25 Tools Under $15 You Need In Your Tool Box From Harbor Freight. Perfect For Gifts!
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Today Jared shows you tools you need to have in your garage, and they are affordable too! They are also fantastic gifting ideas for car guys in your life.
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Find the links to all the items I talked about below.
www.harborfreight.com/jobsite-offset-scissors-58492.html
www.harborfreight.com/6-in-magnetic-parts-holder-57464.html
www.harborfreight.com/small-ultra-grip-flexible-parts-tray-58159.html
www.harborfreight.com/easy-sorter-funnel-tray-37081.html
www.harborfreight.com/pick-and-hook-set-7-piece-69592.html
www.harborfreight.com/33-piece-precision-screwdriver-set-93916.html
www.harborfreight.com/precision-knife-set-13-piece-62784.html
www.harborfreight.com/588-lumen-tactical-led-flashlight-black-63934.html
www.harborfreight.com/18-inch-low-voltage-multi-colored-test-leads-66717.html
www.harborfreight.com/7-function-digital-multimeter-63759.html
www.harborfreight.com/nuisance-dust-masks-10-pack-58693.html
www.harborfreight.com/foldable-ear-muffs-58353.html
www.harborfreight.com/splash-resistant-safety-goggle-97140.html
www.harborfreight.com/yellow-lens-safety-glasses-66823.html
www.harborfreight.com/foam-kneeling-pad-56572.html
www.harborfreight.com/feeler-gauge-32-piece-63665.html
www.harborfreight.com/telescoping-mirror-7361.html
www.harborfreight.com/18-inch-telescoping-magnet-37187.html
www.harborfreight.com/15-lb-capacity-telescoping-magnetic-pickup-tool-95933.html
www.harborfreight.com/fuel-line-and-ac-quick-disconnect-tool-6-piece-63595.html
www.harborfreight.com/9-piece-tube-pipe-nylon-brush-set-90631.html
www.harborfreight.com/mechanics-stethoscope-63691.html
www.harborfreight.com/mechanics-shop-towels-14-in-x-13-in-50-pack-63365.html
www.harborfreight.com/40-in-x-50-in-moving-blanket-58328.html
www.harborfreight.com/8v-cordless-variable-speed-rotary-tool-kit-40-piece-58162.html
www.harborfreight.com/85-gram-super-lube-grease-cartridge-93744.html
www.harborfreight.com/5-in-multipurpose-vise-with-anvil-58157.html
Thanks!
I want to see what this $48k Snap On tool set looks like
No link to the 48k socket set? Couldn't find it
So right on the used vice advice (no pun intended) - I had my grandfathers engineers vice, would have been 1930's I think - it was a tank of a thing, action as smooth as butter and you could wail on it all day with a 10lb hammer and not leave a mark, the steel was that good. Sadly it was lost 15 years ago or so when I moved cities - I replaced it with a new Irwin one which wasn't cheap - but it's not anywhere near as good as that 80 odd year old one of my Grandfathers.
I recently purchased a vise on sale from my local cheap tool store. It was the cheapest one big enough for the car part I was fixing at the time. So good enough for current needs, but not anything fancy and a better one is on my wish list for the future. Within a week I had already fixed around 4-5 "forgotten projects" I had laying around. It has a anvil part on it, but it would probably not work on anything bigger than a nail.
"take the advice... ' an old vice that is bigger than you think you need will be just enough... really look...
Gold. Nothing can replace a good box cutter, scraper, pry bars, breaker bars, and locking pilers
As a former mechanic and garage fixer upper, all of these are very useful. Good list, I concur completely.
For electrical, don't be afraid to go to the hardware big box store to buy wire. THHN/THWN is used in commercial electrical installations, but is perfect for cars. Stranded sized from 6-14 typically in green, white, black, red, blue, brown, orange, yellow (grey, pink, purple go to supply house). All THHN/THWN is rated for 90 deg C, oil and gas resistant, and a 500ft roll lasts for ever and costs less than a bunch of those 25ft packs.
edit: cheap shop rags? go to goodwill and buy old t shirts and rip them up
edit, edit: vise? estate sales, older the better. Even if rusted, vinegar is cheap
Two things. Add a set of safety wire pliers to that list. I use them at work, on projects, etc. $15 for the 9" pair. Second, a good 10" bench vise goes for upwards of $5g's to get the quality pre-1980's style anvil vises.
I got a cordless Dremel for Christmas several years ago and figured it would spend its life on a shelf since I have air grinders but it's one of my most favorite tools.
Love the knee pad suggestion, we always just use old carpet squares as our knee pads.
I've found the knee pad especially helpful when working under sinks or alongside a tub.
A good vice is worth every penny! I bought a similar vice from Costco 25 years for $65. It has never let me down over the thousands of times I used it. I couldn't imagine how much harder my wrenching life would've been without it. GET A GOOD VICE!
If you want a good vice you can swing on it, I'm 100% with you.
But sometime, all you need is a second hand, a cheap vice can do the job.
@@pierrealexguev As Jerad mentioned, often the old vices built pre 1980's are the best. I had a 1930's engineers vice my grandfather left me, that thing was awesome - I think it was sand cast steel, it seemed utterly indestructible. Sadly it went missing when I moved back in the mid 2000's. Bought a new Irwin engineers vice to replace it - not half as good.
I ran into one at a farm auction and it’s crazy how much they are going for. I’m still looking.
Kinda got lucky there ,and found a brand new Wilton on Craigslist for 85$.
I looked it up and it was in the 110-120$ range so I figured that was fair.
@@Beer_Dad1975 totally agree with you. I have my grandfathers vice from 1907 and it can’t be replaced. Also I don’t like moving it around because it weighs 120kg
This is a GREAT video. I started wrenching at the start of quarantine. My 2007 R6 was rough idling and I figured the valves needed to be adjusted since that was the service I skipped 15,000 miles ago lol. I had NO clue where to start. Literally did not know what the difference between a 1/2, 3/8, and 1/4 wrench was. Couldn't have told you what a torque wrench was. Did not know the first thing about an engine. I was scared just to take the seat off because I didn't know what the wires were for.
I since have fixed that motorcycle and rebuilt two R1s and have acquired the majority of these tools out of sheer necessity. It's cool to watch this video and reflect on how not very long ago I had NONE of these and no knowledge about why you'd use them yet have discovered their purpose through being presented with situations that required them.
Something I'd add to this list if there was an honorable mention would be an Angle Grinder or T- Handle Hex Keys. Maybe the T handles are more motorcycle specific but I use those nearly every day.
I like those, also. Sometimes you can find them at other tool shops, a more industrial design, no plastic.
You couldn’t have knocked $4 off the price for the memes???
was gunna say
Gotta be honest, no click bait today!
Tavarish is going to be furious when he sees that receipt on the expense report.
I'd have asked for a discount just for the receipt.
420.69 woulda been great
My favorite inexpensive tool is the ice pick with a light and ground circuit tester. You can do an amazing amount of diagnostics with this simple tool. My Dad taught me to time VW's with it 50 years ago. Harbor Freight has them for about $3.
Its great to hear tool recommendations from the pros...even for us home DIYers. If a Pro is recommending lower end tools it really opens up the eyes of a potential buyer realizing we don't need that really expensive tool to get the job done, especially for those tools that only get used occasionally. Sure anybody can go buy tools off a tool truck, but hearing from a professional that its not necessary is a good thing.
picks and hooks are a good cheap call out. I use mine to do all kinds of stuff. We've got lots of moving blankets too and use them quite a bit. Good video
It's so funny that you brought up Super Lube. I just came across a tube of that back from the days that I worked on VCR's, I always lubed the moving parts with that.
Just bought the cordless dremel, I found it works good on outa control toe nails using sanding drum's, should use a good dust mask.
A lot of times you also need a good bench grinder/polisher/ wire wheel!
Another good one that fits in this title is a box of nitrite gloves. I was at a customers house the other day and he had a box sitting next to the project we were working on and said, "here, you're going to need these." They were the blue 7mil gloves from HF and they were actually really good. Idk how many times ive used much more expensive gloves that ripped just putting them on or shortly after. I was really impressed with these gloves for the price.
I think they're on sale right now also
Project farm actually did a video on the gloves recently.
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@@acm_1028 yeah I'm still not willing to pay 10$ a box for em ,I have seen em on sale to near pre-covid prices though lately.
I've found most of the time,I need them once and I'm done with em though.
So I tried those cheap clear ones they use at hair salons, because 3 boxes for 20$ on Amazon 😄
I've been dealing with a lot of paint and mixing epoxies and stuff lately and they're fine for that ,get into heavier wrenching and that's a nope.
@@MrTheHillfolkTo me, it's worth it to have a couple boxes of the heavier mil blue or black gloves for really greasy or dirty projects.
The thin ones are fine for painting though.
Those yellow bolt sorting trays are one of the best things I ever purchased and gave as gifts.
Hey Jared, maybe do a small segment on Mechanic's Gloves or Gloves in general. I always wear them because I don't notice how I cracked my knuckles open until I'm done working. Also, it tends to keep the tools from slipping out of my hands in inopportune times while working. Thanks. You do an awesome job in these videos. Keep it up.
I would recommend an ultrasonic cleaner - many many uses and under $100. Not necessarily from Harbor freight - but many sizes and price choices on-line. I fill mine with water and use plastic ziplocks, plastic peanut butter jars, even glass jars filled with cleaning solution to clean parts and not mess up and have to clean up inside of the machine. Works wonderfully.
Gloves. HF nitrile gloves are really good. I also really like the nitrile-dipped cloth gloves, they fit well, hold up great, and cost around $4. Their leather gloves are good, kind of. The QC on the leather gloves sucks, but if you look through the selection carefully you can usually find a really good pair.
Dude the Central Machinery Bench Vise's they have there for around $70-90 are no joke. I think mine is 35lbs, and it has been able to handle quite a bit. The one I have is their pipe vise just like the Doyle too. If youre just a regular DIYer, I think you can be pretty happy with one of those without too much worry. I had first watched the Project Farm where they tested them and it actually performed better in stress tests than the $250 Rigid.
This is a great video, very informative, it just shows you don't have to pay an arm and a thigh for some tools. Thanks for sharing.
I have that EXACT Multimeter and it is Invaluable. I use it WAY more than I thought I would! It's a definate Must have.
Hey Jared, I appreciate these tool vids. Just goes to show you don't have to spend a mint to get started wrenching. Thanks and keep it up.
100% get a good vice, as long as the vice is sized for what you do, you can have it 10, 20, 30 years easily and it's one of those tools that should just sit where it's at and be the most reliable thing this side of an anvil. It's also one of those tools you will often find a creative way to use that it's not intended for, and you need a good one for it to handle being missused.
Kinda same with flathead screwdrivers, they are the most usefull tool in the world, as long as you never try to use them to drive screws. (so why tf do they put magnet tips on so many?)
Great ideas thanks.
As for the Gator socket, I use mine all the time. Anytime I need to screw in an eye bolt or hook I grab it. Works great for the $6 I paid for it. I would never use it for actual bolts though, wouldn't work well at all
That actually works? I thought for sure it would jam or the pins would get stuck together (somehow, old Murphy never rests).
That "Gator"-socket is my wife's most loved "wrenching"-tool! Great, since now she doesn't mess with my proper tools anymore... ;)
The harbor freight ad in the middle is great
Grab a claw-type retrieval tool when you get your magnetic pick up tools - sometimes the thing you need to grab isn't magnetic!
Hello again Jared
Thank you for another Great Video 👍I almost forgot to mention a different kind of use for your vise. A portable vise stand. This one was on four casters with brakes. This saved the work tab spacing.
Swap the scissors for EMT shears, they will open any packet :)
He's making this video in the desperate hope that his wife won't kick his ass for spending $425 at Harbor Freight....LOL
I have my hood sitting on a moving blanket on the roof of the car as we speak!
Cleanup brushes? Adding one more to that. Firm bristle tooth brushes! Plastic handles, plastic bristles. The most essential thing I have for cleaning any aluminium part.
I am going to send my wife a link to this video.
That sorting tray I need that in my life
I have so many of all of these things 😂, like 12 pairs of good scissor ✂️ I like Crescent Wiss. Cutting oil, super lube oil for ratchets, - what i need to get is the arbor press which is finally back in one version at the freight store by the harbor
So I love the video. I would also add cheap soldering iron. I use my 20 dollar one all the time. I would also add soldering clips. I still don't have a set and I keep telling myself to get one and forget.
Best advice of the video "if you keep breaking a tool upgrade".
O and a drawers worth of 10mm and 13mm/1/2in sockets and wrenches. I swear to God they are always missing. 😂
Just weld them to your tool box, and they'll never get lost! 🙂
I like to get the small plastic tarps at HF. I leave one under my seat in the van. If I ever need to get on the ground or carry plants or something dirty it's there. Personally I like the corded tools. If you are not a daily user you don't have to worry about dead/low batteries.
The sorting tray was replaced by the 5 gallon bucket and flat shovel 50 yrs ago !
I have 4 picks, not one of them is bent. Use them every day. Why do people try to do pry bar things with no pry bar?! They make pocket pry bars too, which are super useful. I have a set of 3, a 90°, 45°, and a straight. They're awesome and they're affordable
Appreciate tool reviews on the channel. Only a fool would not.
Idea: Car battery/charging system tester.
Looking to finally get one.
5:01 Pick & Hoot Set, eh? Should that be Pick & Hook or Pick & Hooters? :)
Something I always think about getting but never do is a trim pulled set I always use a screwdriver but never get around to buying them
"Remember this, there is no more important safety rule than to wear these: safety glasses!" - Norm Abram
Love your tool videos, Jared! For someone like me who is just really getting into doing work himself at home, I like that you pick out tools in my price range but then go the extra step and explain *why* they'd be useful to have.
That Doyle vice, project farms did a review which if you are in the market I highly recommend watching. That vice was consistently top 5 going against vices that cost in the thousands. I got one and love it, highly recommend it.
Good video, good choice, and thanks for the info.
A mix of tool videos and your experience in between the chaos that is every imaginable project you are tasked with is good.
18:28 this is the best advice you could tell any novice. Don't just go for the "brand" name tools. Would you rather be $400 deep on tools you use. Or $2000 in tools.
Fireball tools has a video testing vice its a great resource. Thanks Jared for the suggestions.
I miss Some tools a thread file not expensive but super handy, a bench grinder with on 1 side a wire wheel, a Curve Grabber super for non magnatic stuf and a cutting and tapping set
Hey Jared you should do a video on all the different things you can do with the multimeter. Checking for a draw thats killing your battery, checking how much voltage your new fog lights draw compared to your old ones, checking continuity, checking resistance on a fuel gauge, etc. People have multimeters and don't realize all the different things you can test with it. Love the channel can't wait to see Earl rippin it.
Great idea! I used my to diagnose my laundry dryer resistors and saved myself money from having a technician come out.
Just be sure to educate them when checking for continuity when hooking up in amps, anyone can burn a fuse out of their dmm if they don't know what they're doing or even if they do and something slips and a connection gets made where they didn't want to. A higher impedence test light works wonders for continuity testing.
As an avid DIY'er, I agree with all of these things and more. People bash the Harbor Freight tools, but I have been using Pittsburgh tools for years. My 3-ton jack is over 30 years old, gets used almost daily and has never let me down. Have never broken a Pittsburgh socket when used for it's intended purpose, and I have had to work on some high-torque items. They all have lifetime warranty and even if it does break, you take it to them and they replace it-no questions asked. I do steer away from some of their electrical tools, especially the Chicago Electric, but did have a drill once that lasted a long time. I have gone through several grinders, but when you are only paying 10 bucks for them in the first place, I don't have a problem tossing it and replacing it. I have bought expensive tools that didn't last any longer. If I need something that is precision, that's when I look at other brands.
Great video, I used Harbor freight tools for along time, never had any issues.
From someone who does tool reviews you've just shown me 3 items I need in my life so thanks for that. Love the mix of videos you do from working on cars to the tool related videos like this so keep giving us the mix of both please 👍
I like the tool reviews. I work more on electronics, and that easy sorter alone was worth the whole video. Not sure why I have never thought to look for one of those. I have gallons of misc screws that I dump at least once a week to find the perfect one.
Pill sorting trays will have a smaller funnel opening that would be ideal for the smaller screws and components you work with.
It would be great to have links which you could also monetize on, but I understand half these are HF so that's that.I'm really glad you used HF for items like this "smart" shopping and consumables. I've filled my tool boxes with as much HF as possible before expanding my quality tool line up. No shame and I dont need name status if it works. 5" blue vice at HF for around $85 is good for me. The $20 clamp on counterpart baby one is good for small but tough work.
I’ve used those knives almost every day for years. Bought multiple sets. That multimeter just doesn’t cut it for me though since it doesn’t have an audible continuity check. Been using the kneeling pad pretty often too. Not sure I would trust their feeler gauges after finding that all of their spark plug gap tools were way off. My Autozone coin-shaped gap tool confirmed the factory pregap while every HF coin was dead wrong. Would’ve exchanged instead of returning if I found a single one that was correct… but I didn’t.
Just make sure to buy a multimeter that has a continuity beep as that's going to be the thing you're using it most for :)
I can vouch for three of the items Jared showed. The Quantum tactical flash light is hands down the best small flash light I've ever owned. The batteries that come with aren't great, but when I replaced them with Energizers the Quantum is so much brighter. It adjusts from a spot to a flood beam, and is just great. The other two items that I own are the large and small telescoping magnetic pick up tools. You don't know how much you'll use these until you own them.
Another channel did a battery test and Harbor Freight's better line of batteries (not the super cheap ones) held their own against the top brands for much less.
I love having the cheapy multimeter around. Someone always asks if you have one and you don't want to hand that idgit a $700 Fluke. lol
Shop smart, shop S-Mart.
Have just about all those items, though I've been collecting tools for about fifty years. Don't have the stethoscope or enough trays. Been an electronics hobbiest for years, so I have a bunch of multimeters. Cheap ones scattered around, where ever I might need one, and a couple of good ones that are more accurate or have more features.
Something that might be useful for viewers is putting together a cheap mechanic's go bag to keep in the car. I've got one in my car and another heavier one I keep in my truck. On the cheap end, things like a plastic poncho, electrical tape, zip ties, tire guage, a spool of steel wire, bungies, nylon cord, etc.
A decent home gamer scan tool idea. We don't all have BMW`s to use with Carly. Please and Thank you.
Oh! One other thing that every mechanic needs. Antiseize! I personally swear by Permatex silver. Bolts, paper gaskets and more! Is the most essential thing there is. Is head gasket magic.
I'm curious how one would use it for a head gasket, can you expand on that?
@@ShivaShakur Not all head gaskets first as a caveat. Some have that sealant/primer/teflon coating and seats which already which does the job so adding something can inhibit that. For your standard bare metal and composite gaskets? It improves sealing.
You probably have heard of copper spray for head gaskets. Essentially this is same stuff but a bit better but not available in spray mode. What it does is help to help the gasket seal better with all the imperfections, but it also helps to cut down on corrosion at mating surfaces for longer sealing life. Ever pull apart an old engine and had that coarseness from surface corrosion then need to get the decks milled? None of that.
But it shines for bolts. Especially stuff like exhaust and suspension that like to quickly corrode. Oh, and exhaust manifold gaskets!
I have never had to fight with an exhaust bolt or stud that I have assembled.
Another way to think? Long ago I worked in a place that used solution mining for salt. If you ever wanted to get something apart in future or to stay sealed? You absolutely had to copper coat at minimum. Pipe fittings with? Bolts came out with a normal impact in perfect shape. Minutes to do a job. Fittings without? Even the big impact that required two hands and could break an arm couldnt do it some times and had to cut the bolts out. Then an hour cleaning flange mating surfaces.
Switch to the Permatex Silicone Ceramic brake lube. I use it on everything, even on the exhaust side of turbos on my boat, it can take the heat and the salt. The stuff is amazing. I also use it on hoses that go on a nipple with a clamp, years later when its time to replace the hose, it slides right off and the component looks brand new
@@deaconyates2671 I wouldnt use it on bolts and gasket surfaces, but like the idea on hose connections.
Safety glasses.
I bought like 10 pairs,and threw them all around my shop, so there's never an excuse to not wear them when needed.
That Pittsburgh screwdriver set in the clear box with the bendy shaft on the left:
Yes. The //box// is utter crap and the lid for the package feels like it's made of transparent tempered-TRASHBAGS - but I have no complaints about the flex shaft or the screwdriver kit itself. It's the perfect amount of torque and the necessary bit-sizes for opening laptops
and it's HF Pittsburgh so it comes with soooo many bits
Dang you didn't get the silver Rambo knife.
I find vintage bench vices are better for the money if you get one that hasn't been beat to shit a bit of clean up and a fresh lick of paint and they look fantastic
Great video I haven't even thought about a bench vice
The knee pad is definitely a good thing to have. If you're into gardening/landscaping and automotive.....dual purpose.
I bought myself both sizes of gator sockets & I'll never forgive myself.
It is a nice mix in, not everyone knows these things.
Of all those the mechanic stethoscope has been one of the most useful cheap tool I ever bought. Fantastic for pinpointing noises from bad bearings, etc.
Agree with literally all of these. A rotary tool is a must in the garage for me. Surprising how often it comes in handy.
Also Super Lube is like Frank's for me. I put that shi* on everything. My go to for general lube and corrosion protection.
I have to defend the Gator socket. I keep one in my drill bag for the occasional need. I agree they’re not for heavy use, but they’ve saved the day many times for me when I didn’t have sockets/wrenches available.
What is the best battery operated tools? My what I've seen: Milwaukee is geared for auto/marine and Dewalt is for a craftsman. The others are just expensive or low rent version of the two. Your thought Jered...?
solid episode, great stuff
Haha the moving blankets are great!
I went out of state to fix up a house I had ,and it was still hot out and 95 during the day.
Well, one night we woke up at 3am freezing our butts off,it was 46 out and of course we had all the windows open.
Haha glad we had those blankets.
We have a lot of these in the shop already! Love the list of things! I definitely agree with the safety wear as I took a piece of cut-off wheel to the face last year without eyewear! I always have it on now! Great video Jared!
Imo for bench vices I try to get the 100 year old ones, they are so overbuilt they hold up to pretty much anything lol
As a mechanic I have to say picks are disposable tools that you have to replace on the regular
I have a vice that my grandfather bought after it was very used, I suspect it is well over 100 years old. I’m getting ready to mount it to my new welding table.
Picks should only be used if you are replacing that oring there are some tools for if you are just cleaning stuff and reusing them
very helpful - thanks!
That "buy once cry once" only applies if you're making a living from them; if you're a hobbyist you maybe don't need that $48,000 socket set to change the oil on the wives SUV once a year.
Yeah, if you're not using it day in and day out, you can just buy cheap and avoid crying altogether!
Wiss brand scissors for me.
Magnet trays are a must, the silicone trays are great. The ones from HF are to stiff.
I use a 1/2 gallon milk jug cut in half from bolt sort and pour back.
I have several brands of small picks, the cheap ones work 90% of the time but sometimes the higher quality ones are the saving grace.
CYA PPE is essential.
I love your channel Jared, how on earth do you survive with just one video a week?
The goal is to post more frequently in the new year, most projects are a bit involved right now and as one person it’s hard to keep more frequent videos with real substance
This isn't his only income....Jared is a very smart guy n would never have all his eggs in 1 basket....
@@TheQuestionableGarage You have a great screen presence Jared. I'm sure you are doing all you can to increase your videos. I sure hope you have another job so you don't get overwhelmed.
Grease Gun
Nitrile Gloves
Brass Hammer
101 Peice Security Screwdriver Bit Set
Fire/Welding Blanket
Vice Grips (you can NEVER have too many)
12"-18" Zip Ties
Shop Towels (Blue Rolls)
"PIG MAT" Rolls
Degreaser
And so on...
These are a few other shop/Garage "Must Haves" that anyone would love to have, that get regularly get used!
Glad to see you still making questionable choices 😆
Great list! I would like to add one more thing... Don't sleep on hobo freight's shop lighting. You can never have enough light in your shop, especially if the only time you have to tinker is after hours, after your full time job
Thanks for not recommending the $10 rotary tool, I bought one as a kid and it was completely unusable. It didn't have enough power to do even light work, and it vibrated so much I could barely hold it. It did make me appreciate the Dremel I bought later, though
I gave my friends 10mm sockets and put them in Christmas stockings and they where all happy...lol
Tractor supply had a socket kit that is literally an assortment of 10mm sockets on different styles; deep, articulated, impact,etc.
@@paradoxworkshop4659 I thought a dude at work mentioned that ,but said it was harbor freight who had that?
Haha idk
I’d add dial calipers. I use mine all the time for random stuff in the shop. Leave your expensive ones in the tool box for building motors
Great video. More please.
I have several of the items noted. I mostly agree. For the multimeter get something better than the cheapest. 20 bucks should be fine, but 8 will not get it done. Micro screwdriver sets really vary. Make sure they have what you need. Doing a battery on a cell phone? You will need the smallest of screwdrivers. Buy once. Get the better set.
I just impulse bought the 6" Doyle vise while perusing HF a few days ago. I was impressed at the tight backlash and how solid and smooth it felt for $250. I live in California and its difficult to find a good deal on a used vise around here. Here's hoping splurging on a mid level (cost wise) unit pays off.
Harbor Freight has a $15 tool creeper which would be a good gift for someone who's just a tinkerer. would a roller seat/ roller seat with drawers as a slightly higher cost but still under $100 be a good gift? also maybe just creepers in general.
Not sure why this video isn't getting as much traction as normal, I love these type of videos. I tried to search it to send to extended family leading up to xmas lol but it wasn't on the results? Anyway perfect video to chill and eat a chicken burger with!
Spark plug gapping tool/allen key set would be useful cheap additions or even a digital caliper!
I'm a 30 professional mechanic and I still enjoy the tool videos . Keep it up!!