Favorite tool thread

[LINUS]

Kellie might post Ben here (kidding Ben) - but the intent is to post your favorite shop tool(s).

My 3 favorite:


Pneumatic Oil/Liquid Extractor :
I got one based on Mike Swale's high praise of them. I never knew just how much I'd like it - best $100 I've spent at Griot's ever.

http://www.griotsgarage.com/catalog.jsp?L1=L1_2000&L2=L2_3500&SKU=10186

Dewalt 18v saw:
My Dad made fun of me getting one, until he used it. It's no replacement for a proper worm-drive & chop saw, but if you already have any brand cordless drill, adding a saw if you build/repair fences or light construction is totally worth it. Plus your significant other won't mind chopping a board herself with one. I had 18v Dewalt, so to keep battery inventory simple I got the saw based on what I had already. I also have a Sawzall in 18v, and it sees some use too, but not nearly like the circular.

http://www.dewalt.com/us/products/tool_detail.asp?productID=8184

Foam pad (Sears, but Griot has a $$$ one)

I'm not as young as some of y'all - and much more than swapping 4 wheels & tires and my kneecaps tell me about it. I found one of these in a bargain bin at Sears, so I got one. Now they're on sale, and I about wore mine out. It's also a great pillow for your head & upper spine when you're on your sheet of cardboard. I've seen the Griot one, but I like the Sears one better & it's 1/4 the cost. If you are doing the carpet scrap thing, go spend the $7. I fully expect Blunt will have something to add here.

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_1...ls&keyword=pad


How about you all? Also, don't just give some half-ass description - Show us (me)a link where you can get it, or at the least give us a vendor. My intent here is a thread where we can benefit from each others' knowledge of what's out there since none of us have seen or used everything.

[Turf1600]

Hammer and breaker bar FTMFW

[delatlanta1281]

Cordless impact by Either Bosch, Makita, or Ridgid.

Cordless flashlight by the same.

Seesnake (dont worry about it)

Robogrips and visegrips.

[Justin B]

IR IQv cordless impact :)

BFH

Vise grips

[FJ40]

4.5" angle grinder, fuck yeah. I currently have a ridgid grinder that I got for $45. That wouldn't be much of a big deal, if it weren't for the fact that that grinder in particular was a rebadged METABO grinder!

I also love my pos harbor freight unibit set, kicks all of my "real" and "nice" drill bits asses in drilling a nice clean hole.

here's the grinder:

http://www.metabousa.com/metabo/handgefuehrte/us/en/produkte/anglegrinder/anglegrinderw7115_6_06204_42.html

Going from shitty harbor freight grinders to a grinder like this was insane, it even makes dewalts nicer grinders seem like bitches.

[Erick]

Definetly a cordless impact.

[Charlie]

http://www.huskytools.com/Product.aspx?pid=d30a4de6-550d-45e4-8b0b-a11a81f5d2f8&cid=801428

Husky 1/2 inch drive composite impact wrench. Lightweight with 700 ft/lbs of torque and a pretty low CFM usage. It is the hand of god when it comes to rusted & torqued on bolts.

-Charlie

[Turf1600]

Yeah i forgot my air impact is way up there...now I just need a bigger compressor.

[whiltebeitel]

Well, the ladies tell me the tool in my pants is the best they've ever seen...









Actually:
Crow's foot. They are the best thing ever when it comes to accessing door innards, or anything behind the interior in any car. Crow's foot=no broken clips.

[ldsbeaker]

1) BFH
2) Air tools
3) Mag light.
I have used the Mag light as a makeshift extension on my socket handles so many times that I won't buy a piece of pipe for the same purpose.

p.s. the mag light still works as a light, too... amazing.

[Charlie]

Yeah i forgot my air impact is way up there...now I just need a bigger compressor.

Tell me about it. I'm sure the neighbors love the compressor firing up at 11:30 at night. Luckily it's an oiled model so you can't hear it from a mile away. I'll also have to toss on my collection of 3/8 sidearm air ratchets, I'm lazy.

-Charlie

[E30 Wagen]

hammer

[browntown]

Milwaukee sawzall
Makita cordless drill/driver
Butterfly impact was quickly getting on the list till I stripped some seatbelt mounting hole threads

[imsotyerred]

pry bar

it can get things apart and be a vehicle through which i can vent my frustrations

[AndrewBird]

1. Ratcheting Box ends, hands down. My most used tool.
2. Deep well sockets - I use then more then standards
3. IR electric impact gun:

http://www.irtools.com/IS/product.asp-en-2931

Works AWESOME for changing wheels in a hurry. Plus, the damn thing is my dad's (who's owned it for years) and is older then he is. Still works like new.