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Old 04-01-2011, 08:54 PM
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Getting a cherokee in June so im starting to collect tools so i have somthing to work with when i get it. my b-day is in a week and im trying to decide what i want to get. Im thinking around $100.

As of now, im between an angle grinder and a dremel tool. Any suggestions? Any other tools that would benefit me more?
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wrench set, sockets, and cheater bar
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Got all those via my dad. Haha

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Thats another thing on the list. Any sugestions on brand? And it has to be electric. My compressor deffently cant pump enough air to run an impact. Wish it could!
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Got all those via my dad. Haha



Thats another thing on the list. Any sugestions on brand? And it has to be electric. My compressor deffently cant pump enough air to run an impact. Wish it could!
I gotten good use out of my Craftsman electric but I was at Sears looking at them yesterday and they are only like 250 lb/ft.
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do you have a hi lift
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Get the dremel. I've used mine so many times I've lost count. Cutting off bolts, drilling holes, sanding burs, polishing a throttel body...you can't go wrong with a dremel.
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There are about a million uses for a dremel, but any tool that gets used on a regular basis is a good tool. A tool I use a lot is my Snap-On hose pick, I found it to be the most handy of any of my tools. Basic hand tools are a must to have, even if you don't have a Jeep. When me and my first wife were starting out in our first apartment we bought an entertainment center from Sears. I had no tools at home, they were all locked up at work across town. I used a butter knife as a screwdriver and a high heel shoe as a hammer to put that thing together. It took six hours.

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