[AT] American made tool box?

[Dean Vinson]

Wow, guess I won't win any points for originality!   Good to hear you guys
took similar approaches.

I didn't do the WD-40, super glue, or duct tape (my son has a wallet he made
a couple years ago entirely out of duct tape so I think he's probably okay
on that count), and I chose a basic set of individual screwdrivers rather
than a multi-tool, but everything else on your list was a "Yep, got it!"  A
try square, toolbox saw, putty knife, torpedo level, side cutting pliers,
and a rasp also made the list.  The power drills, electrical multi-purpose
cutter/strippers, combination wrench sets, ratchet and socket sets, etc were
mighty tempting but as Charlie suggested I think that was more about
window-shopping for myself than for my son.

I may still go pick up a Lufkin folding rule with the little brass slider
for measuring inside dimensions, as a stocking-stuffer gift, purely because
I've always loved those things.  When I'm working on something, 100 times
out of 100 I reach for my retractable tape measure, but doggone it those
Lufkin rules are neat.

Dean Vinson
 


-----Original Message-----
From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
[mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Larry Goss
Sent: Monday, December 19, 2011 1:50 PM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: [AT] American made tool box?

I sent my daughter off to college with a similar tool box, John.  She had
similar experiences with her dorm mates.  The list of tools is pretty good,
too.  But you forgot to include a small can of WD-40.  :-)

Larry


----- Original Message -----
From: "John Slavin" <chaunceyjb at sbcglobal.net>
To: AT at lists.antique-tractor.com
Sent: Monday, December 19, 2011 11:58:53 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] American made tool box?

I have three daughters, the youngest being a college freshman this year.
Part of the ritual is they all got a toolbox with some basic tools from dad.
We would make the rounds looking for tools from the various stores here, and
I'd do my best to explain how some tools I was buying just so they'd have
them (knowing they would rarely use them), but telling them that some day
they would want to buy a quality tool to replace them, and what the
difference was between junk tools and quality tools.  Who knows if they
remember.  It's kinda funny that they all became known as the person with
tools.  Anybody in their dorms needing tools always came to them.  In fact,
in one case a maintenance person came to one daughter asking to borrow a
tool.  

On my starter list for them:

plyers std. and needle nose
tape measure
crescent wrench
hammer
one of those little packages with a few nails and screws of various sizes
screw driver kit with all kinds tips for std, phillips, torx, etc
Role of duct tape and electric tape
some super glue
box cutter or knife of some sort

I also explained that every project demands that they buy one good quality
tool.

John Slavin