Loved the tool tour. I have spanners from my father. They are over 60 years old. Still going strong. He loved buying tools. At home as a carpenter or mechanic.
Nice, as a self proclaimed tooloholic, is nice to see what you have and watch you and others working and see the tools, UA-cam has been good to see tools in use that I didn’t even know existed that make jobs easier, Amazon and the internet is nice to search out new and useful tools. You don’t know what you need until you need it and don’t have it. I’ve had lots of ideas for new tools only to search the internet and find they have been making that for years.
Great way to have an inventory for ins purposes for sure. Its in the cloud now. Thanks for sharing. Haven't seen some of those special tools before. I thought for certain when you went to the closet you were going reach in to the brake clean box, ham it up as is tradition, find an empty one instead and hurl it across the floor - ANOTHOOR! Best content ever.
Great video of a very very busy automotive technician showing Rain man Ray's exceptional memory of knowing how quickly grab any tool he has and get the job done, you are growing to be my most favorite automotive technicians . I'm newly subscribed and joined to membership status of your channel , you have to be the coolest technicians on UA-cam, bodymanbob from Alabama, yes I'm a retired automotive collision repair man and body shop owner still, my son now also in the auto body business operating the shop I started 50+ years ago. I love your since of humor and exceptional channel content.please keep up the very enjoyable content. Please!!!!!!!
Couldn't agree with you more. As a flight mechanic and station mechanic for Boeing 767 and 777, I have to have organization in all my boxes. Doesn't matter if its my main big box in the hangar/shop, the flight mechanic/flightline box or my avionics box. Watching this video raises my concerns with tool control.
Wow brings back so many memories, started my trade 1971 bought all snap on , Mac , ect large top and roll cab ,not a well guy now, motor trade took its toll , I would do it all again if I could ,, thank you for sharing ❤❤
Thanks for the shop and toolbox tours Ray. I personally enjoy seeing how others operate and occasionally, find inspiration to make changes. I enjoyed the video, as I'm sure did many others.👍👍
36th! HAPPY MONDAY MORNING RAY AND THE WIFE UNIT! And big shoutout for the two new employees! How much money do you estimate your tools are worth? I bet I would be shocked! Roger in Pierre South Dakota
I enjoyed the tour of your tools. It is amazing how many tools a mechanic has to have so you can repair a car. Thank you very much for this video. I enjoyed watching the video very much.
I have that Milwaukee bottle opener…it’s hilarious that it has a wire stripper built into it. Nothing says safety like doing wiring and drinking beer at the same time.😂😂😂
you have a bunch of money invested in tools and supplies! great over view of your assortment of what you use, and the impulse purchase. sometimes the impulse buys pay off and other times it is a “paper weight” a great over view of what is in your shop. mac, snap-on, maco, and craftsmen are good quality tools.
Reeee! The Silvery-rado! Waiting on the continuation of that project. I've done some similar stuff on my truck and am looking for ideas on what else I can do on mine as well. Without going overboard, of course. Somewhere between stock and knight rider.
I don't know about you Ray , but i wipe my tools off before i put them back in the case . Same as if i had to borrow a tool , i hand them back with a rag around said tool after wiping them down ! Respect of the tools , And the peeps that own them! I expect the same as I ( rarely lend tools) but guys who do as i , i will lend to.
I'm a home auto mechanic, just work on our 6 vehicles, lawn tractor, horse trailer. I have a fair amount of tools and can definitely see where some can make a certain job easier or quicker, but also one must consider the time to actually find the tool. For example, I do have flare wrenches, but for me a ratcheting flare wrench would likely not get much use.
Your toolbox gives me a heart attack I was in the Air Force and our tool boxes were shadowed so we could see at a glance if anything was missing after a job on airplane because if it was we had to find it or the aircraft could not leave until we did
While my personal ocd is crying inside, I can simultaneously respect Ray’s organization methods. The shop is organized for him and his employees and his toolboxes are setup just like my dad’s used to be. 😅
a lot of times you end up organizing based on what fits in which drawer rather than trying to categorize each drawer. if you put 1 type of tool in each drawer, most the drawers would be half empty
Ray . Watching this hurt my sole. All that tb space and it looks like a robot threw up lol. Now I'm gana have to go and make sure my boxs are extra organized.
23:20 I have started (at home) storing anything that contains batteries with its batteries REMOVED, if it doesn't come out regularly. It's especially a problem if you're storing your things in a place that isn't conditioned and may get really hot. At work, well, you know... But yeah--exploding batteries can really ruin a good tool or instrument and break your heart. I've decided that I can afford a minute before using the tool and another one after to store the tool with its batteries removed.
I have a 1inch impact socket set. That sit in my garage. Only used it once an only used 1 socket out of it. Got from my father inlaw he was a tank machanic in the army for 21yrs
Dear Troy, Ray can't deal well without you. His drawers need reorganizing and someone to replace tools back where they belong since he keeps leaving his tools around or thrown back in drawers sometimes in random drawers. At least come back just to keep him organized. LOL
Don't know if you're a This Old House fan. In 1999 Dick Silva had a house fire, lost everything. When it burns up (or is stolen or blown away) it's hard to tell/prove what you had. His daughter a few months earlier had walked the entire house videotaping everything. Opened every drawer, looked in every corner, videoed every closet. She sent the video to her best friend who had recently moved and they were able to use that footage for insurance recovery. You have hundreds of thousands of dollars sitting there. Keep the inventory video offsite as well as a home video elsewhere. We recently lost a shop I used to take my F150 to. 2 bay doors melted from the heat. Brick building that has since been razed to the ground.
I have the knipex adjustable pliers they're amazing but mine aren't smooth face, I Cary the small ones in my pocket and the larger ones are in the drawer, they're great!
24:20 I've bought two sets of torque wrenches, 1/4", 3/8" and 1/2". First from Harbor freight and second lexicons off amazon. I didnt rust them and a certification lab down the street wanted $70 to test each tool. I didnt oay nearly that much. Instead, thanks to UA-cam, I bought a hanging scale and was able to verify that they were really close, maybe not precise, but I hadnt used them before the first new set and couldnt really gauge them from feel. I was afraid of busting bolts or studs. Now all is good.
This was a nice informative video,plus it even had gravity in action to make it a Rays video.lol😅.I enjoy all your work and entertainment with your videos 😁.have a good time at SEMA.
I like your channels. I find them very interesting. I too like Organized chaos concerning my tools. Meaning I know where they are, because I put them there for what ever reason. Like you, you can never have too many tools, just need a bigger box. I like the way you know how to fix things and when you come to a problem project you make a way to improvise. Thank you Ray!
Do you know honestly if I knew you before my grandpa passed away I would have gladly offered up all of his Snap-on tools to you plus engine test stands and and a lot of the older tools from like the 70/80s
Been waiting for Tool Tour 2023 and I am very happy how my own tool boxes are very similar (much less specialty stuff though). Now, aside from the occassional "Hey, should that 1/4" extension be with the others" type of statement, I've always wondered what you use for spark plug sockets. Magnetic? Rubber grommet? Make?
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This is my online reference guide when trying to put Ray’s tools away.
Good luck with that.... it will be changed in a week
Does Ray forget to put himself away at the end of the day also?
Ray can put his own tools away. That way, he inspects them for damages, etc.
When littlest unit goes on a collection spree?
Might beat picking up his socks and briefs at home, which I hope he doesn't leave around.
Only Ray can make a 40 minutes video about what's on the toolbox drawers so captivating.
Haven't yet seen the universal creative problem solver - the wire coat hanger. Lift your game!
Should get you a label maker and put "Its Hammer Time" on the hammer draw with a small picture
Of the guy in the sheet pants.
Finally Something Magnificent to Watch!!!
props to you Ray for having everything you need but my OCD is kicking in, I need to come to your shop and clean and organize that mess for you lol
Loved the tool tour. I have spanners from my father. They are over 60 years old. Still going strong. He loved buying tools. At home as a carpenter or mechanic.
Nice, as a self proclaimed tooloholic, is nice to see what you have and watch you and others working and see the tools, UA-cam has been good to see tools in use that I didn’t even know existed that make jobs easier, Amazon and the internet is nice to search out new and useful tools. You don’t know what you need until you need it and don’t have it. I’ve had lots of ideas for new tools only to search the internet and find they have been making that for years.
Have you been to the forums at The Garage Journal? Very educational/very dangerous!
Great way to have an inventory for ins purposes for sure. Its in the cloud now. Thanks for sharing. Haven't seen some of those special tools before. I thought for certain when you went to the closet you were going reach in to the brake clean box, ham it up as is tradition, find an empty one instead and hurl it across the floor - ANOTHOOR! Best content ever.
Great video of a very very busy automotive technician showing Rain man Ray's exceptional memory of knowing how quickly grab any tool he has and get the job done, you are growing to be my most favorite automotive technicians . I'm newly subscribed and joined to membership status of your channel , you have to be the coolest technicians on UA-cam, bodymanbob from Alabama, yes I'm a retired automotive collision repair man and body shop owner still, my son now also in the auto body business operating the shop I started 50+ years ago. I love your since of humor and exceptional channel content.please keep up the very enjoyable content. Please!!!!!!!
If you organize your box and always put stuff back in the same spot, it will save you so much time. I learned that a long time ago the hard way.
Couldn't agree with you more. As a flight mechanic and station mechanic for Boeing 767 and 777, I have to have organization in all my boxes. Doesn't matter if its my main big box in the hangar/shop, the flight mechanic/flightline box or my avionics box. Watching this video raises my concerns with tool control.
@@matthewgeiger2112 Respect keeping them birds in the air.
Enjoy watching the shop updates. Great to see the progress from when you first started in the space to what it looks like now.
Wow brings back so many memories, started my trade 1971 bought all snap on , Mac , ect large top and roll cab ,not a well guy now, motor trade took its toll , I would do it all again if I could ,, thank you for sharing ❤❤
Thanks for the shop and toolbox tours Ray. I personally enjoy seeing how others operate and occasionally, find inspiration to make changes. I enjoyed the video, as I'm sure did many others.👍👍
Dude. I love the second channel! It's been awesome following you from before you had 30k on the first channel 😁
36th! HAPPY MONDAY MORNING RAY AND THE WIFE UNIT! And big shoutout for the two new employees! How much money do you estimate your tools are worth? I bet I would be shocked! Roger in Pierre South Dakota
@@rogerfleury3591 I've been a contractor for about 40+ years and have collected A LOT of tools in that time - and I've JUST BEEN PUT TO SHAME!
I enjoyed the tour of your tools. It is amazing how many tools a mechanic has to have so you can repair a car. Thank you very much for this video. I enjoyed watching the video very much.
Hope u and your familly are all well Ray keep up the great work
Perfect!!! I literally just made tea in my Rainman Repairs mug I bought ages ago to see what's on my subs. This gonna be a three cup watch at least.
Happy Monday Ray. Love watching you describe your shop and tools. Always learning something from you. This is an interesting video.
You need to do a video with the crystal ball diagnosis.
You are well prepared for just about any job & have a better supply of material than the last shop.Have a great day
that toolbox is CHAOS
I have that Milwaukee bottle opener…it’s hilarious that it has a wire stripper built into it. Nothing says safety like doing wiring and drinking beer at the same time.😂😂😂
I have at least a dozen tools, some I would rarely use, because I saw them on Rainman Rays Repairs.
you have a bunch of money invested in tools and supplies! great over view of your assortment of what you use,
and the impulse purchase. sometimes the impulse buys pay off and other times it is a “paper weight”
a great over view of what is in your shop. mac, snap-on, maco, and craftsmen are good quality tools.
Knipex for the win. Love all my Knipex tools
I organically found my way here through the algorithmn, thanks for the channel info update.
Reeee! The Silvery-rado! Waiting on the continuation of that project. I've done some similar stuff on my truck and am looking for ideas on what else I can do on mine as well. Without going overboard, of course. Somewhere between stock and knight rider.
I don't know about you Ray , but i wipe my tools off before i put them back in the case . Same as if i had to borrow a tool , i hand them back with a rag around said tool after wiping them down ! Respect of the tools , And the peeps that own them! I expect the same as I ( rarely lend tools) but guys who do as i , i will lend to.
Asking for an updated oil change video. Cheers Ray!!!🎉
What a mess … everyone with OCD are making emergency calls to their therapists ‼️😂
I'm a home auto mechanic, just work on our 6 vehicles, lawn tractor, horse trailer. I have a fair amount of tools and can definitely see where some can make a certain job easier or quicker, but also one must consider the time to actually find the tool. For example, I do have flare wrenches, but for me a ratcheting flare wrench would likely not get much use.
Your toolbox gives me a heart attack I was in the Air Force and our tool boxes were shadowed so we could see at a glance if anything was missing after a job on airplane because if it was we had to find it or the aircraft could not leave until we did
Howdy Ray, it's great to see you today.
Good morning!
That’s for Tool Tour. Loved it
While my personal ocd is crying inside, I can simultaneously respect Ray’s organization methods. The shop is organized for him and his employees and his toolboxes are setup just like my dad’s used to be. 😅
a lot of times you end up organizing based on what fits in which drawer rather than trying to categorize each drawer. if you put 1 type of tool in each drawer, most the drawers would be half empty
Tool therapy masterclass
I feel relieved while I don't own a business there's someone out there with a worse tool addiction than me.
lights make ALL THE DIFFERENCE!
A junk drawer is a staple of the shop. It holds everything that doesn't have a regular place.
I'm just waiting for your next DirtyMax interior upgrade saga video to drop.
Ray . Watching this hurt my sole. All that tb space and it looks like a robot threw up lol. Now I'm gana have to go and make sure my boxs are extra organized.
Welcoming back!
Weird. I was thinking this would be a good idea just this morning.
You never forget your first torque wrench! 🥰
23:20
I have started (at home) storing anything that contains batteries with its batteries REMOVED, if it doesn't come out regularly. It's especially a problem if you're storing your things in a place that isn't conditioned and may get really hot.
At work, well, you know...
But yeah--exploding batteries can really ruin a good tool or instrument and break your heart. I've decided that I can afford a minute before using the tool and another one after to store the tool with its batteries removed.
Thanks for the tour
My OCD is in overdrive after watching! I am sure you know where everything is. I have tools put up and forget that I have them.
I’d love to see updates on the dirty Max sometime soon. Always intriguing to see someone restoring an old duramax
It’s a slow going process…coming along tho.
@@RainmanRayOffDuty that’s awesome hope we get to see updates soon
Love your junk drawer
Wow impressive ray thats alot of dough sitting there its crazy
I have a 1inch impact socket set. That sit in my garage. Only used it once an only used 1 socket out of it. Got from my father inlaw he was a tank machanic in the army for 21yrs
I hope that the Knipex Pliers Wrench will come to good use. 😅
Your very prepared to fix any vehicle that comes in the shop amazing
Love your shop Ray!!!!!!! Love the videos.
Dear Troy,
Ray can't deal well without you. His drawers need reorganizing and someone to replace tools back where they belong since he keeps leaving his tools around or thrown back in drawers sometimes in random drawers. At least come back just to keep him organized. LOL
Good morning from Spartanburg South Carolina !!
Tool Stores must love you 😂
Cool tour, probably good reminder for yourself of inventory.
You have the tools and knowledge. Sounds like a great combination. I really enjoy your channel! Keep up the good job!
Is it time or parts that is holding up the completion of the Silvery-rado? The reassembly would be interesting.
Crystal Ball....best thing for customer that don't agree on cost to fix...or even diag...let's ask "the expert!!!". hehehehe
I like how UA-cam captions are calling your other channel. Rainman Raez.
Good morning Ray 🌄
I need to go through my tools and rearrange them and clean them. I've had about 15 jobs come through all my rollaway carts are full.
Been waiting for this updated tour bro🔥🔥🔥💯
So THAT'S where all my 10s went!!
Oooooo a tour!
As someone who was in the field for 25 years. The only thing that really would interest me is new tool purchases.
Don't know if you're a This Old House fan. In 1999 Dick Silva had a house fire, lost everything. When it burns up (or is stolen or blown away) it's hard to tell/prove what you had. His daughter a few months earlier had walked the entire house videotaping everything. Opened every drawer, looked in every corner, videoed every closet. She sent the video to her best friend who had recently moved and they were able to use that footage for insurance recovery. You have hundreds of thousands of dollars sitting there. Keep the inventory video offsite as well as a home video elsewhere. We recently lost a shop I used to take my F150 to. 2 bay doors melted from the heat. Brick building that has since been razed to the ground.
there is never enough storeage for all the things we collect, finding it is another matter
I have the 3/4 mini snapon great tool when you need it nothing else can replace it
So many tools that probably only you would recognize them. Nice setup!
Video is very relaxing 😊
😢so beautiful!!
Well done Wife Unit!
Yessssssssss tours!
I have the knipex adjustable pliers they're amazing but mine aren't smooth face, I Cary the small ones in my pocket and the larger ones are in the drawer, they're great!
We don't mind going through your tool boxes, but we absolutely draw the line at going through your drawers...
Come ON, people... I don't care who ya are, that thar' was funny...
Wow you got the tools! Ready for any job.
24:20 I've bought two sets of torque wrenches, 1/4", 3/8" and 1/2". First from Harbor freight and second lexicons off amazon.
I didnt rust them and a certification lab down the street wanted $70 to test each tool. I didnt oay nearly that much.
Instead, thanks to UA-cam, I bought a hanging scale and was able to verify that they were really close, maybe not precise, but I hadnt used them before the first new set and couldnt really gauge them from feel. I was afraid of busting bolts or studs.
Now all is good.
Good day ray
This was a nice informative video,plus it even had gravity in action to make it a Rays video.lol😅.I enjoy all your work and entertainment with your videos 😁.have a good time at SEMA.
Pneumatic mini reciprocating saw! Awesome!
I'm here Ray from your other channel,
The Algorithm and What Not 🤤
Cool perfect timing I'm trying to figure out how to best organize my new shop now this should be helpful 👍
I like your channels. I find them very interesting. I too like Organized chaos concerning my tools. Meaning I know where they are, because I put them there for what ever reason. Like you, you can never have too many tools, just need a bigger box. I like the way you know how to fix things and when you come to a problem project you make a way to improvise. Thank you Ray!
My dad and g-pa had lots of tools but I think you have them beat.
🤣
Excellent plier organizer! Gotta get one of those!
The crystal ball is my favorite tool.
25:44 I had the same box of connectors and hardware in my collection many moons ago and for many decades.
Do you know honestly if I knew you before my grandpa passed away I would have gladly offered up all of his Snap-on tools to you plus engine test stands and and a lot of the older tools from like the 70/80s
That is a real mechanics tools.
Speakin of the SilverAdo ..,
There's always a tool you need, but don't have... so you make do or make it. ;-)
Been waiting for Tool Tour 2023 and I am very happy how my own tool boxes are very similar (much less specialty stuff though). Now, aside from the occassional "Hey, should that 1/4" extension be with the others" type of statement, I've always wondered what you use for spark plug sockets. Magnetic? Rubber grommet? Make?
I enjoyed this a lot🎉
Impressive!
Keep going i love to compare drawer organizer, or should i say i need advise other than cutout foam or craftsman plastic racks
Great video!!
@Ray When will we see the restoration of the 2007 'Dirty Max' war-wagon Silverado? Last time the truck interior was still in pieces. TIA