What's your favorite stuff?

northcreek2624 · Jul 31, 2002

What\'s your favorite stuff?

Every generation has it's favorite stuff,mine is RTV I use it so much that my wife and kids have a running joke everytime I use or suggest the use of RTV. I guess it's poetic justice because we used to give my father the bussiness about his favorite stuff........tape,he just loved tape,his eyes would light-up at the sight of it,now I wonder what this generation will have for it's favorite stuff,I hope it's not Howard Stern...............Mike

Mrwurm · Jul 31, 2002

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I think I get the point here, maybe /w3tcompact/icons/hmm.gif

Here's a few things that I really like:
WD-40
Great-Stuff
5 min epoxy
Hot glue

There is something that really makes my eyes 'light-up'. /w3tcompact/icons/eyes.gif
Strangely enough, it's flashlights. I have dozens of them. When I find one that I like, I usually buy several and put some away unopened. My dad collects some strange things too. He has three compound bows, but has never gone hunting. He has forty fishing poles, but only fishes once a year. He also had about a hundred belt buckles in the 70's (probably still has them).

RobS · Jul 31, 2002

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The products I would endorse:

Rain-X
Quicken
Cordless drills (any brand)
Palm Pilot
Zip ties (wire ties)
Air nailers

Probably more but it I haven't had enough coffee yet.

Oh yea... coffee /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

Mrwurm · Jul 31, 2002

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Zip Ties, Yeah Baby!!

How could I forget about those?

GSS · Jul 31, 2002

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PB Blaster. No self-proclaimed wrencher should be without it.

Oh, and don't forget about beer!

- G

Golfgar4 · Jul 31, 2002

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Remote controls,
duct tape,
anything cordless,
and lest we forget - TRACTORS! /w3tcompact/icons/grin.gif

RobS · Jul 31, 2002

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PB Blaster

GSS, ya got me on that one. What is PB Blaster and where can I get some? As a semi-self proclaimed wrencher I feel an irresistable need to have some of this stuff /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

cj7 · Jul 31, 2002

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PB BLASTER

NEVER-SIEZE!

tools:

welder
torch
grinder
impact

on my jeep:

welder
air compressor

heat exchanger for a shower when your done working

GSS · Jul 31, 2002

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It's basically a penetrating oil. Soak a rusty bolt with it and it's alomost guaranteed to come off. All the older tractor guys use it to free up stuck engines and the like. Any decent auto parts or hardware store should have it.

PS: Love the house. I'm in the process of restoring a 1877 farmhouse...

jbs · Jul 31, 2002

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Life today is to confusing,complicated and hectic. For eternal happiness and tranquillity follow these simple rules

IF IT WONT MOVE AND IT SHOULD............WD40

IF IT MOVES AND IT SHOULD NOT..............DUCT TAPE

EdKing · Jul 31, 2002

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Duct tape
Saftey/bailer wire
rachet straps
WD40
RTV
Epoxy

Weldor
Torches
Grinder
Cresent wrench
Pipe Wrench
Pliers

and the most important tool
A Dremmel tool.

Alan L. · Jul 31, 2002

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My hammers - rubber mallet, sledge, etc.
Cordless drill
Pipe Wrench
Angle Grinder
Stihl Brush Cutter
Husqvarna Chainsaw
42" shop fan
floor jack
bungy cords
workbench
55 gallon trash barrell beside the work bench
WD40
Liquid Wrench
Duct tape
Baling wire
Wire cutters
Diazinon
Tempo
Roundup
Sulphur

Kodiak · Jul 31, 2002

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Front End Loader
Backhoe
Dump Bed
Winch
Log Chain

cowboydoc · Jul 31, 2002

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If I had to pick one thing I could not live without on a day to day basis it would be my Gerber.

B7500 · Jul 31, 2002

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Chinese food, my Kubota and my wife when she's "in the mood".

beenthere · Jul 31, 2002

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Please fill me in on what RTV is. I should know, but nothing pops into my head. Radio? Television? combination? Repair tape? Hmmmm? The other listed materials are well known and on my list too.

As far as having a hard time resisting when I see them - old or new - are logging chains. I buy them, make them up, repair them, and have them hanging everywhere. Also, anything JD green. Love that color I guess.

Gary_in_Indiana · Jul 31, 2002

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First, what is RTV?

Here's my list;
Tri-Flow - a petroleum based version of WD-40 that's way better
Lock De-Icer
Gaviscon
Armor-All
Duct tape - 'Quando Omni Flunkus Moratati'
Electric winches (yes, I have more than one)
Makita cordless drill
Trailers (for hauling/towing, not for living/camping)
Chains & hooks - I have some grade 70's only 1' long I use all the time and others up to 30' long
Tie down straps with extra long, wide handles
My ugly, old, orange F-450 dump truck
Quicken Home & Business 99
Palm Pilot Vx
Dell notebook
HP printer/fax/copier/scanner
Convert-a-ball trailer hitch (and I used to laugh at them)
Leather gloves with extra long cuffs to keep my shirt/coat sleeves clean
Too many electrical outlets - in my truck, on my trailers, in my house, in my barn, anywhere
Power strips - those 6 outlet strips with the short cord

ScottAR · Jul 31, 2002

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RTV is silicone gasket maker. comes in either toothpaste tube or a caulking tube if you need a lot. Put it a bead on in place of a gasket, let it set for about 15minutes or so, and bolt on whatever. instant gasket.
PB blaster is penetrating oil, a very good one. beats liquid wrench by a mile.

favorite stuff in no particular order:
Duct tape
3M electrical tape (more stretchy than the cheap stuff)
Body shop masking tape (3M green)
3M adhesive remover (stuff is amazing)
Laquer thinner
Zerorust
PB blaster
berryman's chem dip
carb cleaner
Castrol super clean
simple green
whitewall cleaner
zip ties (especially the giant HVAC ones)
anything cordless (including nail guns)
anything air powered
probably some stuff I forgot

Gary_in_Indiana · Jul 31, 2002

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Thanks for what turns out to have been just refreshing my memory, Scott. I've used RTV but never thought of the name of it. It's always been 'the blue gasket goo' to me. /w3tcompact/icons/blush.gif

Also, while it's no 3M adhesive remover, believe it or not I've had amazing results de-lettering trucks (taking old company logos off) with starting fluid. I wouldn't necessarily recommend this if you're a smoker, though. /w3tcompact/icons/shocked.gif

EdKing · Jul 31, 2002

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RTV stands for "room tempature vulcanizing". Vulcanizing is the process used on natural rubber to harden it and make it more durable. It required heating the rubber and adding certain chemicals. When discovered, the different RTV mixtures didn't need heating for them to set up, hence the name "room tempature vulcanizing".