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If it is something you enjoy doing then push on. It’s not as bad as some would lead you to believe, atleast for me it isn’t. I have been a auto tech for going on 13 years and I still love it. I have had crappy employers, but that probly goes with any career choice. Just dont settle for a crappy employer and low pay.
What makes you think the automotive industry is dead?
[quote=”thisisbuod” post=38266]Yeah but……$78 for one wrench?[/quote]
Thats why I said I was going to buy used.[quote=”thisisbuod” post=38266]Yeah but……$78 for one wrench?[/quote]
Thats why I said I was going to buy used.Are Snapon tools worth it? If you turn a wrench for a living I would say yes. SnapOn ratchets are the only ratchets I have tried that actually hold up. Macs break, matco break, craftsman dont last a week. I think there sockets are better also, it may just be me but they seem to hold onto a bolt head better than others that I have tried. Dont have any of their wrenches yet, but they are going to be worlds better than a $5 wrench from walmart. When I do pick up a set it will probably be used.
And their balljoint press, heck yeah. If you do suspension work their balljoint press is the only way to go.Are Snapon tools worth it? If you turn a wrench for a living I would say yes. SnapOn ratchets are the only ratchets I have tried that actually hold up. Macs break, matco break, craftsman dont last a week. I think there sockets are better also, it may just be me but they seem to hold onto a bolt head better than others that I have tried. Dont have any of their wrenches yet, but they are going to be worlds better than a $5 wrench from walmart. When I do pick up a set it will probably be used.
And their balljoint press, heck yeah. If you do suspension work their balljoint press is the only way to go.You will use metric a lot more than SAE, so I would start there. Wrenches, 1/4 drive sockets, 3/8 drive sockets, ratchets, 1/4 drive air ratchet, 3/8 drive impact, 3/8 drive air ratchet. I would buy used, check craigslist and ebay, make your $1500 buy as much as possible. Craftsman/Sears, kobalt/Lowes, and whatever tool brands that come to the shop will be easiest to replace warranty broken tools. Even air tools buy used or if you have enough time before you start get broken air tools and fix them yourself or send them in to be repaired. Air tools aren’t necessary, but they are nice to have.
When I first started there was an old broken IR 1/2 impact on a shelf, I asked the shop owner about it he said I could have it. Fixed it for almost nothing.
You will use metric a lot more than SAE, so I would start there. Wrenches, 1/4 drive sockets, 3/8 drive sockets, ratchets, 1/4 drive air ratchet, 3/8 drive impact, 3/8 drive air ratchet. I would buy used, check craigslist and ebay, make your $1500 buy as much as possible. Craftsman/Sears, kobalt/Lowes, and whatever tool brands that come to the shop will be easiest to replace warranty broken tools. Even air tools buy used or if you have enough time before you start get broken air tools and fix them yourself or send them in to be repaired. Air tools aren’t necessary, but they are nice to have.
When I first started there was an old broken IR 1/2 impact on a shelf, I asked the shop owner about it he said I could have it. Fixed it for almost nothing.
[quote=”EricTheCarGuy” post=33220]For me I’d have to say my Mac hose pliers that get used for a lot more than just hoses, they also work on electrical connectors and getting things out of hard to reach places. I love those things.[/quote]
Yep, those things work. I like them.
I picked up a SO BJP1 ball joint press kit at the start of this year. Wow! I wish I knew about this thing sooner. It beats the heck out of my OTC set.[quote=”EricTheCarGuy” post=33220]For me I’d have to say my Mac hose pliers that get used for a lot more than just hoses, they also work on electrical connectors and getting things out of hard to reach places. I love those things.[/quote]
Yep, those things work. I like them.
I picked up a SO BJP1 ball joint press kit at the start of this year. Wow! I wish I knew about this thing sooner. It beats the heck out of my OTC set.So after reading some more posts on here and elsewhere. What are you guys making per flag hour? And how long have you been there and/or in the business?
So after reading some more posts on here and elsewhere. What are you guys making per flag hour? And how long have you been there and/or in the business?