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DIY: Fixing problems when you can’t afford help
As times get harder, a new generation of people is going to half to learn how to fix issues when they arise and also maintain the complex systems we are surrounded by. The are skills are an investment, that pays back dividends in the form of cost savings and well-being.
It takes time and effort to learn how to repair something, and you need to understand how it works, as well have the correct tools to do the job. With this said, do not be intimidated., as everyone starts at the bottom. The person who knows what they are doing and can effect a repair quick, was not born that way. They learned by doing, reading, and making a “mess of things” on occasion.
- 📂 Automotive/
- 📂 Blacksmith/
- 📂 Carpentry/
- 📂 Computing/ 💻 References, How to’s, and
more!
- 📂 Bash 🐚 Where there is a shell, there is a way.
- 📂 Blueprints
- 📂 Howtos
- 📂 Linux 🧠 Unix is user-friendly, it’s just picky who its friends are.
- 📂 Networking 🔗 The pluming of the digital realm
- 📂 Perl 🐪 Pathologically Eclectic Rubbish Lister
- 📂 Reference Cards
- 📂 Solaris ☀️ I ran SunOS for many years.
- 📂 Sqlite
- 📂 Suse 🦎 Not so popular anymore.
- 📂 Text 📖 Any text without a context, is a pretext.
- 📂 Veritas 📀 Volume manager, file system, and more…
- 📂 Web 🕸️ The Internet is called the “web” for a reason.
- 📂 Electrical/
- 📂 Locksmith/
- 📂 Masonry/
- 📂 Pumbing/
- 📂 Radio/
- 📂 Refrigeration/
- 📂 Welding/
Tools
You don’t need the most expensive tools (and tool box) around. Get a five gallon bucket with a handle and start collecting used tools and hand-me-downs. Purchase new tools as needed, not wanted. Over time, you will amass a basic set, and most likely have a few “specialized” tools.
The basics (* indicates items more specialized)
- Adjustable pliers
- Caulk gun
- Circuit breaker locator (electrical)*
- Crescent wrench
- Crimper / strippers
- Disposable rubber gloves
- Files
- Flashlight
- Hack saw
- Laser Temperature gage (appliance repair and HVAC)*
- Level
- Linemen pliers
- Micro screwdrivers
- Monkey wrench
- Multi-meter
- Needle nose pliers
- Outlet/GFI tester
- Pex crimper (plumbing)*
- Pipe cutter - Copper*
- Pipe cutter - Pex/CPVC*
- Plunger
- Pocket screwdriver
- Propane torch*
- Screw drivers (set)
- Side cutters (also called dykes)
- Snake (plumbing)*
- Socket Set
- Solder iron w/ stand or holder*
- Speed square*
- Standard pliers
- Tape measure
- Torpedo level
- Voltage pen
- Water Key (plumbing)*
- Wire tracer (electrical)
Supplies:
- Electrical tape
- Flux (soldering)
- Gas (for torch)
- Plumbers Putty
- Solder
- Solder wick
- Thread tape
- Washers
- Wire
- Wire nuts (assortment)
- Hack saw blade
I hope you take the initiative and learn some basics, they will serve for a long time to come. –Mitch
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Isaiah 65:17 For, behold, I create new heavens and a new
earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.
Updated: Tue Aug 11 06:10:30 AM CDT 2026