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03-17-2024, 09:25 AM
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What tool are you surprised you used so much?
If you would have told me that I would have used a coat hanger as much as I have when I started restoring my truck I would have thought you were joking, lol
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03-17-2024, 12:28 PM
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Location: washington
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Re: What tool are you surprised you used so much?
Pick set.
Don't go HF as the handles turn in the picks, almost worthless if you can't rotate them. Very handy and used all the time. Handy to get the little retainers off of the heater cables with out damaging them. |
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03-17-2024, 01:36 PM
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Re: What tool are you surprised you used so much?
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I've needed them a dozen times and I keep using a tiny Allen wrench held with vice grips. Not good on the Allen wrench.
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03-17-2024, 07:54 PM
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Location: Orem, Utah
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Re: What tool are you surprised you used so much?
Honestly, the tool I use most often is my Leatherman Wave+. I have a garage full of very useful tools, but I reach for the Leatherman all the time. I broke a blade (misusing it, of course) a few years ago and sent it in for repair. My son was laughing at me because I kept reaching to my hip for my Leatherman. I ended up buying another one the same day I broke mine. Not having it is like having my right hand gone.
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03-17-2024, 08:00 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2023
Location: randolph va
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Re: What tool are you surprised you used so much?
1/4 in impact 20Volt
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03-18-2024, 04:04 PM
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Location: Alabama
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Re: What tool are you surprised you used so much?
My 2 post lift....don't know how I ever got by without it...
But I've got tons of tools that I couldn't do without..!!!!
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03-19-2024, 03:51 PM
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Location: Omaha, Nebraska
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Re: What tool are you surprised you used so much?
Sawzaw and other implements of destruction/disassembly! I use to fight every old rusted part off the truck when replacing with new. Now I just let the sparks fly and move on to installing the new as quick as possible!
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08-18-2025, 07:26 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Florence, MS.
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Re: What tool are you surprised you used so much?
It's going to be my cordless 18v Milwaukee and Makita impacts(all sizes). How on earth did we do this for 50+ years without them!! ??
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08-19-2025, 01:51 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: El Segundo, CA
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Re: What tool are you surprised you used so much?
The beer fridge
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08-20-2025, 01:46 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2020
Location: Salmon Arm BC
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Re: What tool are you surprised you used so much?
3/8" M12 cordless ratchet
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08-31-2025, 09:51 AM
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Location: greensboro nc
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Re: What tool are you surprised you used so much?
Personally do not know how anyone does any fabrication or major mods to parts w/o Milling machine. had one for 30 years and it is like left arm just too heavy to take with me when leave hom.
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12-04-2025, 01:02 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: chicagoland
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Re: What tool are you surprised you used so much?
A chair.
Preferably on wheels. Tall ones and short ones. Even adapted a seat to go on my floor jack. Works great. Go high or low. I suppose a jack stand seat would work too. |
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12-04-2025, 11:39 AM
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Location: Murray, Kentucky
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Re: What tool are you surprised you used so much?
The internet...
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