Your top 3 workshop tools?

[Old Git Racing]

Mine are -

Gedore T bar offset Allen keys. Not cheap, 60 odd quid for 6,5,4,3mm but hard as nails, indestructible and a pleasure to use.

Teng 1/4 drive torque wrench. Goes down to really low torque settings, perfect for accurate tightening of steel into ally.

Long breaker bar. Got a tight nut or bolt? No problem, get this on it and swing.

OGR
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[Beehive Bedlam]

Haynes manual.

Irwin bolt grips.

Halfords professional 90 piece socket set.

[P.addy]

Spare bike.

Spare car.

Train ticket.

No time to fix yo.

[Howling TerrorOutOfOffice]

A funnel.
A torch.
A mirror on a stick.
A magnetic dish.
A magnet on a stick.
Zip ties.

A calculator.
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[CaNsA]

Aldi socket set

Makita 100 bit kit

Bunch of random spanners.

2ft hollow pole.

[Fin]

Socket Set

Drill

Pliers

[CaNsA]

[Pjay]

My neighbour.

[MarJay]

3.) My rubber mallet. The amount of situations where this is useful actually shocks me.

2.)My vernier calipers - accurate measurement of bolts and thread pitches is again far more useful than you can possibly imagine.

3.) My compressor. It gets used for everything from inflating tyres to blowing the dust out of computer parts to undoing stubborn bolts to helping light a barbecue (yes really!), It is the thing I use the most and is probably one of the best value tools I've ever purchased.
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[haroman666]

Bit of a hard one to answer as tools are generally specific for a purpose, so all my tools are my "top tools" for their intended jobs.

I have a 3/8" and 1/2" bit set with short and long bits and it has Hex, Torx, 12 Point Spline, and maybe one other type I cant remember. That's generally very versatile and it means I can have a lot of sizes and types in one little box.

Ratchet Spanners are always a pleasure to use.

I have a very long screwdriver set (probably 500mm shaft) because to undo the carb rubbers on my CBR you have to go through a slot in the side of the frame with these screwdrivers in order to access the clips. Before I had these, I was using various ratchet, extension, UJ/wobbly extensions and socket/bit combo's. They are an absolute CUNT to get to this way.
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[Pete.]

[stinkwheel]

Draper expert 1/4" socket set.

Ratchet spanners.

Air impact wrench.
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As to what is used for each task. well that depends on what the task is...
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[Islander]

My compressor (obviously with all the air tools )

My Lidl 70 odd piece toolkit - it's never let me down.

My Thor copper/rawhide hammer.

[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

Cable Ties

Gaffa Tape

WD40.

Nothing happens in any workshop without these things. I do love my rachet spanners though.
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[Ste]

Folding ball ended allen key set.

Other top three includes things like a Park Tools CM5.2 Cyclone Chain Cleaner which probably isn't of much relevance.

[The Shaggy D.A.]

Metrinch socket/spanner set. Great on Enfields with their mix of metric and Imperial
Multimeter.
Folding TV Dinner table. I wouldn't have a raised work surface, otherwise.
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[Islander]

How could I forget my Metrinch spanners and sockets.

[brains_t]

Coin size magnet on a steel tent peg
Ctek MX6 charger
Multimeter

Well been through three regulators in 18 months

[stevo as b4]

Not sure, not used garage tools continually through the year, but a stubby 3/8'' ratchet and my 1/4'' multi set of sockets and bits is up there. (hate saying I've used 3/8'' tools alot, as I don't see any need generally for 3/8'' drive tools for the average diy'er who doesn't have every tool going)

I do have a list of my top 3 most wanted tools for next year though:

1, Set of metric impact sockets in a wider range of sizes.

2, Venhill torque spanner.

3, A leak down testing kit.

[Bloggsy]

Small Hammer
Medium Hammer
Sledge Hammer

[ADSrox0r]

1, Hydraulic bike lift

2, Compressor

3, Ratchet spanners
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[recman]

Paddock stand, hex keys and one particularly long Phillips.

[yen_powell]

The T-handled cross head screwdriver pinched off my brother in the late 80s. Rare not to get a stubborn screw out no matter how badly corroded or worn it is.

Two concrete paving blocks, 100x200x65mm, dug up from Bethnal Green in 1990. For keeping the rear wheel where I want it as I put the axle back in.

My bucket of tyre soap, which despite people taking mug fulls every so often for their own use, is only just looking empty after 20 years.

I know I'm only allowed three. So........... 3 and a 1/2, my Buzzetti tyre levers which have been preventing tube nip with their golden loveliness.
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[wr6133]

Pack of cable ties

Leatherman

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