I have gotten away with using stainless wire and C25..but wasn't a critical part and wasn't worth the cost of another bottle..all it did was turn the welds black but I was planning on cleaning them up anyway..
Funny you say that about the railroad.I had bought some cheap rubber tires at northern and ended up not using them..asked my wife to take them back when she got a chance and thought she had..well all week driving back and forth to work my car reaked of this smell..the only thing I could think of...
I would talk to others at the shop you are at..maybe make a list of modt used tools..looks like a lot of that is sort of fluff that you may not ever need/use..you might be able get by with a few ebay auctions for a little newer tools that fit your needs better
If you are cheap the kobalt flashlights on clearance at Lowes are hard to beat for the money. probably brightest flashlight you can find for 9 dollars and rechargeable without having to keep track of a cord!
In my dad's old stuff found some old account and wish list books..they are about passport size..was hoping to find some prices or receipts but they were all blank
My worst mainly because it wasn't mine..was staying at a friends while having marriage trouble and him and his gf had gone out..wanting to be productive I decided to help with his broken toilet. He had a new one ready to install. Turns out when I disconnected the water line the shutoff valve...
Composite ratchets, ball peens, and last time I went I realized I didn't have a shorter 1/2 breaker..the 18" (i think) has come in handy..also dead blows! I have a ball peen head laying around and was able to get 2 new complete hammers for less than a new handle cost elsewhere