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Thread: What is the most versatile tool?
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28th August 2006, 02:20 PM #1
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What is the most versatile tool?
Hi to everyone,
I was putting together a basic toolkit to keep in the car, not so much for car emergencies but more for when people ask if I can fix something up and I got to thinking about the most versatile tool(s) that are easy to carry and can perform other jobs (maybe not as well as the proper tool but enough to get by). So, I'll get the ball rolling by saying the stanley knife (it can cut rope, cardboard, fix up mitres etc.) and my little Stanley square which helps guide my circular saw as well as work out angles for roofing etc and as a means of testing whether something is square or not.
So what do you reckon is the most versatile tool(s)?
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28th August 2006, 02:22 PM #2
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(1) Shifting spanner.
(2) screwdriver
(3) Phillips head driver
(4) pliers.
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28th August 2006, 02:25 PM #3
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28th August 2006, 02:34 PM #4
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28th August 2006, 02:36 PM #5
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add:
1 - Hammer
2 - wrecking bar
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28th August 2006, 06:27 PM #6
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1: Cresent / hammer
2: magnetic screwdriver with multi tips
3: Duct tape
4: Cellphone - to call for help if the 3 tools above cant fix the problem
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28th August 2006, 06:50 PM #7
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Several years ago a study was conducted into this very topic. It had the premise that if you could only have one tool, what would that one be? In this study, two ended up on the shortlist - axe and machete. Machete won hands down for versatility.
It's all academic though isn't it? No way I could live without my chisels, planes, saws.......................
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28th August 2006, 06:52 PM #8
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28th August 2006, 07:52 PM #9
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That's easy, it has to be leatherman or similar type tool. I used to carry a Swiss army pocket knife on all my travels, not the doosiest, but close to it, until I left it on a train, where else but in Switzerland!!!! Originally Posted by Tiger
Then I bought a leatherman wave. Together with a hair clip, that I found on a footpath, I filed to a jewelers size screwdiver I have taken apart an drebuilt an SLR zoom lens in a hotel room with one of these things.
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28th August 2006, 07:54 PM #10
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you only need 2 tools for emergency situations, a roll of duct tape and a can of wd40. if it moves and it isnt supposed to use the duct tape. if it doesnt move and it is supposed to use the wd40
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28th August 2006, 07:58 PM #11
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28th August 2006, 08:03 PM #12
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28th August 2006, 08:26 PM #13
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...and a tape measure
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28th August 2006, 08:45 PM #14
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28th August 2006, 11:02 PM #15
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Coathanger and pliers seems to sort out the most common problem (yes still!!)
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