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starting my tool collection

ranger_dood

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Well, today is my 19th birthday, and apparently it's the year of the tools :). We're building a new house right now, and we have available on the property a garage and a barn (in addition to the two bay garage attached to the house).

Anyway, we also have the 1953 project truck, so I've got plenty of stuff to use tools on. Here's what I got for my B'day:

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Air tool kit by Companion. Awesome stuff. Air ratchet, die grinder, and impact wrench. Also came with a gravity feed sprayer (in the next pic):

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Sprayer from above air tool kit, 16oz hammer, 30ft tape, and 3 adjustable wrenches (say what you want about them, but they can be very useful sometimes).

I also got one of those magnets on the end of a flexible stick for when I drop bolts into impossible places on the '53 :D

Now I just need to get a better compressor (if I get serious about this stuff). Right now I just have a portable husky 1.5 gallon compressor, which won't spin the tools for too long, and I think it only has a 50% duty cycle. When I kill it, I'll have to get a new one.
 
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moparfreak

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I'm a few years ahead of you (22nd in may), but I started getting tools around 19...Now I have more than I know where to put them! I suggest your next purchase be a good craftsman(or other brand if you prefer) socket set. I would get one w/ all three drive sizes. There's actually a really nice set that has a good assortment for all three sizes and comes in a nice blow bolded case w/ drawers...search for it on the sears website...it's priced reasonably....good luck on the '53!

Adam
 
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ranger_dood

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Yeah, I do need to go for some sockets now. However, I have a 60 piece mechanics set that I bought a while back. It's in one of those little plastic cases and it has a ratchet and some standard/metric sockets. Comes in very handy. For the sockets I don't have, I just raid my dad's toolbox.

That's actually the next thing I need.... a toolbox to put stuff in. :)
 

ChucksCrib

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I have that same air tool kit and have been using it for about 3 years now without any problems. Mine however is not the Sears "Companion" line, mine is private labeled by another company.
 

eschoendorff

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Good luck... it's just starting

I always used my dad's tools until I got a house of my own. Now THERE'S a reason to buy tools, lol! I keep adding stuff... maybe one or two items per weekend. Now I think I may be an addict. I find myslef buying duplicates of certain items just so I'll never have to run out to the garage to get them!
 

fourspeed

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Excellent! Another young man who is working on vintage iron! :thumbup:

For my car, this has turned into one of my favorite tools. Next one will be a Milwaukee. Get yourself a 4.5" angle grinder (not a 4") and some cutoff wheels, grinding disks, and wire wheels. Watch out for the wire wheels. They remove flesh REALLY fast! Wear some leather gloves. Don't forget a dust mask.

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whackygoat

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I have the makita 4.5" grinder. I like it a lot. It's very powerful. I put a mason cutting wheel on it for cutting off sheetmetal on my pontiac and it goes through it like a hot knife through butter. AWesome!
 
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DynoDave

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Man, I love those Easy-To-Read sockets. What a world of difference from the older one's I have.
 

fourspeed

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moparfreak said:
fourspeed, I plan on getting a makita 4.5". How has that one held up?

Very well so far. It's only a year-and-a-half old, but I have used it a LOT. No complaints. Get a big stack of cutoff wheels. 1/16 thick or less. They get eaten up fast. Grinding wheels last longer. Wear gloves. It has enough torque to spin around and bite ya.

Sometimes when I buy a tool, I get a lower-priced one. Then, if I find myself using it a lot and it breaks down, I know I should get a really good one. Sometimes, though, I don't use the tool much. Then I'm glad I didn't spend a lot on it. (Like my air powered cutoff tool)
 

Handyman163

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Great start. Glad to hear you're getting into doing things yourself - you can save a lot of money that way. My first car was older than I was when I got it ('79 Ford LTD - before they called them Crown Vic's), and it needed some constant TLC and maintenance, from the time I was 15. That's what really got me started. Of course, I'm still upgrading most of my stuff too.


Keep us posted on your progress of the collection.
 

VMaxman

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Ranger dood,

Dont be too proud to check out what some of the local pawn shops have; you can
save at least half of what you'd spend on new tools.

Have fun starting your tool collection!
 

Teken

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5 year old thread? Too funny but you never know where the guy is at in his life. It would be great to hear how the tool collection has grown though!
 
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