10 tools everyone needs

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

What is required of a real owner? Not so much: here to tweak, there to tighten, here to patch up. All serious work is done much faster and better by professionals. And in anticipation of them … These tools will be required.

We are already talking about tools for a real man. But perhaps the selection should be slightly different?..

Pliers

You can't go without pliers. Made of good steel, they replace a ton of other tools, a set of standard wrenches and wire cutters. Pliers can not only pull something out, but also bite off and unscrew.

Small adjustable wrench

But not every nut can be turned with pliers. Therefore, for those that are larger, such as plumbing, you will need a small adjustable wrench. In the event of a hose break in the kitchen or bathroom, this tool is the only salvation.

Screwdriver

The average urban householder rarely drills something. Even less often - saws. But sometimes you have to. As a universal tool for all such occasions, it is worth considering a powerful cordless screwdriver with an impact function. For small jobs, he will replace everything: from a drill and a hammer drill to a grinder and a grinder. The necessary equipment can be purchased if required.

Flat screwdriver

In fact, you need a lot of screwdrivers in the house. But the most versatile is exactly the flat one: it will unscrew the screws, and digging around (or prying on something) will also do. It is highly desirable that it was a brutal Soviet screwdriver: they are much stronger and allow themselves to be used not only for their intended purpose.

Bench hammer

A claw hammer was recommended, but not the best choice. Nails can also be pulled out with pliers. But an accurate blow is sometimes much more necessary.

Stationery knife

Of course, not a small, narrow one, but a real man's knife with a 16–20 mm wide blade, a metal holder and a rubberized handle. Alternatively, consider a large collet knife.

Axe

Chopping, stabbing, it seems, is not necessary in the apartment. But believe life experience - let it be. It is advisable to have an ax that is not small and with a good, durable, reliable ax. Sometimes it even replaces an impact drill.

Gas soldering iron

In our digital age, a soldering iron is everyone's main friend and ally. And the headphones will be soldered, and the gas burner will be replaced, and something will help burn / anneal something.

Sealant gun

It will come in handy for both sealant and liquid nails in a full package. A gun is much more convenient to work with than a regular tube of glue. And the various properties of modern adhesives will allow you to solve many problems.

Blue duct tape

It is blue. The fact is that in the USSR, different colors of the insulating tape corresponded to different materials and was the marking on which the properties of the product depended. Now, of course, there is just colored duct tape. But blue - especially of Russian production - and today is not only a habit, but also a material with deliberately known qualities, made in accordance with GOST.