Here Are 10 Tools That I Really Like. Do You Need Them? Probably, Yes.
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CZcams is the best #10 tool, honestly it has been more useful than my engineering degrees.
This is very true.
@@SuperfastMatt Yeah, CZcams is definitely more useful than the crack lighter
@@anidiotinaracingcar4874 The profession I'm in (custom and restoration auto electrical) that crack lighter is VERY useful.
Definitely learned more from watching AvE's drunken rants than sitting through an hour long lecture
The thing is my degree only tells me how I would design what I’m using. my dodge has taught me that what i would do and what manufacturers do is very different. *cough**cough* plastic control arms *cough**cough*
"And by 10 I mean 8... Which is basically 10"
Found the engineer
Imagine a spherical top 10 list in a frictionless vacuum...
@@BravoCharlesesAnd now imagine a topological sphere in a Top N list
I think a shop multimeter is must have / underrated tool.
Agreed, you need some sort of multimeter. Ideally one with an amp clamp that does DC
I have a testlight I soldered together myself when I was 12 it's a heavy duty flat screwdriver one end and has small grasper on the other end connected to each other by a self retracting keychain.
It's the best tool for fault finding I have.
Gotta get two so you can measure both columbs and columbs per second.
I only need a multimeter to have two settings -
Some volts Vs no volts
Almost no resistance Vs almost infinite resistance
As long as you know how to use it... ha ha
This might be because I only have one arm, but a good headlamp is on my list.
One of my most used things head lamp and glasses so I can see what I’m doing.
I'd add a magnetic parts dish, so useful to hold all the bits you've taken off your car, and cheap than you might think.
Yes this, many of them. Have at least 10 or so stuck on the side of the tool boxes
A comment to please the algorithm gods. I have to say a bench vice is a must.
I found that a Panavise with soft jaws if a helpful third hand wrapping harnesses.
A good work bench with a vise must have. With a light over the top so you can see. And soft jaws for the vise.
Ha, I'd settle for a bench! Folding table over here.
@@reallyhappenings5597 I did a welding job interview at a small shop and they used a plastic holding table, I couldn’t believe it.
vice is a great answer. i dont have one in either shop, and i get along, but we have a big 6" pedestal mounted vice at work, and that is the most useful tool in the whole shop.
Engine hoist as you know is the ultimate shop crane. Mine gets used for pretty much everything but engines.
Science Fact: A common engine hoist will lift an 8ft long lathe onto a pallet if you pick up one end at a time. It will *almost* lift a bridgeport milling machine, but the middle support member of the frame will slowly cave in just before it's up tot he height of the pallet. Ask me how I know.
@@carpespasm Yup, and a 4k rated bridge crane will pick up the heavier half of a 12k pound Cincinnati Mill when it falls off the dolly you were moving it with and almost tips over. Bum clencher
Coincidentally enough, I have never picked a cherry with my cherry picker
They are super handy for testing the tensile strength of ground straps too. And pulling posts.
Mine has moved welders, furniture, mill drill. Etc…
Grinder. From cutting steel roughly to first hand polishing, knocking off hard rust and cleaning soon-to-be welded surfaces, sharpening an old knife or making a new tool from the harbor freight screwdrivers.
Good call. I run several grinders, all stored on a lower shelf on my welding cart. Each is fitted with a different disc type - cutting, grinding, flap disc etc., so I don't have to go swapping out all the time.
This! And if you can afford it and have the space get multiple ones for cutting, grinding, polishing so you dont have to swap disks all the time
@@angrycreeper100 sure but I use my grinder maybe once in 2 weeks. Changing the disk is not a problem. The setup I have now is one small grinder 600w for small trims and adjustments and one big 1500w for through cuts on thick and large pieces.
😂🤣😂 Personally I’ll pass on the grinder I cut through my boot, foot bones and tendons with one several years ago in a minor mishap. Doctors saved my foot after several operations, daily dressing changes and 8 months in a bootie.
@@davegoldspink5354 not good Dave. Not good. I've modified the switches on 2 of my grinders to switch off as soon as I let go - I work in too many constricted areas to have a feral grinder on the loose! Good that they saved the foot though - no more grinding for you!
As a machinist I can confirm using my good Starrett calipers to scribe layout lines will have consequences far worse then you can imagine.
"One does not simply scribe out lines with calipers." Insert Mordor-meme.
In the machine shop I did an internship in and later at BMW Motorrad in Berlin it was pounded into my head that measuring equipment was there to measure, nothing else.
@@daszieher they taught you well, and I'm jealous I would love to see bmw motorrad factory
I found sets of calipers from ALDI for $10 each, "Workzone" brand. Their only use is scribing lines.
Rubber welcome mat/ cheap car floor mats. I keep a couple mats in the back of my trucks.
1. They stop certain things from slipping/ sliding around in the bed.
2. Use them to protect surfaces/ objects your working on from getting scratched/ marred.
3. If you need to work in the dirt or mud you can kneel/lay on the mat.
4. I use one to catch the oil that drips out of my shit box car to prevent staining the driveway, also helpful during oil changes.
5. When working under a car place all your tools on the mat and you can slide them all under the car with you.
6. Use as a backdrop when spray painting with a rattle can.
7. Use as a weight to weigh down tarps or plastic sheet masking/ place over wires to prevent tripping over them.
For a cheap/light version, I always keep a large silver bubble type windscreen shade. Great for working in the snow/mud/gravel. Can tape one into a box for a makeshift cooler. Works to attract attention if you need it. I like to pair a few mangents with one so they dn't blow away. Came in handy when my sunroof broke in a downpour. And it weighs nothing and folds up small.
A fine selection of curses. Very helpful when dealing with parts that have rusted together.
Related to Ave ?
"Sometimes you need to take things apart in 10 minutes. For that you have the bit driver. Sometimes you need to take things apart in 10 seconds. For that you have the sawzall."
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I have that Bosch studfinder... living in Switzerland, I've never actually tried finding a stud. We don't have those. Mostly. But it also sucks quite a bit at finding pipes and wires, too. It's all around great at suckage.
Also suck at hammering, which is the last thing I used mine for...
Good to know. I also live in Switzerland and was going to buy one to hang stuff up. Now I just chance it
Yeah this one from Bosch sucks. But they sell another one - a way more expensive one. And it's great. But if you only use it occationally, then you shouldn't buy it
One tool that's great that actually pops up in the video a couple times is an adjustable work light! Can't overstate how great it is to actually be able to see what you're working on! :)
"You have to oil them every day" hahaha yeaaaaahhhh
Rubber mallet/dead blow mallet. Working on my moms car recently has made me love both of these.
Also a vice, i even use it to man handle 3d prints that are press fit.
My 10th tool is one you show in your video. The spring-loaded center punch! So useful!
I keep one within arms reach in my car just in case I end up underwater.
A good multimeter. I use it constantly, and I really don't understand why anyone else doesn't have one.
For like 99 percent of automotive and household stuff a not-an-electrician should try a cheap one will be just fine. But yeah, everyone should have one.
@@banaana1234 I have a Fluke which I lend to NOBODY, and 7-8 cheap/old ones which I'll lend to anyone. If I don't get it back, eh.
@@billh230 Can you recommend a Fluke that's not electrician level but also a no you can't not borrow it level?
@@Nathan-cv6sm Yah! Fluke 101. 50.00 on Amazon. A local, physical search will likely reveal a price of 75.00 or less. It's "electrician level", but it's a good, solid, basic meter for not a bunch of money.
@@Nathan-cv6sm I own a couple Flukes, and they're nice, but you're paying a premium for the name. If you're looking for a good value meter, I've been happy with my Uni-T. If you're willing to spend more, Bryman has an excellent reputation (but I don't personally own one).
10th tool: Tanker bar or heavy large prying bar that does not bend. I've used one for many years for many things. It's a great problem solver too. I've used it to pry up manhole covers, for unsnagging auxiliary attachments on heavy equipment, moved vehicle by using it as a class 1 lever on the wheels, replaced tracks on dozers and excavators, put pipes in place, etc. When I retired from the Army Corps of Engineers, I passed it on to one of the guys who always knew when I as going to get my tanker bar whenever there was a problem that needed fixed. It was almost every time there was a problem that needed fixed.
HVAC tech here.
6-in-1s "flippy screwdrivers" are good and all, but the cream of the crop is a Klein Tools 14-in-1 with the bits in the handle, a 7-in-1 imperial flip socket set with three flip sockets that have 6 different common sizes up to half-inch sockets to stick on the end of that 14-in-1, along with an impact driver to pull the socket set out of the 14-in-1 and use the 7th hidden feature of the flip socket set to be able to use 1/4 socket bits like those found in the 14-in-1.
so really I just use my 14-in-1 as a cylindrical bit holder for my impact driver because it fits snuggly in my open-top toolbox... But I absolutely use the 14-in-1 for things like schreader cores, flat heads, anything with breaker boxes, etc etc.
For my 10th, I use a heat gun for a surprising number of projects. Hot without open flames is handy.
Especially if it's more than just on/off or high low. Being able to get a hose to just its pliable point without its scorched point being at risk as wonderful.
I just replied with the same 10th tool recommendation! I have 3 of them - 1 is technically a de-soldering station, but to me it is a precision heat gun that is temperature controlled. It's fantastic for cracking open sealed battery packs or anything that is glued or plastic welded shut. Heat shrinking plastic, plastic welding... I use at least one heat gun daily. Good call.
For me, Japanese hand saw for wood. Something about the tactile feel and how crazy effing sharp they are is so satisfying.
Also, the sound they make if you whack them!
Knipex cobra is the one and only tool I can’t live without. 🤩
Oh, and 10th tool: a Dremel. I have two- a corded one, and a battery one. Lightweight, easy to use, multiples of accessories available, and very useful in small, almost inaccessible areas.
Yeah but not a Dremel brand rotary tool. My Craftsman has lasted a lot longer than any of my Dremels. The Harbor Frieght Milwaukee rotary tool lasted a few hours (not continuous use)
Well I'll be... This is the first "top 10 list" where I actually own every single one of the items already!! I own the exact same screwdriver set from Harbor Freight.
So you use it as stated here too?
Admit it.. you turn screws with them, don't you?? 😁
Garage sales are good places to find old tools. I file and grind them down and reshape them to whatever special need I have. For example a long skinny screw down a deep pocket? File the screwdriver tip until it's straight, not sticking out to the sides like a diamond.
Knipex plier wrenches. Amazing to use on AN fittings without marring them up. Great for holding on to small parts at the bench grinder.
This, and the knipex cobra 10 inch. Ideally for if you need to grab things without caring about marring then.
Good metal files, and a bench grinder. Both have saved more projects than anyone would care to admit.
I have the Snapon 3/8 and 1/2 Impact, yes they cost to much! Get a Dewalt or Milwaukee . Oh yeah I think you got to have a good set of Vice grips.
I love my Dad's Enco Mill and Clausing Lathe. Because it comes with Dad who was a Machinist for 35 years and who will make me things. Including US Threads for my metric cars
Speaking clearly from confirmation bias this list is spot on! It exactly matches my most used tools.
There was an issue of Maxim a long, long time ago that had a list of the “100 most stoopidest ideas ever.” Item 100, which started the list, was 100 lists. “Especially when the author knows they only have room for 73.”
The next item was #72.
That magazine was mostly bad, but it had its moments. This video reminded me of one of those moments.
I keep a good splinter removal tool in the top drawer of my main box to repair my #1 tools when I mess them up. 👍
Mini blowtorch has been great for odd jobs... I got it to preheat & solder huge wires & lugs... but it's great for workshop mischief & mayhem, like, bending metal things. Or heating a blade and cutting kit boxes.
Old cordless drills. A clockmaker once told me they make the best lathes (as long as you're working in miniature). He was dead right.
Drill press. Got a cheap one ages ago, bargain. Got exaxtly what I paid for in terms of accuracy. But it does everything I need it to do, and if I close the chuck, I can use it as a makeshift arbor press for small things.
If I had to get rid of all my 'big' tools except for one, I'd be keeping that cheap nasty drill press 👍❤
A pry bar, whatever size you need for the job. But personally my most used one is my 36 inch crowbar i got from tractor supply a few years back.
It's baffling to me how little people value pick and hook sets, and how many people don't even have one. They are so incredibly useful for so many applications.
I think he already covered that with the HF screwdriver set lol
@@nobodynoone2500 They're very similar in usage, but they're more for light duty stuff that those screwdrivers are too big and unwieldy for.
Air tool oil for high speed grinders. I have a 12oz. bottle, picked it up well over thirty years, so it just lasts forever. Great stuff. My three high speed grinders still work too, which MUST be due to air line oilers. Because my 12 oz bottle rarely gets used.
Oscillating saw/scraper/knife/sander. Match the battery system from your sawzall. Get the smooth blade scraper for removing any gunky adhesive or gasket, grout remover blade for descaling rusty parts, of course the metal cutting blade, and a hook knife blade for carpets or even tire rubber. The precision fine cuts and plunge cuts provide good control. Better than a jigsaw for short cuts, and a cheap stainless straight edge can guide the blade reasonably well.
Channel locks. They can be used them as pliers, or as a pin to stop the ratchet traps from sliding off the forks as you fork lift the box off your truck.
Nice list! I'd definitely add a dead blow hammer. Once I got one, I have rarely used a rubber mallet (at least happily, sometimes used it when I can't find the dead blow) So much better to use and more effective. As a bonus they're often high-viz colors.
For most things around the house, but not car stuff, my tenth tool is what I call the "sonic tool", the oscillating multi tool. For big jobs (recently all "oh crap something leaked and now I have to rip out and replace a strange shape of flooring and underlayment" with a little grout grinding thrown in) I have a corded one (Menards Performax - my first one lasted me about 5 years, thru my first home and half my second, so I bought their new model when it died again and I didn't feel like fixing it), and it does the job well. For little jobs, I actually love my little 12V Craftsman I got at the stupid low price of $10 at Menards years ago. Lasts plenty long to cut a hole in drywall, trim up some wood, hurriedly sand some cut edge of wood, scrape something... It's my "dunno what tool would be best here" tool probably like how you use the sawzall, except it can also sand and scrape.
My 10th would be a first aid kit rather than the crack lighter, although the lighter can at least cauterize
I agree, "things that look like screwdrivers" are critical in my garage. My #10 is a good (expensive) #2 Phillips™ screwdriver. I also would emphasis that you need real PoziDriv™ bits, using normal Phillips™ bits on a PoziDriv screw leads to tears.
A clutched 12v drill/bit driver. Small, light, maneuverable. Fits in your pocket. Does 90% of the jobs those big 18v drivers usually do, plus some that they can’t. Size isn’t everything. Well it is, but…you know what I mean.
Dremel. It's the almighty Dremel for me.
What do you use it for most? I bought a Dremel and an accessory set and I never ever use it. I even make conscious efforts to work it in to the mix but I always seem to have something that is better suited than the Dremel.
@@mrfixitall8199 sanding and cutting, mainly. It's choice for getting into tight spots and tweaking things. czcams.com/video/z4C0JQeOpHw/video.html
Inspection light. Had to start carrying one at work so now its always in my pocket. After a couple weeks I found myself wondering why I never carried one before.
yep i have flashlight's stashed basically everywhere now.
I carry one in my pocket - my phone! Just press and hold the power button (oh how I miss my Motorolas could simply shake them for light...) And it lights right up. I use it to get a better look at something daily.
@@Lolwutfordawin it's not even close to the same. The beam on a phone is unfocused and dim. You can't hold it while working with both hands and the phone itself becomes a liability in many everyday environments someone might find themselves having to do a bit of work in.
@@everydayanadventure Its way better. Its a torch, mirror and camera all in one.
No use having a torch when you cant get you head in there to look at what you're illuminating. But you can shove a phone into gaps you cant even get your hands it. I work on some big industrial gear and a selfie stick makes a great tool even better.
@@mabamabam i disagree, a pen light is wayyy better than a phone. I used to think carrying a dedicated light was stupid until i kept running into needing both hands or also needing to use my phone or whatever else
Sawzall. A buddy of mine and I used two of these to cut up a hulk of a Datsun pickup truck into smaller pieces and put them in a recycling dumpster. An amazing tool.
Heat gun. I have 3 and I use them nearly every day. I also save diligently for tools - I don't have a large budget, and try to make the whole thing self-supporting by repairing things for people. I have a text file called Maslow's Hierarchy of Tools, which is a reminder of which tools I need the most that I don't yet own. Of course I never buy them in that order, because one further down the list will present itself via good fortune on sale or donated to the cause or whatever. What's next on my MHoT list? Mini lathe. Glad you asked. Watching all the way from Ireland. 😁
For my 10th it would have to be a Knipex pliers-wrench. They are spendy, but also absolutely amazing. The jaws move in parallel thanks to the neat linkage, and they can be adjusted with one hand. They can also flatten out mild crinkles in sheet metal.
Honorable mentions: a good utility knife (I like the milwaukee fastback), a good rechargeable flashlight (I like the Olite SR2 baton, the magnetic base is a nice feature), a cordless angle grinder, a dremel, and good side cutters.
crescent wrench, vice grips or channel locks always like adjustable tools for there fitzall adaptability.
Try some parallel jaw pliers (Knipex is popular) and prepare to have your mind blown, and also throw away your nut rounders
I'd be surprised if any of my top 10 lists actually had 10 items.
My top 10 list of Tool Bears is short by roughly 9.
The flippy screw driver.... my Dad used to have one of those from his car (an original mk1 SWB Mercedes Benz G-Wagon G230E.. in what was basically shiny olive drab colour) - It came in the cars toolkit which surprisingly managed to include enough tools to basically field strip the front end and get the engine ready to pull out. They really don't make them like that any more (the tool kit or the car.... the car especially. reversed it over a lampost once and didn't even notice, thought we'd mounted the curb. Only left a couple of scratches on the rear bumper)
mole wrench is my go to tool ( used to be my grandmothers who was a mechanic .. built hurricane and spitfire aircraft during the war and always had jaguars in the garage)
Magnetic wrist band. Life changing. Also, headlamp. And garden foam kneeling pad.
QUESTION PLEASE : Every garage repair video I see always has lots of old containers of fluid on shelves in the background. What are these things that are so expensive/ useful that they must be kept for decades till the dust of the shop covers them to a uniform gunk/ grey ? Speciality greases ? Bizarrely expensive coloured Loctite ? Dealer-only things pilfered from dealership repair shops ? What would the Top 10 be ?
My 10th tool is 100% my butane torch, I work on automotive wiring as my day job so it is hella useful for soldering but I also use it to heat up wire to strip them somewhere other than the ends and also for warming up electrical tape to soften it when de-taping a harness instead of just trying to cut the tape or find and end.
Also I just saw someone say multimeter and I can't do my job without that either so I guess 11 tools lol
When I cleaned the carbs on the Honda Nighthawk 750 I had for a while, I found that a smallish ratchet strap made it much easier to get the carbs seated in the boots connecting them to the airbox and cylinder heads
That’s a great idea! Especially when the boots are a bit age hardened it can be a total pita!
Two suggestions:
1. The chief engineer, as you called a BFH in another video (At least I think that was you).
2. Electric ratchet. I pretty much stopped turning wrenches or ratchets unless I have to.
3. Ratcheting wrenches, for the times where an electric ratchet just doesn't fit.
Two became three but I'm not gonna edit this because edits are for chumps.
A decent vise is a must, A dedicated bench with two articulated vise's and a variety of clamps is better.
I think the most helpful tool I’ve bought in a long time is ramps. Saves a lot of time vs jacking up the car when it’s something that doesn’t need a jack. Quicker general maintenance jobs means more project time.
Tool #10 is probably my milling machine. That sounds ridiculous, but when you have one, you use it. A lot. I love it.
My "10th tool" has to be my ultrasonic cleaner. I bought the cheapo Harbor Frieght one over a year ago for cleaning small engine carbs, but I find myself using it constantly.
My 10th tool is a set of tin snips. Similar to your screwdrivers though, I recommend never using them to snip tin (or any other sheet metal). I just bought a super cheap straight offset pair from harbor freight and I literally use them for everything. Wire cutters, cable cutters, exhaust hanger cutters, motorcycle spoke removal tool, garden shears, literally everything. Theyre really just scissors on steroids.
I will make doubly sure that I forget these recommendations next time I'm at the hardware store.
Love the video all round 😂🤣😂 My favourite go to tools are my reciprocating saw, Ryobi cordless impact driver, ratchet tie down straps and the most important not mentioned in your list a few of slabs of beer on ice. That last one is very important. It’s great currency when you need mates to give you a hand, it cools you down and calms the nerves when your project is being a prick and it’s a job well done celebration when you’re finished. Just a very important side note being Aussie I’ll warn you now if any of your mates are True Aussies DON’T give them Fosters con trey to popular belief we don’t drink the shit and you’re likely to land up having it pegged at your head. 😂🤣😂
#2/#3 Vessel impact screwdrivers, absolutely necessary if you work on japanese motorcycles.
Be sure to get the JIS bits.
They are fantastic! Got those myself, and they are the nicest jis/Phillips screwdrivers I've ever used. Wera feels like cheap garbage in comparison.
not necessary for a lot of things, but good luck taking apart carbs for the 1st time without them, or the machine screws that hold the signal generator. Once you have them you can throw away all your phillips head screwdrivers.
I am a service plumber and keep a pair of scissors in my tool bag. On the rare occasions I am on a jobsite with another tradesman I am shocked at how often they will use a knife dangerously for lack of a pair of scissors. I have a plcket knife and use it a lot, but only a bit more than my scissors.
Cordless grinder is a lifesaver too. My cordless bandsaw hangs in the back corner of my van, half the time I use it as it hangs.
I have all these and my #10 would be a shop vac.
Found the Jonathan Coulton fan 😁
#10 is an angle grinder. I went through the first 20 years of my adult life without one. Total game changer!
Yep with a pack of slitting discs. Less fillings rattling than a Sawzall and leaves a nice cut.
@@Dug6666666 just wait until you discover flap discs for cleaning up "shit".
Yep! Absolutely a must! And with a cut off disk, flap disk, grinding disk, wire wheel, etc, extremely useful@@kain0m
I'm a proponent of having a 1/2" and 3/8" impact. 3/8" often doesn't do the job for automotive but it is great for driving lag screws in wood or working in spots where the 1/2" is too large or too heavy for continual use.
I consider both suitable for automotive
To be far I actually clicked on it cause it’s super fast Matt not because it has 10 in the title. Something about the humor in your videos I just can’t get enough of.
If no one's mentioned it yet, I always carry a small flatblade in my pocket. The one I use currently is about 4.5" overall length, 3.75mm tip size. Excellent for poking, prodding, prying, scraping, and scribing in a pinch. I use it all the time to pop little covers out of panels and other things. The ones you get from people like the Snap-On dealer, the ones with the magnets in the handle, are also very good.
I think my number 10 would be a cordless die grinder. I have the milwaukee one but probably any is fine. Due to its high (variable) rpm its really good for grinding, cutting, sanding, cleaning welds, deburring, even removing rusted bolts, etc.
That’s a really good idea instead of tent pegs I usually bring a masonry drill bit it’s very help full when the pitch old road plannings.
A good quality shifter, or crescent wrench as you foreigners call them. Fits every thing, good for bending metal and hitting things.
Shop scissors are a must. I found an old pair of carpet scissors at the scrap yard and I use them multiple times a day
A good pick set, I never would have bought a set, but I found a snap on set along side the road, and not I can't imagine garage life without them. Oh, the algorithm brought me to your channel, and I stayed for the content.
Had to like for the "by 10 I mean 8." Wish I could like again for the description saying "9." And again for the fact that all these are great tools. Loved having a flippy screwdriver when I was doing construction. Saved a lot of time by not having to go back for an impact just to back out one random screw.
+1 for nice(ish) electric screwdrivers. I spent $90 on a DeWalt when my job was disassembling and repairing commercial printers. It’s easily my favorite tool ever.
I get way more use out of my cordless leaf blower than I ever expected. I call it my "shop broom"
Yes! I've told people the leaf blower is the second greatest invention ever. I probably use mine in the garage even more than in the yard. ... Although my garage does collect a lot of leaves somehow.
Mig welder and good cordless grinder
A grinder and paint makes me the welder I ain't!
A grinder and paint makes me the welder I ain't!
My favorite tool at work is my 6 foot piece of chain from ace hardware. I love that thing, it changed the very way I work. I went from fixing things like a Neanderthal, muscling things up onto workbenches and out of trucks, to like civilized man, who can now use the various lifting tools in his shop, and is able to pull truck radiators and emissions equipment from cabovers.
My second favorite is more equipment than tool: the shop forklift- useful for much more than just moving palettes. I won't go into great detail on this, since much of what we use them for probably isn't strictly OSHA approved, but I will say my two favorites are related.
A good pair of small needle nose pliers. I legit use them almost as much as my flippy screw driver. Ok maybe not quite that much, but they are always at my desk and out. They work as tweezers, pliers for repairing jewelry, bending wire, and a million other things.
Mr. Matt Your humor is the best. The cookies part was my favorite with the crunching noise. Priceless
Agree.
My #10 tool is my Milwaukee M12 3/8” ratchet. Perfect for assembly/disassembly of small fasteners that don’t require gobs of torque. Honorable mention goes to my Gearwrench ratcheting box end wrenches. After all 11 is pretty much 10, right?
Cheap flux core welder... From harbor freight... Game changer!
The tent stakes idea just blew my mind wide open. Game changed.
Reusable pressurized sprayer (Sure Shot, Titan, et al). I use it for brake cleaner I buy by the gallon instead of cases of aerosol cans. Doesn't have the blast power of aerosol but the chemical seems to work just fine.
Open ended ratcheting spanners are a life changer when working on cars. They save so much time when working in tight engine bays where you can only get an 1/8th of a turn on a nut.
100% - Great list.
++ on the ratchet straps. I use them all the time to install suspension bits by myself.
I'm a Vernier caliper guy myself.
Cheapest of the lot.
Does the job perfectly well.
Keeps your mind sharp.
And does die after getting covered in grinding dust.
quarter inch impact gun. with some decent bits. Really good for not destroying screws as you can put much presure on the screw and the impact breaks the screw loose without breaking the screw (95%of the time)
Love all the alternative#10's here, but don't think I've seen anyone loving on a good bag of ZIP-Ties. Also a 18" piece of pipe for over the 1/2" ratchet and breaker bar.
never owned a sawzall, never neeeded to chop things up that way, and if I did I would probably reach for my angle grinder, but the everything knife (the only knife you bring that you use for anything) and the huge long flat screwdriver (that you will never drive a screw with) are my top two additions to complete the 10. also, air tools are smaller and lighter than the lithium ion pretenders.
As for the tenth tool: Belt knife. Something you can operate with one hand. I started carrying one and I could kick myself that I didn't start earlier... like when I flopped out of my mother's womb. Yeah, it's THAT useful.
@@Lucidbkeo Paid about a hundred Swiss Franks for mine. I'm still gonna abuse it when I feel like it.
@@Lucidbkeo Well it is Victorinox... while their scissors suck donkeyschlong, this knife seems to be very okay. I'm sure there's better out there but as you said, 100 bucks paid in Switzerland isn't all that bad.
Still, some people carry box cutters. So cheaper is an option :D.
I'm probably never going away from the klein 11 in 1 you showed but thats because i end up using both the square bits on it frequently and occasionally the torx
I imagine it's great for field electricians/contractors.
I use my reciprocating saw mostly for cutting things up to fit in the dumpster. I once had an old dishwasher… :)
Got all 8 or 9 or 10 or whatever...A decent punch set is useful when the screwdrivers don't work. Grinders too...
A vice. Its an anvil, a clamp, a press a sheet metal folder a way to make your 5" grinder a pedestal grinder via the afore mentioned clamp.. If you use it in conjuction with a steel bench with wheels its also a good welding jig if you happen to weld random crap to your bench to get the part to sit right past the end of the vice, very handy and if you go to the right garage sales, nearly free
Honestly my favorite tool in my shop is the aluminum 2.5 ton low profile jack i got at harbor freight for 25% off. Best tool purchase i've ever made.
Good to know! How long have you had it? I bought the smallest, cheapest harbor freight floor jack, and it only lasted a couple years of light use. Now I'm looking to buy a bigger, better one.
@@drybread1146 i bought mine about five years ago and i've used it on more than a hundred jobs since. Its low enough to get under a lowered 90 civic, about 2.5" clearance, and can still pick a car up about foot and change off the ground. Its also light enough to pick up and carry around if you need to take it to the track. All in all great tool.
Benchtop belt sander. It's ridiculously useful being able to grind stuff mostly-flat or even shortening something to length via grinding if you have crappy cutting tools that aren't precise.
O-ring pick, the right-angle one.
Label maker. Brother P-Touch PT-D600 works well for general-purpose, and I have a Dymo Rhino 4200 for printing on heat-shrink tubing.