I would love to have a lathe!
I think we have the same calipers. They're invaluable. Besides the usual - feeler gauges, screwdrivers, etc. These would be my favorite "tools":
My Lazy Susan - You can see (and hear it) in the video I posted in the 201 tension problem thread. I use it extensively for almost every machine. On a day when I've wrenched my back (like today) it's invaluable. I only had to pick the machine up to put it on the table and to take it off and put it back in its cabinet. Every other time I spun it.
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My favorite screwdriver - It's a MegaPro? I don't know if the tips are hollow ground or not, but they're very "blocky" and an extremely good fit for most screws. I don't strip things with these ones and the bits are only a couple of dollars at the Nut and Bolt places. Usually this screwdriver has a piece of tubing over the shank to protect the paint on the machines too. The magnets are sanity savers
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This is one half of the kit I take to a local shop where I work on their machines. The other half contains the usual screwdrivers, popsicle sticks, needles, flashlights, paint brushes, syringes, hemostats, pliers, etc. The "greenie" in the middle of the case - about 4 - 5" of pool noodle. I use it to prop machines on so the light doesn't get bashed, or I don't have to rest the machine on its paint. You'll see it in the background of nearly any shot of a machine on my bench. The flexible extension (in the orange case) is a life saver as well. I use it most for the throat plate screws lately. Guitar Picks - for prying apart plastic pieces on newer machines - like the sergers - without leaving marks. Flannel rags for "environmentally friendly" clean up or test sew fabric in a pinch. Coins for loosening the motor caps.
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