# What's your favorite tool? **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Tags:** bronco, accord, honda\ **Created:** [May 22, 2010, 11:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/whats-your-favorite-tool/49227 "2010-05-22T23:43:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Whitey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/whitey/32/24680_2.png) [@Whitey](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Whitey)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2010, 1:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/whats-your-favorite-tool/49227/81 "2010-12-07T13:22:04Z")
I know a guy who buys broken Craftsman tools at garage sales and takes them to Sears to exchange them for new ones since they don’t ask for a receipt. ---
**Author:** ![common-sense-answer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/common-sense-answer/32/716_2.png) [@common-sense-answer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/common-sense-answer)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2010, 2:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/whats-your-favorite-tool/49227/82 "2010-12-07T14:03:35Z")
Been There, Done That. I Got Some Nice Chisels (Wood Working) That Way. Paid Like 25 Cents For The Rusty, Screwed-Up Craftsman Chisels. CSA ---
**Author:** ![pleasedodgevan2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ad7895/32.png) [@pleasedodgevan2](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pleasedodgevan2)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2010, 5:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/whats-your-favorite-tool/49227/83 "2010-12-07T17:32:34Z")
My 40 oz. hammer was my favorite but it became too heavy for me to use, so I gave it away. The rest of the tools may be next. ---
**Author:** ![jesmed1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/jesmed1/32/2097_2.png) [@jesmed1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jesmed1)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2010, 5:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/whats-your-favorite-tool/49227/84 "2010-12-07T17:42:20Z")
Maybe not quite a tool, but since someone mentioned PB Blaster, who could live without a can of WD-40? I’ve lost track of all the great things you can do with it. I used several cans of it when rebuilding my old '65 Honda Super Hawk. It prevents corrosion, so spray it on knives, tools, etc, after use and wipe down. Spray it on tree saws as lube and sap remover. Spray it on whetstones when sharpening knives. Use it to remove adhesive tape residue. Squeaky door hinges, sticky locks, rusted threads…add you own creative uses. ---
**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2010, 6:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/whats-your-favorite-tool/49227/85 "2010-12-07T18:41:07Z")
The mute switch on my TV remote. ---
**Author:** ![common-sense-answer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/common-sense-answer/32/716_2.png) [@common-sense-answer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/common-sense-answer)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2010, 6:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/whats-your-favorite-tool/49227/86 "2010-12-07T18:49:43Z")
I Miss My Old 65’ 305 Superhawk. I Was A Teenager When I Had It And When It Got Cold Out This Time Of Year, I’d Put On All The Clothes I Owned And Go For A Ride. That Cold Dense Air Was Like Adding A Super-Charger ! CSA ---
**Author:** ![Whitey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/whitey/32/24680_2.png) [@Whitey](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Whitey)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2010, 8:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/whats-your-favorite-tool/49227/87 "2010-12-07T20:43:57Z")
> …spray it on knives, tools, etc… I’ve tried using WD-40 on my steak knives, but it ruins the taste of the steak. ---
**Author:** ![jesmed1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/jesmed1/32/2097_2.png) [@jesmed1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jesmed1)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2010, 8:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/whats-your-favorite-tool/49227/88 "2010-12-07T20:57:58Z")
Yeah, on steaks A-1 works better than WD-40! ---
**Author:** ![Wha-Who](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/9f8e36/32.png) [@Wha-Who](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Wha-Who)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2010, 9:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/whats-your-favorite-tool/49227/89 "2010-12-07T21:23:02Z")
Air compressor. We have car, motorcycle, bicycle, and lawnmower tires to keep filled. It’s needed to run the impact wrench and air chisel. Also good for parts, air filter and vacuum cleaner filter cleaning. You can use it to free up a plugged sink drain too. If you mean simple hand tools, then it’s a 4 way lug wrench. ---
**Author:** ![karl-sieger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c77e96/32.png) [@karl-sieger](https://community.cartalk.com/u/karl-sieger)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2010, 9:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/whats-your-favorite-tool/49227/90 "2010-12-07T21:50:21Z")
Yeah, an impact driver is one of those lifesaver tools. For me, 1. 3/4 inch drive breaker bar. It’s not much longer than my 1/2 inch bar, but it actually requires much less force to use on a real stuck fastener. The half inch, being skinnier, bows & springs back in the opposite direction that you’re turning it, requiring much more strength. (Yes, I put a pipe on it if I have to; prevents pulling my back out, so it’s really safer.) 2. Pocket screwdriver. Oldschool’s right about this one. You feel naked without it in your shirt pocket. 3. Cordless 1/2" impact gun. When these things came out quite a while ago I swore I would never get one. But at 59, when I had to put 3 motor mounts, 2 half shafts, & an outer tie rod in my brother’s piece-of-cr\*p Nissan Quest, in his driveway, I completely changed my mind about cordless tools after buying one! meaneyedcatz was right on the $ regarding the difference between wisdom & knowledge, I have to say. ---
**Author:** ![karl-sieger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c77e96/32.png) [@karl-sieger](https://community.cartalk.com/u/karl-sieger)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2010, 9:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/whats-your-favorite-tool/49227/91 "2010-12-07T21:53:26Z")
Haha, that reminds me of the can of Pam spray-on frying pan oil I put on my feeler gauges! ---
**Author:** ![banswerer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6f9a4e/32.png) [@banswerer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/banswerer)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2010, 11:02am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/whats-your-favorite-tool/49227/92 "2010-12-09T11:02:17Z")
Over the years an aviation style maintenance/repair logbook ([http://www.midnet.sc.edu/columbialoms/projects/automobile\_logbook/](http://www.midnet.sc.edu/columbialoms/projects/automobile_logbook/)) has evolved. I’ve found this style recurring actions - planned prevention non-recurring actions - squawks and their past remedy fuel consumption/operating cost - performance history pays for itself (including time to keep up-to-date). I’ve found the factory-supplied logbooks to be universally too cumbersome to use (no room for notes, no place for squawks, performance history, or adjustment to prevention plans). [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/t/whats-your-favorite-tool/49227.md?page=4)