A set of nut drivers. Long ones come in handy. Magnetic ones really come in handy.

LTG : )

Something like this.

https://www.pinballlife.com/hilmor-7-piece-magnetic-tip-hollow-shaft-nut-driver-set.html?Category_Code=

LTG : )

Ignition wrenches , for any pin

$75??!? While they certainly could be handy...$75??!? Can you help us understand why they're that much? I've bought plenty of tools and these seem...did I mention $75??!?

Kidding aside, are these really that much better than the "handle and socket set" that you normally would see?

For all of my pinball machines I have a separate set of tools that are located in the game room. For working around or outside of the house I usually use other tools located in the garage lol.

Here's the main tools I've bought for working on Pinball Machines. I've been buying Klein tools as they are made well and feel great to use.

Klein magnetic nut driver set

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01DKNDHGM/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title

Klein hollow metric nut driver Set

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0009ORXQQ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title

Klein screwdriver set

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07W7VCQK3/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title

Loyd and PanzerFreak are 100000% right on magnetic nut drivers, however I’m a cheap import, Harbor Freight, hand tools type. Besides I really enjoy cursing and saying “WTF” when I drop a screw or nut in the cabinet, on the playfield, on the floor, or it disappears altogether because of voodoo, magic, or little green men from Area 51.

it’s easy to keep my pinball tools separate because they are the only ones which are non-metric. That being said magnetic nut drivers in inches would be pretty useful.

For me. Yes. I grab them first. All the time.

Bear in mind I have an arcade. You need tools that work and you can depend on. $75 might seem like a lot. Until you start pricing other things like 1/2 inch sockets and hole saws and cordless drills.

It doesn't take long to blow a lot of money on quality tools.

It comes down to if you only need it once, go cheap. If you need it, depend on it, and want to make the job easier, better, and not create havoc, then get good.

Keep an eye on thrift stores, garage sales, yard sales, estate sales. You might score tool deals there.

LTG : )

If you have basic tools you can get away with these 2 to start .I’ve found them very handy .I also enjoy yelling stuff when I lose shit .I lost a spring from a coin slot button and couldn’t believe I couldn’t find it .Neighbors heard me 2 houses down .Nothing else around 8 foot in each direction .Showed up 2 months later just sitting there in the middle of the floor .Elves are real my friend .

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Never though of elves creepy little F’ers. In my house it’s more like elf’s with magic being controlled via voodoo dolls by aliens.

Nut driver set: Not as nice as the Klein ones but work well for pinball parts:
https://www.acehardware.com/departments/tools/hand-tools/nutdrivers/2468692

Sunex 9726 Mini Ratchet and Bit Set:
https://www.amazon.com/Sunex-9726-Mini-Ratchet-8-Inch/dp/B000XW4C8Q/ref=sr_1_2

Gearwrench: 1/4", 5/16", 11/32", 3/8", 7/16"
https://www.amazon.com/GEARWRENCH-9008-4-Inch-Combination-Ratcheting/dp/B0002NYD44/ref=sr_1_1

https://www.amazon.com/GEARWRENCH-16-Inch-Combination-Ratcheting-Wrench/dp/B0002NYCYU/ref=sr_1_1

https://www.amazon.com/GearWrench-32-Inch-Combination-Ratcheting-Wrench/dp/B000HBDW5M/ref=sr_1_1

https://www.amazon.com/Gearwrench-9012-Standard-Combination-Ratcheting/dp/B00367U64O/ref=sr_1_1

https://www.amazon.com/GEARWRENCH-16-Inch-Combination-Ratcheting-Wrench/dp/B0002NYD4O/ref=sr_1_2

Can someone help me find this wrench set pictured here? This would have come in so handy the other day trying to tighten a screw that had a 1/4” nut under a plastic that was so hard to get to. Had to use needle nose pliers and that almost didn’t work. Needed something skinny and long. These look like they might work for me.

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