This could go under Harry A's Tips on dispensing but I hope it will be added to enough to deserve it's own thread. I don't have time to list all of mine this morning but will add more later and hope you will list any tool you can think of...
1) Assorted screwdrivers, preferably of the the type that hold the screw until started in both Slot and Phillips.
2) Plyers of many types. Both coated tip and bare. (Will list more assorted types later).
3) Some sort cable drill, with an assortment of drill bits, collets, and dental burrs.
4) Rulers.
5) Fishing line in poundages from 15 to 30.
6) Heat source preferably both salt pan and air.
7) Soldering equipment. Either electric or gas. Recently I found that some things that I could not get to weld with butane, worked quite well with map gas (also found a few things that the map gas was too hot for.)
8) Silver, Gold or Palarium solder.
9) Frame alighnment bar (Printed plastic devise to put frame on to check alighnment.
10) Easy outs (burred screwdriver type) to remove stripped screw heads.
11) Lensometer.
12) Good lighting over the work bench.
13) Assorted pens and marking pens for marking lenses, frames on areas to be cut, both indelible and wipe-off.
14) Grinder
15) Good assortment of files.
16) If one fits contact lenses you need instruments to check them with.
17) Gauge for screw, wire and screw hold sizes.
18) Jeweler's hammer (aka. Optical Hammer)
19) Optical anvil (aka: modeler's hammer)
20) Frame Vise(s)
21) Helping hands.
More to come
Chip
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