Tools you couldn't live without having

[Bunit98]

Tell us the tools you use all the time and you couldn't live without them


Here are some of mine:

- long reach pliers
- pick up tools
- snap on mini screwdriver
- snap on ratcheting screwdriver

 

[Hafen_Kafer]

6 inch flexible ruler. Machinists know what's up.

 

[f575gtc]

Re: Tools you couldn't love without

I couldn't love without my heart....awww....
edit* thanks for fixing the title now I look like a weirdo.

I couldn't live without my HVLP guns, 1 year ago I had never sprayed a car, today I own a nice air compressor, a few HVLP guns and have sprayed a car from bottom to top, everything chassis, control arms, trunk, engine bay, engine, interior, color change.

I can't stop spraying, I am addicted to it.

My Craftsman socket/wrench set is probably my second tool, couldn't do most of the stuff I have done without it.

and a Third with be my HF 1 Ton engine hoist, I have pulled 5 engines with it, I even used it to life the 2 stage air pump onto my air tank,

 

[espyking83]

Speed handle
Ratcheting screwdriver
1/4" SK ratchet
Snap On 1/4" wobble head extenstion set
Apex bit
Ratcheting adapter (for speed handle)
Dzus tool
Martin service wrenches
Fluke
Snap On/Irwin screw extractors
Sioux die grinder
Inspection mirror/ mechanical fingers/magnet

 

[toolslut6.0]

3/8 mac round head flex ratchet. Use it about 85% of the time when using a drive tool. Mini 3/8 air ratchet.

 

[espyking83]

Automatic wirestrippers are the **** too.

So many more....

 

[Hafen_Kafer]

Automatic wirestrippers are the **** too.

So many more....

Follow the rules man. One tool

 

[Holzarbeiter]

Hammer

 

[metaldad]

Hammer

a bfh.

 

[bobemmerich]

All of them...
Seriously,
18V Ryobi cordless drill, Lufkin 6' ruler, and lately my C-man wire strippers and Allen 10-in-1 screwdriver

 

[topcoat]

Impact driver.

 

[G_P]

Ever since I got a Snap On ratcheting screwdriver I wonder how I ever got by without it!

Other than that my 1/4" and 3/8" drive socket sets.

 

[chris142]

ir231

 

[Askme42]

Big,little,short, or tall. I love them every one.

 

[shockwave]

My pocket screwdriver probably my most used tool

 

[vartz04]

Cordless impact driver for everything 3/8" ratchet for mechanical stuff

 

[Bunit98]

Nice guys! I absolutely love my snap on ratcheting screwdriver and I wish I had bought it sooner

 

[The Shop]

Snap On heel bar. 'aka lady's foot' So many uses.... And you can use it to scratch your back also.

 

[Jwych]

I am a semi trailer mechanic and when working with multiple sizes airlines sometimes in tight areas these are a lifesaver!

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0014FGUYU/?tag=atomicindus08-20

 

[BirdMobile]

Too many to list.

ABSOLUTELY couldn't live without? Pocket and fixed blade knife.

 

[MRunabout]

Cordless power tools, portable jumper w/ air compressor built in, and 3/8 flex long handle ratchet.

 

[Erampu]

Bottle opener.

 

[barneyim26]

stylus pro light, pocket screwdriver.

the rest i can make it up as i go if i need too.

tools id like to not give up using...

ratcheting screwdriver
gearwrenches
big pry bar
my snap on torx and allens

cordless impact tools and lights

 

[steed andersen]

Nextec 1/4" lithium impact driver. Snap On 3/8" lithium ratchet. Razor knife.

 

[stovebolt6]

Pry bars
Magnetic pickup tools

 

[Leadberry]

Hook and pick set. Don't know how I went so many years without one...

 

[Sea_Chicken1]

3/8 ratchet - Use that mother for everything.
Speed handle - Don't know what your missing until you use one.
Big *** Pryb.. I mean Flathead - great for getting up under the corners of small panels.
BIG Red - Nothing like a big red sand hammer to move something that is seized in place.

 

[wild cowboy]

I got to thinking about this, "what is the one tool I use on every single job?"

well here it is:

 

[ATC]

3/8" M18 Fuel impact

 

[woody 73]

Cordless impact for driving everything under the sun what a joy to use.

Drill Gauge for those unreadable drill bits a lifesaver.

Nut & Bolt gauge for both metric and sae also a lifesaver for my old eyes.

Last my special jig to sharpen lathe tools, it took me from an average sharpen job to a pro job overnight.

 

[JAKE-THE-TOOL-MAN]

My favorite and most used tools are my snap on screw guns and my 14.4 3/8 impact. Couldn't live without them!

 

[Bunit98]

Nice guys

 

[Davefr]

-Snap On 196ncf
-Full Lens Magnifying Safety Glasses
-The internet
-A big hammer, a rabbits foot and a fresh container of holy water.

 

[bcradio]

The internet

 

[pi_guy]

books

 

[lakota]

Coast Led head band light. Bought at HD on sale for $10, regular $20. Nice to have a hands free flashlight.
link: http://www.homedepot.com/p/Coast-HL5-6-Chip-LED-Headlamp-TT7041CP/202500218#customer_reviews

 

[SASORacing]

impact wrench, for bolts and screws, beats using a ratchet for speed and strength.

 

[Hako86]

Magnetic trays and my roll of paper towels

 

[zkling]

Tool box, because almost every job begins and ends at the tool box.
Runners up
Bench grinder
Tig welder
4.5" grinder
horizontal bandsaw
3/8 ratchet
Internet
Drill press

Follow the rules man. One tool

Uhm, try reading the OP's post again. It says tools, plural, the s on the end indicates more than one. Something you should have learned back in middle school.

 

[domain]

Bosch ps41
Needle nose
Quick grip pro