Favorite tools-any odd tools you find really usefull?

[kevinj]

One of my favorites is the anvil. Not quite a shirt pocket tool though

 

[Egon]

I got a few aluminum ones kicking around and several steel ones for snipe use.

Actually, I do not use mine as hammers.

 

[Tig]

This week it's been my tire puncture repair tool and the vice grips I use to pull nails and steel out of the tires.

 

[CFHartman]

Years ago, a Ridgid Tool distributor gave me a 6" pipe wrench. That thing has proven to be handier'n a shirt pocket over the years.

I like that (handier'n a shirt pocket)

 

[Eaglebait Ranch]

I gotta go with the Leatherman........... It has saved me many a walk back to the tool crib.

Ya! What is with these hammers?

 

[tallyho8]

Nobody has mentioned the cheapest, most commonly used, handiest tool of all, that every mechanic carries in his back pocket, a rag.

 

[davitk]

OK it's not really a tool, and not the cheapest, but I cannot live without Simple Green wipes, I use them for everything. Oh, and Scott Rags in a Box. I would be in a world of hurt without either one of them.

 

[polo1665]

Forged steel. I've got an aluminum Ridgid 24" "non sparking" pipe wrench under the seat of the truck.

Why is everyone on here so obsessed with HAMMERS????

Well, you know what they say. If you can't fix it with a hammer.......it must be an electrical problem.

Mark

 

[polo1665]

Someone once said that you only need two tools in life.
WD40 and Duct Tape.

If it doesn't move and should - use the WD40
If it moves and shouldn't - use the Duct Tape

Mark

 

[weldingisfun]

Two Craftsman tools, both given to me by my better-half, are my favorites. They are used probably more than any other tool. They are a Reciprocating Saw and a 19-volt Cordless Drill.