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    Third part of message Well, without going into further steps, I'll tell you what I think are all the useful tools for a static modeler (I'm not even talking about the dynamic part yet). 1. A cutter. 2. Sandpaper (various grits from 80 to 240) 3. Pencils (HB, 2b to 6b), erasers, and a sharpener. 4. Small-toothed hacksaw (like a hacksaw for iron). 5. Set squares, ruler, straightedge, protractor, and compass. 6. Lath bender. 7. Hand drill (with a set of bits from tenths of a millimeter to three millimeters). 8. Jigsaw (fret saw). 9. Sewing needles. 10. Regular scissors. 11. Tailor's scissors for cutting sails. 13. Medium wire cutters. 14. Small wire cutters. 15. Micro electronics wire cutters. 16. Model tweezers. 17. Medium flat-nose tweezers. 18. Long flat-nose tweezers. 19. Standard pliers. 20. Mini electronics tweezers. 21. Set of files (for working with brass and metals). 22. Awl or graver. 23. Plastic and metal clips and clips of various sizes. 23A. Threading machine for metal or alloy pipes. 24. Vice. 25. Clamping brackets. 26. Metal squares with level (right angle). 26A. Permanent markers and nibs. 27. Magnifying glass. 28. Paintbrushes of various sizes. 29. Chisels of various sizes. 29A. Twenty-second caliper. 30. LED spotlight. 31. Work mat. 32. Nail driver. 33. Plane. 34. Hairpin tools. 35. Pipe bender. 36. Third hands (crocodiles fixed to a heavy base) with magnifying glass. I'm sure I've forgotten something, but I'll figure it out. If I've left something out, please add it. Power tools (I'll also list some I don't have but would like to have): 1. Electric scroll saw (corded jigsaw). 2. Drill press. 3. Dremel-type multipurpose drill (inexpensive, compact, very useful for a thousand purposes, easy to use, relatively safe. THE BEST PURCHASE in my opinion) 3A. Grinding wheel. 3B. Jigsaw. 3C. Circular saw. 4. Lathe. 5. Milling machine. 6. Laser cutter. 7. 3D printer. 8. PC with at least one drawing program (2D and 3D). Tomorrow I'll make my list of tools for the dynamic RC model, but first I want to wait for Ross and the others'.
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