Dwell. Points. What is point res?
Could have used one of these couple weeks ago. Love the topic

 

Point Res is probably short for point resistance.

 

Thank you. Cool tool. And that I needed one recently...

 

German made Knipex pliers are worth their weight in gold. Pricey.

 

My son who is a Millwright totally agrees with you.
I have made my living with Channel Lock and Klein tools so I find it hard to justify spending more money on tools that I already have.
However you never know.

 

A few handy tools for the garage.

Extra long small flat screw driver, handy for carb adjustments
Extendable magnet
Slotted screw starter
Nut splitter
Right angle flat blade screw driver
Push punch
Thirst quenching tool

 

That push punch looks like a Starret box or is it another brand? I used Starrett tools in a prior career making tooling. As for that thirst quenching tool they are getting harder to find with twist top bottles nowadays. Never did get around to buying a nut splitter.

 

Yup it is a Starrett punch, I've had it for probably 35 years.

 

I love my Gearwrench wratchet wrenches.......used every day.

 

I agree, especially if the bolt is in a hard to reach or confined space. Also nice for nuts on threaded rods.

 

Learned the hard way on cheap shop tools.

drill bits for example. I need HSS bits so I pay for quality. bought a Drill Hog set....was disappointed and told them so ....so they sent me their "Premium" set and was disappointed with them as well.

My Dad gave me some quality HSS bits that work great. Don't know the brand.

If anyone here has a recommendation for great drill bits , let me know.......and not ones that work great for 3-4 times and then get dull ( I do use cutting oil ). I don't need a set. I only need 3-4 specific sizes .
I have had good luck with quality Dewalt bits.

 

Learned the hard way on cheap shop tools.

drill bits for example. I need HSS bits so I pay for quality. bought a Drill Hog set....was disappointed and told them so ....so they sent me their "Premium" set and was disappointed with them as well.

My Dad gave me some quality HSS bits that work great. Don't know the brand.

If anyone here has a recommendation for great drill bits , let me know.......and not ones that work great for 3-4 times and then get dull ( I do use cutting oil ). I don't need a set. I only need 3-4 specific sizes .
I have had good luck with quality Dewalt bits.

When I worked at making tooling we used Cleavland, Ace, and in Canada Butterfield. I don’t know if they are still making them now though.

 

I'm not a full time professional shop so don't need "Super" tools like Snapon.
I'm in gargae maybe 2 hours a day.

I really like Tekton tools . Torque wrenches . Mini plier set , and more. They hold up well. Located in USA with Lifetime guarantee.

 

Bought a 3/4” drive set of Tekton sockets I and am really impressed. Maximum brand socket sets at Canadian Tire are great quality and have lifetime warranty’s. We used mostly Proto tools in industry.

 

This tiny VIM Tools HBR8 8" long double ended 1/4" & 5/16" ratchet wrench / hexdriver for reaching into impossible places... Like to remove the BMW E46 hood latches through the front grills after the release cable breaks. I ground a Torx hex bit down until it barely stuck out of the 1/4" hex drive and JUST snuck it into place to break the latch bolts free.

 

I used a 1/4” drive set in the 1980s although it was only 4” long. Craftsman makes a 3/8” drive set. What brand are your set?

 

My personal full-size sockets and ratchets are Proto, S-K Tools, & Craftsman. I also have some Pittsburgh-Pro items in odd sizes from Harbor Freight. At the island, I have a GM Goodwrench set, and at the lake a Master Mechanic set. At work I have an older Kmart Benchtop Tools set.

 

I use this right-angle set a lot, higher quality than a Chapman set, but uses proprietary splined bits. It's a well-made (USA) set.

 

Believe it or not I love my Stanley long metric wrenches.

I have a double ended 12 and 14 mm ratchet wrench which is invaluable .......great for those hard to reach 12mm bolt heads that hold on a Honda bucket. One of my most used tools.
Sorry, can not remember brand......would have to get off my keister and look in garage.....that aint happening at this moment.

 

Invaluable tool is my Wilton vise my Dad left me.

 

SNAP ON Hand Tools FOR ME

 

In the battery tool arena I started with Craftsman 3/8th inch tool. and impact . Not bad but have to recharge frequently . The heavy duty impact wrench is invaluable when working on cars and trucks. Then bought a Ridgid drill and impact from Home Depot. Batteries are crap.

Then moved up to Milwaukee........man what a difference. Expensive but worth it to me since it cuts down so much time from hand tools. The batteries last a very long time.

 

Found this on the web.
Ushering in the modern age of cordless hand tools, the US Patent Office grants Milwaukee Electric Tool Company a patent for lithium-based battery packs that will change the course of cordless tool history.

Now, nearly every major tool brand has both corded and cordless hand tools and lithium-ion battery technology is allowing cordless models to outperform corded.
My cordless tools are all or mostly Dewalt which is I believe, is a Black and Decker company.

 

A couple of mine that, once I used, I couldn't believe how easy they made things
Wire end strippers with overlapping teeth and an opener spring. They get in tight spaces really well. I don't bother using anything else to strip wires. So compact and easy to use.

Angle air die grinder with a 3" velcro pad and a rotary air valve to control the speed. This thing is awesome for stripping paint, feather edging chips, smoothing sharp edges and polishing. Disks are super cheap and I just buy them by the 100stack. Such an awesome tool. This is just a cheapo HF one I've been using since 2006.

 

When you are carrying a tool pouch around on your hip all day weight is an important consideration and those wire strippers fit the bill perfectly. The holes in the handles are often labeled as wire gauges but are never used as such. What they are used for is placing the wire loop on the end of the wire before you place the wire under the screw,

 

@ralph ..... I have the same set ... invaluable, as I use in all the time.

 

The blue handled wire strippers are my favourite, but the yellow handled ones are less bulky, especially in tight spaces as mentioned.

This ratcheting screw driver and bit set is compact and comes in handy, especially with the ratcheting wrench for tight areas.

 

This is the grand daddy of your ratcheting screw driver. This one was made by Millers Falls sold as a Model 61A. It was ratcheting and spiral driven as well and came with interchangeable driver bits. Unfortunately I only have the slot driver bit with it, but the tool is rather long at 13 1/2" fully retracted for any tight places you may want to use it.

 

Pin Vises

If you want to drill a hole with a miniature drill bit the smaller sized bits won't clamp up in a standard chuck. The pin vise holds the miniature drill bit and has flats on its body to fit into a larger chuck.
I also use the pin vice to hold a small piece of drill bank, which I use to remove watch band pins.

 

I love specialty tools. The tools you buy for one specific purpose. At first I didn t wanna spend money for them but after wasting umpteen hours trying to mciver a fix with the wrong tools I learned it pays to have the right tool.

It's a nice feeling when you need a special tool and you have it. May only happen once a year but you have it.

some of these tools I made myself to help do something on a Honda snowblower.

 

I love specialty tools. The tools you buy for one specific purpose. At first I didn t wanna spend money for them but after wasting umpteen hours trying to mciver a fix with the wrong tools I learned it pays to have the right tool.

It's a nice feeling when you need a special tool and you have it. May only happen once a year but you have it.

some of these tools I made myself to help do something on a Honda snowblower.

I absolutely agree. The one specialty tool that has saved me the most time and frustration is the stud. I simply use all thread or cut the head off of a bolt. When I am re-assembling a heavy, hard to reach, or layered assembly I install a couple of studs and hang the gasket and item on the studs. Then install the rest of the bolts and finally replace the studs with the correct bolts. If the repair is one that is done more often, I permanently install a stud that is threaded on both ends and leave them in place in the assembly fastening them with nuts. Then they are there for the next reassembly cycle.
Works great on hard to reach carburetors or heavy exhaust manifolds.

 

For taps I recommend Emuge. For specifics, at work I often run a production job in the CNC out of 6061-T6 aluminum that has 32 tapped holes. The holes are 2-56 unc 2B. Due to breaking through into cross holes we use high spiral cut taps to minimize burring. A good quality tap would yield 7,000 to 8,000 holes before it would break. Those taps would cost in the $18 each range. The Emuge is quite a bit more expensive at around $56 each for this size, but I have yet to find the limit. As of this typing, since switching to the Emuge tap, the original one is still being used producing 41,828 tapped holes and still going strong. Clearly these taps have a superior cutting profile and grind.

 

This here item is a great tool for tight areas where a drill won't fit straight on. Handle is adjustable. I used it to do a wheel repair on my skinny bike

 

And these chain-driven offset ratchet/socket arms... I have several in 1/4", 3/8" & 1/2" drive.

 

very cool $259 for the set..........

 

Did some auto work late Friday night. Having the right tools was priceless. Even just a slight difference makes all the..

 

These are two of the most important tools when I work on my snow blower.
The service manual.

And because I'm old my phone.

Taking pictures as I disassemble and repair an item in invaluable. I have taken over 10,000 pictures with this phone and it is less than two years old. The next time I work on an item the filed, photo information really helps me out. I think the manuals need a few more.

 

And because I'm old my phone.

Just received this from my friends for my birthday...