 | Victorinox Swiss Army Classic Pocket Knife
Very very small, comfortable carrying in the pocket every day of the week. The tweezers and the scissors seal the deal.
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 | Petzl E02 P e+LITE Emergency Headlamp
Buy new: $28.95 The convenient case for this is awesome, it stays on my belt during any camping / datacenter trip. I buy replacement batteries from dealextreme since they're ridiculously cheap for a 20 pack.
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 | Irwin Industrial Tools 77T Fast Release Set, 2-Piece
Buy new: $17.90 These are my second most abused tools, vice grips save the day for all kinds of problems. Absolutely buy high quality, made in USA, for these. You will abuse them heavily, if you buy a cheap brand they will certainly break and likely injure you.
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 | Channellock 440 12-Inch Tongue and Groove Plier
Buy new: $14.55 This is the single most abused tool in my tool set. Since you good adjustability on the handles you can set it so you have great grip strength for any size job. Much easier to squeeze hard if handles are almost together than if they are far apart. Do not skimp on this - high quality metal made in USA, this is a tool you will abuse.
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 | Channellock 728 7.5-Inch Diagonal Side Cutter Long Reach Plier
Buy new: $28.34 Another tool that you need to buy top brand / made in USA. I have used mine to hack apart many odd items in a pinch, you need to trust you can abuse it and it will keep serving you time after time.
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 | Irwin 2078228 Vise Grip 8-Inch Bent Long Nose Plier
Buy new: $14.94 It boggles the mind how often this tool comes in handy. I never knew I had so many difficult areas to reach until I got some bent nose pliers that made it a snap to reach them. This is my most important tool in the plier family.
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 | Irwin 2078955 Vise-Grip 5-1/2-Inch Needle Nose with Spring
Buy new: $15.41 I almost never use my full size needle nose pliers, but an extra thin set like this is indispensable.
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 | Blaster Penetrant
Buy new: $11.75 Best product ever for getting stuck bolts/screws free. Seems a bit pricey, would double check your local auto parts store to compare.
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 | J-B Weld 8265-S Cold Weld
Buy new: $4.95 Best. Glue. Ever. Don't even think about it, buy 2.
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