Favorite tool/equipment in the shop

[Nath_01]

My fav is the "one grit" aka a chisel.

Used for almost everything in producing our car.
From preping the buk, producing molds, releasing moulds, surface finishing, quick and dirty hammer, screwdriver, shimmy bar, door stop, resin and paint mixer, shoe horn, tire de beader and scribe.... There is nothing it can't do...besides drive the car!

It's the one essential in any fsae toolbox

[Big Mo]

All time favorites:

-personal 7/16" ratcheting wrench
-shaviv mango
-the super concentric and quiet collet lathe that I learned to work on 3 years ago


current favorite:

-the secret Rotex punch and my home made dimple-die set

[Mikey Antonakakis]

None of these tools are in our shop, but they're in my garage at home:

-Makita cordless 3/8" drive impact wrench, there is no tool that saves me more time than this

-Snap-on ratcheting screwdriver for 1/4" bits, just feels so good to use

-3/8" drive extension with the wobbly head, for those times when you don't have a straight-shot to your nut/bolt

-Favorite tool ever, Dad's old metal Panduit cable tie gun... it is the most satisfying tool to use in the history of mankind, and it makes a perfect cut on zip ties every single time. If only I could convince our team to spend the money on one... Our cars are traditionally held together with zip ties, and we have one or two guys who without fail cut zip ties with cutting dikes at a perfect 45 degree angle, 1/4" from the ratcheting part. Our car is full of razor-sharp menaces. And as I type this on a shop computer, I look to my right and notice that the slack in the Ethernet cable has been taken up in exactly that manner.

[murpia]

Originally posted by Mikey Antonakakis:
old metal Panduit cable tie gun... it is the most satisfying tool to use in the history of mankind...

Yes!

Regards, Ian

[RobbyObby]

Originally posted by Big Mo:
All time favorites:

-personal 7/16" ratcheting wrench
-shaviv mango
-the super concentric and quiet collet lathe that I learned to work on 3 years ago


current favorite:

-the secret Rotex punch and my home made dimple-die set

Can't forget the Red Dykem! I dont think there's a single suspension or chassis bracket that isn't colored a faint shade of pink from that stuff. (Assuming it wasnt outsourced of course. )

[Nicky]

Its the hot blower for the wiring harness... Well more like for lighting the cigarettes...

[Ben K]

Low power laser cutter for cutting out woods, acrylics, etc. Great for mockups and bodywork.

Ben

[murpia]

Does anyone have a CNC cutting table for cutting composite pre-preg?

That would be pretty high on the list.

Regards, Ian

[ibanezplayer]

Originally posted by murpia:
Does anyone have a CNC cutting table for cutting composite pre-preg?

Might have access to one soon...just need the pre-preg. Fashion students with the connections .

[jordan.k]

Originally posted by murpia:
Does anyone have a CNC cutting table for cutting composite pre-preg?

That would be pretty high on the list.

Regards, Ian

I love the Gerber table at the CAPE Lab!

Jordan Krell

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