Useful tools that others don't use!

[Rust]

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sheet metal nibbler?

 

[motormitch]

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sheet metal nibbler?

Ding, Ding, Ding, You are correct. It was/is used to cut and shape sheet metal before you had power nibblers. You can also adjust for the thickness and use a hammer to cur through some pretty thick stuff.

 

[wornoutoldman]

Dental floss. While I am sure people don't floss enough... I use it to hold washers on bolts all the time, specially when they would fall off before you get the bolt in place. Once a couple treads are in it can be pulled out. Also works good for gaskets etc. use it to hold them in place and slide it out before tightening.

Huge floss fan.

Guess what this is used for....

Tailpipe/muffler seperator, sheet metal cutter.

 

[mrjaw14]

plain ole electrical wire, the solid variety. I've done a lot of low voltage work so I was always having to fish things in tight spaces. used solid electrical wire as a grabbing hook, a short fish tape. I use it to hold things. I've taped magnets to it to grab steel fish tapes. I've taped some on the end of glow rods to grab with needle nose pliers to be flexable enough to pull into a knockout in a box. I've taped some to meter probes to extend their reach (handles not the tips) the list goes on. a 3-6' section is in my tool bag at all times.

 

[Steevo]

Guess what this is used for....

I have an old air hammer bit that does that same task.