What tools would you say are essential for a new scrapper?
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What tools would you say are essential for a new scrapper?
Magnet
Thanks, would you say a grinder is essential?
Essential? No. Very useful? Yes.
Ok, so I'm thinking: drill, magnet, hand tools, stihl saw anything else?
A good pair of wire cutters and a file.
Thanks, what would the file be for?
That's depends a lot on your scrap of choice, bolt cutters and sawzall. Maybe a torch
Everything and anything at the moment haha, thanks
A file for checking plated materials to see what the base material is, ie: chrome plated brass versus chrome plated pot metal.
Ditto on the file. You will find yourself filing into all kinds of stuff to see what metal it is, especially yellow brass. You might want to file into all copper windings in transformers. I have been seeing a lot of aluminum windings that are coated with a copper color.
I would recommend safety gear: gloves, safety glasses and steel toe boots.
firstly, the will, lastly, the will
Gloves, I have 3 pair of Mechanics Gloves....and a Back Brace....
Oh yeah, material to scrap. That's important too.
I have found that the best tool is a sharp wit.
Start with no tools and as you come across times when you need a particular tool then go get it.
Why waste 500 bucks on tools and find out those nice bolt cutters or torch or whatever only gets used once every month. Would seem like a waste of money.
3-5lb hand sledgehammer and razor knife with hook blades
most anything related to metal work, mechanic work, fabrication, plumbing, electrical, carpentry, engineering, aviation, scuba diving, or space junk. A hammer, pair of pliers, hacksaw, and a screwdriver might get ya started though ;) You can't do much without tools, even the most basic ones. Next to, and right beside tools, as already been mentioned, is safety, glasses, gloves, boots, etc. Tearing down most things is very near constructing it in reverse, depending on what you're scrapping, and how far you want to tear it down, might need tools for almost anything. At least in this area, if all else fails, a hammer and a chisel might do just the trick. I like to wear a glove with it though, and maybe hold the chisel with a vice grips if i'm swinging a very heavy hammer very hard
Like I said before depends on what your scrapping, one of you compturr guys would have Lil. Use for my torch and I wouldn't know what to do with a torx bit smaller than 10
Colorful vocabulary comes in handy when trying to free stuck parts.
common sense will put you miles ahead of the competition
Thanks everyone for not bashing the new guy and telling him to go search out for himself.. Good luck in your scrap searching HSmetal!!!
Got plenty of tools around the house, been tearing things down out behind the barn, as i need things here i find it, and after i use it goes in a 5 gallon bucket, so i can keep things i might need togetherQuote:
Originally Posted by drozenski
Tried to search but I use my phone mostly and it wouldn't let me use it but thanks
One of my best friends is a pry bar
5lb hand sledghammer
Hammer
Wire cutters
Tool set (with screw drivers, wrenches and sockets)
Pry bar/wedge
Razor knife
Then, nice things to have on hard are...
Battery Drill + bit/screw set
Grinder
Sawzall
Speciality screw set.. (i.e. star drivers and such for opening electronics i.e. Hard Drives)
BTW safty glasses/gloves are a must.... So close to poking out an eye many times....
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Cell phone (or land line.) No tools are any good unless you have the things to break down to start with.
Gloves. Secondly GUMPTION. Either you have it or learn it. You can throw all your tools in a lake if you don't have it.
Kris Kringle can you please define GUMPTION?
Don't forget your math abilities.Quote:
Originally Posted by Russell
Idaho where do you get that link with the demeaning arrow and commentary below it
1. Go to Google. I will let you figure out how to get there.
2. Type in "Let me Google that for you".
3. Type in what you want.
4. Post "demeaning" link.
Hatchet!!!
Large channel lock pliers
throwing them in that 5 gallon bucket was handy too. I went over to break down another furnace and took it with me, almost everything I needed was right there (saved about 50 trips for tools i hadn't thought of ) only had to come back over here once (it's almost right next door, i just walked) to get a sawzall for a stuck pipe
14 inch chop saw, I recommend dewalt, great for chopping metal and works great on transformers
I'm still fairly new at this, but my go-to tool is becoming a sturdy flat screw driver. It always seems just right for all kinds of prying. I do have lots of assorted pry bars, but the screwdriver seems to be much easier to work with most times.
If I was investing in power tools, I would start with a hydraulic spreader-cutter.
i agree get a hatchet, saves time, makes a hell of a mess but its great fun!Quote:
Originally Posted by shootsitall
Magnet-on-a-stick. Mine originally had a telescoping handle, before it became roadkill. I might eventually make a multitool with a magnet and a hook, claw, pincer, etc.