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Have a Bahco one that is used daily, also have a Roebuck one which i got cheap on ebay that is like a 9 in 1 with a ratchet built in.

What seems to happen is our (European) companies are bought out by the bigger USA based ones and production moved abroad or to China for profit, and in that move some if not much of what made the companies great is lost.

Pilot drill for hole saw, 1/4" and pretty robust.

I have a 13mm deep 3/8 drive socket made by Speedrill in France which i found on ebay, it has two magnets in the side wall to hold a nut in place. I think Speedrill is no longer in existence.

Assuming its an air con application for the typical USA ducted system, best would probably be R407C but will require POE oil, easiest would be something like R438A as it will work with mineral oil. In either case, adjustment or replacement of the expansion device may be needed plus replacement...

https://www.faucetdepot.com/prod/TurboTorch-TS-1B-Kit-Propane-and-Mapp-Snake-Kit-18328.asp You should be able to get one cheaper, they are about half the price here in the UK, so should be even cheaper state side.

See it happen sometimes on discharge lines on refrigeration compressors, some wire wool etc would soon bring back the copper colour, its just a surface oxide.

Lots of refrigeration systems use square stems on the service valves, usually under 1/2" in size, have a set of Koken 8 points for when higher torque is needed than the standard refrigeration wrenches are capable of.

Depends what you are doing with it. Rothenberger Superfire 2 is pretty good, i have brazed 7/8" pipe with it. Only problem i find is they can stop working permanently when used in cold weather, i think the internals wax up. The other type you show you can unscrew the burner to get to the nozzle...

Most tape measures here have both metric and imperial marks on them, I use whatever lines up, so today i had 1' x 96cm for a piece of ply I was cutting out.

Tin snips and some old metal oil cans. On a side note, google images etc is a good way to find something you are looking for or indeed discover things you didn't know about.

Had some NWS VDE cutters for what must have been over ten years, used most days for service and install work on refrigeration and ac equipment. They had dulled over time but were still serviceable, in the end the joint wore out and the cutting edges didn't line up well. They were only ever used...

Well that escalated quickly....

Junior hacksaw would have finer teeth, though hard work on a 3" cable with 6" blade.

You have nitrogen mixed with refrigerant, there is nothing to be gained by taking PT measurements (those measurements are done to try and confirm something that you already know to be correct) The refrigerant/nitrogen mix needs recovering, the whole system evacuating, and the correct factory...

I'd go back to when I was eleven and start again. I've fucked up worse than a 30x50 haha

Have a few 13 x 17 wrenches, suits the m8 and m10 thread sizes which are common here.

Could you get the electricity pole moved instead?

If its a through bolt, just get some threaded rod and some nuts and replace the broken one.

Do you need a manifold or would something like the Testo smart probes or Sporlan Smart tool work for you? Personally i use an old Refco analogue and a Testo 550 at work, I work mainly on refrigeration equipment.