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Good morning,
Needle file set, Big Arse Flat File set, Yankee Drill and bits, Hold lock tweezers, Tensor lamp w\ magnifying lens, and my favorite tool, LocTite Ultra-Gel glue. We wouldn't get far without something to stick all the bits together with.
regards,
Painless

Dang Mcevoyi....thought you were selling tools at first
The Tools I use most? ....My senses...My eyes for sight...My hands for feel...My ears to hear subtle cracks or the sharp snap of a well cut piece ....My nose...to catch any alarming scents that might arise ...My brain...for obtuse thought...and hopefully guidance to my extremities..also control foresight and hindsight...as well as future sight ...My taste buds....to savor the flavors of my favorite caffeinated beverage ...But the best tool...is my bed...where all my senses can gather to rest

ALPHA

Ps. I forgot another handy tool...The sense of Humor....You have to laugh at adversity...even when what comes out in verbal expression at the time..does or doesn't reflect it....It's what keeps me sane....mostly anyway

Brilliant Alpha

mcevoyi wrote:Brilliant Alpha

They are the best tools anyone can own and use eh Mcevoyi Though little thought about...everyone uses them...it's unfortunate....that they carry a limited warranty...as time does take it's toll on them....So use them well...use them often....and when the time comes when they cannot be used to their fullest ...hopefully we can reap what we have sown ....relax...and enjoy

ALPHA

PS. Sometimes Brilliance is shown when most fatigued

Big arse flat file, filler and wet n dry.

Dremel tool, xacto knife, razor saw, tweezers, needle nose plyers.

Dremel, assortment of pliers, gas burning soldering iron. Now just need all tank manufacturers to switch to metric hex screws.

Snap. I have the LIDL calipers, the battery fell out long ago, but it's worth its weight in gold as I use it for scoring parallel sheets of styrene. I can smooth off the edges of narrow strips by clamping the jaws and pulling the strip through them. Great for when I need symmetrical parts for each side of a model.

I have drawers full of files of various sizes, a box full of drill bits and two rotary tools. I bought the Dremel with a drillstand and soon discovered it was way too fast for styrene, it just melts everything. I never use it at all. I stick with my 20 year old B&Q one that has a variable speed, it does the job perfectly.

My worktop has a sheet of glass from an old coffee table on it. It gives me a perfectly flat surface, and if it gets glue or filler stuck on it I can simply scrape it off.

Two sizes of pipe cutters for styrene tube.

Two soldering irons, and a third hand clamp.

Hot glue gun.

Swann Morton scalpel, that without fail manages to inflict life threatening wounds every time I fit a new blade.

...and yes, I have a cheap lighter there as well for the heatshrink.

I used to get fed up with melting plastic when using a Dremmel but as a Pin vise was usually to small what to do?
Then I bought a TAMIYA pin vise which has a proper chuck bigger even than the Dremmel and when you unplug the drive shaft from the grip the drive shaft fits snugly into the socket of my draper ratchet which gives total control of the drill and no more melted plastic upto and including a size "6" drill bit.
shaun

jarndice wrote:I used to get fed up with melting plastic when using a Dremmel but as a Pin vise was usually to small what to do?
Then I bought a TAMIYA pin vise which has a proper chuck bigger even than the Dremmel and when you unplug the drive shaft from the grip the drive shaft fits snugly into the socket of my draper ratchet which gives total control of the drill and no more melted plastic upto and including a size "6" drill bit.
shaun

For a moment there...thought you wrote diaper ratchet ....Stay away from working on 1/35th scale tanks and smaller


ALPHA