Blue painters tape and a marking pen. As I remove parts I label them with the tape and secure the screws with the tape to the item.
Another handy little tool is a ratcheting small screw driver. It is just right for removing needle plate screws that are stuck. Also needle nose pliers.

Mostly bring a sense of humor and fully enjoy the cleaning and fixing process!!

Ethel

May seem funny but one time I needed a set of calipers for measuring -now I have a set with my repair kit also a small wire brush.

I've been getting the workroom sort of organized. I had to spend most of the day getting the garden planted - and tomorrow I'll have visitors -

Workroom Tools
 

There never seems to be enough light. I recommend a light that goes on your head- WalMart.
Then a light on a stand with a flexible neck, followed by various pen lights or flashlights from yard sales. Seems some are always running out of batteries, so get some rechargable batteries with chargers. Now you can see what you're doing. It is dark in those black holes.
Donna

I have a pair of cuticle snips in my tool box. They are wonderful for tiny precision cutting. I have found them most useful when re-wiring a motor and needing to get wires stripped as close to the motor as possible. Normal strippers will not let me get in as close as I want. I use the nippers to carefully remove insulation a nip at a time.

Those little brushes you get to clean between braces come in handy every once in a while.

I like the cuticle nippers that look like little wire cutter or pliers.

A good big sledge hammer can be useful at times....

CD in Oklahoma

must have at least one for T&S

Cathy you are on your way to having a great shop. Thanks for getting all of us excited about working on our machines.