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Here’s a video on how to level your model railroad benchwork.
TRAIN SETS
N Scale Train Set
HO Scale Train Set
O Scale Train Set
G Scale Train Set
That lunch tray idea is the million-dollar one!
A bit like the magnetic tray idea I have a magnet glued inside the screw driver case for screws.
Many years ago I was given a glasses repair screwdriver with many bits – these are held in place with a powerful magnet which means the end holds screws making it easier to put back in.
Great list! I would say a volt meter would be handy as well!
Great list! I’ll repeat what others have said and suggest including a good set of tweezers. Especially when working in N scale.
I have to disagree about the crimping pliers, unless your Charles Atlas they don't crimp properly. They are a little bit heavier but much better ( and for the life of me, I forget what they are called ) they have cutters at the point than several different crimp sizes and they do an excellent job of crimping.
I agree about pen vises. I have several but got different sizes and found with old age the bigger one is very comfortable in my hand where the thinner ones seem to small for my huge hands ( I wear a size 11 Marine ring ). I hate how big my hands are, I find it hard to get a good watch band. My fellow worker kept complaining that my wrist were as big as their ankles.
I bought the large cookie sheet pan with the lip and the matt I cut to fit inside the tray, love it. I ended up with 3 of the trays. 2 are large but one is smaller and using used toilet roll tube that I glue in the corners makes where I can stack them when I am not using them.
Read all the comments I think everyone should it is what you learn after you know it all that really counts. I love the 123 blocks great for holding down track while the caulk sets. I also use the threaded hole to bend wire, I have one tool I would not do without got it off Micro Mark Item #: 83261 a tin beam square, if you scratch build in N Scale it sure comes in handy. Square corners yes but used to make the walls square. All good things in the video for starting out.
I keep an iFixit Mako set with the included 64 bits near my work space, it is a little more than the set you linked but it is a great set. The lid even has a sorting tray!
I have a lot of trouble stripping wire. Some of my N Scale wires are like 32 wire and I have the same wire strippers
That you show but will not touch my wire.
I hunted around and finally found 2 strippers that work great, one is like the set you showed but are smaller and the others are the Irwin automatic wire strippers. The Irwin's I love because even with the 32 wire strippers they seem to tear and rip out some strands of wire. The Irwin's don't do it which makes wiring so much nicer.
I had a pair of wire strippers in the Marine Corp that I found out never put them in your pocket or your going to lose the battle. One time they bit me about 6 times before getting them out of my pockets to do my job.
To make it really simple just get a MicroMark catalog and order one of everything 😂 I’ve been doing this for 35 years and I sure wish some of the tools they have now were available back then
Thx again
Thanks Jimmy, once again another good video. A tool that I use regularly when working on N Scale is a Jewel Vice which allows me to pick up and hold small parts without having to worry about keeping on the pressure like using tweezers. And while speaking about tweezers, I am yet to get a pair of reverse tweezers that would do a similar job.
Just subscribed to They Make It Like That…thanks for suggesting it on a previous video…
Good video. Have most of those already.
I drink "Whatever kind" of coffee my wife wants that day. lol
All the things you mentioned are very useful (even though I don't have a magnetic tray – I do have a metal tray and magnets 🙂 sounds like an easy build)
I was surprised you didn't include fine tweezers and a set of small pliers of different types.
For me, a soldering station or good soldering iron is undoubtedly necessary for the level 2 Model railroad toolbag.
Beyond that, I can see many good suggestions in the comments already, so I'll bid you all adieu!
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