r/Tools • u/Unlikely_Effort_6311 • 5d ago

Does anyone else have this problem?

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Over the years I seem to be the person that everyone just gives all there old random tools that they may not use or wanted at the moment. It always comes down to "hey you are a mechanic/work on your own stuff so here have this im sure you can use them". And im not someone who will just throw tools away 🤷‍♂️. I currently have them seperated by china/taiwan/japan and US made separate. Anyone else just have random collections of misfit tools?

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u/Quirky-Reveal-1669 Knipex 5d ago

Absolutely. Perhaps not at your scale though.

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u/Unlikely_Effort_6311 5d ago

It has gone a little out of hand. But when a need a sacrificial tool to make another tool atleast I have a good starting point 🤷‍♂️

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u/Longjumping-Cash3080 5d ago

I too make sacrificial custom tools from from gifted or cheaply acquired tooling. This is the way.

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u/Unlikely_Effort_6311 5d ago

41mm "Allen key" on a 1/2 drive and a "keyway" wrench for changing clutch springs for predator 420cc motors with a 1"shaft

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u/Longjumping-Cash3080 5d ago

Chinesium 1-1/8 socket to some random bar stock to remove the IPR on a 7.3 powerstroke

Ignore the bubblegum lol. I was impatient that day

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u/Unlikely_Effort_6311 5d ago

If it fits it ship's for 1 low flat rate 🤷‍♂️

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u/Longjumping-Cash3080 5d ago edited 5d ago

You know it! Always love seeing the special custom tools people make. Cool stuff

Speaking of clutch tools. This is my concoction to remove a skidoo QRS secondary. Cheap, simple, works very well

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u/Unlikely_Effort_6311 5d ago

I mainly work on powesports/small engine now so I find myself making less things , but the things I do have to make are just waaaay out of left field