I'm another who still has one, mine is a Snap-On tach/dwell meter that was originally my Dad's, but I'm old enough to have used it lots too (though not in many years). Only way you could set the gap on the old Chevy point ignition systems. It was always like reaching into an alligators mouth trying to get the allen key in the little window in the cap without getting zapped by the leaky plug wires.
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ok, I guess I should try harder to be serious. How about a small first aid kit? Especially needle and thread..... Damn, I just can't help it! Ok, let's try again, various bandage sizes, Tylenol, small scissors, tweezers, small magnifying glass (useful for other things too), gauze, disinfectant, instant ice packs, surgical tape, etc
Well @SomeGuy , I actually watched another of your videos. At a total of 3 of your videos now, I think this makes you my most popular YouTube author..... But before you get a fat head over it, that's probably just cuz you are a forum member! LOL!
Nah, it's cuz I really like the idea of a GP Tool Kit I can just grab and go. Let's just say that you fully captured my curiosity.
As probably a great example of the guy who gets all those calls for help of one kind or another, I think I can provide some decent comments. Of course, everyone is different but these are mine:
No tool kit is complete without a collection of blood stains... JK! But seriously, your bandage is way too small to be useful. Any cut that small I just let bleed till it stops. A dirty shop rag is way more useful.
Your screwdriver assortment blew me away. Wira? Seriously? Most of it us can't afford Wira in our primary tool set let alone a grab and go bag! And such a full collection? You prolly have more money tied up in those Wira Screwdrivers than I'd spend on the entire kit! LOL!
Why not a regular 1/4 inch hex screwdriver - Both large and stubby and one strip of standard hex bits? NOT one of those big clumsy units, just a regular screwdriver style. I know, I get the advantages of standard full size screwdrivers. But no way am I gunna take up that much space (in two places no less!) for screw drivers! I'd rather use that space for a 12V milwaukee driver drill (that will take the hex bits above) a spare battery, and a small set of common drill bits (1/16, 1/8, 3/16, 1/4, 3/8). You can even get the drill bits above in hex shanks.
The screw assortment is way too organized and wasteful. I'd rather see various drywall sizes in one compartment, various lengths of #6,8,10,1/8,1/4 with washers and nuts in another compartment, a few electrical #6 and #8s (see my other thread on #8 screws LOL! ) and marrs in another, some assorted wood screws in another, some wiring butt joints and connectors, some shrink wrap tubing, roll of electrical tape, etc. If you really anticipate that you will need that many of a particular size of fastener as fills the compartments of that box of yours, I'd be throwing a special box of those particular screws (whatever they are) in the bag for that particular job or sending my victim to crappy tire.
For wrenches, I'd rather have one decent adjustable Knipex wrench than all those vice-grips and pliers. If you really need a vice grip for those times when only a vice grip will work, then just one will do. If you really need more, grab em for that job, but more than one wouldn't live full time in my bag. For the adjustable wrench I really like those princess extra wide opening ones. They are conveniently marked with the size - metric on one side imperial on the other. I like these WAY better than the standard adjustable wrench. They come in different sizes. I'd have the medium sized one in my bag.
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The most useful plier is a line man's plier - multi functional. But a small needle nose and a small diagonal cutting plier would be useful too. Bottom line is no way I would have all those pliers in there.
Another very useful tool is a good wire stripper.
Yet another valuable tool is a small butane torch - perhaps one with an add-on soldering tip for wire joints not electronics, but mainly for use with shrink tubing.
As you can probably tell, my kit would have a stronger emphasis on electrical because that's generally what I find others need the most help with. But for those handymen who have no electrical skills it's prolly better not to have that stuff in the bag at all so they don't get tempted to do what they shouldn't do.
I sorta like the socket set and socket wrench, but then again I don't. I think I'd prefer to have a complete set of combination wrenches and sockets (1/4 & 3/8) in a separate plastic case that I grab as needed for the job and carry in my other hand. I like the "Stanley Black Oxide" tool sets because they can be purchased on sale at a great price, are reasonable quality, and because others don't usually have them so they don't grow legs as easily. For those times when you get caught with your pants down with no sockets, the wide jaw combination wrench will work albeit not optimally. Basically, I'd prefer to use the spade your socket set consumes more effectively. The set you have there takes up a lot of room but isn't nearly big enough.
Last, but not least, I like the flashlight, but something with a magnetic base and a swivel head would be more useful - perhaps also with a focussed beam and wide beam.
That's all I can think of for now. But I'll come back and add to my thoughts if I missed anything.
Chicken can certainly relate to this....When i was still in the construction trucking industry there was a mobile mechanic from a distant town that was the same as your dad. It was worth it to pay his mileage because we didnt have to pay him $50 hr to make multiple trips from under our trucks to his mobile truck for tools every 5 minutes....the man knew what tools he would need when we told him the job we wanted him to do while under the truck and he grabbed an arm load every time. Four or five of us would schedule a "Myron" day, get him over and all congregate at one or the others shop to fix whatever ailed our individual outfits.
Well @SomeGuy , I actually watched another of your videos. At a total of 3 of your videos now, I think this makes you my most popular YouTube author..... But before you get a fat head over it, that's probably just cuz you are a forum member! LOL!
Nah, it's cuz I really like the idea of a GP Tool Kit I can just grab and go. Let's just say that you fully captured my curiosity.
As probably a great example of the guy who gets all those calls for help of one kind or another, I think I can provide some decent comments. Of course, everyone is different but these are mine:
No tool kit is complete without a collection of blood stains... JK! But seriously, your bandage is way too small to be useful. Any cut that small I just let bleed till it stops. A dirty shop rag is way more useful.
Your screwdriver assortment blew me away. Wira? Seriously? Most of it us can't afford Wira in our primary tool set let alone a grab and go bag! And such a full collection? You prolly have more money tied up in those Wira Screwdrivers than I'd spend on the entire kit! LOL!
Why not a regular 1/4 inch hex screwdriver - Both large and stubby and one strip of standard hex bits? NOT one of those big clumsy units, just a regular screwdriver style. I know, I get the advantages of standard full size screwdrivers. But no way am I gunna take up that much space (in two places no less!) for screw drivers! I'd rather use that space for a 12V milwaukee driver drill (that will take the hex bits above) a spare battery, and a small set of common drill bits (1/16, 1/8, 3/16, 1/4, 3/8). You can even get the drill bits above in hex shanks.
The screw assortment is way too organized and wasteful. I'd rather see various drywall sizes in one compartment, various lengths of #6,8,10,1/8,1/4 with washers and nuts in another compartment, a few electrical #6 and #8s (see my other thread on #8 screws LOL! ) and marrs in another, some assorted wood screws in another, some wiring butt joints and connectors, some shrink wrap tubing, roll of electrical tape, etc. If you really anticipate that you will need that many of a particular size of fastener as fills the compartments of that box of yours, I'd be throwing a special box of those particular screws (whatever they are) in the bag for that particular job or sending my victim to crappy tire.
For wrenches, I'd rather have one decent adjustable Knipex wrench than all those vice-grips and pliers. If you really need a vice grip for those times when only a vice grip will work, then just one will do. If you really need more, grab em for that job, but more than one wouldn't live full time in my bag. For the adjustable wrench I really like those princess extra wide opening ones. They are conveniently marked with the size - metric on one side imperial on the other. I like these WAY better than the standard adjustable wrench. They come in different sizes. I'd have the medium sized one in my bag.
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The most useful plier is a line man's plier - multi functional. But a small needle nose and a small diagonal cutting plier would be useful too. Bottom line is no way I would have all those pliers in there.
Another very useful tool is a good wire stripper.
Yet another valuable tool is a small butane torch - perhaps one with an add-on soldering tip for wire joints not electronics, but mainly for use with shrink tubing.
As you can probably tell, my kit would have a stronger emphasis on electrical because that's generally what I find others need the most help with. But for those handymen who have no electrical skills it's prolly better not to have that stuff in the bag at all so they don't get tempted to do what they shouldn't do.
I sorta like the socket set and socket wrench, but then again I don't. I think I'd prefer to have a complete set of combination wrenches and sockets (1/4 & 3/8) in a separate plastic case that I grab as needed for the job and carry in my other hand. I like the "Stanley Black Oxide" tool sets because they can be purchased on sale at a great price, are reasonable quality, and because others don't usually have them so they don't grow legs as easily. For those times when you get caught with your pants down with no sockets, the wide jaw combination wrench will work albeit not optimally. Basically, I'd prefer to use the spade your socket set consumes more effectively. The set you have there takes up a lot of room but isn't nearly big enough.
Last, but not least, I like the flashlight, but something with a magnetic base and a swivel head would be more useful - perhaps also with a focussed beam and wide beam.
That's all I can think of for now. But I'll come back and add to my thoughts if I missed anything.
I know it's not everyone's cup of tea and I'm pretty amateur, so people taking time out of their day to watch means a lot to me! tool organization is definitely a complicated but fun thing. I have limited space in my garage and do so many different things, so trying to keep all the tools straight and effectively utilize the space is important. It's ever changing though, and honestly, I probably need to weed out a few tools that I pretty much never use anymore because I've upgraded or they just don't work or whatever. Maybe a good winter tidy up project