[mdlug] OT: DIY Geek Tools

[Peter Bart]

On Mon, 2007-06-25 at 18:45 -0400, Joseph Vartanian wrote:
> I'm sure at more than a few of you on this list are DIY geeks, so this
> is for you.  What tools would you want in your toolbox?  Types of
> tools, specific products, specific brand names...whatever.  What tools
> do you think are important in a good DIY geek toolbox?
> 
> I'm really asking because I want to see if I can get any good ideas
> from you for my own toolbox that I'm building (I'm feed up with my
> lousy tools), but I also figure others would find it useful.  If you
> know of a good place to get these tools, online or brick and mortar,
> that would be cool too.
> 
> I know you may be thinking this all depends on exactly what type of
> projects you're working on.  Since I'm not really interested in just
> one specific thing, lets assume that you're going to be working on a
> little bit of everything.
> 
> I'll start out with a really easy one myself...a Dremel 400 Series
> rotary tool.  I'll leave the more difficult ones up to you guys.

	I don't know about the geek part, but I'll throw in my $0.02 for the
tools. I'll second the vote for Craftsman hand tools. I have quite a few
in my bucket. I do add to that with hand tools from Klein, Crescent,
Channelock, Rigid. Most of these can be had at Sears and Grainger. Some
can only be had at wholesalers. I must second the vote for good quality
tools, power and hand. Others have gone into detail on what hand tools,
I'll second that. For power tools I prefer Porter Cable, Hilti, Bosch,
Rigid, Reed, etc. It depends on what, for example I would never buy a
Rigid drill but I wouldn't buy threaders from anyone else. For hammer
drills Hilti is tops but I wouldn't even consider buying cordless tools
from them. I get these from Marsh Power Tools, Hilti, Fasteners, Brock
Tool to name a few.
	I hope this helps.

Best Regards,
	
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Peter Bart <peter at petertheplumber.net>
http://petertheplumber.net