Essential tools for a new scrapper

What tools would you say are essential for a new scrapper?

Thanks, would you say a grinder is essential?

Ok, so I'm thinking: drill, magnet, hand tools, stihl saw anything else?

A good pair of wire cutters and a file.

Thanks, what would the file be for?

Everything and anything at the moment haha, thanks

A file for checking plated materials to see what the base material is, ie: chrome plated brass versus chrome plated pot metal.

Ditto on the file. You will find yourself filing into all kinds of stuff to see what metal it is, especially yellow brass. You might want to file into all copper windings in transformers. I have been seeing a lot of aluminum windings that are coated with a copper color.

I would recommend safety gear: gloves, safety glasses and steel toe boots.

firstly, the will, lastly, the will

most anything related to metal work, mechanic work, fabrication, plumbing, electrical, carpentry, engineering, aviation, scuba diving, or space junk. A hammer, pair of pliers, hacksaw, and a screwdriver might get ya started though You can't do much without tools, even the most basic ones. Next to, and right beside tools, as already been mentioned, is safety, glasses, gloves, boots, etc. Tearing down most things is very near constructing it in reverse, depending on what you're scrapping, and how far you want to tear it down, might need tools for almost anything. At least in this area, if all else fails, a hammer and a chisel might do just the trick. I like to wear a glove with it though, and maybe hold the chisel with a vice grips if i'm swinging a very heavy hammer very hard