Saw repair toolbox

The state of my toolbox is kind of embarrassing, but this morning I went to an estate sale and picked up a sweet little pair of bent-tipped fine needlenose pliers that will be perfect for dealing with wrist pin retaining clips, and was inspired to have a thread about the tools that are handy to have when repairing saws.



Here I have a stethoscope, $2 at another estate sale, with the chestpiece removed. Works well for locating air leaks while pressurizing the motor with a pressure tester.

A pair of 7" curved hemostats are good for manipulating fuel lines and impulse hoses in hard-to-reach areas like between the handle and crankcase, or inside the gas tank.

There's the last of a spool of floral wire, the end of which can be twisted around the ends of clutch and brake springs to pull them into place. The wire breaks after a couple of uses, but who cares? The spool makes a great handle for the pulling.

A big upholstery needle is good for picking the starter rope knot out of its recess in the recoil spool. Also can be hammered through plug wire to facilitate installing the contact spring.

That's it for now. What tools have you found useful?

 

Nice box doctor. Scalpel please.....

 

This is a great tool for fuel lines and what not. Called a HookOut. It's for removing swallowed hooks and lures.
It's about 9" long. The 90° handle keeps your paws out of your line of sight.

 

Nice idea for a thread Jon1270! I have some of weha you have, never thought about the stethoscope, have to find one! I also have a couple of modified tools that I'll take a picture of and post.

 

+1 on the forceps... You can get them for $2 bucks shipped on ebay. Hard to live without. I've got about 6 pairs in different shapes and sizes

 

Not a tool box tool but very handy... A power head holder.

 

Get a bigger box.



Sorry, couldn't resist.

One of the handiest tools I have is this little guy.



This was made by MAC but probably others have it too. Ends are hardened and I sure find lots of things to use it on.

 

That's not a toolbox. THIS is a toolbox


Sorry,couldn't resist

 

Don't be embarrassed. Here is my toolbox and worn bench. I can't find my favorite tool to show off right now.

 

My favorite tools r------wd-40 and a big you no what hammer.

 

Forgot duct tape!!

 

Any time I get duct tape I use it to hold my truck together.

 

I had that planned out for a while -- was just waiting for HF to open a store in Maine. Never thought to open my own franchise .

Those boxes are the best value in the store. For what I have into that train I could have maybe bought a top chest for a 26" snap on box.

I waited far too long to get my tools organized. Being able to be organized and find what you need when you need it is priceless.

 

Dang mike that is actually your box! I thought it may of been a random net pic!

 

Now I want to make one.

 

I made that one mostly out of old wheelchair parts -- headrests have a lot of little swivels and adjustable pieces that come in handy.