Colt Case Ingersoll Garden Tractors

JSinMO wrote: ↑Sun Feb 26, 2023 1:59 pm This doesn’t qualify as a tool but something I use constantly is old pill bottles. You guys probably already do this but I use them on almost every project to hold small parts. Easy to mark whats in it and put a lid on it. I found a bucket of them when we started going through my dads stuff. I know that’s why he saved them.
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Yes , and margarine containers . Or like my grandfather did . Clear glass Jars with the lid screwed to the bottom of the shelf .

when working on 12v electrical . this tool is my go to . <img src="https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/imag ... p;usqp=CAU" alt="POWER PROBE III Clamshell - Red (PP3CSRED) [Car Automotive Diagnostic Test Tool, Digital Volt Meter, AC/DC Current Resistance, Circuit Tester] : Amazon.ca: Tools &amp; Home Improvement"/> will tell you + or - / voltage digitally / can power or ground a circuit up to 10 amp. with a push of a button . has audio for hard to reach fuse panels when checking an array of fuses .

DavidBarkey wrote: ↑Sun Feb 26, 2023 2:08 pm

JSinMO wrote: ↑Sun Feb 26, 2023 1:59 pm This doesn’t qualify as a tool but something I use constantly is old pill bottles. You guys probably already do this but I use them on almost every project to hold small parts. Easy to mark whats in it and put a lid on it. I found a bucket of them when we started going through my dads stuff. I know that’s why he saved them.
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Yes , and margarine containers . Or like my grandfather did . Clear glass Jars with the lid screwed to the bottom of the shelf .

This reminds me of a funny thing I saw written recently: I don't remember exactly how it went but it was something like this, "I'm supposedly an adult male now. Where am I supposed to get all the dozens of jars of baby food with nails and screws in them?"

Lol

For me it is digital calipers, angles, rules. etc. Without these everything else pales into comparison. if we can't measure how can we achieve anything new? I have calipers, angle, thread, hole, length, etc. digital measurement. Why? because I believe in accuracy! I was raised by a design engineer!!!!

Take it or leave it guys I will only use tools that provide the best possible accuracy - want something different you should look elsewhere

DavidBarkey wrote: ↑Sun Feb 26, 2023 2:08 pm

JSinMO wrote: ↑Sun Feb 26, 2023 1:59 pm This doesn’t qualify as a tool but something I use constantly is old pill bottles. You guys probably already do this but I use them on almost every project to hold small parts. Easy to mark whats in it and put a lid on it. I found a bucket of them when we started going through my dads stuff. I know that’s why he saved them.
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Yes , and margarine containers . Or like my grandfather did . Clear glass Jars with the lid screwed to the bottom of the shelf .

My most reused container is the clear deli containers. Heck I paid for them might as well give them a new use, when they break then the recycler can have them


Gordy

I use all the 1L yogurt, kefir, and 500mL sour cream containers we get left over, for bolts, parts, etc.. They are not see through so I label them with a black sharpie.

One of the handy tools I use quite often, is a deburring/scraper tool like this. Before discovering this it always annoyed me to use a file after drilling holes.

Eugen wrote: ↑Mon Feb 27, 2023 12:10 pm I use all the 1L yogurt, kefir, and 500mL sour cream containers we get left over, for bolts, parts, etc.. They are not see through so I label them with a black sharpie.

One of the handy tools I use quite often, is a deburring/scraper tool like this. Before discovering this it always annoyed me to use a file after drilling holes.

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That deburring tool is great tool . I have first hand experience with them . But they can be dangerous too , I have first hand experience there too. Those little tips are NEVER to be resharpened by hand . Doing so removes the safety ball on the end . This Will result in a trip to the ER to have many stitches in your other hand . Don't be cheap like some employers I have worked for with these things , when dull by new ones .

Eugen wrote: ↑Mon Feb 27, 2023 12:10 pm I use all the 1L yogurt, kefir, and 500mL sour cream containers we get left over, for bolts, parts, etc.. They are not see through so I label them with a black sharpie.

One of the handy tools I use quite often, is a deburring/scraper tool like this. Before discovering this it always annoyed me to use a file after drilling holes.

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Before I got these, I simply used a larger drill bit to deburr drilled holes, sometimes still do

Gordy

He is a ideal for those of us with fat fingers. Take a magnet tip holder (apex) Remove the magnet and put it on just about any size bolt. Then use the socket.

Eugen wrote: ↑Mon Feb 27, 2023 12:10 pm I use all the 1L yogurt, kefir, and 500mL sour cream containers we get left over, for bolts, parts, etc.. They are not see through so I label them with a black sharpie.

One of the handy tools I use quite often, is a deburring/scraper tool like this. Before discovering this it always annoyed me to use a file after drilling holes.

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I broke two of the plastic ones before I finally broke down and bought an aluminum one.

I guess I have the strength of a gorilla.

LOL