diagnostic gear

Tool of Choice:- the hoist

SileNceR · 04-01-2005, 05:41 PM

Not too much yet,

Sidchrome 1/2" metric/imperial socket set
Stanley Knife
Shifter, Stanley Pliers

it's a start...

spope · 04-01-2005, 05:43 PM

I have the usual stuff (screwdrivers, sockets, etc.) but post chrissy I have now a cordless drill, cordless screwdriver and decent drill bit set.
I also have some expensive Falcon specific tools, including the clutch fan spanner, rear caliper reset tool and a fuel pump lock ring remover. Combined those three are worth nearly as much as I paid for all the other tools.

Tool of choice: 1/2 inch ratchet

Magical_ED · 04-01-2005, 06:41 PM

well in my dads tool box, it contains TOOLS! and thast about it
hmmm tool of choice, screw driver or hammer

INJECTED_250 · 04-01-2005, 07:27 PM

hmmm, im glad to say ive never been sucked in to buy snap on over priced tooles.

Sidchrome= 3/8 socket set
= 1/2 socket set
=A/F Ring open end spanner set
=Metric ring open end spanner set
=Driver set

Chiargo pnumatic= rattle gun and air ratchet

Thats basicly it, cheap tools are crap, dont waste youre time with them, kingchrome, sichrome, and othere middle priced brands i feel are the way to go.

99 percent of the time u wont break a tool you will lose it, so why spend 250 bucks on a snap on screwdriver set, when u can buy a 80 buck sidchrome one .

klawsterfobik · 04-01-2005, 07:38 PM

1/2 inch Metric and Imp sockets
1/4 inch Metric and Imp sockets
Screwdrivers
lots of pliers
a couple of bits of wire
soldering iron AND solder!
Test light
MultiMeter
a Rag
And it all sits behind my drivers seat in my carry toolbox.

No hammer though... But i wear steel capped boots when im working on things, and i have been known to substitute a hammer for the boots.

Psycho Chicken · 04-01-2005, 07:38 PM

Bah good old Strap On. I priced a complete 3/8 set with uni joints, short and deep sockets, extensions, the lot. It was 4 figures.

Ummm mine is a heavy bastard, lowers the rear by about an inch when it's in the boot. Off the top of my head;

1/2 socket set
1/4 socket set
Screwdriver set
Metric spanners (ring and combo)
A/F spanners (ring and combo)
Plies, side cutters, multigrips, all that good shit
Hose blockers (line lockers ;))
Metric and A/F hex key sets
Metric gear spanners
Oil filter tool
Big **** off multigrips for pushing brake pistons back
32mm spanner for clutch fans and whacking people
That funky thing for screwing back read brake pistons
Whatever shit I've happened to "obtain" from spare parts
Countless bolts, screws, split pins, globes, gaskets, clips and other shit
Small persuader
Large persusder

Barry_v · 04-01-2005, 09:42 PM

well my toolkit at work has loads of good stuff but my car boot toolkit consists of..

El cheapo spanners, sockets, ratchets
Duct Tape
Big claw hammer
electrical wire
if you're lucky a couple of screwdrivers

Tool of choice: AFS spanner (Any Fkn Size)

InitialD · 04-01-2005, 09:48 PM

Usual Stuff (sockets, Screwdrivers, spanners, etc) plus 1/2 of Kilsyth and Campbellfield pickapart

(jokin)

Psycho Chicken · 04-01-2005, 09:56 PM

What the?! No one has cable ties? Did we all run out or something?

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Originally Posted by Barry_v

Tool of choice: AFS spanner (Any Fkn Size)

hahaha never heard that one, love it.

AUII_Forte · 04-01-2005, 10:07 PM

I should have mentioned zip ties! I have a million floating round in the shed, on the car floor etc.

Duct tape is good shit as well. I reckon you could safely repair a radiator hose in the middle of nowhere with that stuff.

svo347 · 04-01-2005, 10:08 PM

Being a plant mechanic by trade I pretty much have everything, 3 toolboxes assortment kits of everything, 1 1/2 drive sockets/rattle gun, all the fruit right down to digital hydraulic pressure guages

BJ · 04-01-2005, 11:12 PM

[QUOTE=INJECTED_250]hmmm, im glad to say ive never been sucked in to buy snap on over priced tooles.
I dont think they are over priced. When you consider that Kingchrome and Sidchrome no longer give you a life time guarantee, all you get is a limited warrantee at the desrcstion?. With all the years i have been in the trade i would not use anyting else but that is just my way of thinking.

InitialD · 04-01-2005, 11:40 PM

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Originally Posted by AUII_Forte

I should have mentioned zip ties! I have a million floating round in the shed, on the car floor etc.

Duct tape is good shit as well. I reckon you could safely repair a radiator hose in the middle of nowhere with that stuff.

Ahh duct tape, ive used that twice to save my radiator hoses and once my radiator!

needturbo6 · 04-01-2005, 11:47 PM

fav tools: ampro 1/4 ratchet, ozito rotary tool(dremel thing), chisel, soldering iron - very useful....

i would have to agree with INJECTED_250 about cheap tools- nothin but trouble. i have bought a few diffenent el cheapo tools and will never buy the things again, especially when im dealing with sockets and spanners.

Kenaz · 05-01-2005, 08:00 AM

1/2" Kinchrome socket set
some screw drivers
oil filter removal tools
A whole heap of other shit I can't remember

bindi · 05-01-2005, 08:47 AM

Duct tape, cable (zip) ties, wire stripper, female/male electrical bits (for stereo emergencies!), pliers, hammer, screwdriver, socket set, other bits are on their way!

Anything else I need, I go to my Dad's

MotherNatureVer2 · 05-01-2005, 02:28 PM

Dont have many tools ;)

2 Screwdrivers, 1 Flat Tip & 1 Phillips Head,
A AFS Shifter ;)

I Always carry spare radiator hoses & of course a pair of stockings ........ No I dont ware them .... great for emergancy fan belts ...... Ohhhhhhh & you cant forget a bit of bailing twine .........

Nothing like bushy type mechanics when needed

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old_mate · 05-01-2005, 04:13 PM

In my toolbox I have

kincrome 3/8 and 1/2 in drive socket set, imperial and metric
Stahl willie 1/4 in ratchet
Stahl Willie 1/4 in socket set
Craftsman 1/4 deep sockets
Snap on ratchet screwdriver x2 (best ****en things, i swear)
set of ratchet spanners
Big **** multigrips
ratchet stubby spanner (cheapy)
Stahl Willie imperial spanners
sabrelight torch (just the thing for looking around in fuel tanks without blowing up)
Stanley (!!!) screwdriver set
heaps of other assorted stuff, mirrors, pliers, sidecutters etc

things i'm buying soon

Craftsman big imperial spanners (3/4 and above)
Craftsman metric spanner set
Cannon plug pliers
More sidecutters
Snap on bullnose pliers
a decent set of screwdrivers
Vice Grips

Sucks cos i have to have the imperial shit for Boeing's, means I cant spend up on tools for home. But that'll change soon enough

klawsterfobik · 05-01-2005, 08:37 PM

I bought a crappy set of screwdrivers from SuperShyte. They lasted about a week... until i needed to use them; at the point the handle spun on the shaft! I'm going to buy a good set of screwdrivers when i can.

Ive had my Supercraft(?) socket and spanner set for about 3 years, and its still going strong.

EFShelby · 05-01-2005, 09:39 PM

I have all the tools in my old man's shed. Which is great as there is enough of everything to do what ever is needed.
Personally i have an average socket set and spanners and of coarse
Duct tape and zip ties

Rod

4.9 EF Futura · 11-01-2005, 12:55 PM

Just the usual tools - have a small kit full of duplicates which rides all the time - just enough to fix a belt, hose or the like.

Fav tools would have to be the multi-purpose numbers - vice grips, adjustable spanner, grinder. But very fond of my expensive ABW pulley removing/installing tools. *sniff* favourite ratchet up on the roof at the moment following a temper-tantrum-tool-throwing/bouncing-extravaganza.

Kaddis · 10-09-2007, 09:35 PM

not enough tools!

efgiar · 10-09-2007, 09:54 PM

just while this thread has been mined

LOL!!!!!!!

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Originally Posted by 4.9 EF Futura

*sniff* favourite ratchet up on the roof at the moment following a temper-tantrum-tool-throwing/bouncing-extravaganza.