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Old 05-14-2017, 10:55 PM
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Default Brilliant, yet often overlooked tools...
My dad has a pair of these, they are awesomely useful...
Picked up my own set today.

What are your nominations for brilliant, yet easily overlooked tools?
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Old 05-15-2017, 12:18 AM
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Coolant hose pick. Makes getting coolant hoses free a breeze and doesn't damage the hose.
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Dead blow hammer. Perfect tool when you need just a little more force than you can apply with your bare hands. I think I've used it more than any of my other tools.
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Originally Posted by Daniel5691
My dad has a pair of these, they are awesomely useful...
Is your Dad related to Dr Mengele by any chance?

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Telescopic magnetic pick up tool. Life saver!

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Torque multiplier!

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A rubber mallet. For when you need to smack the sh** out of something to get it free, but not damage it.
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Dremel with a cutting disk gets my vote.
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Especially helpful in tight places for all sorts of things. Without the right angle one I don't know how I'd get the throttle cable around the pulley when finishing up the intake work.
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Sawzall, baby.

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Children.

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Steck Easy Pry - I never touch my harbor freight set anymore because this does it all. $6.95 right now on Amazon.
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Toilet brush. Greg Brown's pretty useful too.

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