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walkman 02-11-2012 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by johnny stick (Post 628084)
Not sure if this would be a tool or consumable, what about a babe? She can sure lend a hand bucking some rivets, and you'll probably need to take her on some $1000 hamburgers when you are done.

Oh I have one of those! She is waaaaay out of my league too! lol

walkman 02-11-2012 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by rvmills (Post 628091)
Oooops, there goes the budget! :D

OK, how 'bout:
Safety Glasses
Band Aids (or shop towels and masking tape ;))
Air Hose (for that compresser others recommended)
Small air nozzle
Tire fill nozzle
Tire valve extender
Air drill
Mucho drill bits (#30, #40, etc)
Countersink
Speed deburrer
Tin Snips
Pop rivet puller (and misc pop rivets)
Die set (for that squeezer)
Fiberglass supplies
Cleaning Supplies
Tunes! (already mentioned)

Cheers,
Bob

PS: When's the hangar-warming BBQ?!?!? :)

Thanks everyone! Got a few items that I'd missed, and a couple of good laughs too.

gtmule 02-19-2012 08:52 AM

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Originally Posted by walkman (Post 627707)

What am I missing off this list?

I see you're in Atlanta, so you might as well start looking on Craigslist now for a ginormous fan. For heat, I got one of the propane infrared heater from harbor freight back in November. The kind that screws on the top of a grill tank, $30 before coupon I think. Of course it never really got cold, so I don't know how well it heats the hangar, but it definitely feels like it should help, especially if it's close-by.

walkman 02-19-2012 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by gtmule (Post 630752)
I see you're in Atlanta, so you might as well start looking on Craigslist now for a ginormous fan. For heat, I got one of the propane infrared heater from harbor freight back in November. The kind that screws on the top of a grill tank, $30 before coupon I think. Of course it never really got cold, so I don't know how well it heats the hangar, but it definitely feels like it should help, especially if it's close-by.

I think I've dodged the bullet on cold this year. It was only really cold (by Atlanta standards) one weekend out there this year so far.

RV7ator 02-19-2012 12:51 PM

Aeroshell 6 in a grease gun for the C/S.
Flashlight and mirrors.
Whatever you like for grabbing screws that invariably fall/roll out of reach.
Patience.

John Siebold

walkman 02-19-2012 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by RV7ator (Post 630815)
Aeroshell 6 in a grease gun for the C/S.
Flashlight and mirrors.
Whatever you like for grabbing screws that invariably fall/roll out of reach.
Patience.

John Siebold

like the one that did yesterday behind the fuel tank inside the wing :-( Luckily I was able to borrow a tool across the taxi way and fish it out. :-)

What grease for the tail wheel fork? 22? Sounds like I need 2 grease guns. I used to have a collection of them, but they don't store well.

When I unpacked my storage unit into the hangar I also found out that Halloween pumpkins also don't store well even if you pack them in a large plastic tub with all your Halloween and Xmas decorations for a few years :-(

jarhead 02-23-2012 09:42 PM

- Zip ties
- Spiral wrap (1/4" and 1/2")
- ACF-50
- Mouse Milk, Kroil, or some other flavor of penetrating oil

Snowflake 02-24-2012 07:36 AM

One more thing that I didn't see I the lists above: dental picks. Useful for getting lead deposits out of spark plugs, and small things out of tiny spaces. My dentist gave me a bundle of various sizes and shapes from his "used" pile a while ago, they've been incredibly useful.

walkman 02-25-2012 09:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Snowflake (Post 632585)
One more thing that I didn't see I the lists above: dental picks. Useful for getting lead deposits out of spark plugs, and small things out of tiny spaces. My dentist gave me a bundle of various sizes and shapes from his "used" pile a while ago, they've been incredibly useful.

Yeah those have been a useful part of my tools for years. Someone also picked me up some other older medical implements at a flea market. Some of them are fearsome looking, and I think when the parts see those scary looking tools coming they just give up and comply right away!!!

I have all sorts of hemostats, various sorts of clamps, spreaders, mirrors, and other things I can only wonder what they are for :-)


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