Suggested Hand Tools For A Typical Shop
copied without permission from "The Farmstead Book 1" because it's great info!
- Auto Mechanic's Tools For Maintenance
- 4 standard-tip screwdrivers: 7/32", 1/4", 5/16", 3/8"
- 1 "stubby" standard-tip, 1/4" wide
- 4 Philips screwdrivers: sizes 1, 2, 3, and 4
- 1 set of tire-changing tools
- 1 tire gauge
- 1 set screw extractors: 3/16" to 3/4" screw capacity
- 3 ball peen machinist's hammers: 8oz, 16oz, and 24oz
- 1 trouble lamp
- 2 pair combination pliers: 6" and 8"
- 1 pair diagonal cutting pliers: 7"
- 1 pair long nose pliers: 6"
- 1 pair ignition pliers: 5"
- 1 pair water pump pliers: 10"
- 1 set box-end wrenches: 15* offset, 3/8" to 1" by 1/16" increments
- 1 set open-end wrenches: 15* offset, 3/8" to 1" by 1/16" increments
- 1 set ignition wrenches: 3/16" to 11/32"
- 1 set socket wrenches w/ rachet handle and extension: 1/2" drive, 12-point, 7/16" to 1 1/8" by 1/16" increments
- 1 spark plug socket: 13/16" with 1/2" to 3/8" drive adaptor
- 1 battery hydrometer
- 1 battery strap
- 1 mechanic's creeper
- 1 set spark plug gauges
- 1 set thickness gauges: .001" to .025" by .001" increments
- 1 timing light
- 1 hydraulic jack: 5-ton capacity
- Auto Mechanic's Tools For Major Overhaul Work
- Plumbing Tools For Maintenance And Installation
- Carpentry Tool For Maintence And Construction
- Electrician's Tools For Maintenance And Installation
- Tools For Concrete Work
- Sheet-metal Tools For Maintenance And Construction
- Tools For Hot And Cold Metal Working (not including welding)
- Tools And Specifications
- Farm And Machinery Repair Tools
- Welding Tools (not part of a welder)
- Miscellaneous Tools And Other Items
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