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Tractor Supply has a roll they sell by the foot.

What is the middle stack?

I have the same pliers with green handle covers still intact. First pair of pliers I reach for.

Outlaw, the gas can/tool box works great for a chainsaw. Carry your wrench, blades, bar oil etc.

Drives me crazy. Tool box full of tools. Travel box, truck kit, spares, etc. etc. and I still end up somewhere without so much as a pair of pliers or a cresent.

Garage sales are year round in our part of Texas. Most are Sat. morning only. We go most Saturdays, stay in our local community, spend a few bucks and consider it our entertainment budget. I had plenty of tools before we started several years ago, but started reading GJ (nuf said). I have...

I have Channellock, Craftsman, Blackhawk, Fuller, J P Daniels, Proto, Diamond and Cresent brands in 4" through 15". I love the Diamonds but the Cresent (Spain) are the best made, best finished, smoothest and tightest

About a $1.00 for U.S. made and $.50 for import.

I recently used WD 40 and a razor scraper on some plastic drawer. I only had one layer of paper labels to remove and it worked well.

Pocket knife ( any one of 20), single AAA flashlight and Zippo tape measure)

I have a Husky on a three gallon rectangular shaped bucket (laundry detergent) with home repair tools. The rectangular bucket is easier to carry and has a lower center of gravity. My five gallon bucket tended to tip over. It carries enough tools to do most home repairs.

I picked up an old Proto (Kennedy made) machinest box with no key. I removed the lock and pulled out the pins. You can turn it with a screw driver to latch or unlatch the front cover. You could attach a finger lever.

level and stud finder