Tools of the Trade?

[Skyryder]

A large coil of #8 fencing wire: New Zealands Duct tape.

Skyryder

[heavenly.talker]

BOTH , AND COFFEE TOO . ANY ONE ELSE HUNGRY RELAX SIT BACK LET THE WOMAN DO IT

Did you enjoy the feed master(s)?
I made it ...real...special with an old family recipe

[miSTa]

1 very large, very heavy hammer

Ya bet me to ya bugger

[Coyote]

3 of the best tools I own:

Rubber Mallet
Flexible Screwdriver
Pick-up claw

The flexible screwdriver is a must and everyone should get one, the pick-up claw is also good but doesn't get used much and falls apart all the time, and the rubber mallet makes your stress float away

[Swoop]

It is not a "very large, very heavy" hammer....
IT is a "percussion adjuster"

[SPORK]

Thank you guyses for the replyses. I love CRC 5.56 (or whatever. Wait a minute, isn't 5.56 a calibre? Equivilent to .223LR? Hmm...) And my adjustable wrench. Just got some ball-end allen keys. I have an imperial spanner set too (whoops).

I want to get into welding shit and stuff (not actual faeces) so could someone point me in the goodest direction?

Muchos thankidos.

[Waylander]

When you gonna get that hammer?

[SPORK]

When you gonna get that hammer?

Oooh, the Hammer's pretty sweet, but the 8-Ball takes the cake. How'd you know I like Victory? Do people actually listen to my shit?

[Waylander]

Until you went on to the Harry potter fetish thing you have going on....

Only rememberd cause I like the Hammer aswell. Not so keen on the 8-ball. Fuckin thing always tells me to try again later.

[SPORK]

Until you went on to the Harry potter fetish thing you have going on....

Only rememberd cause I like the Hammer aswell. Not so keen on the 8-ball. Fuckin thing always tells me to try again later.

Nono sir, I don't like him at all. Only the fact he can't move his face properly. The Hammer's pretty wicked though. I hate HDs compared to Victory. I hope they become a big brand.

[Waylander]

They are a big brand, just not here. Reminds me, is there even a shop in NZ that sells them?

[tracyprier]

Welding.

Thanks to BOC not filling owner bottles it is a bit of a problem for the home handyman who can't justify the rental charges for their bottles.

There are small welding kits around now that use little oxy and propane bottles. These wouldn't be any good for heavy stuff but probably ok for lighter use.

Or you could just get one of those single-phase arc welders or even the little home MIG jobs.

On tools, as an ex-car mechanic I will pass on one piece of advise....

Don't buy junk. Now that doesn't mean you have to go and buy top-of-the-line stuff either (hey most of us can't afford to do that) but DO buy the best you can afford.... like stay away from the Warehouse for example!

You will never regret buying decent tools but you WILL regret buying crap.

Thank you guyses for the replyses. I love CRC 5.56 (or whatever. Wait a minute, isn't 5.56 a calibre? Equivilent to .223LR? Hmm...) And my adjustable wrench. Just got some ball-end allen keys. I have an imperial spanner set too (whoops).

I want to get into welding shit and stuff (not actual faeces) so could someone point me in the goodest direction?

Muchos thankidos.

[ManDownUnder]

I want to get into welding shit and stuff (not actual faeces) so could someone point me in the goodest direction?

Muchos thankidos.

Trademe... search on MIG. Easy to use, strong enough for all but specialised applications too.

edit - if you want to avoid gas bottle hire get the cored wire - it forms a slag on top which needs chipping off (never used it myself, but I hear its pretty good.)

[vifferman]

I think everyone's done a very good job of covering the tools you need. The only things that haven't been mentioned are an impact driver, an extendable magnetic-tipped screwdriver (I've retrieved a lot of bolts 'n' things from the black hole in the engine V), a pair of needle-nosed vice grips, and a big shifting spanner for odd jobs (like straightening bent footpeg brackets).

If you want to spend some money, a torque wrench is a good tool to have, but buy a decent one. I've got a cheap one that's only useful as a very large socket handle (it's about 65cm long) as it's so inaccurate.

[Coyote]

I've done a bit of welding at school (Heaps of MIG and Gas welding, a bit of TIG and Arc) and I'm looking at getting a welder for home in the near future. What are the things you should consider when getting a MIG welder, or are they all pretty much the same? Is there a minimum to what you should pay for one, any cheaper and it's not worth it? What about TIG welding?

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Home-living...n-41408964.htm
As far as I know that looks like a good deal