What tools should every home mechanic have in their toolbox? One item per answer please, upvote the best ones. This is intended to be a wiki-style question.
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closed as not constructive by Michael Pryor Mar 7 '11 at 23:20
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Please see meta.mechanics.stackexchange.com/questions/3/… – Michael Pryor Mar 7 '11 at 23:22
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1A big roll of duct tape. – MDMoore313 Dec 31 '13 at 0:40
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I would recommend a few items
- A spanner set with open and closed heads
- ViseGrip
- 1/4" and 1/2" socket wrench sets
In my experience the sizes I use most are 8mm, 9mm, 10mm, 14mm, 15mm, 17mm and the inches equivelants
answered Mar 7 '11 at 23:11
