Great selection of tools. If on a budget go all Gearwrench, you can’t beat them for the price. I would like to add my 2 cents. Gets a 7 inch and/or 5 inch Knipex cobra pliers, some kind of extending magnet, a 2, 4, and 6 inch 1/4 extension, 2 panel pry bars, razor knife, a 1/4 speeder wrench, a 1/4 universal adapter, soft face hammer, dead blow hammer, ballpeen hammer and a set of picks. If you know your going to work on any Falcon aircraft get a set of metric combination wrenches and sockets in 1/4. Bonus “tool”, grow a mustache. Pilots always appreciate a good stache.
I have been an aviation gse mechanic for over 10 years now and getting my a&p soon. I agree 100 percent on your advice for borrowing tools. The rule of buying any tool you borrow 3 times is great advice for any mechanical career and has saved me alot of time, hassle, and money over the years.
Just got out of school and have been slowly building a tool set for the last two years or so. Pretty content with the set I have now at least to start out with. I've been told the certifications to work on airplanes are a license to learn, but also a license to buy more tools.
Hangar Mx here. Definitely get some ratcheting wrenches, all the way down to 1/4” if possible saves a lot of time. Drills also super important, personally I prefer a beefy Milwaukee M18 to drill out screws and a M12 screw gun and 90 ratchet for real tight spaces. Cannot stress enough the importance of some decent knee pads, decent headphones like the ones used at gun ranges (for when you’re leak checking a 200/700/900 or doing a duct mon) and a couple decent flashlights and a headlamp. Knipex in my opinion is the gold standard for wrenches, use them everyday but you don’t have to start out with them cause they’re pricey. Sheet metal skin spoon and a leather man multi tool are super useful too.
Thank you very much for this video i am a currently in my Airframe 3&4 semester and my plan is to get some tools a little bit at a time since i only have a part time job , this really gave me a good idea on what to buy specially the drills
Would definitely add a pair of 90 degree needle nose pilers. Mechanical fingers, And a J bar those will save you a lot of headaches especially if you have to train new employees. Otherwise great video!
Been in the army for almost 6 years. Going to get my A&P before I get out. Will be doing another 2 years in the army to go to school and get more experience. Working on blackhawks isn’t all that bad but I want to move onto fixed wing.
Currently a year into school working towards my A&P and working at an MRO as well to rack up some experience. I can attest that a drill is a game changer for removing panels. Or anything with screws for that matter lol.
30 plus yr commercial airline A and P….I have ZERO 6 point anything in my box. Gear wrench wrenches are a close to must have. Double box 1/4-5/16 and 3/8 -7/16 wrenches use all the time ….RARELY use 3/8 drive, never use 1/2 inch drive sockets. Ratcheting screw driver a must. Rule of thumb, don’t by Snap On channel locks, buy CHANNEL LOCK channel locks (hogs as we call them)…don’t buy Snap On vise grips, buy VICE GRIP Vice grips. Each type of mechanic - Commercial, GA, corporate, has different needs as far as tools go…I am a line mechanic at a major airline and my tool box is one I carry in one hand whereas a hangar guy will need different stuff. A lot of companies also have all the special tools you need as well.
Thanks for the vid. I have found a good rule of thumb, when you need a tool more then once it's time to buy one you can afford. When you use a tool daily you should upgrade or buy the best one you can afford . This method has worked for me. However I did wind up with alot of multiple backup tools doing it that way. Also Don't make the mistake I made in thinking that Cordless tools are a luxury. Cordless tools are a huge time and muscle saver and I now know they are necessary. And yes i agree that tool brand doesn't matter as much as build quality and durability. over time personal preferences become more clear and they are different for everyone. Alot of guys I work with do alot of impulse buying on the tool truck. Definitely have in mind what you plan on buying before you step foot on a truck.
I work in aviation maintenance in the uk and all our tools have to be shadow boarded in foam so each spanner has a cut out in our tool box for tool control. Nothing loose like this. Most places dont let you use private ones you have to use company toolboxes which uses a barcode system
Yeah some companies here do that, mostly larger ones. The rest can’t afford to supply every employee with tools, and it’s that reason I believe they would have a hard time enforcing us to shadow our own stuff
turdpike yeh makes sense i work on large commercial cargo aircraft and we are probably one of the only airline in Europe who can still use our own tools everywhere else is company toolbox
Good vid! But how can I tell if a tool is good? Snap On is top of the heap, but does it fit the fasteners better, or maybe the points don’t wear down? How can a newb evaluate a less expensive tool for value?
Add a 16 oz. ball peen hammer, 3/8" diameter brass drift, Apex bit holder, 3/8" drive speed handle, magnet on a stick, and a big church key (can opener).
I have a very novice question that i'm still not to sure about. Considering the size of these tool boxes, do you take them home or leave them in the hangar over night?
It’s a Powerfist. Bought from Princess Auto here in Canuckistan is the only place you’ll find it. Powerfist makes cheap crap but that ratchet feels oddly great and it is stout.
Meh, yes and no. I bought one a year and some ago, the Milwaukee without the extended reach and honestly I’ve used it maybe a dozen times tops. I’d say more of a luxury item than necessary, but of course there are some tasks you’ll come across where having one of them makes it zip by… I’d say yes- but lower on the priority list. A good handheld drill first.
i found with combination wrenches a cheap set honestly can be better. If you are building and tearing down engines, so the powerplant side, there are times where you need to grind down a wrench, not even a snap on will fit, and you dont want to grind away a warranty.
I disagree about safety wire piles. The is some tight spaces were your not getting your hand. Definitely essential. Even cheap Amazon ones are better than nothing.
That’s a question I’ve been asking myself! It’s hard to say.... I want to say yes but I’m thinking in reality it’s going to take a long time to bounce back. I’m not sure people are going to travel like they used to right away. I think a lot of airlines will be having the bare minimum of people of every department in order to keep cost down. If only we had a crystal ball! I was actually planning of making a video about this topic in the near future. We’ll see!
I work for an American airlines group company and yes they will bounce back flights are being added daily, there is a shortage of labor compared to the amount of business growth
@@AlexanderEddy DUDE........I'm an A&P been one for 13 years. Covid has boosted the aviation industry my friend. There's a shit ton of $$ to be made through CONTRACTING. I'm on my 2nd contract I'm making 6,800 bucks a month AFTER taxes. And we still need ppl. If you need help finding the best contract house (trust me thier some bad ones out there) message me I'll shoot you my info.
You don’t see many of them. Need a shorter box to wheel underneath wings etc.. Also a space to work on top of instead of hauling a table over is just handier
Just the tray is Craftsman. As far as wrenches, first I would get just a regular set of combo wrenches. Ratcheting can come later. You can’t fit a ratcheting wrench head in many areas that a combo wrench will get to
Yup you can’t go wrong with them. My sockets are a mixed bag- mostly Gray tools and some Napa Ultra-Pro. You’re just starting out so you’ll learn as you go which things you should spend the extra cash on and which you can get off Amazon for cheap.
@@turdpike Yea I've got that Mac and Snap-on discount too. Took your recommendation and got me a ratcheting screwdriver set from snap-on. and ill look into the tiny ratchet you have from MAC.
Consider this that I do not live but I come there on my vacations so I would not have time to stroll around searching for tools. So any store or website will work best for me.
Im currently going for my A&P license and my school has a snap on student discount and i was planing on buying some tools ,my goal is to go to a Commercial airlines what snap on ratchets would recommend me and types of length too. I am wilimg to buy up to 4 ratchets for the moment Thanks
My instructors have told me that the airlines will provide most tools for you. So going the expensive route for all your tools isn't a good idea. GA you'll definitely need your own tools.
Kellz what airline is that, most of the airlines require that you have your own tools, they just provide measurement tools like torque wrenches or calipers since they have to be calibrated.
The one I use most is THNF72, and a locking extension to go with it TMXKL60A. I also have a Harbor Freight one that is similar, significantly cheaper, and noticeably not as smooth ratcheting. I would not buy much until you know what work you will be doing. The smaller tools if you are working sheetmetal or in the cabin. You will need more and larger tools if you are working a general crew (hydraulics, engines, and mechanisms).
@@Sambuca123 in fifteen years as an A&P I never needed calipers. Calipers are really not accurate in any case. .003” or .75mm is about what one could expect for accuracy. I found that mixing brands is a good way to go as some brands have better ratchets or wrenches. Good thing is that decent tools are not as expensive as they used to be. I paid $70 for safety pliers back in the late 70’s.
None. Always a good idea to have a bare essential set in your locker but in 11 years of wrenching on mostly North American machines (but also some Swedish and French) I could count on one hand how many times I’ve used metric. Usually only on outsourced components.
I've been licensed and working since 1982. The Airbus A320 family rudder actuators have a feedback lever with a 10mm nut. That is the only metric I have ever encountered.
@@bige.3474 Thanks, it seems very strange that the European airline industry haven't adopted metric fasteners ect, especially as metric is used in about every other sphere in mainland Europe, but with us in the UK being a bit of a halfway house...
@peterevans8194 Think it’s kind of been grandfathered in this way as it was (and still is) an American dominated industry. It sure would be nice to make the switch for all (I’m a Canuck and we do halfway house too) and of course metric just makes more sense. But… I digress
@Querymonger i dont believe that they are exclusive to walmart but walmart is their largest (and only one ive seen) retailer. Iirc, they are made by one of the big tool conglomerates as their entry level diy tools.
Try using impact driver instead of a drill to prevent cam out when loosening screws, preferably something with different power settings or a lower powered 12v impact driver like dcf801. Here is a video on this matter: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-TCzelJrFp9E.html
Lol snap on makes tools for airplane workers ?😂 I thought airline industry tools would have to be a lot bigger than most in market. These are just basic automobile tools. Anyway it’s nice
