What Do You Want For Christmas?
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Cat Fuzz
Qualthwar's Minion. Ph34r!
A nice set of snap-ring pliers, a 4 inch grinder, a set of roll pin punches, a pneumatic disc sander, a set of swivel sockets, set of angle wrenches, set of large size wrenches (1" and up), hydraulic pressure gauge, vacuum pump, tap and die set, set of tap sockets, crow foot wrenches........any other tool I don't already have.
Some of that stuff you'll want to get some good quality, and others, you can get by with cheaper tools. Craftsman punches will work for some of the roll pin punches. I'd suggest going to Home Depot and buy a small air angle grinder. (see pic w/ yellow circle)
Home Depot has some air tools that they guarantee for life. At least they used to. I got tired of buying air ratchets from tool trucks and having a limited warranty. I heard about Home Depot and bought an air ratchet and other tools. The little air grinder circled in yellow works great for all sorts of stuff. You can use it as a sander, grinder, and an angle drill (sort off).
I think I bought my crows foot from Pep Boys. They work okay. Tap and die sets can be bought at Sears. Just oil them and make sure the threads are clean before you use them, and don’t get crazy with them.
Not sure what type of angle wrenches you need. But no toolbox is complete without reversible ratchet wrenches. (see second pic)
These came out a few years ago, and I remember thinking years before they made them, “Why don’t they make a ratchet wrench?” I guess Sear sells them now, and other places, but I bought the Gear Wrench brand from NAPA. They are slender like Snap On tools, and made well. I used the hell out of mine when I was still wrenching. Shown in the second pic is a set of standard and metric.
My vacuum pump is a set that comes in a case and you can use it for a bunch of stuff, including fuel purposes.
Swivel sockets: I have both chrome and impact. Chrome are nice for tight places, but they can get loose and difficult to get on the head of a bolt as they wobble around. You can use electrical tape around the socket to stiffen them up. I hardly ever use mine; I almost always use my impact swivels.
I don’t have a hydraulic pressure gauge. I just stuck my eye in front of a hose and if the oil that sprayed out hurt like hell, I knew it had enough pressure.
I have some pretty nice MAC snap ring pliers, and some cheap ones where you can put different ends on them, and they reverse. I suggest getting these for now. They are worth the money, and can help get you by until you can get a good set. Hell, a good set with different angles and ends can cost a fortune.
I also have what you could call a 4-inch grinder, also seen in picture of air tools. I hardly ever use it, though. That little angle grinder works great if you buy a rubber grinder “end” and some good grinding discs. Here, I'll take a pic of that as well. See the third pic.
The third pic shows the little Husky angle grinder that can sand and grind if you use the right attachment, a die grinder on the right that I used to use a lot, and a sander/grinder in the middle that I hardly ever used ( I guess this could be a 4-inch grinder). The one in the middle (shown with less than a 4-inch attachment) will grind metal down to nothing in a heartbeat if you use a course sander. Also shown is that green attachment with the tiny rubber fingers for knocking off old gaskets. I usually just used the angle grinder and a sanding disc like the red one shown. The larger, green sanding disc kicks ass. It will grind metal down really quickly, so you don’t use it for gaskets, unless it’s completely worn out and barely sands stuff, or you are careful and know what you’re doing.
Home Depot has some air tools that they guarantee for life. At least they used to. I got tired of buying air ratchets from tool trucks and having a limited warranty. I heard about Home Depot and bought an air ratchet and other tools. The little air grinder circled in yellow works great for all sorts of stuff. You can use it as a sander, grinder, and an angle drill (sort off).
I think I bought my crows foot from Pep Boys. They work okay. Tap and die sets can be bought at Sears. Just oil them and make sure the threads are clean before you use them, and don’t get crazy with them.
Not sure what type of angle wrenches you need. But no toolbox is complete without reversible ratchet wrenches. (see second pic)
These came out a few years ago, and I remember thinking years before they made them, “Why don’t they make a ratchet wrench?” I guess Sear sells them now, and other places, but I bought the Gear Wrench brand from NAPA. They are slender like Snap On tools, and made well. I used the hell out of mine when I was still wrenching. Shown in the second pic is a set of standard and metric.
My vacuum pump is a set that comes in a case and you can use it for a bunch of stuff, including fuel purposes.
Swivel sockets: I have both chrome and impact. Chrome are nice for tight places, but they can get loose and difficult to get on the head of a bolt as they wobble around. You can use electrical tape around the socket to stiffen them up. I hardly ever use mine; I almost always use my impact swivels.
I don’t have a hydraulic pressure gauge. I just stuck my eye in front of a hose and if the oil that sprayed out hurt like hell, I knew it had enough pressure.
I have some pretty nice MAC snap ring pliers, and some cheap ones where you can put different ends on them, and they reverse. I suggest getting these for now. They are worth the money, and can help get you by until you can get a good set. Hell, a good set with different angles and ends can cost a fortune.
I also have what you could call a 4-inch grinder, also seen in picture of air tools. I hardly ever use it, though. That little angle grinder works great if you buy a rubber grinder “end” and some good grinding discs. Here, I'll take a pic of that as well. See the third pic.
The third pic shows the little Husky angle grinder that can sand and grind if you use the right attachment, a die grinder on the right that I used to use a lot, and a sander/grinder in the middle that I hardly ever used ( I guess this could be a 4-inch grinder). The one in the middle (shown with less than a 4-inch attachment) will grind metal down to nothing in a heartbeat if you use a course sander. Also shown is that green attachment with the tiny rubber fingers for knocking off old gaskets. I usually just used the angle grinder and a sanding disc like the red one shown. The larger, green sanding disc kicks ass. It will grind metal down really quickly, so you don’t use it for gaskets, unless it’s completely worn out and barely sands stuff, or you are careful and know what you’re doing.
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Cat Fuzz
Qualthwar's Minion. Ph34r!
The 4 inch grinder I would use alot. You need them for cutting lift chains to length and for grinding down fork tips that careless drivers have messed up in one way or another. I already have a dandy collection of Gear Wrenches including flex heads. Snap rings are used alot in cylinders, so I would need quite a variety of sizes.
right, which is why mentioned getting some of those with the exchangable tips. they aren't as robust for tough rings, but they are okay for the money.