Cool Tools???

[DarkWing6]

I was just curious if anyone has any cool and interesting tools they find super handy to use. I'm not looking for a basic tool that you just use a lot. Something unique and different that always seems to come in handy.

Mot's Gary Fischer Breaker Bar would be a great example. I think that thing single handedly rebuilt his car.

[Chachi]

i have this one dirty old pipe i always use as an extension on a ratchet. same pipe for a few years now!

oh yeah and the best thing ever is this craftsman extendable magnet thing for when you drop nuts or bolts in impossible spots. also has a little LED in it, that thing saves so much frustration.

kinda like this only craftsman and better and not as gay looking

[TDE30]

Optimator, but he isn't necessarily that cool.

[De //m3]

I like flex-head wrenches. You get the leverage and a good fit even at off-angles with a slimmer profile. They have come in pretty handy on many occasions. I grabbed a cheap set with a lifetime warranty, "Great neck" brand, from Autozone though I can't find a link there online

Like these...

http://www.armstrongtools.com/catalog/products.jsp?groupID=773

[Farbin Kaiber]

Crows-feet.

[OrganicMechanic]

3/8 drive Ball end 8mm allen socket.

for any one that has done a rear diff swap.

[Autobahn Sport]

3/8 Electric impact driver
Cordless screwdriver

[ldsbeaker]

I really dig:
Flexible Screwdriver for hose clamps
mag lite (take the batteries out, works perfect as a rachet handle extension)
I've done this for several years, and the mag lites keep taking it, and still work as flashlights too!

[nando]

ratching wrenches.. soooo much nicer than regular wrenches. I wish I would have had them years ago. I got a set at costco for $20, too bad I didn't pick up the SAE set before they stopped selling them.

[dashboardmonkey]

In my trade it is panel poppers and crimpers (the good kind) Channel lock brand

[NC325iC]

3/8 Electric impact driver

ditto, use it on everything

[James Crivellone]

ratching wrenches.. soooo much nicer than regular wrenches. I wish I would have had them years ago. I got a set at costco for $20, too bad I didn't pick up the SAE set before they stopped selling them.

S...A...E? Are you talking about the bottom drawer in my toolbox full of worthless shit?

[Farbin Kaiber]

S...A...E? Are you talking about the bottom drawer in my toolbox full of worthless shit?

Do you know how handy that drawer in my box came when I had to overhaul my waterheater?

[Bimmerman325i]

Don't know about any special tools, but between my Crow's Feet wrenches and my mallet I've done most jobs on my car. Those and the forged Craftsman bottle opener.

I need ratcheting wrenches though....

[Charlie]

S...A...E? Are you talking about the bottom drawer in my toolbox full of worthless shit?

Buy a truck. My SAE sockets are finally as dirty as my metric stuff.

-Charlie