Tools of the Trade

[Mike]

So, what are your guys tools of the trade? For robotics or not...

EG:
I'm a programmer so my tools are:

ROBOTICS
MPLab IDE
IFILoader
BeyondCompare

WORK
Crimson Editor
Firefox w/ Web Developer Toolbar
BeyondCompare
WS_FTP
Borland C# Builder

[Kyle Love]

One word...GERBER..that thing is awesome! :cool:

[Katy]

Leatherman
7/16th Wrench
1/4th drill bit
Allen Wrenches (Metric and US)
Caffiene
Hammer

[sanddrag]

My Favorites in no particular order:

Leatherman Micra
Bondhus Balldriver sets (metric and english)
Long Nose ViseGrip
Brideport mill with DRO
Indexing Head on the Bridegport
HAAS CNC Mill
Autodesk Inventor
Horizontal Bandsaw

[Babyhueyhnx]

my hands and all things accessible to them.

[Shu Song]

Athlon 64 XP-3800+
1GB Corsair 5-2-2 RAM
300 GB 7200 RPM Maxtor SATA HDD with command queueing
Radeon 9800 Pro 128 MB
SONY DVD-R(+/-)dual layer/CDRW
Integrated sound with dolby 5.1 support
All inside a Shuttle XPC case

All thats missing is a 17" LCD monitor.

gVim
console
Firefox
Gaim
iTunes
divx player
Mac OS 10 skin on Windows XP pro

ohh and I forgot, WOW of course.

[george56]

HAMMER AND WRENCH!!!!!!!!!!!!

o, and brute strength! :D

[Arrowsmith]

Let's see:
Laptop
Random assortment of allen wrenches
Hacksaw
Power drill
Set of crescent wrenches with only the 7/16, 1/4, 80 mm and one other one still there
Hands
Hammer
Tap
Chisel Set
Caffiene
Screwdriver

[Jay Trzaskos]

GERBER
7/16 wrench
#7 drill
1/4-20 tap
sharpies
and of course THE ANSWER

[Bill_Hancoc]

Gerber MP Ledgend 800
Gerber ARB 3.00 BBS
Snap-On wrench set
Allen wrench set
Duck tape
Stainless steel 6in clip ruler
Sharpie
Starret 6in Calipers
Lathe
12in 5lb ball peen hammer
Rubber mallet
14in Chan-nel-loc adujustable wrench
9in vise grips
Streamlight Stylus pen light
Transfer Punches
Etc...

[sanddrag]

1999 Ford Ranger XLT 4x4 Supercab 4 door
Very useful for transporting myself, students, robot, lumber, metal, etc.