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SteveB wrote:
If you were going to a foreign place, what extra specialty tools would you
take? I know it would depend on what you were to work on, but I'm talking
specialty items that one needs just every so often ..........

Things like .......... continuity tester. Pair of Klein dikes. 3/8" drive
Allen heads. psi gauge. stuff like that


This would depend greatly on what country you were going to and what you
planned to do there....

If you are talking Europe, take the tools you know you'll need, and if
you find you forgot something, just go to the hardware store... I've
worked in Finland, Germany, Netherlands, France, England and Portugal
and never had trouble finding the odd things we forgot...

If you are headed down to the islands, hope you've got enough spares to
make San Juan, St Thomas, Ste. Maarten, or Curacao...

Stuart

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If I was going to Russia, I would take a bottle opening tool.

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"SteveB" toquerville@zionvistas wrote:

If you were going to a foreign place, what extra specialty tools
would you take? I know it would depend on what you were to work
on, but I'm talking specialty items that one needs just every so
often ..........

That's mysterious. Are you going temporarily?

Things like .......... continuity tester. Pair of Klein dikes.
3/8" drive Allen heads. psi gauge. stuff like that

Maybe more frequently used, I would take a lithium-ion powered
rotary tool and a spare battery.

Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large numbers.

I like that one.


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If you were going to a foreign place, what extra specialty tools would you
take? I know it would depend on what you were to work on, but I'm talking
specialty items that one needs just every so often ..........

Things like .......... continuity tester. Pair of Klein dikes. 3/8" drive
Allen heads. psi gauge. stuff like that

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Ignoramus28797 wrote:
If I was going to Russia, I would take a bottle opening tool.

Russian can't open bottles without imported tools?

sad.

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On 2008-10-21, Cydrome Leader wrote:
Ignoramus28797 wrote:
If I was going to Russia, I would take a bottle opening tool.

Russian can't open bottles without imported tools?


Imported, or not, but it is a very much needed tool in Russia.

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"Ignoramus28797" wrote in message
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If I was going to Russia, I would take a bottle opening tool.



You don't need one.

The bottles of vodka have tin foil caps, because once you open one, you are
expected to finish it.

Paul K. Dickman

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SteveB wrote:
If you were going to a foreign place, what extra specialty tools would you
take? I know it would depend on what you were to work on, but I'm talking
specialty items that one needs just every so often ..........

Things like .......... continuity tester. Pair of Klein dikes. 3/8" drive
Allen heads. psi gauge. stuff like that

Besides ordinary tools, the following...

two feet of safety wire
tiny vial of loctite
survival knife
AA battery Maglite
Sharpie
single edge razor blades
Bandaids

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"SteveB" toquerville@zionvistas wrote in message
...
If you were going to a foreign place, what extra specialty tools would
you take? I know it would depend on what you were to work on, but I'm
talking specialty items that one needs just every so often ..........

Things like .......... continuity tester. Pair of Klein dikes. 3/8"
drive Allen heads. psi gauge. stuff like that

--
Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large numbers.


As a matter of fact I put together a travel toolkit this summer. It
contains a Leatherman, AA cell Minimag, screwdriver with interchangeable
bits, folding hex key set, folding Torx set, 6" vise grips, 6" crescent
wrench, 4" crescent wrench, 6ft x 1/4" tapemeasure and a pair of
tweezers.
I just purchased a magnifying glass to go in there too.

Everything fits neatly into a Pelican micro case. It has to go into
checked luggage, of course. The last time I flew with it my suitcase had
a note from the TSA that they had searched my luggage.

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Pistol.

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Stuart Wheaton wrote:

SteveB wrote:
If you were going to a foreign place, what extra specialty tools would you
take? I know it would depend on what you were to work on, but I'm talking
specialty items that one needs just every so often ..........

Things like .......... continuity tester. Pair of Klein dikes. 3/8" drive
Allen heads. psi gauge. stuff like that


This would depend greatly on what country you were going to and what you
planned to do there....

If you are talking Europe, take the tools you know you'll need, and if
you find you forgot something, just go to the hardware store... I've
worked in Finland, Germany, Netherlands, France, England and Portugal
and never had trouble finding the odd things we forgot...

If you are headed down to the islands, hope you've got enough spares to
make San Juan, St Thomas, Ste. Maarten, or Curacao...

Stuart


I saw safety/baling wire in there somewhere, but I can't believe no one
has mentioned duct tape yet. or is it just so obvious that it didn't
need to be mentioned? I would also include a couple of tubes of
epoxy/JBweld.

After cracking a clutch cover on my KLR motorcycle in the middle of the
panamint mountains, and having to pour in a couple of quarts of oil and
praying i could ride the bike 35+ miles before the oil dropped down to
far... lets just say that i carry some JBweld with me... thank god my
buddy didn't have to towrope me out of that canyon. he still needed to
do it on the flats for about 5 miles anyway.

if you want to make a decent "survival" toolkit, go check out ome of the
adventure motorcycling forums. you'll see all sorts of neat ideas for
stuff to bring.

--J

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Stuart Wheaton wrote:

SteveB wrote:
If you were going to a foreign place, what extra specialty tools would you
take? I know it would depend on what you were to work on, but I'm talking
specialty items that one needs just every so often ..........

Things like .......... continuity tester. Pair of Klein dikes. 3/8" drive
Allen heads. psi gauge. stuff like that


This would depend greatly on what country you were going to and what you
planned to do there....

Amsterdam. Box of condoms.

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On Mon, 20 Oct 2008 20:51:15 -0800, the renowned "SteveB"
toquerville@zionvistas wrote:

If you were going to a foreign place, what extra specialty tools would you
take? I know it would depend on what you were to work on, but I'm talking
specialty items that one needs just every so often ..........

Things like .......... continuity tester. Pair of Klein dikes. 3/8" drive
Allen heads. psi gauge. stuff like that

Just a little aside-- it's often a bad idea to carry tools to a
foreign place unless you have a work visa, as the ferrin immigration
folks might assume you intend to actually do some work there, which
could cause some hassles.


Best regards,
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On Thu, 23 Oct 2008 20:01:43 -0700, the infamous "Paul Hovnanian P.E."
scrawled the following:

Stuart Wheaton wrote:

SteveB wrote:
If you were going to a foreign place, what extra specialty tools would you
take? I know it would depend on what you were to work on, but I'm talking
specialty items that one needs just every so often ..........

Things like .......... continuity tester. Pair of Klein dikes. 3/8" drive
Allen heads. psi gauge. stuff like that


This would depend greatly on what country you were going to and what you
planned to do there....

Amsterdam. Box of condoms.

Flavored or un-?

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When I used to travel offshore, I carried one of those Craftsman tool boxes
with the tray. I had just specialty tools in it. There were many times
when a particular tool would be needed in a critical way. Panicking people
would look around thinking of what to do. I'd give them about thirty
seconds and say, "I'll be right back." Got more than one compliment from a
boss, and wasn't a grunt for long. I was a McGyver before McGyver showed
up.

Steve

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"Spehro Pefhany" wrote in message
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On Mon, 20 Oct 2008 20:51:15 -0800, the renowned "SteveB"
toquerville@zionvistas wrote:

If you were going to a foreign place, what extra specialty tools would you
take? I know it would depend on what you were to work on, but I'm talking
specialty items that one needs just every so often ..........

Things like .......... continuity tester. Pair of Klein dikes. 3/8"
drive
Allen heads. psi gauge. stuff like that

Just a little aside-- it's often a bad idea to carry tools to a
foreign place unless you have a work visa, as the ferrin immigration
folks might assume you intend to actually do some work there, which
could cause some hassles.


Best regards,
Spehro Pefhany

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--Always include a pair of forceps; the kind with a curved snout.
Very good for holding small screws in awkward places, etc.

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Spehro Pefhany wrote:
On Mon, 20 Oct 2008 20:51:15 -0800, the renowned "SteveB"
toquerville@zionvistas wrote:

If you were going to a foreign place, what extra specialty tools would you
take? I know it would depend on what you were to work on, but I'm talking
specialty items that one needs just every so often ..........

Things like .......... continuity tester. Pair of Klein dikes. 3/8" drive
Allen heads. psi gauge. stuff like that

Just a little aside-- it's often a bad idea to carry tools to a
foreign place unless you have a work visa, as the ferrin immigration
folks might assume you intend to actually do some work there, which
could cause some hassles.

Yup. If you must carry tools, choose your words
carefully when going through customs and immigration.
You're going to use them to service your company's
equipment, which nobody else can do, and to train
the local maintenance people.

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Jim Stewart wrote:
Spehro Pefhany wrote:
On Mon, 20 Oct 2008 20:51:15 -0800, the renowned "SteveB"
toquerville@zionvistas wrote:

If you were going to a foreign place, what extra specialty tools
would you take? I know it would depend on what you were to work on,
but I'm talking specialty items that one needs just every so often
..........

Things like .......... continuity tester. Pair of Klein dikes. 3/8"
drive Allen heads. psi gauge. stuff like that

Just a little aside-- it's often a bad idea to carry tools to a
foreign place unless you have a work visa, as the ferrin immigration
folks might assume you intend to actually do some work there, which
could cause some hassles.

Yup. If you must carry tools, choose your words
carefully when going through customs and immigration.
You're going to use them to service your company's
equipment, which nobody else can do, and to train
the local maintenance people.


And when you are technically passing through, but have to enter the
country to get to the ship...

Funny, the artist that was going with me had no trouble, apparently
paint brushes and airbrushes are not tools. Her Majesty had my tools
tied up for about 16 hours until the ship could get them cleared...

I had a lot of things to ask the customs people about if I were a writer
or a philosopher would they have taken my laptop and/or my brain? But I
know better than to argue with the cop at the side of the road, So I
took the receipt and handed the problem off to the people who hired me.
"I need my tools, go get them." Next time I fly into the Bahamas,
I'll use a suitcase instead of the Pelican box.

Stuart

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On Fri, 24 Oct 2008 15:31:45 -0400, Stuart Wheaton
wrote:

Jim Stewart wrote:
Spehro Pefhany wrote:
On Mon, 20 Oct 2008 20:51:15 -0800, the renowned "SteveB"
toquerville@zionvistas wrote:

If you were going to a foreign place, what extra specialty tools
would you take? I know it would depend on what you were to work on,
but I'm talking specialty items that one needs just every so often
..........

Things like .......... continuity tester. Pair of Klein dikes. 3/8"
drive Allen heads. psi gauge. stuff like that

Just a little aside-- it's often a bad idea to carry tools to a
foreign place unless you have a work visa, as the ferrin immigration
folks might assume you intend to actually do some work there, which
could cause some hassles.

Yup. If you must carry tools, choose your words
carefully when going through customs and immigration.
You're going to use them to service your company's
equipment, which nobody else can do, and to train
the local maintenance people.


And when you are technically passing through, but have to enter the
country to get to the ship...

Funny, the artist that was going with me had no trouble, apparently
paint brushes and airbrushes are not tools. Her Majesty had my tools
tied up for about 16 hours until the ship could get them cleared...

I had a lot of things to ask the customs people about if I were a writer
or a philosopher would they have taken my laptop and/or my brain? But I
know better than to argue with the cop at the side of the road, So I
took the receipt and handed the problem off to the people who hired me.
"I need my tools, go get them." Next time I fly into the Bahamas,
I'll use a suitcase instead of the Pelican box.

Stuart
I still have the cheap Phillips driver I bought in Nassau after the
handle came loose on my suitcase on the trip there.
Gerry :-)}
London, Canada

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Larry Jaques wrote:

On Thu, 23 Oct 2008 20:01:43 -0700, the infamous "Paul Hovnanian P.E."
scrawled the following:

Stuart Wheaton wrote:

SteveB wrote:
If you were going to a foreign place, what extra specialty tools would you
take? I know it would depend on what you were to work on, but I'm talking
specialty items that one needs just every so often ..........

Things like .......... continuity tester. Pair of Klein dikes. 3/8" drive
Allen heads. psi gauge. stuff like that


This would depend greatly on what country you were going to and what you
planned to do there....

Amsterdam. Box of condoms.

Flavored or un-?

Etiquette would suggest flavored, as the taste of latex probably gets
old pretty fast for the working girls.

But seriously, they provide their own. Flavored to suit their taste, I
assume.

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But seriously, they provide their own. Flavored to suit their taste, I
assume.

Crack?

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On Thu, 23 Oct 2008 20:01:43 -0700, "Paul Hovnanian P.E."
wrote:

Stuart Wheaton wrote:

SteveB wrote:
If you were going to a foreign place, what extra specialty tools would you
take? I know it would depend on what you were to work on, but I'm talking
specialty items that one needs just every so often ..........

Things like .......... continuity tester. Pair of Klein dikes. 3/8" drive
Allen heads. psi gauge. stuff like that


This would depend greatly on what country you were going to and what you
planned to do there....

Amsterdam. Box of condoms.


Hemostats will double as a roach clip there too.....


Whenever a Liberal utters the term "Common Sense approach"....grab your
wallet, your ass, and your guns because the sombitch is about to do
something damned nasty to all three of them.

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Stupendous Man wrote:

But seriously, they provide their own. Flavored to suit their taste, I
assume.

Crack?

Perhaps. But whose?

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On Sat, 25 Oct 2008 21:14:14 -0700, the infamous "Paul Hovnanian P.E."
scrawled the following:

Stupendous Man wrote:

But seriously, they provide their own. Flavored to suit their taste, I
assume.

Crack?

Perhaps. But whose?

If it's lubed, go for it!

(Is this thread out of hand yet?) snort

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