dolfans
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I was looking at popular mechanics and it has this article in it. It was interesting.I thought maybe some of you guys might would like to see it. www.popularmechanics.com
50 tools everyone should have
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hoopty388
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link is bad but you can find it from that page its toweard the bottom
Teken
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Nice, only one or two things I didn't have on the list . . . 
Art From De Leon
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Did Popular Mechanics see the need to include a *****, or a cheese knife and cork puller for wine bottles?
I would venture to guess that most of the yuppies and metrosexuals that PM caters to, are intimately familiar with all of the above.
I would venture to guess that most of the yuppies and metrosexuals that PM caters to, are intimately familiar with all of the above.
Teken
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That was one of the things I didn't have, also the spade shovel . . .
jeepnut24
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mooman
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Guess I need a center punch....
barney rubble
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I'm good to go.
A multibit screwdriver??? That should be on the 5 tool plan vs. the 50 tool plan. Give me a screwdriver set anyday.
Where's the carpenters square? They're extremely useful if you know how to use one. (a combination square is no substitute)
I could do without the sledge hammer. I no longer have a Ford.
Where's the carpenters square? They're extremely useful if you know how to use one. (a combination square is no substitute)
I could do without the sledge hammer. I no longer have a Ford.
mkdive
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earmuffs????
danski0224
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Packard V8
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Fifty everyone should have?
A list suitable for this group would be more like, "Your five thousand piece main mechanic's set, five hundred piece basement set and the two hundred piece portable set. Next week, watch for the list for the basic woodworking set and next month the expanded yard and garden set."
If you told me I had to count all my tools, I'd say, "Just shoot me now."
thnx, jack vines
A list suitable for this group would be more like, "Your five thousand piece main mechanic's set, five hundred piece basement set and the two hundred piece portable set. Next week, watch for the list for the basic woodworking set and next month the expanded yard and garden set."
If you told me I had to count all my tools, I'd say, "Just shoot me now."
thnx, jack vines
Funny and true. They missed the drill press, bench grinder, angle grinders and most importantly tool chest which most of wouldn't live without.
speed bump
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Its a list, but I'm not sure the guy who wrote it knew much about any of the tools.
D KRAGER
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I had all these already covered when I was in highschool.....
Zrexxer
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Is it bad if I have "several" to "more than a dozen" of each item? 
Is it bad if I have "several" to "more than a dozen" of each item?
What's with the Metzenbaums? Are you a surgeon?
Packard V8
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And I'd argue for most important of all, the bench grinder with coarse and fine wire wheels. That's the last power tool I'd give up. Without air tools, portable electric tools, battery-powered tools shop work goes on. However for working with used tools and old cars, the wire wheels get more use than all of them combined. I've got 12" and 8" in the shop and 6" in the basement.
thnx, jack vines
You're killing me! I'm gonna start looking for some more bench grinders now with bigger wire wheels.
logical
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I carry a multi-bit screwdriver on my motorcycle to save space but they are a complete PITA for anything else. This was clearly a list for "Jim and Nancy Suburban Homeowner " so I wouldn't fault it for not having stuff like an angle grinder or something. For what it is...it really isn't such a bad list.
Titus
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I can't believe Duct tape and JB weld didn't make the list.
True but those are must haves for a trunk emergency kit.
Zrexxer
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Oh, now come on, surely SOMEONE knows what that obscure movie reference is from
My thoughts exactly. For me its a lathe, mill, welder, and a backhoe plus multiples of all that is on the 50's list.
What really gets me is the Allen wrenches. Allen is a trademarked owner of the hexsocket head. Hex Key is the generic tool that fits the hexsocket. They show a Greenlee branded tool.
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Oh, now come on, surely SOMEONE knows what that obscure movie reference is from
No. Enlighten me. I'm not much of a movie buff.
Zrexxer
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You know, I'm no movie buff either, but that's one of the funniest movies ever made IMO! I'll see if anyone else gets it before I give it awayNo. Enlighten me. I'm not much of a movie buff.
mooman
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Man with two Brains?
Zrexxer
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DING DING DING, see, it didn't take long to get a winner
mooman
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What did I win??
Zrexxer
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The deep and abiding satisfaction of knowing quotations from silly 1980's Steve Martin movies!
chadster1
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Snap-on tells me that I have to count all of the tools on my truck every year for insurance purposes. I pay a couple of cs agents to do it on the weekend. There is no way I would want to count my truck.
Titus
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atari
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I didn't see "pump shotgun" on the list either! I would have settled for revolver though.
I want to see Nancy Suburban Homeowner wield that sledge hammer or pick ax which they indicate is a top 50 must have.
speed bump
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I want to see Nancy Suburban Homeowner wield that sledge hammer or pick ax which they indicate is a top 50 must have.
The specify a 8-10 lb model which to me is a toy and picks are light. Perfect Nancy homeowner tools.
If they said the perfect size is 12lb-16lb and all that is man swings a 20lber then that might be debatable.
Displaced Hokie
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It's a city boy list...so take it that way. On a whole, it's pretty good. I also don't see the need for a sledge or pick for the average person, but oh well.
I've got 'em all, but I'm subbing my multiple kinds of "garden hoes" for the pick.
I've got 'em all, but I'm subbing my multiple kinds of "garden hoes" for the pick.
I substitute all the time. Last weekend I was tearing down old kitchen cabinets for the garbage and didn't have a sledge. An axe works wonders for demo
