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As best I can tell, I haven't worked on anything roadside since 1990. I carry a single 10mm wrench, a screwdriver and some duct tape.

I had to remove the blade from my Wingman to remain workplace compliant at my last job. I replaced the blade with a small washer if I recall.

I once took some crappy triplicates and put them in an old ammo box. I kept them in my truck when I went dirt biking or camping. If anyone asked to borrow a tool, I told them if they could find what they need in that box, it's theirs for the keeping.

I only worked one place that required you to bring tools to the job. It was basically 3/8" drive sockets, both metric and SAE to 19mm and 3/4". Wrenches to match. Various screwdrivers, pliers, etc.. Everything else was supplied by the shop such as larger sockets and wrenches, pullers, etc.. We...

I put the allen wrenches in a zip lock bag and throw the other types of wrenches in the trash.

#422 is my favorite as well. Perfect for hoses, both garden and clothes washer supply lines.

There's one of those drill derived inflators being marketed on late night TV. Probably all come from the same manufacturer. I would imagine HF offers one too.

I thought orange threadlocker was just a euphemism for rust.

Either my Klein needle nose pliers or #422 Channellocks. I've previously had both hands injured in work accidents and neither work as well as they used to. My pliers are my force multipliers (see what I did there) for every day gripping and twisting action. One or the other is always close by.

Whenever Dad was describing someone lacking in mechanical skills, he'd say "That guy couldn't put a cob handle on a file."

I have seen and handled the current C'man three drawer at Lowes. It's pretty lightly constructed for the asking price. I would probably look for an older one on Ebay or Craigslist.

Giving away tools is like sowing the seeds for future GJers. Win-win!

Put it at the curb with a "FREE TAKE" sign on it. If nothing else, the scrappers will take it.

Get a replacement from Dorman.

Good lights. Good heat. Good refrigerator. All the rest is mere details.

TBH, the last couple of times I went to Lowes to pick up an open stock socket or wrench from C'man, I left with Kobalt. Functionally the same, similar quality and lower price.

Or 13 year olds with a Gilbert chemistry set. Ask me how I know.

No. I do not. Somewhere around middle age, I began giving tools away to younger guys who had none. If they wanted to borrow a wrench, I'd dig into my duplicates and triplicates, put together a little set, and just give it to them. Kind of a win-win situation. Helped them out for sure and kept me...

I worked in a shop building speed reducers from 1998-2004. Most of our product came from Taiwan. The fit and finish of the parts was excellent. The only weakness was the iron castings for the gear case and covers. They could be a bit porous. We sold other products from Europe, but their...

Elora 493-1. It's all you'll ever need.