Part 4: The CAR WIZARD shares 10 DIY tools he can't live without in his shop!
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- Опубліковано 11 вер 2024
- The CAR WIZARD 🧙♂️ shares another 10 tips he’s developed from his 20+ years of working on cars. These shop tools you will most likely find around your house and will save you time, money and headaches. Great tips for anyone working on cars
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Guys, pay attention to the most important message here: find yourself a soulmate like mrs. Wizard.
Watching the Wizard and his Mrs. really warms my heart.
Lol the most important tool you need in your workshop?................. A Mrs Wizard! 😂🤣😂😍😍😍
Theres nothing wrong with "running solo", but the food is way better with a good lady. Theres more to it than that, so, dont bother flaming me, I know & I'm lucky to have a good lady that adds more than just "good food" to my life.
@@tl1024 slow down Buddy, where's the aggression coming from? Also your replying like the message was sent directly to you, which is weird!
I got really lucky myself that way.
I love it when Mrs. Wizard asks him questions during the videos.
Adding to the #3 toothbrush tip: Rather than buying a new one just for cleaning parts, use your old toothbrush for that and buy a new one for brushing your teeth. In that case the old brush will have "paid" for itself already in its initial use and move on doing other stuff rather than being thrown away. I have done that for a long time.
To take care of the splayed out bristles on a used toothbrush, you can cut them shorter with a hair clipper. This gives you better scrubbing power.
I like using the old sonic care ones they super clean stuff with little effort.
Use a Phillips sonic toothbrush. Better for your teeth and Maybe a better tool lol
...and you'll save $1 the process! Wow!
@@RussellCambell I have an oral b brush currently. Seems to do better overall for brushing but still use the sonicare for cleaning 😂
Pro tip: Ask Mrs Wizard to leave a muffin in the pan so you can eat while sorting small parts or pieces. lol
@Stimpy&Ren That would not be automotive, Stimpy&Ren
Mmm... muffin
Muffins. The classics. The ones you know to be The Wizard's favorites. If experimentation is in order, remember that muffins are a Comfort Food. This may be the key point in this vid, although, arguably, the rags may be almost as important. For me they are, since I am often a klutz, so I have to plan on anointing everything surrounding me with oil. Go forth into serenity, and Merry...Whatever.
It's true what they say, "if you look after the pennies, the pounds will look after themselves." Peace and love Mr and Mrs W, from the UK...
The mantra of poor people......
Some people think I keep too much "junk" around, but there's always another use for something. When I try to be really tidy, and I throw something out, I ALWAYS need it within a month!
GREAT CONTENT!!!! 👍👍👍
The muffin pan is genius, I could see that being a handy way to stage little components for electronics projects too. I was taught by my grandfather who saved his old margarine tubs for screws & bolts etc, and if you had to button up a job for the night you just snap the lids on the tubs & walk away
Ah yes, the old toothbrush trick. Brush your teeth in the morning, brush your throttle body midday, and brush your teeth before going to bed. Best $1 investment ever
Poli grip makes a wonderful and cost effective posi traction additive when squuzed into the rear end of muscle cars
wizard I am a diesel mechanic from Alberta and I learn a lot from your mechanic tips and have benefited myself a lot.you are a very wise man thank you for all your tips
Wizard, you and your wife make the most wholesome, informative content on UA-cam.
SO the "Snap on" Snaped OFF !
I love a good case of irony, but that's too much for even me.
Those hammers are welded and I have snapped a few. One thing he doesn’t mention is that snappy will more than happily replace your flap-off hammer
This is bog standard shade tree stuff I learned from a life of having a dad and grandfathers that wrenched on their own cars, tractors, lawnmowers, etc. Not everyone has been as lucky as me. Thanks for pointing these tips out, Wiz.
Same here! I learned to wrench from my dad. It's one of my qualities that keeps my wife around. Lol. I can fix or repair just about anything.
Egg cartons make good small parts organisers too.
First Name Last Name I prefer whatever least expensive tackle box-type organizer you can find. Keeps stuff from disappearing if the container tips over; egg cartons just turn into a mess if that happens.
Martha Stewart w9od be proud
Someone else will probably mention this but plastic, or metal, ice cube trays are great too.
Tip: Put a magnet on the tray, that way whatever falls in stays in. As long as it's magnetic.
I was thinking the same thing, or even a bunch of tiny magnets on the bottom of it.
I frequently do this right on the car itself. Just toss a rare Earth magnet on an exhaust manifold or inner fender and clip things right to it as you go. Works awesome on the bench too if you have a steel bench or a vise or whatever handy.
darkiee69 even if it’s not magnetic, you can always epoxy a rare earth magnet to the bottom (assuming it is never going to be used in the kitchen again, mind you).
@@samsonian i think they were referring to what you throw in, a magnet wont catch the plastic clip you threw into the tray.
@@TheBrokenLife Awesome. So the parts never leave the car or get moved aside or mixed up on a tray or dolly. Office supply binder clips or magnetic clips may work for the small plastic or rubber bits. I've used a ziplock freezer bag with a strong magnet (inside the bag at the top of one side) as a hanging pouch too.
The carpet usage also works with painted concrete floors in a DIY private garage scenerio by flipping the carpet with fibres facing the painted floor; you can move a very heavy engine across the floor very easily.
If you are a smart person you can nearly re-use every tool for a another purpose. Thanks wizard for some new ideas 👍🏻
Exactly, as Alton Brown would say “the only uni-tasker should be the fire extinguisher!
I love this channel. Mr and Mrs Wizard are the Bob Ross of mechanics
I use the Fabuloso in my shop and bonus makes it smell like lavender when I'm done!
I use baking pans but I put a magnet on it so bolts don't fall off. Old speakers are great for free magnets and you can break them into pieces if you want to
Ice cube trays are also good for small screws and clips. Especially interior hardware.
You can get the with lids to contain the contents.
I'm a woodowrker and an important piece of kit in my shop is a big magnet. I drop screws and parts and get them back quick. I also run it over my sweepings when I'm cleaning to make sure I'm not tossing something potentially important. I've been tipped off to problems I didn't know I had until my magnet picked a part up.
Regular vegetable oil will help get stubborn hoses onto their fittings. It will keep rubber bushings and axle and steering boots supple because you don't want petroleum based lubricants on rubber. I'm from Canada and it works great in the cold.
Love that the Snap-On deadblow hammer "Snapped right off" haha
They changed their name to Snap-Off!
my dad used my radio flyer for his transmission I never got it back when I was kid think you get pissed off when someone takes your bubbles man my dad took my radio flyer I'm still mad about it LOL I'm having PTSD about my radio flyerI totally forgot about it until you pulled up with the radio flyer LOL
Hahahha
When the covid hit we found that the thermometer had gone missing. So we checked our temperatures with the thermometer I'd bought to check how cold my car's ac was. It always read low, but it was consistent. And I clearly needed coolant. :D
I love how Mrs. Wizard low-key abuses Mr. Wizard throughout the video.
Jeff Treseder aww, those are just love taps.
“Don’t hit ME with it... Again...” 😄
I caught that too. He didn't look too fond of her toothbrush joke 😂
16 or 17 years ago when I was working in a hydraulic shop we had a wide array of tools. Some guys had the huge snapon toolboxes that cost thousands of dollars, filled with several thousand more dollars worth of tools, and some of us had the craftsman $200 roller filled with the cheap stuff.
I can definitely say that those snapon wrenches were nice, but I rather preferred the SK wrenches. Those matco toolboxes were also VERY nice. I find myself shopping around lately and almost had a heart attack when I saw how expensive tool boxes have gotten. Harbor Freight is selling a toolbox system that is more than what a nice snapon cost back then (though I do hear it's actually pretty decent ).
But yeah, the best too is the one that does the job. I also like Adam Savage's method... Buy the cheapest tool you can that will do the job, and if it breaks, you know you need a better one.
GOOD IDEADS 30 YEARS ROAD CALLS 4 TRUCKS A BIG PEASE OF CARDBOARD ALLWAS WAS ON OUR TRUCKS THE BEST CREEPER ON ROUGH OR SNOW ROADS OR PARKING LOTS BUFFALO NY
It's too bad that SK tools sold out to China
This is why I like to grab a bunch of the cheap tools from the dollar store and scatter them all over, that way I can always find one. Usually good enough quality and disposable too! I bought probably 20 of their little 16' measuring tapes and put them all over my house, in my cars, shop, everywhere. Now there is always one nearby!
I'm not convinced this is the best way to go, but I do that same thing 😂 I also keep some low end drill bits and ryboi type sets of drill accessories around because they're bound to get lost or dropped to where you will never find them. If I keep my better stuff, like my Milwaukee cobalt bits away most of time. I only use them for select tasks and watch them like a hawk when in use.
For those who aren't going to garage sales anytime soon, Harbor Freight has the Bigfoot Panel Wagon (the wooden rails DO come off) for $64.99, and the ULTIMATE One Stop Gardens 1,000 Pound Steel Deck Wagon for $84.99. Since they are "wagons" the ubiquitous 20% off coupon should apply, making these "shop tools" close to garage sale prices. Both wagons have pneumatic tires so they will roll well. (I'm not with HF, just a Weezard and Hoovie fan!)
Dont use a claw hammer if you're going to be hitting something hard. The reason we use ball peen hammers is because the metal is slightly softer to avoid the hammer from splintering.
A tailors tape measure is invaluable to have around. Measure tire circumference, follow along a hose or wire, etc. Had one in my tool box for 20 years.
Can confirm. I recently added one to my box and it's handy to have for sure.
First thing I thought of watching this was on Rich Rebuilds where Rich uses his "favorite kitchen knife" for all kinds of repairs! LOL. Great vid just the same.
1) drop a magnet onto the baking pan or muffin tin, to help hold the smaller items
2) your local towel and linen wholesaler will typically sell factory second microfiber towels for a very low price
3) cardboard egg cartons make excellent part sorting trays
The CAR WIZARD 10 household items he can't live without :
1) Ms Wizard.
I have this old beat up 6" pipe wrench that I bought from one of the now extinct Western Auto hardware stores for maybe $4. This thing has saved my ass countless times for removing rounded off bolts in tight places, and yes, I've gotten plenty comments from people that why I have it my mechanics tool crib, and tell them why, some understand, others don't.
I have to say your one of the most honest men on youtube telling it how it is and helping people to work on there cars without the bullshit advertising
muffin pan is a great idea. 1 use the handle end of that claw hammer to tap pistons back in 2 color crayons make great marking pencils 3 nail polish works better than thread loctite 4 hair dryer heat gun 5 bbq grill for expanding flywheel ring gear install 6 freezer for contracting flywheel 7 old laptop computers good for pdf diagrams/schematic 8 webcam cheap inspection camera 9 dawn dish soap 10 old t-shirts make nice shop towels
About dropping tiny parts into the catch tray: Line the tray with a couple shop rags & the tiny parts won't bounce out of the tray. Cheers.
I rent a garage from the owner of a furniture company and they get a lot of old mattresses, sofas etc. in return when they bring the new stuff to customers. The sofa cushions are perfect to have under your knees and we actually use the old mattresses to soak up oil and antifreeze spills.
I use another household item: a sheet of paper, newspaper, magazine, etc. I can stick screws, bolts into that, so can can find them in the order I sticked them into the paper.
Yep. We used to stick valves in cardboard to keep them in order.
Much of what you have said in your hacks, tips and tricks also applies to other businesses or hobbies such as gunsmithing. I have adaptations of your hacks, tips and tricks for gunsmithing projects. Stay safe and healthy and keep on spreading your wisdom of automotive wizardry.
This might sound gross, but the best rags I've ever used are old cloth diapers. They're literally made to soak up crap and be soft at the same time -- I swear by them. Most big cities have a cloth diaper store or even cloth diaper services that may offer used ones at a low price or free.
If you can get past the idea that they're diapers and have crap and pee stains on them, they are incredible because they are so absorbent and soft. I use them for staining my woodworking projects, soaking up spills in the shop, makeshift mitts or trivet when I'm handling hot or sharp objects. They're small about the size of a sheet of paper and uniform in size, so they're easy to fold or put into a box.
Lol I don't know If I can actually get over that. Guessing you raised more kids than me!
That's all we used for ages and ages growing up until they finally all just fell apart.
Pipe wrenches are a tool a use quite often on my automotive projects. I have a 24", 18" and 8" one.
Combine the carpet and cookie sheet and the screws will not bounce out of the pan and the tools won’t slide around in it.
johnthreefifteen even better is a very thin layer of white playground or terrarium sand.
@@samsonian I'm not going to rebuild a carb in a literal sandbox...
I use Scotch pad for lots of things. Be aware they have abrasive in them and will scratch glass and chrome.
They come in many colors . The colors denote the abrasiveness generally . There are some that don't scratch glass .
Fun Fact : In Central European apartments, the washing machine is ALWAYS in the bathroom. It kinda makes sense : water supply, away from the rest of the living space, if it leaks, it's in the "water" room anyway. Leaves the kitchen with more room for storage
Most of the modern world does it that way. 👌🏻
My parents house is the same way and I live in the USA.
I have a large cardboard box that a computer desk came in to lay on under my cars. It's the best size too, 6 feet tall and 3 foot wide.
"What's the wheel base?"
"How the hell do I know"
Hahaha I should've not laughed that hard at that😂🤣
Here in UK,in 50 years, I have never been asked the wheelbase of a car in a motor factors ( parts shop). These days they put the car registration into the computer and all the car details come,99% right.
I save the remnant from new carpet I install in my house. I use them in the garage, door mats, deck, and other uses.
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Hi Wizard, lots of good ideas which are going to help next time I do the maintenance on my car. I would have added 1 Item which I always use : cardboard. I use it all the time for 2 things : protect the garage floor when I work with liquids, and when I need to keep screws in a particular pattern I can just draw a schema and make holes at the right places on a cardboard piece and just put each screw in their corresponding hole.
Cardboard is great, I use it a lot too.
I also use large square foam pads used to cover the floors of daycares and things like that. Bought a bunch at Walmart and I kneel on them when working on my cars, it's easier on the knees.
@@ClassicBMWFanInQuebec I actually have a version of that idea that is specifically made for mechanics and it wasn't that expensive. It has a vinyl like material on the outside that is chemical resistant and wipes clean with a rag.
I got a crappy $10 cordless drill from Walmart and that thing has saved the day at work many times.
Great one better still for the bake tray add a magnet to it and the screws dont bounce
Great common sense and inexpensive solutions here. Thanks!!
Thanks for the content, a lot of good tips, the muffin pans are my favorite.
I love Ms. Wizard! Thanks for your help!
I started out with Snap-on , Matco and Mac tools but I got tired of paying for their kids college educations.
I knew a guy at a shop I was at that had a shopping cart that he was using to bring parts back and forth to the parts counter, since the shop was very long and his bay was far from parts.
Great video! I clean out mayo jars and label with a piece of duct tape, sometimes there's large bolts and longer bolts like when taking a transmission out.
More business owners need to think like you do!
The car was its daughter smashed his Honda up and now we know the reason. He stole her bubbles!
That's a dirty trick, linking youthful inexperience & nerve to bubbles. You never did any stuff that was "bad" when you were a youngster?
@@tl1024 damn lol
I have fixed a plastic piece that a fastener screwed into with dental floss and super glue. It was crazy strong, with crazy glue of course. Ha ha, not really, just regular super glue. Just apply super glue, wrap with dental floss, apply more glue, let dry then apply another layer. It was the fastener that attached the cooling fan to the radiator, so it protrudes out from the radiator allowing me to wrap it. So yeah!.That was my fix with house hold materials
I've used wood chisels I bought 50 years ago as gasket scrapers. I also bag nuts and bolts in Hefty freezer bags if I'm not going to get back to project right away. Worked as a marine diesel mechanic for 50 years, had one helper put every nut, bolt, washer and small part in a 5 gallon bucket for me. I could have killed him!
Great tips. Mmm that reminds me I love beef tips with mushroom gravy!!!
Biggest pro tip on getting started is buy everything second hand, at garage sales, at an auction, ebay etc. My small workshop is has very few new tools and I've saved thousands.
My dad was in the motor trade for around 50 years and always said the every day stuff that made him the most money would be Snap-On or MAC (Spanners up to 19mm, ratchets and sockets, screwdrivers etc).
things that you used maybe once a fortnight or month like bigger spanners would be middle of the road brands like Sykes-Pickavant/Bergen/Britool/Stanley and things used perhaps once a year would be whatever was cheapest.
He would also keep a rebuild kit for each of his ratchets in his box so that he wouldn't be left without it should the innards strip. I remember he got talked into buying a Snap-On deadblow hammer that was on offer and said he preferred his old no name lump hammers as if he were to snap the handle on one he could have a new handle on it in about 30 seconds.
Breaking tools is an eventuality if you are in a trade and using them every day, no matter what the brand is. So as long as you have an alternative to make you the money if you do say bust a 13mm socket, you use whatever suits you.
I bought a 200 mechanic set at O'Reilly. Other than some specialty tools or larger sockets, it has had everything I've needed in a cheap but convenient case, and if I ever break any of it it has a lifetime warranty. They are not the same quality I snap on or matco, but for a diy-er it's perfect. Pretty sure AutoZone and Napa have their own versions of it too.
Edit: part store protip for weird info like wheelbase- bring your registration in with you. I work at O'Reilly and we can look things up by license plate and Vin and pull most of that stuff from the VIN details
A 4 pound hand sledge for under $20 works for when the 16 or 20 oz hammer doesn't.
I like this guy. A good rational logical minded man.
One of my favorites for hoses is... Tree branch loppers.
Great videos! Very much appreciated.
1. Regarding the bake pan, I use rubber shelf liner on the inside to stop the bounce out along with a large magnet….
2. regarding the muffin tin great idea. Too bad I ended up buying a plastic parts case awhile ago.
3. Regarding the washer, if you don’t want to use your home, try coin laundromat.
4. Fabuloso has a lot of sodium dodceyl benzene and formaldehyde in its formula that is why it bubbles a lot, barely legal in USA but not totally environmentally friendly…keep it off your skin…made in in Venezuela (invented there) and Mexico…use something like Simple Green…
I use old candy molds when I'm working on laptops so I can keep the tiny screws in the same position I removed them from since some screws are longer and can short out the laptop
Ice cube trays also work well for sorting tiny parts.
I love Dewalt drills. so true you don't need super fancy. Love you guys keep the videos coming
Yoh wizard ...you are the most humble and honest guy in youtube...you tell the common sense the way it is...big respect to you brother....
I like the calm way you explain things. Thanks for these good videos.
This list was perfect. The best list so far. Thanks for the video Mr. & Mrs.Wizard.
I do buy snap on tools but I always buy second hand for half price and I find the snap on flank drive (sockets and wrenches) grips better and saves me time by not rounding anything
On your 8th tip you pointed out how the floor cleaner or other cleaning products produced larger bubbles for finding leaks reminded me of something.
Remember back in the day? Bubbles? remember blowing bubbles?
The other day,I seen him..said to tell you whats up...😂
First things first.
Thanks car wizard for sharing your amazing tips.
We don't wash our greasy clothes at home as we don't have room for extrs washer and dryers. However my local laundry matt has a washer & dryer dedicated just for greesy old nasty work clothes which works great but if I had an auto shop I would have a washer and dryer on site as I reuse my shop towels fender covers etc.
I've used cardboard & old carpet to work under my vehicles rime and time again.
Thanks for the great video Wiz. You're turning into a financial Wiz too by teaching people to save money. Hey you never gave us an update on the Old Truck. Did you get the interior done? How about a Road Test in the old girl. You should take her to a car's&coffee and show what peoples reactions to her are.
I just used a box of zip lock snack bags and a sharpie to keep track of all the bolts while tearing my daughter’s Mini engine down to rebuild. They don’t spill when you drop them.
30 years ago I was a MAC dealer. Most of my home tools are Craftsman, Kobalt, (even some Harbor Freight!). Claw hammers stay in the wood shop. You can hurt yourself with those claws if they rebound on you from metal. Q-tips are good for throttle bodies, soft, don't damage metal. Yes, I use toothbrushes too. And Scotch brite. Carpet or cardboard for creeper. Castrol Super Clean outperforms anything else like that I've ever seen. BUT! keep it off of your hands, don't inhale the spray mist, it will take paint off if left on for a long time and it must be very well rinsed.
When you get a good electric tool. They sure just keep going on forever. Milwaukee is my go too I use the crap out of. There’s definitely a lot of wood, tile, and various other tools I’ve used on cars that just seem to make sense on other stuff. I use these big puffy microfiber towels meant for fingerprints and detailing. They last even after being washed.
Snap-On, snap off!
Japanese style pull-stroke woodworking saws are amazing - just remember to apply pressure only on the pull stroke. Occasionally they show up at ordinary hardware stores.
Some good tips there, Wiz! I have a few favorites in this category, and a couple of thoughts.
1 - An assortment of different colors of paint markers. Especially as a guy at home who doesn't do these jobs over and over and memorize things, these things are great for identifying stuff like vacuum hose locations, spark plug wires to keep firing order correct, wire harnesses to keep the right connector with the right thing, etc. When you're done, if you want, it's easy enough to take a rag with a little thinner and remove the marks, but I usually just leave them since it doesn't hurt anything. This is also helpful if you're doing a big job that takes weeks for a hobbyist and you take pictures along the way. Then you can immediately tell when you see the yellow mark in the picture, that must be for the yellow "thing", etc.
2 - Plumber's brushes.(HFT calls these a 4-in-1 plumber's brush, they're $3) - These are fantastic, round, wire brushes for cleaning things like battery terminals, brake hardware, inside of pipes (what they're literally for), bolts, etc. Even the cheap ones are stainless so they last a pretty long time, plus you can remove the brushes themselves from the handle and chuck them up in a drill if you want. $3 well spent.
3 - This one is a little bit out there, and little more on the expensive side, but hear me out... A cheap action camera (generic "GoPro"). It's unbelievable how much I use mine to work on cars. I bought it to make videos _of me working on cars,_ but it didn't take long for it to become a tool itself. With a waterproof case on it you can shove it in places your head would never reach and wifi stream it to your phone to see what's going on. Cheap inspection cameras will sort of do the same thing, but the quality on those tends to be pretty terrible and the image orientation is so confusing at times that they cause more issues than they fix. So... I'd say for under $50, a generic GoPro is a really nice addition to your arsenal of tools that aren't normally thought of as mechanic tools.
Thoughts:
A - I have a 3 shelf rolling HFT cart that pretty much duplicates the idea of Wizard's wagon and I agree that it's really nice to have. Something with a lower center of gravity like a wagon would be nice, but then it wouldn't be as useful as a regular cart, and he paid pretty much what the HFT cart costs for a used wagon. If I had the space, both would be cool, but if I had to pick one or the other I'd go with the cart all day long. I use it almost every single day.
B- As far as washing machine stuff goes, I've been using Spic-n-Span or Pine-Sol to wash my shop clothes (which have been unbelievably nasty plenty of times) for over 20 years now and never had a problem with anything left in the machine afterward. I do take calculated risks there though. Like I will wash nasty shop clothes once with the floor cleaner, then add some dish rags or old t shirts or whatever and wash them again "normal", then dry the combination. Once or twice, when things were really gross, I'd actually just take my shop clothes into the shower with me first to give them a once-over before starting that process. ;)
C - I use cardboard boxes the way Wizard uses his carpet. If you look at my channel you will rarely see a project setting in my shop that doesn't have cardboard under it and I never use a creeper (I just don't like them). If the cardboard gets nasty, I toss it. If it gets dirty, compressed air blows it off nicely. I get a steady shipment of cardboard to my house on a weekly basis via "stuff", so, no need to have a real stockpile of it like you might with old carpet (which, frankly, is also just kinda gross IMO).
D - Lastly, large scotchbrite pads from industrial suppliers (even eBay and Amazon) are way less expensive than from the grocery store. Just buy the bigger ones and cut them up.
Lower case e - The "wood saw" he showed is called a "coping saw" if you saw it and think you want one...
Maxwelhse Wow! nice thoughts! greets from Spain!
@@honestguy7764 Thanks, man! I do stuff like that on my channel all the time if you want to stop by. ;)
I use simple green in the washing machine for dirty work clothes and rags. Works pretty well.
@@pughconsulting I like simple green too, but it's much more expensive than the floor cleaner. A few caps full of floor cleaner is all it takes for my average batch of shop clothes and a bottle of that stuff is like $2.
I save the SG for the projects. I'm a big fan of as an engine bay cleaner and for food grills. SG + a nylon brush is the bomb for nasty motors.
Thank you very much for the very useful post! 👏👏👏😉😉😉
Cordless tools:
Makita, Milwaukee, and DeWalt
Snap-on and Matco cordless tools are a waste of time and money.
Honestly, for a guy at home (and I've got my flame suit on here), it's tough to beat Ryobi. I've had the same 18v Ryobi drill that I've put through hell at back for the last 17 years and it just keeps going and going. I even bought a spare off of Craigslist for like $!5 just in preparation for it to die, but it never has...
I do like the more premium brand stuff I own too, but I didn't always have more premium money to buy it.
Check AvE's roasts first. :D
@@TheBrokenLife I actually own a brand of wrenches, sockets, and screw drivers called Williams. My wrench set ran me 260$ and a similar set of snap ons cost 600$+ but Williams is actually the sister company to snap on so the only difference is mine says Williams instead of snap on. But when broken I can take them to a snap on truck. Get a loaner snap on and wait for my replacement.
@@Crazyman23 I have one or two Williams tools and I don't like what I have. Specifically, I bought a giant crowsfoot flarenut socket from them that is so thin it just deflects and slips off. That in no way is any indication of the quality of the entire brand, but they didn't win me over as a customer from that experience.
Now... My SK crowsfoot flarenut sockets are the bee's knees. They weren't dirt cheap (I think new the set is about $200, but I got mine used on eBay for around half that), but I like them an awful lot. I've been buying a lot of SK lately. All made in USA.
100 percent. My Dewalt cordless tools have been work horses in the pool trade. I’ve dropped them, they’ve been wet, in extreme heat, cold and have not quit!
I like the muffin tin idea. Are use sandwich baggies from the dollar store for small parts. I’ll put the part in a sandwich baggie or parts and use a Post-it note label to write what it is on it. Then put it in the bag with the part and seal it. I then keep it in a small Rubbermaid type container. It has never failed me that way.
Great vid and tips ! In my case when I'm using muffin tins for small parts I'm keeping a magnets in compartments Even when you trying to be careful and organized I had a few situations when I knocked it out
For you washing machine tip, to keep the washer clean and oil/grease free, ever so often instead of using laundry soap, run a load or two using DAWN dish wash soap.
AWESOME! I have a whole collection of old cookie sheets and muffin tins for exactly that. I glue strong magnets to them as well.
I've used a old cookie sheet pan also. I line them with double sided tape, keep the nuts, bolts or screws from bouncing out. I use Dawn and water mix in a spray bottle, works fantastic, even on greasy hands.
Your right Wizard, I've been using my de-walt now for 6 years now, never let me down! And my Tectoron tools grrat
I have 1 more tip for your baking pan or muffin tins. I have an old magnet that came out of a blown 40w speaker and I put it in the corner of my old 2ft x 3ft oil drip pan. Just like your baking pan but bigger. Magnetizes the whole thing and screws or bolts just drop with a thud. No bouncing. Try it. ;)
The longest tip I've ever used because I always like putting bolts back into the holes they came out of and in some cases it's very important to do so. I've always used the box of the new water pump or any piece of cardboard to punch the bolts through in the exact shape of whatever your replacing. Heads, water pumps, etc...I've actually seen a head bolt go back into a different hole and ended up f*cking up the threads in the head and who ever wants to have to re-thread any hole? Especially a head.
3:05 "bought back in my years when I was a Snap On freak". I can relate and thankfully I can laugh now!
I would need a much thinner carpet than that.
The first time I did shop rags in the washer, I realized I had goofed. Took me a couple of cycles and got it cleaned out. What I do now is 1) make sure the rags don't get too bad and 2) pre soak them in a bucket with Dawn dishwashing liquid for a couple of hours. Wring 'em out and good to go. Never had a problem with the washer after that.
I love you man! Keep it coming. I'm gonna buy stiff from your suggestions.
When he said his Snap On hammer snapped off... i lost it 😁😀😂
Ben there did dat.
If you have an old, worn toothbrush, it can get into tiny crevices where you'd otherwise need a specialist brush to get to. Great for detail work, or bicycle mech+chain.
And there are a million videos but learning how to mod an old tool to make a special one for air bags, oxygen sensors, etc is always great to learn. And you can teach a young tech/mech and even save him some money buying overpriced shit from the truck or the dealer. 👍