what tool you own is your favorite? - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

kmaysob · #1 04-30-2007, 11:17 PM

i would have to say my matco reverible ratcheting wrenches.

what is yours?

any pics?

TheDon · #2 04-30-2007, 11:20 PM

hammer...

I can beat the crap out of stuff when Im pissed off

davestlouis · #3 04-30-2007, 11:21 PM

Snap-On 3/8in drive stubby ratchet, fits in the palm of my hand. I have one that has an area at the end of the handle that is swelled like a little umbrella, and just bought one online that has a ball-shaped end on the handle. Model FK936 is the swelled one, not sure what model the other is.

kip Foss · #4 04-30-2007, 11:25 PM

I used to have a pretty good size tool that I used a lot but now that I have had my prostate out it doesn't work very well.

t walgamuth · #5 04-30-2007, 11:29 PM

Dang!

i really like my stubby ratchet, and another favorite is my wobble extension that allows about ten degrees of flex on a socket.

and my socket allen wrench ends too.

i reallly like my favorite machinists torque wrench, which he allows me to borrow from time to time.

tom w

300SD81 · #6 04-30-2007, 11:31 PM

The air compressor.. although I'm way too cheap to own any air tools..

Brian Carlton · #7 04-30-2007, 11:47 PM

I finally solved the problem with ratchets that don't have sufficiently fine teeth.

I found a 1/4" drive ratchet with a handle that twists. You twist the handle in either direction and the ratchet face rotates the socket. The handle can remain perfectly motionless in one position.

Naturally, if you wish, you can use it as a conventional ratchet. But, you can get quite a bit of torque with just the twist on the handle. It's good up to about 1/4" before you need the leverage from the ratchet.

It's the best tool that I've ever seen in quite awhile.

Chas H · #8 05-01-2007, 12:06 AM

My favorite tool is a credit card. It fixes everything, except divorces.

BENZ-LGB · #9 05-01-2007, 12:20 AM

My Dremel and my router.

kerry · #10 05-01-2007, 12:38 AM

I kind of like quirky little tools like the spring loaded three pronged claw. But the tool that probably saved me the most money was a hot water radiator disassembly tool. When we bought our house, it had been abandoned for a few years and the hot water heater system left full of water at 25 below zero. Most of the radiators in the house were cracked. The easiest solution was hot water baseboard heaters but putting them in an 1890's Victorian seemed almost sacreligious, not to mention pretty pricey. Having little money and seeking an inexpensive solution, I looked closely at the radiators, and with the fittings removed I could see that each section was screwed to the next with an left/right threaded nipple with internal ears. I found a plumbing supply house that sold a tool that fit inside the nipple and locked around the ears. With that tool, a couple of weeks of work with a 36" pipe wrench, a 4 foot cheater bar, and a 6 foot step ladder for getting a good jump onto the cheater, we disassembled the radiators, got rid of the broken sections, and reassembled the sections into functioning radiators, saving ourselves thousands of dollars at a time when the bank account was hovering in the hundreds.
The tool, worn and battered, sits on my tool bench. It is highly unlikely it will ever see use again but it put me in the elite company of people who know how to disassemble 100 year old radiators.

Jay · #11 05-01-2007, 01:19 AM

My half inch air gun.

t walgamuth · #12 05-01-2007, 06:09 AM

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Originally Posted by kerry edwards

I kind of like quirky little tools like the spring loaded three pronged claw. But the tool that probably saved me the most money was a hot water radiator disassembly tool. When we bought our house, it had been abandoned for a few years and the hot water heater system left full of water at 25 below zero. Most of the radiators in the house were cracked. The easiest solution was hot water baseboard heaters but putting them in an 1890's Victorian seemed almost sacreligious, not to mention pretty pricey. Having little money and seeking an inexpensive solution, I looked closely at the radiators, and with the fittings removed I could see that each section was screwed to the next with an left/right threaded nipple with internal ears. I found a plumbing supply house that sold a tool that fit inside the nipple and locked around the ears. With that tool, a couple of weeks of work with a 36" pipe wrench, a 4 foot cheater bar, and a 6 foot step ladder for getting a good jump onto the cheater, we disassembled the radiators, got rid of the broken sections, and reassembled the sections into functioning radiators, saving ourselves thousands of dollars at a time when the bank account was hovering in the hundreds.
The tool, worn and battered, sits on my tool bench. It is highly unlikely it will ever see use again but it put me in the elite company of people who know how to disassemble 100 year old radiators.

those old radiators are cool..... and very tough to work with after a hundred years or so.

tom w

Botnst · #13 05-01-2007, 07:06 AM

Cash.

SwampYankee · #14 05-01-2007, 09:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kip Foss

I used to have a pretty good size tool that I used a lot but now that I have had my prostate out it doesn't work very well.

I used to have a stubby sized tool that I used a lot but now that I have four kids it doesn't work very much.

My dremel tool is used by far the most so I guess it would be my favorite.

Hogweed · #15 05-01-2007, 09:23 AM

i was gonna start a thread like this the other day! i would have to say my 2 1/2 ton snap-on jack is the best tool i own. this may be sacrilegious considering the vast selection of tools to choose from but w/ out having a lift this jack has been a gem.