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I use test lights all the time and have more than a few. I lost a cool mini Snap-On test light. About 3 years later I opened the fuse panel on a truck to check them and found it laying on top of the fuses. Now I have one at home.. The LED one that I got off of the Mac truck has a probe with different screw on attachments for test leads and such, I use that one the most now. | |||
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A Lisle hand impact driver. Good cheap US made tool. You may need better bits. https://www.amazon.com/Lisle-2...id=1633911145&sr=8-6 | |||
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Ah Ha!!!! You're one of those professional guys! Just remember, you make money off us amateurs, lol. Thanks for chiming in, you brought very valid and very important things. . | |||
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This is my favorite tool. I found it at a flea market for $40 and have had it at least 25 years. I've never seen anything like it before or since.  It is made to adjust automotive carburetors and also came with the little funky-shaped sockets that carb mixture screws have. Since the last carbureted auto engine was made c. 1991, I don't use it for carbs much, but it is a godsend for removing (once broken loose) or starting small bolts and screws in tight spaces, especially in conjunction with magnetized sockets. NO ONE is ever allowed to borrow it, because I'm afraid they will try to break loose or tighten a screw and strip the gears or otherwise damage it. (The picture is blurry, but it says right on it, "LIGHT DUTY - FOR LOOSE SCREWS ONLY.") | |||
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I use a 1/2" double jointed wheel alignment ratchet for just about everything. | |||
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If anyone is interested in a box leveling gauge, Lee Valley has a set of 2 gauges for sale on their site for $30. The set includes a height gauge and box leveling gauge. https://www.leevalley.com/en-u...-gauges?item=99W6306 I have bought lots of stuff from Lee Valley in the past and have gotten good service out of their products. | |||
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I don't know if it qualifies as specialized anymore, but a laser level on a tripod are awesome. I've installed kitchen cabinets using standard levels, and then my brother brought down his laser level. Wow! It made the job super fast and accurate. I bought my own later that day. Might as well add a laser measure to the list as well. No more trying to span a distance with a measuring tape, only to have it fold before you can read it. Demand not that events should happen as you wish; but wish them to happen as they do happen, and you will go on well. -Epictetus | |||
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I have an adjustable wrench, actually 3, made by Hand Tool Rescue. They are turn of the century adjustable wrenches and are being remade by this company. They hold on to a nut or bolt better than any new adjustable wrench I have ever used. Hand tool rescue Let all Men know thee, but no man know thee thoroughly: Men freely ford that see the shallows. Benjamin Franklin | |||
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Looks like a similar tool is made by Motion Pro (tools for motorcycles): Carb Tool 90 Degree w/Bits | |||
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Snap-on Tech-Angle torque wrenches, for torque-to-yield bolts that are tightened to an angle specification. In automotive applications, almost every cylinder head bolt on engines made in the last ~25 years is a TTY. In confined spaces such as a V8 engine with the rearmost cylinders under the windshield cowl, it is difficult to read a torque angle gauge, let alone makeshift methods like match-marking the bolt head.  (stock photo) | |||
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I saw this and was intrigued. Upon further investigation, I noticed a similar product from Klein that I picked up from Home Depot. https://www.amazon.com/Klein-T...id=1634960233&sr=8-2 It's made in Taiwan rather than the US, but its still quite nice. It's got a 5 degree swing arc, built in 5/16 in. nut driver on the reverse side, a thumb wheel to start screws quickly, and the finger ring on the end to keep you from dropping it. I really like it. | |||
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