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Old 07-22-2014, 03:11 PM
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I believe one important tool was missed. A good air compressor. We use ours for blowing dirt off tractors after mowing, running air tools, painting etc. Another tool that sees some use in our shop is one of those 4 way tire valve tools. One tool I will not do without is a really big honking screwdriver.
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I believe one important tool was missed. A good air compressor. We use ours for blowing dirt off tractors after mowing, running air tools, painting etc. Another tool that sees some use in our shop is one of those 4 way tire valve tools. One tool I will not do without is a really big honking screwdriver.
How could we all forget that!! Anymore, I use mine just about every time I work on a tractor. I've got a 30 gallon 125 psi compressor, no little 2 gallon pancake compressor will do it in my shop! It is soooo handy. I use it to blow parts off, impact gun, pump tires, etc. Good call
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The price is starting to increase a bit for "essential" tools, so I'll throw my opinion into the ring and say a "good" air compressor is a relative term.

I have an HF 20-ish gallon compressor that does OK (can't run much for long with it but it works) and it was about $150. The compressor that I really want that I could call "good" is over $3k...

While on the topic, HF sells Goodyear branded air hose at a very affordable price and its very decent hose. DO NOT BUY HF BRAND HOSE... totally junk crimps.
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I should have said drill index is fancy word for set of drill bits. With enough practice you can resharpen bits on a beltsander. You can even change the angle a bit for different material.

I like those no-spin drills too. Great idea. If you ever do resharpen bits be careful drilling aluminum, too aggressive an angle will grab and twist your wrist.Also there are different cutting fluids/oil for aluminum vs steel and iron.

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In one of the machining courses I took in college the final project, after all sorts of other lathe and mill work and elaborate stuff, was to sharpen a 118 degree drill bit properly by hand on a bench grinder. You had 1 hour and couldn't take more than 1/2" off (sounds generous, right?), and you could have it graded as many times as you liked and improve your grade if you desired. Most of us barely made it within the hour and got C-B grades (no one got an A) and 1/3 of the class failed the final. A few people had to retake the class because of that drill bit. At the time that would about $1000 drill bit for those people.

I do not suggest hand sharpening drills if you actually want to get it right. But yes, you CAN do it and I'm sure you CAN get good at it.
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