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Smokeshow69

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Squankum said:
A Hyde putty knife. Made somewhere in North America but I'm having trouble remembering which country... oh, Canada.

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On a recent project, I'd noticed that two El Cheapo narrow putty knives had drifted into my life. My wide one is a Hyde that I probably got from HJE in the past ten years. And I noticed that I did not like the cheap putty knives, just based on how the handles felt in my hand! (Maybe I also grew up with Hyde, odds are good.)
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El cheapo putty knives are horrible. I have found some really good US made ones at Napa in the Carlyle brand. Not too expensive and they have striking caps on the back
 
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MooseCustomMotors said:
New shop works on VAG cars?
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Yes unfortunately. I've rarely worked on Euro cars in the past, they just weren't common in the shops I worked at. But I was told at the new shop we see a few every week, so I need to be prepared.

Not sure what else I'll need to buy, but I need to stock up on automotive tools in general.
 
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AJHD said:
Yes unfortunately. I've rarely worked on Euro cars in the past, they just weren't common in the shops I worked at. But I was told at the new shop we see a few every week, so I need to be prepared.

Not sure what else I'll need to buy, but I need to stock up on automotive tools in general.
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VAG builds trash, but they're good money to work on.

Stubby bit sockets, wobble extensions, you'll do pretty well on them.
 
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2ndGearRubber said:
VAG builds trash, but they're good money to work on.

Stubby bit sockets, wobble extensions, you'll do pretty well on them.
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I wouldn’t say all are trash by far. Labor times and accessibility to stuff are your friend though. Cam cradles, water pumps, etc. make me happy and see dollar signs.
 
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AJHD said:
Yes unfortunately. I've rarely worked on Euro cars in the past, they just weren't common in the shops I worked at. But I was told at the new shop we see a few every week, so I need to be prepared.

Not sure what else I'll need to buy, but I need to stock up on automotive tools in general.
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CTA or the matco rebrand 1/4” triple squares you can put a wrench on are a must. Vim or Cornwell really long triple squares also fall into the must category. I was torn on stubby triple squares and I settled on 1/4” ones from CTA, 3/8” ones from blue point, the standard Matco set and the long *** ones from Cornwell. Outside of that, normal automotive tools should suffice.
 
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2ndGearRubber said:
VAG builds trash, but they're good money to work on.

Stubby bit sockets, wobble extensions, you'll do pretty well on them.
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MooseCustomMotors said:
CTA or the matco rebrand 1/4” triple squares you can put a wrench on are a must. Vim or Cornwell really long triple squares also fall into the must category. I was torn on stubby triple squares and I settled on 1/4” ones from CTA, 3/8” ones from blue point, the standard Matco set and the long *** ones from Cornwell. Outside of that, normal automotive tools should suffice.
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Thanks for the suggestions. Unfortunately it will be a few weeks before I can buy much of anything, I'm tapped out right now.
 
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Squankum said:
A Hyde putty knife. Made somewhere in North America but I'm having trouble remembering which country... oh, Canada.
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Hyde stuff is good.

Putty knives are one of those tools that I can't have too many of, since it seems I'm always looking for one. Same goes for scrapers, scissors, utility knives, tape measures, triangles, and straight edges. No matter how many of them I have and how 'organized' I try to be, I'm always trying to remember where I left one. It's OK when I'm working in my shop, since I actually have a place for everything, but when I'm working in the house, or the yard, or on the old house that we've been restoring, I always manage to misplace one or more of the abovementioned tools. A while ago, I bought a package of 8 scissors, thinking that having more of them would make them easier to lay hands on, but today I spent at least 15 minutes looking for a pair. I think it's kind of like pencils and Sharpie markers...they seem to totally disappear, and then I discover 25 of them having a family reunion in a cup on my desk or on the shelf next to the washing machine where my spouse put them after removing them from my pockets. :rolleyes:
 
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Blue Chips said:
Hyde stuff is good.

Putty knives are one of those tools that I can't have too many of, since it seems I'm always looking for one. Same goes for scrapers, scissors, utility knives, tape measures, triangles, and straight edges. No matter how many of them I have and how 'organized' I try to be, I'm always trying to remember where I left one. It's OK when I'm working in my shop, since I actually have a place for everything, but when I'm working in the house, or the yard, or on the old house that we've been restoring, I always manage to misplace one or more of the abovementioned tools. A while ago, I bought a package of 8 scissors, thinking that having more of them would make them easier to lay hands on, but today I spent at least 15 minutes looking for a pair. I think it's kind of like pencils and Sharpie markers...they seem to totally disappear, and then I discover 25 of them having a family reunion in a cup on my desk or on the shelf next to the washing machine where my spouse put them after removing them from my pockets. :rolleyes:
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Ms. Squankum does the same with reading glasses -- owns many, can't find one. Many at GJ do the same with tape measures.

I try to do the opposite: when you have one, you realize you've lost it much sooner, and begin the hunt while the trail is still warm!
 
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LXCam said:
Most certainly, when you have a clear area and or enough slack to get after it.
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Good point. I was looking strictly at the OP's pic of the cable, and wasn't really thinking about a grounding point that may be buried in a difficult to access location (like most cars built after the early 70s, LOL).

Mike
 
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SteadyC said:
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mikeinri said:
I generally despise plumbing, especially using basin wrenches, so that Basin Buddy looks awesome!

Mike
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I wanted to buy a basin buddy, but instead came home with this...

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In my defense, it was only a few dollars more than the old-school basin wrenches.

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It's a LOT bigger than it probably needs to be, which isn't always (ever?) good when you're stuffed into a cabinet under a sink...

Mike
 
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I used to have a Snap On "Brute" 3/8 extended reach ratchet, but for me it was so front heavy and bulky it was unusable. I eventually got rid of it, the absurd skyrocketing prices of Snap On's electric tools were just too much.

Anyway... I ran across a special online at Home Depot. The new 2569 small head high RPM 3/8 extended reach ratchet included a high output 2.5ah battery if you buy it online. I didn't see the offer in store.

I couldn't resist. The "free" battery helps ease the overall price. I even got one of the newer M12 batteries. The body is a bit bulky for my hands, but it's very well balanced and will be used daily going back into automotive.
 
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was hoping to pick up an agle drill but this driver came up on amazon at a fairly deep discount w/batt and charger. I had a PITA time drilling for 12gauge romex on some low pitch top plate w/this same bit and angle attachment. Made quick work of this treated scrap:

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Kinda slow at work today so I walked on to the SO truck. His truck is pretty bare bones but did stumble upon this new 1/4 locking wobble extension set. Threw in a beach towel which is awesome because I lost my old one last yr. Extension set is PN 103TMXWKL but it's not on the website
 

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