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Garage and Workshop Gear Guide (Motorbooks Workshop)

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I'm fixing my garage up and collecting tools. It can be hard when you come from a white collar background and haven't had the opportunity to learn about this stuff. I found this book while browsing at a bookstore, and it has been extremely helpful.

One of the tough things about tooling up is knowing what you need. Benford systematically identifies and describes tool after tool, helping you find things you didn't know you needed. He turned me on to obscure items such as Go-Jaks and inflatable bags for popping out dents.

One small complaint. He puts down Chinese tools, and he's right to be suspicious of them, but then he pushes Husky jack stands, from a company that imports all sorts of stuff from Taiwan. Some Chinese stuff is awful, but some is very good.

The book leans toward automotive tools, but because so many of these items are also great for general use, the book is useful for anyone trying to put a decent garage together. Recommended.

Very comprehensive as to what is needed in a garage workshop. It covers the essentials of preparing the garage (floor coating, lighting, heating, cooling, wiring, workbenches, storage, etc). It then covers various areas of tools - what they do and what is necessary and some advanced tools.

Both the beginning user who wants a simple workshop and the more advanced mechanic setting up a more comprehensive workshop are well served by this book.

From the recommendations in this book and my specific requirements, I made a spreadsheet with all the items I needed. I then used this to do a Google search, go up on Amazon, Sears, and other sites to search for specific tools and prices. The result is acquiring higher quality tools at the best price available.

The information in this book is very helpful to me. The author is up to the point. Very helpful in choosing tools for my garage. Very down to earth and simple to understand.