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I'm sure many of us have a few favorite “non-traditional” tools or gadgets we use when working on cars and I think we'd all benefit from a little sharing of ideas.
My contribution:
This is a small collection of things I'd hate to have to do without. The awl (looks like a screwdriver) started life as a screwdriver and my father ground it to a point about 45 years ago. I've sharpened it twice since then and use it almost daily for everything from lining up bolt holes to marking drill locations to scribing to punching holes in sheet rock to hang pictures.
I use the marking pen for lots of things - for example, when I change oil I mark the mileage and date on the new filter (NAPA filters are white) and write similar info inside a tractor hood.
The “write-on” bags are from Staples and are dirt cheap. I use the dentist tools for lots of things and have never broken one - they run about $1 at local used tool places.
The hardwood and brass at the bottom are used between a hammer and whatever needs, um, hammering.
The thing with the handle is at a bad angle but it's a mirror on a stick. The thing that looks like an aquarium net is, in fact, and aquarium net that I use for finding lost parts in the parts washer.
The pipe cleaners are great for cleaning small diameter tubes, carbs, etc and are tapered and pretty lint-free.
And, all the things are resting on a cookie sheet inherited from the cook - I get about 7 or 8 year and use 'em all - they're good for quickly containing an oil leak, and for use when disassembling something small with lots of small parts like a carb.
Does this trigger any thoughts? Anybody else?
My contribution:
This is a small collection of things I'd hate to have to do without. The awl (looks like a screwdriver) started life as a screwdriver and my father ground it to a point about 45 years ago. I've sharpened it twice since then and use it almost daily for everything from lining up bolt holes to marking drill locations to scribing to punching holes in sheet rock to hang pictures.
I use the marking pen for lots of things - for example, when I change oil I mark the mileage and date on the new filter (NAPA filters are white) and write similar info inside a tractor hood.
The “write-on” bags are from Staples and are dirt cheap. I use the dentist tools for lots of things and have never broken one - they run about $1 at local used tool places.
The hardwood and brass at the bottom are used between a hammer and whatever needs, um, hammering.
The thing with the handle is at a bad angle but it's a mirror on a stick. The thing that looks like an aquarium net is, in fact, and aquarium net that I use for finding lost parts in the parts washer.
The pipe cleaners are great for cleaning small diameter tubes, carbs, etc and are tapered and pretty lint-free.
And, all the things are resting on a cookie sheet inherited from the cook - I get about 7 or 8 year and use 'em all - they're good for quickly containing an oil leak, and for use when disassembling something small with lots of small parts like a carb.
Does this trigger any thoughts? Anybody else?
