Projects Tools

My list will contain lots of things that others have listed but here is my personal favorites.
Vice and workbench
Drill Press floor mounted
Power Hacksaw
Bench grinder with one side equipped with a wire wheel
Air Compressor
Air tools
4-1/2 "hand grinder I have several one with a grinding wheel and one with a wire wheel
7" hand grinder
7" skill saw with metal cutting blade
floor jacks
jack stands
drop lights and good shop lights
Exhaust fan
Mig welder
Ox Ac setup
Antique stick welder ( all I ever used for years)
In the movie GrandTorino the kid asks Clint Eastwood how he got all those tools and was told over a lifetime, how true.

 

Love the metal flake, Bad ass idea!

 

After a quick overview I didn't see one of my favorites.

A high pressure power washer sand blaster attachment.

I have cleaned up Model A frames and boat trailers in less than an hour using a good pressure washer and a sand blasting attachment.

The first pressure washer was a 6hp gas driven machine and it worked ok but slow.

The second was a 9hp unit that worked better but the 13hp unit I now use works very well.

I just hook it up to the water hose, attach the blaster and put the sand pickup in a bucket of dry sand and blast away.

The water does its job just like it should but the sand takes it down to good paint or the metal depending on what you want.

The beauty of the thing is that you only need eye protection because the water keeps the rebound and the dust under control.

If you are a worrier you could use a mask but I havent found that I ingest anything that I can detect.

I just do the work out in the open on a pallet and let the sand go where it wants.

A couple of $5.00 bags of sand will do a frame.

If I lived in the city I would put up a tarp to trap the sand and maybe use a kiddie pool to allow the sand to sink and the water to run off.

The sand could be dried, sifted and used again.

I purchased my attachment from Northern tools.

 

It seems as though I have a good representation of all the tools my hot rodder peers have. However, I use a few other things that are more custom made than purchased.

Custom metal chop sticks (strips) for several rivet hole sizes for locating panel rivet holes.
Crazy custom fabricated combinations of press tools to press items together or apart.
Custom fabricated special fork tool to set the brake proportioning valve while bleeding the brakes.
Home made nine inch Ford housing jig from an old hog head with centering bearing plugs for long alignment shaft, long alignment shaft and two flange end center locators.
Shop couch from an old van equiped with arm rests and seat belts for cigar and beer breaks.

 

It seems as though I have a good representation of all the tools my hot rodder peers have. However, I use a few other things that are more custom made than purchased.

Custom metal chop sticks (strips) for several rivet hole sizes for locating panel rivet holes.
Crazy custom fabricated combinations of press tools to press items together or apart.
Custom fabricated special fork tool to set the brake proportioning valve while bleeding the brakes.
Home made nine inch Ford housing jig from an old hog head with centering bearing plugs for long alignment shaft, long alignment shaft and two flange end center locators.
Shop couch from an old van equiped with arm rests and seat belts for cigar and beer breaks.

 

1. Lathe
2. Drill press
3. Engine hoist
4. Sawzall
5. Car lift
6. Cut off saw
7. The common, bench mounted vise
8. Band saw
9. Mill
10. Welder
11. Angle grinder
12. Press
13. Acetylene torches
14. Air compressor
15. Sandblasting cabinet
16. Pedestal grinder

 

Your right, cant build a car without Sharpies. From my experience it takes about 36 Sharpies per car. I don't know what happens to them.

 

Hammer
Screwdriver
Torch
Pry Bar
Tape Measure
Bigger Hammer
Dolly Set
Welder
A good 1/2inch
And a good 9/16ths
Speed Wrench
Beer
2 Friends
Good eyes
And hope it turns out the way you want it too.