What is your favorite tool?

[hickmlg09]

What is your favorite tool that you use the most?

Kind of curious to see what everyones favorite tool is?

 

[DrkMtnDew]

It's Either Hammers and Pry Bars...

 

[mrshaun]

cts561... all time favorite

 

[hickmlg09]

cts561... all time favorite

Glad to hear your back and okay!

 

[mofo62]

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[Seanbev24]

My MG325 3/8" impact combined with my Snap-On swivel socket set. I'd be lost at work without them.

 

[hickmlg09]

Seems like Snap On is going to be the most used brand of tool on here.

My favorite tool is a hammer as it can take a lot of frustration out beating on something.

 

[Knuckle Buster]

My 5249 Proto ratchet is the most used in my box. After a few decades of use, the gear is like a wobble joint.. but she still hasn't skipped.

 

[DrkMtnDew]

My favorite tool is a hammer as it can take a lot of frustration out beating on something.

and if a hammer can't fix it my second favorite can...

 

[hickmlg09]

and if a hammer can't fix it my second favorite can...

What is that?

 

[asemastertech]

gotta say that my snap on 1/4 inch cordless impact get a lot of use under dash doing evaporator jobs, also I would say I love my IR TNT impact. Power probe 3 and snap on modis

 

[slip knot]

Big frickin hammer.

 

[Racr350]

Well in the salt band states many, like me, couldn't live without our air hammers.

 

[bobadame]

Someone asked this before. My answer is still the same. Leatherman tool and/or my milling machine.

 

[btbsandman]

My Gearwrench Combo Sets and my SK socket set.

 

[DrkMtnDew]

What is that?

Power Probe 3

 

[strnjss]

I don't know if this is cheating, but my favorite and most used tool is a multi-tool. Currently that would be my Victorinox SwissTool RS.

I have it on me at all times, so when I need to do a repair, or work on something, it's the first thing I go for.

I can't count the number of times it has bailed me out of unexpected situations, or how many trips it has saved my lazy **** to my 'real' tools.

I have several different brands and models, and I change up which one I carry depending on where I'm going.

 

[Knuckle Buster]

What is that?

When I was a boy, first taking an intrest in mechanic work, an OLD man I used to watch told me ..'' son, if ya can't fix it, then grab a big hammer and fix it so it can't be fixed ''. I'll never forget that old fella, he was a trip.

 

[RivennHewn]

I'm in love with my new Milwaukee mini- porta band.

 

[Wesley B]

1/4" drive master set.

 

[70redbee]

My Bendpak 2 post lift.

 

[Allman]

and if a hammer can't fix it my second favorite can...

Power Probe 3, my fave as well!!!!

 

[t100]

used to be BFG, now Oxy/acetylene torch.

 

[greasemonkey44]

case 580 k
fantastic

 

[american lockpicker]

Victorinox Spirit or Bosch 1590 EVSK.

 

[diesel research]

4lb "engineers hammer" it is pretty much my go-to hammer and used multiple times a day. Rather than wildly thrashing an undersized ball been, gentle controlled taps seem much safer. If that doesn't do the trick, I can wind up for full blows. Often that is not enough, and the next size up for me is the 16lb'er. Usually in a nearly full-blow mode.

The torch saves wear and tear quite often.

Snap on prybars just feel sooooooooo nice. Some bastage just "stole" my prized 18" one. By far my most used one, my 8" and 24" being the next most used. 12" still being brand new I think.

My milwaukee m12 impactor. I don't use screw drivers hardly ever and have all but eliminated most 1/4" ratchet needs. Lots of use on 7/16-1/2" bolts.

ir2115timax impact. My 3/8 sockets range up to 1" and I regularly use the 15/16 and 1" sockets on rusty fasteners. On the other hand, there are some 1/2" 12pt fasteners that it doesn't have the nuts to remove. Go figure.

My channellock rebranded 15" adjustable wrench. COO spain or not, best adjustables I have put my hands on. Haven't met an american wrench that comfortable ever. Solid steel no ergo grips, just plain comfort when bearing down on "large" (compared to you home owner and car guys) fittings.

Ideal auto strippers. Used daily. Fantastic. Used in conjunction with 8" knipex cutters.

24" autozone breaker bar. Fantastic, even better than HF unit. Much better than any US alternative I have owned.

Sunex/GP impact sockets. I don't need to explain.

 

[G1GRANDEUR]

10mm semi-deep socket.

 

[MN4x4]

My milwaukee m12 impactor. I don't use screw drivers hardly ever and have all but eliminated most 1/4" ratchet needs.

I am completely addicted to my Milwaukee M12 impact gun. I bought a couple of accessory kits with drill bits and drivers, and a nice 1/4" GearWrench socket set. I grab it almost every time I am in the shop, and I am not even a pro wrencher!

 

[diesel research]

I've had mine for about a year, used daily. It doesn't like most fasteners over 1/2", and now and then I need to break something free by hand. It is also extremely ugly, coated in some kind of grease and grime that alcohol won't remove.

That said, it has also fell from 15ft numerous times, down to the concrete. Hammering on all sorts of hose clamps, lock nuts, torx, phillips, and robertson screws.

If it died next year, I might not even warranty it out, and wouldn't squawk about paying another $99.

 

[VegasBruce]

 

[joshthedieseltech]

power probe 2, fluke 88 and my laptop with diagnostic programs.

 

[FJF]

Klein wire stripper, the blue one. Mine is about 15 years old, Don't know if the new ones are as good. Love the thing.

 

[GTVi]

...Favourite tool?.. the one appendage between my legs...failing that, my hammer!

 

[canuckian]

it's a tie for me...Snap On hard handled pistol grip ratcheting screwdriver and little 3 lb Eastwing sledge

 

[BrokewrenchLS1]

BFH, especially after working on lots of mid-80s 4x4 Chevy trucks. A two-ton bottle jack can also be useful on suspension hardware.

 

[jeffmoss26]

Leatherman

 

[durallymax]

powerprobe III
catspaw remote hose clamp pliers.
stubby flex matco 88 3/8"
snap-on impacts, the mg325 is so light quiet and comfy and the mg725 i always know will either break it loose or break it off.

 

[chickenfarmer]

22oz Framer

 

[kcaz507]

Favorite Power Tool:

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Favorite Manual Tool:

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[camarotoolman]

Easwing 22 oz. framing hammer, metric gear wrenches, rockwell unisaw