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Old 02-11-2012, 02:39 PM
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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
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Old 02-11-2012, 02:41 PM
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Oooops, there goes the budget!

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)

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PS: When's the hangar-warming BBQ?!?!?
Thanks everyone! Got a few items that I'd missed, and a couple of good laughs too.
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Old 02-19-2012, 08:52 AM
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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.
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Old 02-19-2012, 10:45 AM
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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.
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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.

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Old 02-19-2012, 12:55 PM
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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 :-(
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Old 02-23-2012, 09:42 PM
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- Zip ties
- Spiral wrap (1/4" and 1/2")
- ACF-50
- Mouse Milk, Kroil, or some other flavor of penetrating oil
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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.
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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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