Rat bastard:cool:

Actually, I poo-poo'd those things for years until my son said I was old and set in my ways...try these. He was an insouciant 20 years-old.

Jesus, the clouds parted, the sun shinned, Angels sang...you get the picture. My absolute go to tool.

BTW, you call me old again and I'll...is dinner ready?

Funny how you guys call it a card scraper

Hahaha. That's funny Paul.

I have one in my drawer, and one in my truck, use it all the time. I use it to cut my toe nails outside. My vision started going about 6-7 year ago when my workman said, " see that pipe there, its leaking a bit from the bottom." I went looking for the flashlight. He said, "How can you not see it. Its right there?" That when I knew I'm an old dude, like you:D. I use to make fun of my mechanic behind his back about using his flash light shining into the engine bay outside under our socal sunshine. AS we get older, the world becomes a darker place.

I spend a lot of money on those head lamps. Zebra Light is what I buy. You can chose the beam spread from the factory, narrow for distance, but all mine are wide spread with even lighting 10' dia. So its daylight anytime you need it but the light doesn't bounce back to blind the user.

Yeah, a good head-lamp is high on the list for sure. They are great when searching for those missing 10mm sockets that the aforementioned spares replace.
Granted, you won't actually find the ones that drop/roll/bounce away, or are left in engine bays, but they make searching for them much easier. :D

H604w 18650 XHP35 Flood Neutral White Headlamp

I use this often. I know, I know, its pricey but once used it, its worth the money. Vash swears by them.

I am about to out cool my son at Christmas...his gift.

Thanks!

I agree, the headlamp is a great tool. It is like having a superpower. Wherever I look, the light is shining.

A Cresent wrench, both in metric and standard...............grins.

For you really old B@@SSterds:

https://www.leevalley.com/en-ca/shop/home/office/magnifiers/110117-led-headband-magnifier?item=99W9732

Kill two birds with one headband.

I had no idea you were Amish. :D

I can just see a 19 year old with that on base:D

I use this more than any other tool. The bit set makes it even more useful. Chipped a blade once and they just gave me a whole new one. Well worth the $100.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1600324620.jpg

I got my first one about six months ago and I don't know how I lived without it. MrsWD snagged my first one for her sewing room so I went out and bought three more. They do burn through batteries though. I thought about getting a rechargeable, but I don't want it to be on the charger when I need it, so I bought some more Eneloops and keep a set on the charger so I can swap them out when the light starts to go dim.

Almost lost a finger at 30.
Checking timing on a VW Golf at dusk (car work was a no-no in that complex). and put my hand on the transmission for balance.
The plastic inspection port cover was open and I somehow stuck it inside and caught the flywheel briefly.
Only lost a fingernail, but that is a reminder that moving things are dangerous.

Doing work in the dark sux. Nails. Holes. etc

Yup. One in each car for the little stuff that creeps up.