That handy little tool you can't live without. Pics please

[83c10submariner]

Mine would be my grip rite mini palm nailer. I have used this little guy for everything from 4" spikes, joist hanger to shingle nails in a tight spot.

 

[blind]

That's good to hear since I picked one up for $9 last night at home depot. The packaging was damaged but nothing wrong with the nailer.

 

[Jarhead0408]

Very nice. I might have to pick one of those up sometime.

 

[AmishFury]

i no longer have it and can't for the life of me remember the brand but it was just like this little SK but instead of 9mm it was 10mm... so insanely handy to have in my pocket

 

[STEVENC]

 

[ADSR]

I'm posting from it.

i can't post mine.

 

[nicksnothereman]

Paper clip.

 

[AV8OR]

I have all three but if I had to chose just one I would get the 12 inch.

http://www.micromark.com/ear-polypus-12-inch,8097.html

You don't use it very often but when you do it can save you an entire day (if not more) vs. having to tear something down to get a D'oh!

 

[Jarhead0408]

Whoa..... Those are cool! ^^^^^

Would you mind giving us an example of when it came in handy?

 

[G1GRANDEUR]

like getting a wire in tight spot or drop something in small hole? I can see that it can be handy.

 

[twertsy]

I really should be a salesman for this..........I'd estimate it's saved me several hundred, if not thousands of dollars in drill bits, router bits, spot-weld bits and the like.

 

[90zcar]

My phone...it's a paper weight, communication device, flashlight, vehicle service manual, information highway, **** library, music player and toy........all in one


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[TM98]

I really should be a salesman for this..........I'd estimate it's saved me several hundred, if not thousands of dollars in drill bits, router bits, spot-weld bits and the like.

Never heard of this till now.

 

[chrisexv6]

My phone...it's a paper weight, communication device, flashlight, vehicle service manual, information highway, **** LIBRARY, music player and toy........all in one


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Fixed it for you.

 

[Mark in Indiana]

My mind and a pen.

 

[90zcar]

Fixed it for you.

Haha....to some of us it is just part of life like brushing your teeth


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[Greasymofo]

Speakers for music!!!

 

[zx2slow]

1/2" drive 18" craftsman breaker bar.

 

[Beemer533]

How about 3 things?

I use this all the time... Doesn't work so well on plaster/lath due to the irregular surface, but anything even remotely smooth it saved me tons of time..

http://www.licensedelectrician.com/Store/RT/Wire_Python.htm


That and my battery operated bandsaw... don't leave home without one..

I recently picked up a Samsung Note 4 and I use the s pen constantly to take notes, and of course all the other apps.. I can't remember the last time I took notes on paper..

 

[redyute]

Half inch impact best $600.00 bucks I ever spent, she cant stay clean lol

 

[TOOL FANATIK]

id be a liar if i said i could live without my leatherman.

 

[Jack Olsen]

ZebraLight Headlamp. The older I get, the more I reach for it.

Goofy looking? Sure.

 

[twertsy]

Yup, Goofy. What light?

 

[rodsnratfinks]

At my old shop I was borrowing this tool daily, so I bought it for $13. It is surprisingly strong and can fit into a lot of places. It is still one of my most used tools.

I got this Blue Point mag tool with a bunch SO sockets and wrenches from an old tech's widow. Despite the other stuff being very useful, this was one of the things I was most excited about. It's the strongest mag pickup tool I've ever used. No joke: it can pick up a pipe wrench. At my old shop, people were always accidentally dropping tools and fittings for our flush machine into the 500 gallon reclaimed oil tank. I was able to retrieve all of them with this. Works great for when you drop a $50 tool into a frame rail.

 

[theoldwizard1]

1/2" drive 18" craftsman breaker bar.

I want a Craftsman 24"+ 3/4" breaker bar ! Too bad they don't make them !

 

[AE2]

Gearwrench Microdriver

 

[jobo1004]

I want a Craftsman 24"+ 3/4" breaker bar ! Too bad they don't make them !

It's not craftsman but how about a 40" 3/4" drive breaker bar?
http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200382234_200382234

 

[bcradio]

pliers wrench

 

[JBradley500]

 

[90zcar]

Explain? I have the same one and it seldom gets used. I find it too thick for clips


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[JBradley500]

I use it for all kinds of weird things. A mini-prybar for one. I use it to help remove small hoses that are too stuck to pull off by hand. I use it a lot to remove plastic push rivets and clips. I find more weird uses for that tool than anything else.

 

[Palmer812]

The one in the middle

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[M-EGT]

I find the pick set I have to be super useful. I never thought I would need it so much

 

[stearn786]

I can't live without this tool. I have a spare in my bottom drawer just in case I lose it.

 

[83c10submariner]

The one in the middle

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What is that tool called and what is it used for? I've never seen one before

 

[bwringer]

What is that tool called and what is it used for? I've never seen one before

It's called a "skin wedge" -- it's traditionally used to pry or separate two pieces of sheet metal.

Very useful for all sorts of prying situations even if you don't actually work on airplanes for a living.

http://www.yardstore.com/browse.cfm/4,4427.html
http://www.yardstore.com/browse.cfm/4,4721.html

 

[krc328ic]

This \/ Use it several times every day

 

[anurag1990]

Victorinox 15 tool + Knipex 6" cobra

 

[rodsnratfinks]

I use it for all kinds of weird things. A mini-prybar for one. I use it to help remove small hoses that are too stuck to pull off by hand. I use it a lot to remove plastic push rivets and clips. I find more weird uses for that tool than anything else.

Sounds like I could use one of those.

 

[Brownsfan]

Use this thing a ton. Plus the customer service is excellent. The company is local to me and my.first one was defective. They dropped a new one off the same day. http://www.hickok-inc.com/catalog/products/76600_voltpro.html