Azuledos
Apr 28, 2010, 6:20 PM
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When pondering the forthcoming move to Mexico, one of the issues we'll have to deal with is to determine what of our "stuff" we elect to transport down with us, and what will be sold, given away or discarded. Seems like we can probably live very happily on much less than we've accumulated over the years. Unforeseen needed things, once we're settled in, we'll find locally, try to import later, or just do without. But, for a lifelong fixer-upper, leaving the tools behind is expecially difficult to comtemplate. Can't imagine not being equipped enough to do some basic home maintenance and repair, small improvement projects, etc.
So, what gear to take, and what to do without? Seeing as wood frame construction is not the norm SoB, can't see taking the radial arm saw, for example. But, the pressure washer might be a good thing for cleaning concrete surfaces.
So. the questions I'm asking for this topic are: What are the tools that you have found most useful? What equipment do you wish you now had that you left behind or never anticipated needing before your move south?
And conversely, anything you you brought with you that you really had little need for?
I do have a specific concern about the utility of a tool known as a multiscanner. Zircon, Black & Decker and a few others make them. These tools are used primarily to locate wood and metal studs in walls, but the literature I've seen says you can also use the tool to locate live electrical wires up to 2" deep, non-ferrous metal up to 1.5" deep and ferrous metal up to 3" deep below the surface. Seems this would be a great thing to "see" into a typical block and concrete wall and detect the rebar and those typical looped runs of electrical circuits buried below the plaster in typical Mexican construction. Anybody know if these work as advertised?
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