The "I must be the only guy on GJ without a ____" thread.

[JBradley500]

After spending a lot of time on this site i'm sure everyone notices a lot of posts/pics of specific tools reoccurring in many toolboxes. In some cases I feel like I must be the only person on GJ that doesn't have a certain tool. I thought it could be fun to see if other people have some tools that stand out to them.

In my case I feel like I must be the only person in the U.S. that doesn't own a Craftsman raised panel ratchet of any size. I have SO, Armstrong, Matco, Gearwrench, SK, HF, etc, but one of those RP's has never made it's way into my collection.

 

[Exceller8]

I had several of them but gave them all away. So... I also DO NOT have a single one.

 

[8man]

It's ok, I have 7 of them going back to my first one in 1970.

 

[1950mercury]

If you've never used one you don't know what your not missing out on

 

[302]

Garage. I live in an apartment. Gravel driveway.

We're looking at a place with a garage and double-wide paved driveway now. Having my own work area will be heavenly.

 

[Ditchdigger]

Standard slip joint pliers

I doubt I own a set, and if I do have any in the back of a drawer somewhere I can guarantee they have never been used.

 

[BikerDad]

Stubby wrenches. Closest I have to 'em is some ignition wrenches, which, IIRC, I've never used for ignition, but have used on some other lit'l things.

 

[Richard Cranium]

J Bradley- if you want one pm me your address and I will send you one. Same goes to ditchdigger if you want a pair of pliers Pm me your address I have spares. Richie

 

[Richard Cranium]

Oh, I guess I should of posted what I don't have also. Lets see, I guess I don't have a lift for my cars...

 

[Strouty]

I don't have a clue.

 

[Jawn]

I'm getting pretty dang well far along in having all the cool toys thanks to you turkeys "inspiring" me.

 

[jlh92]

...an air compressor.

I also don't really have a garage. We're planning on moving next year and I'll be making sure we at least have a proper garage.

 

[canuckian]

Didn't have flex head ratcheting wrenches until today. Time will tell exactly how much I "needed" them.

 

[90zcar]

Crowsfoot wrenches


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[jcfields]

.

 

[catsteve]

single post lift...

but i do need one.

 

[stovebolt6]

Crowsfeet. I just haven't found myself in a situation that would demand them.

 

[Zeke]

I don't have a chain saw. Everyone needs at least one.

BTW, I don't have a RP ratchet either. Didn't know what they were until I joined up here. By then I had enough Heinz 57 tools that I didn't need to go **** and start matching and trick organizing.

On the crowsfoot wrenches thing, you could go years w/o needing any but when you do, there is no substitute.

 

[The Original Fisho]

Speed handles and a decent vise. Always looking for them at garage sales

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[GTA Matt]

A crescent wrench

 

[nucklebuster]

Flare wrenches, although have seen enough Plomb/Proto pebbled on here to make me think if I were to "need" them, that's what I'd slowly acquire.

 

[Steevo]

Angle wrenches.
Every time I am in a bind and wrestling with fittings in tight spaces, I swear I'll buy a set of angle wrenches next.
Then I manage to finish the job anyway, and wonder why I need yet another specialized set of wrenches.

 

[kctyphoon]

a Snap-ON bill.. HA HA HA....

 

[Sam'sAutoParts]

1" drive ratchet! I have at least half a dozen sockets but always just used an adapter and used my 3/4" ratchet.

I"m down to 4 RP ratchets, one In each drive size 1/4" to 3/4" finally sold my spares on eBay this past year. Almost never use the ones I still have though.

 

[70Swinger440]

a Snap-ON bill.. HA HA HA....

Nope. I don't have one either.

A mill, or a lathe.

 

[taumac]

I feel like I'm the only guy on GJ without a Wilton Bullet.

 

[Tellingthem]

Anything from a tool truck. I have nothing Snap-On, Mac, Matco, or Cornwell.

 

[Bobcat753]

Floor Jack. Have a 12 and 2 Ton bottle jack but don't have a nice floor jack.

 

[Dan in Pasadena]

Not a single Snap On, SK, Matco, etc tool truck tool. No 3/4" or 1" drive sockets, no lathe, no mill, nor flare nut wrenches, and still....I get it all fixed when I need to.

 

[Rock Hound]

I don't have any tools from Harbor Freight. It's not that I wouldn't buy or own them, there is just no Harbor Freight within an hour's drive of me. I would actually not mind having their impact sockets and one of the larger rolling tool boxes.

 

[chipper]

Welder ....but hopefully that changes soon

 

[RedneckWelder]

It's OK OP, I don't have a Craftsman ratchet of any kind either, and I'm a professional diesel mechanic.

My father owns plenty though and swears by them. Growing up using those godawful Craftsman ratchets made me swear to find something better when I started buying tools.

Flare wrenches

The only reason I don't have any is they are fairly useless in my field.

 

[franzdom]

Drill press.

 

[just a noob]

A missus that disapproves of my tool purchases

 

[twertsy]

Nope. I don't have one either.

A mill, or a lathe.

Exactly this. No SO bill, lathe or mill.

 

[Smokeshow69]

A snap on epiq or a dual 80 ratchet...

 

[Dog Garage]

"I must be the only guy on GJ without a Car Loan"

 

[Bill Ramsey]

Re: The "I must be the only guy on GJ without a ____" thread.

A Snap-on ratchet. Multiples of Gearwrench, Matco, SK, JH Williams, Kobalt, Napa, and the ubiquitous Craftsman, but no SO (yet).

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[RalloZ35]

I don't own a single rubber mallet, and don't intend to anytime soon.

 

[lowspeed_highdrag]

A freaking plunge router...