Recent content by A&Pgirl

Thanks for the insight. I definitely love tool discounts. I never had any good deals with Snap On, Matco, Mac, SK or others, but when I was working in the electrical and datacom fields, I used to get insane discounts on Greenlee and Klein as an apprentice. Will definitely use the discounts to my...

The company I am hoping to go to work for once I'm done with school does maintenance work on others planes (mostly smaller planes) and also owns a handful of prop and jet air tankers. More than likely, there will be a little more variety in what I'm wrenching on, once I get the proper training...

Agreed! I have done a bit of work in the trades in the past and consider myself to a have a strong mechanical background. Over the years, I have come to appreciate good tools and have noticed a significant difference between cheap brands and good brands, especially when it comes to sockets...

I definitely agree that talent, attention to detail, ability and willingness to listen are going to go a lot further than what kind of tools or tool box I have. I don't expect to get along with all my coworkers and I definitely understand that there will be a variety of varying opinions when it...

I am new here and wanted to reach out and get some recommendations on tool boxes. I am going to school to get my A&P (airframe & powerplant) certificate. Obviously, wrenching on expensive machines means a need for using quality tools with tight tolerances to avoid making expensive mistakes. I...