Lot of really good calls on this vid. The plastic "razor blades" get used here all the time in our kitchen, lets us scrap things like the glass stove top or glazed ceramic baking pans. Keep up the good work, we love what you do.

@TheSmugglersRoom

4 ай бұрын

Thank you

Make up brushes may be the find of the century it truly makes a difference in how weathering is applied!!

@TheSmugglersRoom

5 ай бұрын

LOL! They are the best!

Just ordered everything on your list ! Thank you and my bank acct hates you ! Merry Christmas

@TheSmugglersRoom

5 ай бұрын

Happy holidays! LOL!!!

Wow! I just found your channel recently (from VanOaks) but I’m already so impressed and excited to watch more. This list is awesome! I love that it is truly affordable stuff and very practical. It’s not a bunch of “here’s unique cool gifts that you will probably never use.” All of this would help out makers of many kinds. Thanks for sharing! 👍🏼

@TheSmugglersRoom

5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for joining us. We very much appreciate it! So glad the tools are great suggestions. We wanted to make sure we shared would be valuable for people.

@alexhetherington8028

5 ай бұрын

Welcome

Thank you so much Brian, as a maker on a bit of a limited budget, videos like these are a real blessing haha 😂! Definitely gonna fill my stocking!

@TheSmugglersRoom

5 ай бұрын

Wonderful!! So glad it was helpful!

Yep, I need all of those lol. Thanks!

@TheSmugglersRoom

5 ай бұрын

Awesome!

I own a pair of old Swiss-made Erem wire cutters. They're still razor sharp after over 30 years of cutting finger nails, heavy gauge wires and bits of sheetmetal. I wasn't surprised after seeing them sell for over $200 a pair.

@TheSmugglersRoom

5 ай бұрын

WOW! That sounds amazing!!!

Makeup brushes are great! I love to use them in dioramas to give static grass a slight lean, so it won't just stand up straight, but have a visible wind direction.

@TheSmugglersRoom

5 ай бұрын

Oh that’s a great idea! Thanks for sharing that!

I came back to this video to say thank you! I purchased a caliper because of this and now I’m curious how I’ve made it this long in life without one! Oh, and I used it back when I was taking metal manufacturing classes! Love your channel! Totally need you to post more, but I understand the work involved! Thank you!

@TheSmugglersRoom

4 ай бұрын

Thank you!! So glad it was helpful!

I have been practicing my acrylic construction skills and, so far, have eight 1-2-3 blocks. They are cheap knockoffs that would make any serious machinist cry, but they are so versatile.

@liammc47

5 ай бұрын

P.S. combine with some neodymium magnets to make great ad hoc clamps for alignment of thin materials like acrylic and styrene

@TheSmugglersRoom

5 ай бұрын

fantastic!

The make up brush is also great in those times that if you want to do some blending but dont have access to an air brush. Just do NOT touch your wife's! I get the cheap ones too and they last forever. On the centerpunch and a curved surface, put a little piece of painters tape on the surface and your bit will not slide at all. I'll look into the plastic scraper, but have you found any of the ones that work with metal razor blades? Seems like those have disappeared! I'll be picking up some stocking stuffers today, especially those hex driver bits!!!

@TheSmugglersRoom

5 ай бұрын

Yep, i learned the "do not use your wife's make-up brush" the hard way! LOL love the painters tape tip! Brilliant! I have not found any of the old school razor blade holders. They seem to have vanished!

@EDGeProjects

5 ай бұрын

@@TheSmugglersRoom I use something similar to the dry pencil for welding so now I'm curious if that one will work on non-metal surfaces. Another cool old trick is when there's a recessed screw to install and you dont have a magnetic on the screw driver? Take a tiny bit of scotch tape, hold the head of the screw to the driver bit and wrap the tape around the head of the screw but dont fully enclose the screw. When you pull the drive back out, the tape will come with it. Esp. useful on the tiny screws that are so hard to get to like on a motherboard.

I also have a shelf dedicated to micro cutters... and a bin, a drawer or two, and some table space. I'm sure it's fine.

@TheSmugglersRoom

5 ай бұрын

LOL! Love it!

Good list. Pretty much have ended up with the exact same tools just through necessity over time. Those stepped hole cutters were something that featured quite a bit on American Chopper. Very expensive though. That scraper looks like a real time (and fingernail) saver. I learnt something new today. Thanks!

@TheSmugglersRoom

5 ай бұрын

The step bit case I listed is literally under $20. I use that whole kit so much. And yep, that plastic scraper is king on saving your finger nails! 🤣

Thanks for the list of much-needed tools. I have more things to ask Santa for...

@TheSmugglersRoom

5 ай бұрын

Happy holidays!

Great video as always! I will admit though, my first thoughts were, "meh, another list of tools I don't need, but I'll watch anyway." I was VERY wrong. 8 out of 10 tools I actually need. The 2 is only because I have them already, lol

@TheSmugglersRoom

5 ай бұрын

Thank you! We really tried to think of things that people might actually want/need

This is a great list! I've got I think 7 of these in my shop already and that pencil looks super useful

@TheSmugglersRoom

5 ай бұрын

Fantastic!

Commenting to Support the video and the amazing creator. Thank you for the list. Hope you have a happy holiday season. Be well be you

@TheSmugglersRoom

5 ай бұрын

Thank you! You too!

Fantastic list. Thank you!

@TheSmugglersRoom

5 ай бұрын

My pleasure!

I own some of those wonderful tools, thanks for sharing some that are definitely missing in my toolbox, I will ask some of them to Santa for this Christmas :D

@TheSmugglersRoom

4 ай бұрын

there you go! Thank you!

Excellent my friend!! I have all but 2 out of your list and agree they are all very useful for multiple solutions! Thanks for sharing bro!

@TheSmugglersRoom

5 ай бұрын

My pleasure!

Thats a good list. I have all but the pencil, and damn you are really starting to sell it to me. I typically use a .5 lead pencil for everything but for wood its all about the thickness since it gets eating up quick. Have a Merry Christmas you two!

@TheSmugglersRoom

5 ай бұрын

I’m telling you man, the pencil is a game changer! Happy holidays bro!

What a great video!!! I have shared it with my relatives and friends to see if they take the hint. 😁

@TheSmugglersRoom

4 ай бұрын

Awesome! Thank you!

Excellent suggestions! I've been using calipers for my CAD modeling since 1999!

@TheSmugglersRoom

5 ай бұрын

Excellent! Thank you!

Happy holidays to you Brian and carrissa

@TheSmugglersRoom

4 ай бұрын

Happy holidays!

Haven't gotten the 123s yet, but love this list, great tools

@TheSmugglersRoom

5 ай бұрын

Awesome! Thanks!

the 1,2,3 blocks can be had with or without the holes I used to make them in the machine schop any time I needed extra sets of them

@TheSmugglersRoom

5 ай бұрын

Awesome!

I’m curious where you obtained the pvc fitting you use the center punch on. You show that same fitting on the lamp you built in your video with Van Oaks props

@TheSmugglersRoom

4 ай бұрын

I found that at Home Depot of all places. I had never seen it there before, but it's a great piece!

@lechatbotte.

4 ай бұрын

@@TheSmugglersRoom oh my thank you. Being a pain so you remember if it had a specific name. Hate to be a bother but if got plans lol

Do you have a link to 4.5? I need a utility knife sharpener. I’ve been thinking I need to upgrade my digital calipers. I use them constantly, but I have the occasional issue with mine. Flush cutters are indispensable. I think I have no less than 6 pair (needed, because they tend to play hide-n-seek). Do I need more 1-2-3 blocks? I think I have 6…or maybe 8. So, yeah, I’m sure there’ll be at least another pair in my future. Great list, my friend. Toooooooollllss!!!

@TheSmugglersRoom

5 ай бұрын

So sorry Deanna, thanks for the heads up on 4.5. I added it to the description as well, but here you go: amzn.to/3GEMYCX

@bhronnyhill9354

4 ай бұрын

You can also use polishing compound rubbed on a piece of cereal box board to polish blades. They can be found in hardware stores, I prefer to use green or white grits.

How do you find loaded center punches that last more than a couple of punches. Every single one I've tried stops working within a few punches, they just stop "punching" and all I get are impotent clicks.

@TheSmugglersRoom

5 ай бұрын

Interesting. I have had this specific one for about five years at this point. Never had an issue.

@quixoticjedi942

5 ай бұрын

@@TheSmugglersRoom I've tried them from Harbor Freight, Home Depot and every other big box home improvement store, even MSC Industrial and I get the same results. I've taken them apart and cleaned them and they'll work for one or two punches and then nothing. I've thought about getting one from Starrett but those aren't cheap, usually $50 at least.

Unfortunately, 1-2-3 block is not available in Poland...

@TheSmugglersRoom

5 ай бұрын

oh no!!!! That's terrible!

I have every one of those tools … lol

@TheSmugglersRoom

5 ай бұрын

Fantastic!

@astrophysicistguy

5 ай бұрын

@@TheSmugglersRoom pretty much a necessity while building my ‘operator-on-the-inside’, motorized, fully electro-mechanical Dalek …

"...and no, I don't use them for make up *on my face*." Then... where... where are you putting the make u... Y'know what..? I don't need to know.

@TheSmugglersRoom

5 ай бұрын

LOL!

Hi Brian, great video...again. Also when you get a chance, I sent you a message on Messenger.

@TheSmugglersRoom

4 ай бұрын

I will check it out