7 Dec
2000
7 Dec
'00
11:46 a.m.
A swiss army type knife with a phillips driver. The
"Tinker" model is my
^^^^ AARRRGGGHHHH!
personal favorite.
But next to the knife, the single most valuable tool, in my opinion, is the
vice-grip style plier. It doesn't have to be vice-grip brand, but the
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ yes, it
does!
Chinese knock-offs can be horrible, the tolerances so
poor that the
frustration they produce is worse than not having the tool at all. (I wonder
if the Chinese plan for destroying the U.S. from within is to flood us with
cheap SKS's and crappy vice-grips?)
Back in the 70s, when I was in Honda car repair, I used good tools. Had
ALMOST everything that Snap-On had in metrics, MAC for open ends, and for
Sears Craftsman, only those made before 1970.
But now, I use cheap tools. I go to Harbor Freight on the way home from
Foothill. Sometimes drive up to the Vallejo store.
Nevertheless, there are TWO, and only two tools where I still will
absolutely NOT substitute. Those two are Vise-Grips (#5WR), and
VICTORINOX swiss army knives.
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Grumpy Ol' Fred cisin(a)xenosoft.com