I Upgraded my Tools to THIS!!

Cary Hardy·video·9m 41s·analyzed·Nov 27, 2023

Analysis

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TL;DR

Cary Hardy upgrades his pinball repair toolbox with organized, categorized tools for playfield work.

Summary

Cary Hardy showcases his organized toolbox upgrade for pinball machine work, transitioning from a disorganized cart system to a well-organized drawer with categorized tools. He demonstrates essential tools for playfield disassembly/assembly including nut drivers, screwdrivers, pliers, a rechargeable work light, extended sockets, and specialty pinball tools, emphasizing that while the full kit is somewhat overkill, it represents a significant quality-of-life improvement for his upcoming work on machines like Earthshaker.

Key Claims

Billy Tools nut driver set feels similar to Wera brand despite being cheaper
high confidence · Direct comparison made while showing tools; speaker uses Wera at work for reference
A handheld drill with socket attachments significantly speeds up repeated screwing/unscrewing tasks on playfields
high confidence · Speaker demonstrates and explains the tool's utility for reducing wrist fatigue
An 11-in-1 multi-tool can replace a significant portion of individual screwdrivers and sockets
high confidence · Speaker acknowledges this tool could majorly reduce the overall toolkit while maintaining functionality
Harbor Freight tools (basic multi-tools) cost approximately $2 and function adequately for pinball work
high confidence · Speaker references years of use in his toolbox and current availability
Most of the tools shown are technically overkill for basic playfield disassembly
high confidence · Speaker explicitly states 'This is overkill' and acknowledges unnecessary tool quantity

Notable Quotes

“if it's not over there then I would have it on up here or all my other stuff that's down here but I never quite really utilized all of this right here”
Cary Hardy@ 0:40 — Establishes the problem motivating the toolbox reorganization - disorganization across multiple storage areas
“everything in this drawer is all I should need to assemble or disassemble a play field. There may be an oddball tool that might be needed on certain games but this should do it right here.”
Cary Hardy@ 1:18 — States the goal of the upgrade - complete self-contained drawer for playfield work
“This is the sad truth. And a lot of you already know this. This is overkill.”
Cary Hardy@ 5:21 — Acknowledges the upgrade is excessive while defending its usefulness for quality-of-life improvements
“out of all of these tools had of everything I could majorly reduce down all this to one tool This is an 11 and 1 tool”
Cary Hardy@ 5:50 — Identifies the multi-tool as the core essential item that covers most needs
“So you're going to knock out a good chunk of your sockets and your other flat blades and Phillips by this one, 11 and 1.”
Cary Hardy@ 6:37 — Explains the practical coverage of a basic multi-tool for pinball maintenance

Entities

Cary HardypersonTitan PinballcompanyWeracompanyBilly ToolscompanyHarbor FreightcompanyKleincompanyEarthshakergame

Transcript

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0:00

What's up guys? I'm in the garage because we're getting closer to starting on this bad boy right here. But I wanted to show you what I have been dealing with over the years and what I'm going to be dealing with going forward when it comes to my tools. Let me drag this bad boy out here into the sunlight so you can see. This is the mess. I mean you got your allens and everything, your screwdrivers but it's been a convoluted just slot pile like I'm digging through a damn toy box to find stuff that I need on this damn cart a lot of the times and if it's not over there then I would have it on up here or all my other stuff that's down here but I never quite really utilized all of this right here so let me show you what I'm going to now

1:10

all right guys so here it is this whole top door is I want to say done I kind of want to put the done stamp on it and everything in this drawer is all I should need to assemble or disassemble a play field. There may be an oddball tool that might be needed on certain games but this should do it right here. If I don't have something on here that I should be able to take a play field apart then I'm going to find a space for it. So let me just kind of go through what I have. And basically, you're going to need all, obviously, your nut driver set. This is the set from Titan Pinball. I have all those right here. Now, as much as I would love to have WeHa brand, I am sort of cheap. So I went with the Billy Tools, same color and everything, same rating and since I use we hot at work I mean these feel pretty much not much different at all insulated set I mean they're rated up to a thousand volts just like we hobbit I not gonna be dealing with high voltage like that all these machines but I have it all organized right here from my flat bit blades to my Phillips and then I have my micro set which is gonna be nice and handy also insulated for certain positions or certain areas to get in there then you have all your clippers pliers needle nose and everything I don't think I'm going to need this, but you never know. So I've got that in there. Got your standard antenna telescoping magnet. If anybody's ever worked on a play field, you've dropped hardware before and you can't reach the damn thing. This is a screwdriver. Basically a little handheld drill. it's going to be really nice and handy for when you're doing something over and over again your wrist may get tired from dealing with the good old-fashioned screwdriver or nut driver so this is where this is going to be nice and handy for being able to put things together and take things apart a little faster and I'll get to the next thing right here that goes with that drill this little set right here includes all the extended sockets that I could ever need when it comes to dealing with pinball machines you have your SAEs as well as your metric system all in here so that's gonna be nice to utilize a little extended that will attach to this and be able to utilize so going on to this particular work light this is going to be pretty handy one thing it's magnetic to this is able to position in all different types of ways let me turn on here so you have a better idea but goes all the way backwards like that all the way forward like that and even has a flashlight up here so you need a little bit more precision then you could direct it accordingly but one One of the major selling points for me on this is the fact that it's rechargeable because there a lot of times where I sick and tired of having to worry about battery life So all I got to do is hook this up to the charger and this thing will be good to go so nice little work light then i have my klein beer bottle opener didn have to be klein but you know what i was like if i'm gonna get it might as well match and that's the other thing guys i'm not gonna lie that some of the tools that i've selected and everything a little bit has to do with aesthetics.