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THE ULTIMATE TOOL
BUYING GUIDE

A complete list of tools you need to make
almost anything.

If a genie were to grant me my wish for a shed full of tools, this
is what I’d ask for. Think of it as an extremely biased guide to
outfitting yourself with the ultimate shop for launching your
own space program.

Necessity
Priority
Extremely useful
Surprisingly useful
Infrequent but handy
Can do without, better with
You didn’t know it was
so lovely

Tool Name

McMaster Budget Deluxe

Tool Name

Hand Tools Box Knife

Vise Grip, Med Curved

McMaster Budget Deluxe 5172a17 ^{5 45}

3814a11 35435a11

_{1 10} 5385a12 _{5385a15 3 40}

5990a2 ^{2 30} 2706a1 ^{15 80}

Adjustable Wrenches

Precision Blade 38995a71 1

35515a12

Crow Bar / Ripping Bar ¹⁰ Tube Cutter

₁₀ 3867a16 ^{2 25}

Claw Hammer 6484a21 50

Glass Cutter

₁₀ 3771a15 ^{50 150}

3585a13

Ball Peen Hammer 6481a31 50

Bolt / Chain Cutter

Blacksmith’s Hammer _{(Heavy Weight) 6462a24 80}

10 Sheet Metal Snips 3908a11 10 40

3902a9

Rubber Mallet 5917a8 40

¹⁰ Finishing Saw 4012a1

10 30

Miter Box 4201a11 45

15

₅ Coping Saw ^4099a1 _6917a11

Hacksaw 4086a34 25

4 10

Tight Spot Hacksaw 4060a16 5

² Hole Saw Kit 4008a71

25 120

Hole Punch Tool 3461a22 150

⁴⁰ Pull Saw 4058a52

10 20

Center Punches and Chisel Set 3506a76 120

²⁵ Metric / Inch Tap and Die 2726a66

40 1200

Metric and Imperial ^7290a24 _{Socket Sets 5757a35 30 5582a11}

28115a77

¹²⁰⁰ 31555a55

31555a56

Torque Wrench 85555a221 50 300 Drill Sets

5541a31

31555a57 ^{5 1200} 8802a11

Hex Key Sets, Imperial and Metric

5215a24 _{7162a13 80} 5215a12

8802a12

² 8802a13

Deburring Taper 5

Torx Key Set 6959a85 2

Mini-Hex Drivers ^52975a21 _7270a59 2

5314a62

3018a4 80 4253a16 _{4289a36 25} 8959a16 ¹⁰ 5344a31 ¹⁵⁰⁰

⁴⁰ Deburring Tools 2

⁴⁰ Drill Stops 2

Vise 10

Combination Wrenches, 5304a73 _{Metric and Inch 5314a25 800}

5772a53

25 5165a25 45 51755a7 ⁵⁰ 6293k12 ^{180 50} 8176a12 _{8194a12 100} 200

Clamps 2

Quick-Grips 15

Vise Grip Long Nose
Locking Pliers
Needlenose Pliers, _{Small and Large 5451a12 2}
Bull Nose Pliers, Small and _{Large 35}
Vise Grip, Large 60

Jaw Puller 50

7136a19

2

Files 2

³⁵ Hydraulic Floor Jack 25

Block And Tackle / Lifting _{Winch 50}

7136a15 Screwdrivers, Flat and Phillips 8551a31 1

2 500

5 90