hello this question is from a young scrapper wondering, what is the best tool you have? what is most useful? what do you find yourself reaching for constantly? thanks! happy scrappin
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hello this question is from a young scrapper wondering, what is the best tool you have? what is most useful? what do you find yourself reaching for constantly? thanks! happy scrappin
Magnet and drill for me, my son bought me a drill for Mothers day and it already looks like its 10 years old! lol.
what i use most often is. sawzall, grinder, mallet, i would use my torch but my acetelene regulator is busted and it costs $70 to rebuild.
My Jet torch is my one and only tool.
thanks guys! i have 3 drills 2 sledghammers, a screwdriver set, a bunch of hammers, a leatherman, oh and a hatchet. dont have any good magnets yet. cant seem to find any.
I tell people that the FIRST thing to get is a magnet. Everything else is "nice to have" but a magnet will save and make you a lot of money.
Magnet, utility knife, sawzal, BFH
I find myself reaching for my bolt cutters more often then any other tool of destruction.
A pair of greenlee wire cutters will help at times to. I have a pair and use them allot but its mainly to cut large amounts of wire. It does have a nick taken out of it though I cut into some live wire lol. Just goes to show you those little 20 dollar pens that light up when you get live electricity will avoid that all together. I think a pair of them runs about 125 to 150 a pair. You can resharpen them yourself when they get dull. The only problem you will ever have with them is really replacing the bolt that hold its together. Always keep a few spares around if you are really working them allot eventually to much stress will snap it. The bolt will also need re tightened all the time or the wire will slip between the cutting jaws. I would also invest in a smaller hand pair of wire cutters to.
A work bench with big vice.
You can get 2 free magnets out of the next microwave you scrap. I like my sawsall and cordless drill. Also my bit set for taking apart all them different types of screws.
thanks but 1i cant find any magnets and 2 i dont have any mocrowaves to take apart, also how do u have a signature at the bottom
Speakers have magnets.
Then next time you scrap a tv or speaker take the magnet from them. Computer hard drives have a nice strong magnet too.Quote:
Originally Posted by Scrap Metal Mike
GO to "SETTING" at the top of this page or on your profile page. On the left side of that, go down to the group "MY SETTINGS" and click on "SIGNATURE".Quote:
Originally Posted by Scrap Metal Mike
Everyone will have a different answer based on what they scrap,be it cars, large steel, appliances, or escrap. There will be that one tool they cannot do without for their specific niche.
Also read this thread, there's alot covered there,,,
http://www.scrapmetalforum.com/showt...ssential-Tools
thanks i got some out of a hardrive but they shattered. ive read that thread it gives alot of good info thanks. and the magnet i got out of a speaker sucks
There's actually a tiny bit of copper in speakers to underneath the tweeter. I found this out when I was being a pyro and lit one on fire just for fun, and a little copper ring fell out.Quote:
Originally Posted by skylinejackjr
Sorry but I found that funny! Without the coil of copper and the magnet the speaker would just be a paper cone.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dru702
I scrap TV's, fridges, washing machines etc.
Phillips screwdriver, needle nose pliers (one tips broken 5mm from the tip, makes the jobs I do with it easyer, so its all good)
Flat blade screwdriver, MAGNET! 6 inch crescent, LED Torch for night work...
Then, bench vice & 9 inch angle grinder.
For cars, same'' & tin snips for looms, assorted socket set.
Ask the scrap yard you are taking your stuff to if you are that hard up for a magnet lol. I am willing to bet they have one at the scale or at the office and guess what its the only free thing you will ever get from them in most cases.
Heck if you need a magent that bad PM me your address and ill put a hard drive magnet in the mail for you.
well it wont let me pm
well then send me an email. tlkoontzjr@gmail.com
im sorry this isnt about magnets but i think one of the most usefull tools is a sledgehammer and a good tire plug kit. Suckks to have a flat and miss closing time for the scrap yard.
read the first post, the whole thing isnt about magnets. yeah lol a drill and grinder are good but nothing replkaces a good ol' sledgehammer. thanks :)
I also find a file or a grinder to be useful at times.. If you are having a hard time figuring out what type of material you can mark it with them.. also if you grind the material and it sparks but doesn't stick to a magnet it is stainless. And the best tool of all I can see yet isn't mentioned.. This FORUM lol.
sawzall, angle grinder w/thin cutoff wheel, hand tools (screwdrivers, wrenches, hammet, etc.) gps, cell phone, truck. everything else like experience and information will fall into place as you need it.
98% of scrapyards give out free magnets if you ask them for one..my local yard gives us all small gift packs for xmas and they always include a magnet..and they always have 1000s on hand just ask next time your at your local yard