/diy/ - Do It Yourself

>>1548811
Just get a little kit like this with a hammer and tape measure, and then a cheap B&D cordless drill it you ever want to hang stuff on the walls and you will be straight for most basic things.

>>1502564
If you have absolutely nothing, a $100-$200 homeowner tool set isn’t a terrible place to start. Everybody sells these mechanic’s sets but you don’t even get pliers with them. Grab that, a multimeter, and one of those Ryobi kits with a drill, circular saw, and sawzall (can also just get the cordless drill and substitute the saws for corded because they generally work better and cost less) and then grab the rest as projects come up. Studfinder too, you’ll use that a bit if the wife likes to hang bullshit all over your walls.

And the second thing, the stuff I wish I knew, I was always afraid of electrical stuff until I got my first multimeter for free from Harbor Freight a couple years ago. It’s amazing how much easier many repairs are when you can diagnose the stuff instead of throwing parts at it until it works.

Oh and assorted nuts, bolts, screws etc are worth their weight in gold when you really need them. I love those little $5 sets HF sells, got them for metric and standard and electrical connectors. Next time I need an O-Ring or split ring, I’m just going to grab that assortment instead of a single one.