Guide: Tools of the Trade

....dremel?

For modding, I'd say you'd need:

Dremel
Drill
Files (round and flat)
Pop-rivet gun
Wire strippers
Sandpaper

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Originally Posted by Omega

For modding, I'd say you'd need:

Dremel
Drill
Files (round and flat)
Pop-rivet gun
Wire strippers
Sandpaper

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I would add holesaws and drill bits of various sizes to the mix as well.

And I'd also add a soldering gun, either cold solder or the contemporary hot soder.

And the solder of course.

+ rep for the guide!

thanks for your input!
ill update a lil more this weekend i promise

EXCELLENT! as I am just starting to build and mod and well get tools this is a great guide for me thanks for putting it together.

+rep 4 Effort and help 2 teh n00bs

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Originally Posted by Bucko

I like it.
Good guide for those that don't have much and need some ideas.
For me I have it all and more, but then my tool box is huge from the days that I worked as a mechanic and I haven't stopped buying since. I would easily spend $2-3000 on tools a year.

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thats nothing i know people that spend more then that on a box to hold the tools... 15,000 for a snap on box.. and he gets a new one every year as he gets more and more tools and needs the room... and they are all snapon everything is.. and it costs alot for snapon..

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Originally Posted by Omega

For modding, I'd say you'd need:

Dremel
Drill
Files (round and flat)
Pop-rivet gun
Wire strippers
Sandpaper

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you forgot bondo, duck tape, and most important Mcgiver style thinking

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Originally Posted by drumthumper

I would add holesaws and drill bits of various sizes to the mix as well.

And I'd also add a soldering gun, either cold solder or the contemporary hot soder.

And the solder of course.

+ rep for the guide!

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cold solder?? as in cold heat?? that thing is total ****...

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Originally Posted by haha49

thats nothing i know people that spend more then that on a box to hold the tools... 15,000 for a snap on box.. and he gets a new one every year as he gets more and more tools and needs the room... and they are all snapon everything is.. and it costs alot for snapon..

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15k is for the box and tools... bloody 200 for 6 screw drivers....

Very nice guide! w00t w00t :)

Looking through your list, I didn't see anything to cut case windows and the like. Some people will argue for Dremel, while others will say that snips are better, and still a third party will claim that Drano works wonders. However, for all of my aluminum cutting needs, I head to my local commisioned machine shop (you should have one nearby if you live in a decent sized city) and hire them to use a laser cutter or an abrasive waterjet machine to do all my cutting. It rarely costs more than $100 for a whole hour of cutting (which is WAY more than you should need) and the cuts are perfect.