Workshop/modding tools

Hey guys, I've been meaning to put this up for a while, but have been a bit slack. Due to quite a number of PM's asking what equipment I use in my mods, I've developed a bit of a checklist.

I thought there'd be some benefit of a bit of a to-buy list of modding tools, especially for the new guys. Feel free to add anything I may have missed, and I'll try to update the main listing on a regular basis.

Basic

Flat and Philips head screw-drivers, in various sizes, particularly precision sets
Small claw hammer
Rotary tool
Rotary tool bits (cutting wheel, sanding tubes, emery stones, cutter bit, engraving bit)
Diagonal Pliers - standard and mini
Needle-nose Pliers - standard and mini
Standard Pliers
Electric drill and drill bits
Tube-cutters
Stanley knife
Hobby/art knife
Hot glue gun - preferably dual temp, but definitely low-temp if nothing else
Mini vise-grips, or some form of hobby clamp
Ruler
Combination square
Hobby files
Multi-grips
Hobby hacksaw
Benchtop lamp
Magnetic parts tray - easy to make yourself
Plastic storage bins/trays
Pick-up magnet/magnetising block


Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Safety glasses
Face shield
Hearing protection - ear plugs/muffs
Gloves - rigger's leather gloves/boiler-maker gloves, disposable gloves for painting
Dust mask - standard for grinding etc, and respirator for painting


Advanced

Bandsaw
Scrollsaw
Bench grinder - sanding belt attachment, linishing wheel, tool sharpening stone
Cordless electric screwdriver
Mitre box
Airbrush
Compressor
Heat gun
Drill Press and relevant drill bits
Spade bits
Benchtop vice
Pin punch set
Angle grinder


Electrical

Soldering Iron
Wire strippers
Butane torch
Digital Multi-meter
Battery/LED tester
Battery charger
Helping Hands
Crimping tool
Hook-up Wire
LED's/resistor's
Micro switches - momentary, slide, clicky etc
Battery holder
Battery's - Li-ion, Li-po, SLA, NimH, Nicd, Alkaline
Solder
Heat shrink tubing
Solder tip refresher
Solder tip cleaner - brass sponge, foam sponge etc


Consumables

Epoxy Adhesive - specifically Super Strength Araldite
Epoxy Putty - Knead It etc etc
Super glue
CA glue
PVC cement
Hot glue sticks
Cable Ties
Permanent markers - Nikko's, Sharpie's etc
Pencils
Replacement screws
Machine screws and nuts
Washers
Teflon tape
Electrical tape
Duct tape
Silicone spray
o-ring grease
Various springs
Various o-rings
Foam/pads for buffers
Brasso/Silvo for polishing brass breeches
Aluminium sheeting
Insertion rubber
16, 20 & 25mm electrical conduit
Various PVC piping and connectors
K&S brass tubing
PVC cement


Air

Vinyl tubing
Check valves
Tee-pieces
In-line joiners
Replacement pumps
Brass nipple/joiners
Schraeder valves


Prep and Paint

Sandpaper - various grits
Nail files
Sanding pads
Spraypak primer
Enamel/acrylic rattle cans
Rattle can caps/adaptors
Clear lacquer
OHP transparency sheets - for making various stencils
Grafitti markers
Thinners
Alcohol swabs

Cheers,

Bumping this, as I'm positive there's no way I could have listed everything that people utilise in their Nerf Workshop.

Cheers,

I think you have covered everything I use apart from polish (for brass breeches) Cold weld (which could come under E.putty) and coffee

haha - yeh, I forgot the caffeine and panadol.

Good thinking with the brasso.

Cheers,

How about metal sheeting?

My tools: Obligatory screwdrivers, ordinary pointy-nosed pliers (used for removing bulk plastic and shaping wire) Pocket knife (Cuts conduit & PETG, also tidies up the mess the pliers made), epoxy in a variety of colours and flavours, cable ties, string. Also a sanding sponge which I use to touch up my poor knife.

I am not really a modder.

Consumables: RTV silicon (for making Litesili darts), Targets: For blaster testing. Broken/unusable darts or FBR: For sound muffling blasters.
I'll keep posting as I think of more stuff

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Main consumable for me would be coke.

Keeps you awake!