New Guy
I love this forum and plan to have this business for the international level as well. I do have a small pick-up and go around the Los angeles area. Only now I am learning for places to look for my scrap through this forum only.
Any other advice or suggestions would be highly appreciated here. I need proper tools also. Thanks!
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You'll get more response if you go to the Introduction section in the Off-topic forum and tell us a little about yourself. It's a little hard to figure how you're planning to be international if you're just starting and using a pickup and no tools. Do you have a well-developed business plan?
People may laugh at me, but that's ok. I laugh all the way to the bank.
Experienced Scrapper
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Welcome to the board. Being it is the tool forum you are asking I would suggest buy tools as you need them at first.
You are going to have a long road ahead of you in the collecting of tools department if you are starting from scratch.
When the white man discovered this country Indians were running it
no taxes, no debt, women did all the work.
White man thought he could improve on a system like this. - Old Cherokee saying
I did not surrender, they took my horse and made him surrender. - Lone Watie
Experienced Scrapper
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welcome devon...look forward to your intro and seeing your progress if you're serious
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Welcome and your first tool should be a sawsall....
Aussie Scrapper
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Originally Posted by junkdude1959
You meant a MAGNET right??
Don't leave home without one!
I have been in the 'tool game' for about 15 yers, sales reps, sales manager, brand manager etc..
I rekon (in my humble opinion) the list should go like this...
1/. MANGET - can eliminate embarassing moments if used regularly!
(sort thr ferrous from the non)
2/. Phillips Screwdriver - next to my maganet, this gets most use
(Yep! this removes screws)
3/. Utility Knife (good quality with replaceble blades, not the snap off blade strips)
(cuts rope, string, small wires, insulation tape, and makes an awesome wire stripper with practice)
4/. Mid size (6 or 8in) adjustable wrench(remove items you don't want, or access ones you do, use to partialy break down items for ease of loading etc)
5/. Small pry bar, or sturdy flat blade screwdriver
(persuades parts to detach themselves..I MUCH prefer a prybar over an S.D purpose designed, usually much stronger, smaller and lighter for the same amount of leverage gained)
So thats my TOP 5!!
Basic, and cheap, but I have these in plastic contaioners in both cars, attached to my trailer, and in both sheds, so I am never without them
**For ME these 5 items do at least 95% or all my work**
Begin with these and some good quality gloves and safety glasses, and then if need arrises, grab youself a saws-all, angle grinder, cordless screwdriver, plasma cutter, or whatever..but use your noodle, get the basics first
Hope that helps you a bit
Adam.
"roaming the streets, looking for treats"
Experienced Scrapper
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most of us started with a hacksaw if we didn't have a sawsall...it's hard to advise when we don't know your skill level or what you already have.
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