What’s in Your Toolkit?

Posted on: April 15, 2012 at 9:00am — By: Elizabeth

When we visited Tech Liminal, an Oakland technology project space, after attending MacWorld | iWorld in January, some Fixit Clinic folks there let us dig around in their tool kits.

Steve Berl’s bag has two important repair staples—WD-40 for things that don’t move when they should, and duct tape for things that move when they shouldn’t. He’s carrying some iFixit gear, too: a 54-bit driver kit and helping hands. The FasTrak toll tag and Maker Faire badge add a dash of Bay Area local flavor.

Rich Jesch’s bag also has a multimeter and a 54-bit driver kit. And its wide array of screwdrivers, wrenches, ratchets, wire cutters, scissors, calipers, measuring tape, and vise grips would rival a hardware supply store. Is that an infrared thermometer at the bottom left?

Jeff Williams’ bag keeps him prepared for almost any variety of electrical emergency. Besides the multimeter, there’s not just one but two soldering guns, a glue gun, and five different colors of electrical tape. I like the toilet paper and lollipop, too—it’s always good to be prepared for runny noses and nosy children.

So what’s in your tool bag? Share a picture with us in the comments!

Comments

The toolkit I carry everywhere with me. Since the picture was taken I’ve added a small soldering iron and leather work gloves.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/78460/bigtoolkit.jpg

By: Callen - April 15, 2012 at 11:53 am

The “infrared thermometer” in the picture looks more like a butane blowtorch.

By: Wing0Black - April 15, 2012 at 8:00 pm

I don’t carry around much, but I do carry a Leatherman Squirt ES4 and a Sunwayman V10R Ti in my pockets – you’d be surprised how often a bright flashlight comes in handy! And for those other jobs, I keep my 54-bit driver kit in the glovebox of the minivan.

By: Michael - April 15, 2012 at 8:29 pm

Thanks for sharing your kits, Callen and Michael! And Wing0Black, I think you might be right—it does look an awful lot like this: http://www.amazon.com/Rechargeable-Utility-Torch-Lighter-Assorted/dp/B001U4TBAK/ref=pd_sbs_sg_47.

By: Elizabeth - April 16, 2012 at 11:57 am

This is my basic toolkit for daily work. I hope soon to add some tools like the 54-bit driver kit which should be in my hands pretty soon.

http://www.angelfire.com/linux/psyco/toolkit.jpg

By: Jonh Doe - April 17, 2012 at 1:46 am

Here are the contents of my tool bag, which goes everywhere with me in the trunk of my car:

http://cl.ly/2y203z402M1k2l0z072U

The bag is a work-in-progress pretty much at all times. I have some duplicate items in there that could stand to be removed, but I don’t really care — I figure I can “loan them indefinitely” to a friend if needed.

By: Miro - April 17, 2012 at 1:18 pm

EXCELLENT SITE? je me sens moins seul. Bravo à tout les” bricotechs”.J’ai eu connaissance de votre site par émission TV diffusée en France.De suite mis dans mais préféré tuto.A+ et thank you to every team.

By: FELT - June 1, 2012 at 3:43 pm

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