KZfaq is the best #10 tool, honestly it has been more useful than my engineering degrees.

"And by 10 I mean 8... Which is basically 10" Found the engineer

I think a shop multimeter is must have / underrated tool.

This might be because I only have one arm, but a good headlamp is on my list.

I'd add a magnetic parts dish, so useful to hold all the bits you've taken off your car, and cheap than you might think.

A comment to please the algorithm gods. I have to say a bench vice is a must.

As a machinist I can confirm using my good Starrett calipers to scribe layout lines will have consequences far worse then you can imagine.

Rubber welcome mat/ cheap car floor mats. I keep a couple mats in the back of my trucks. 1. They stop certain things from slipping/ sliding around in the bed. 2. Use them to protect surfaces/ objects your working on from getting scratched/ marred. 3. If you need to work in the dirt or mud you can kneel/lay on the mat. 4. I use one to catch the oil that drips out of my shit box car to prevent staining the driveway, also helpful during oil changes. 5. When working under a car place all your tools on the mat and you can slide them all under the car with you. 6. Use as a backdrop when spray painting with a rattle can. 7. Use as a weight to weigh down tarps or plastic sheet masking/ place over wires to prevent tripping over them.

"Sometimes you need to take things apart in 10 minutes. For that you have the bit driver. Sometimes you need to take things apart in 10 seconds. For that you have the sawzall." Subscription earned.

A fine selection of curses. Very helpful when dealing with parts that have rusted together.

Engine hoist as you know is the ultimate shop crane. Mine gets used for pretty much everything but engines.

Grinder. From cutting steel roughly to first hand polishing, knocking off hard rust and cleaning soon-to-be welded surfaces, sharpening an old knife or making a new tool from the harbor freight screwdrivers.

One tool that's great that actually pops up in the video a couple times is an adjustable work light! Can't overstate how great it is to actually be able to see what you're working on! :)

I have that Bosch studfinder... living in Switzerland, I've never actually tried finding a stud. We don't have those. Mostly. But it also sucks quite a bit at finding pipes and wires, too. It's all around great at suckage.

My 10th tool is one you show in your video. The spring-loaded center punch! So useful!

10th tool: Tanker bar or heavy large prying bar that does not bend. I've used one for many years for many things. It's a great problem solver too. I've used it to pry up manhole covers, for unsnagging auxiliary attachments on heavy equipment, moved vehicle by using it as a class 1 lever on the wheels, replaced tracks on dozers and excavators, put pipes in place, etc. When I retired from the Army Corps of Engineers, I passed it on to one of the guys who always knew when I as going to get my tanker bar whenever there was a problem that needed fixed. It was almost every time there was a problem that needed fixed.

Rubber mallet/dead blow mallet. Working on my moms car recently has made me love both of these. Also a vice, i even use it to man handle 3d prints that are press fit.

"You have to oil them every day" hahaha yeaaaaahhhh

A good multimeter. I use it constantly, and I really don't understand why anyone else doesn't have one.

Knipex cobra is the one and only tool I can’t live without. 🤩

HVAC tech here. 6-in-1s "flippy screwdrivers" are good and all, but the cream of the crop is a Klein Tools 14-in-1 with the bits in the handle, a 7-in-1 imperial flip socket set with three flip sockets that have 6 different common sizes up to half-inch sockets to stick on the end of that 14-in-1, along with an impact driver to pull the socket set out of the 14-in-1 and use the 7th hidden feature of the flip socket set to be able to use 1/4 socket bits like those found in the 14-in-1. so really I just use my 14-in-1 as a cylindrical bit holder for my impact driver because it fits snuggly in my open-top toolbox... But I absolutely use the 14-in-1 for things like schreader cores, flat heads, anything with breaker boxes, etc etc.

For my 10th, I use a heat gun for a surprising number of projects. Hot without open flames is handy.

For me, Japanese hand saw for wood. Something about the tactile feel and how crazy effing sharp they are is so satisfying.

Well I'll be... This is the first "top 10 list" where I actually own every single one of the items already!! I own the exact same screwdriver set from Harbor Freight.

Good metal files, and a bench grinder. Both have saved more projects than anyone would care to admit.

Knipex plier wrenches. Amazing to use on AN fittings without marring them up. Great for holding on to small parts at the bench grinder.

Oh, and 10th tool: a Dremel. I have two- a corded one, and a battery one. Lightweight, easy to use, multiples of accessories available, and very useful in small, almost inaccessible areas.

I have the Snapon 3/8 and 1/2 Impact, yes they cost to much! Get a Dewalt or Milwaukee . Oh yeah I think you got to have a good set of Vice grips.

There was an issue of Maxim a long, long time ago that had a list of the “100 most stoopidest ideas ever.” Item 100, which started the list, was 100 lists. “Especially when the author knows they only have room for 73.” The next item was #72. That magazine was mostly bad, but it had its moments. This video reminded me of one of those moments.

It's baffling to me how little people value pick and hook sets, and how many people don't even have one. They are so incredibly useful for so many applications.

Speaking clearly from confirmation bias this list is spot on! It exactly matches my most used tools.

I keep a good splinter removal tool in the top drawer of my main box to repair my #1 tools when I mess them up. 👍

I love my Dad's Enco Mill and Clausing Lathe. Because it comes with Dad who was a Machinist for 35 years and who will make me things. Including US Threads for my metric cars

Mini blowtorch has been great for odd jobs... I got it to preheat & solder huge wires & lugs... but it's great for workshop mischief & mayhem, like, bending metal things. Or heating a blade and cutting kit boxes. Old cordless drills. A clockmaker once told me they make the best lathes (as long as you're working in miniature). He was dead right. Drill press. Got a cheap one ages ago, bargain. Got exaxtly what I paid for in terms of accuracy. But it does everything I need it to do, and if I close the chuck, I can use it as a makeshift arbor press for small things. If I had to get rid of all my 'big' tools except for one, I'd be keeping that cheap nasty drill press 👍❤

A pry bar, whatever size you need for the job. But personally my most used one is my 36 inch crowbar i got from tractor supply a few years back.

Air tool oil for high speed grinders. I have a 12oz. bottle, picked it up well over thirty years, so it just lasts forever. Great stuff. My three high speed grinders still work too, which MUST be due to air line oilers. Because my 12 oz bottle rarely gets used.

Dremel. It's the almighty Dremel for me.

Oscillating saw/scraper/knife/sander. Match the battery system from your sawzall. Get the smooth blade scraper for removing any gunky adhesive or gasket, grout remover blade for descaling rusty parts, of course the metal cutting blade, and a hook knife blade for carpets or even tire rubber. The precision fine cuts and plunge cuts provide good control. Better than a jigsaw for short cuts, and a cheap stainless straight edge can guide the blade reasonably well.

Channel locks. They can be used them as pliers, or as a pin to stop the ratchet traps from sliding off the forks as you fork lift the box off your truck.

I agree, "things that look like screwdrivers" are critical in my garage. My #10 is a good (expensive) #2 Phillips™ screwdriver. I also would emphasis that you need real PoziDriv™ bits, using normal Phillips™ bits on a PoziDriv screw leads to tears.

I'd be surprised if any of my top 10 lists actually had 10 items.

Two suggestions: 1. The chief engineer, as you called a BFH in another video (At least I think that was you). 2. Electric ratchet. I pretty much stopped turning wrenches or ratchets unless I have to. 3. Ratcheting wrenches, for the times where an electric ratchet just doesn't fit. Two became three but I'm not gonna edit this because edits are for chumps.

My 10th would be a first aid kit rather than the crack lighter, although the lighter can at least cauterize

Tool #10 is probably my milling machine. That sounds ridiculous, but when you have one, you use it. A lot. I love it.

Nice list! I'd definitely add a dead blow hammer. Once I got one, I have rarely used a rubber mallet (at least happily, sometimes used it when I can't find the dead blow) So much better to use and more effective. As a bonus they're often high-viz colors. For most things around the house, but not car stuff, my tenth tool is what I call the "sonic tool", the oscillating multi tool. For big jobs (recently all "oh crap something leaked and now I have to rip out and replace a strange shape of flooring and underlayment" with a little grout grinding thrown in) I have a corded one (Menards Performax - my first one lasted me about 5 years, thru my first home and half my second, so I bought their new model when it died again and I didn't feel like fixing it), and it does the job well. For little jobs, I actually love my little 12V Craftsman I got at the stupid low price of $10 at Menards years ago. Lasts plenty long to cut a hole in drywall, trim up some wood, hurriedly sand some cut edge of wood, scrape something... It's my "dunno what tool would be best here" tool probably like how you use the sawzall, except it can also sand and scrape.

A clutched 12v drill/bit driver. Small, light, maneuverable. Fits in your pocket. Does 90% of the jobs those big 18v drivers usually do, plus some that they can’t. Size isn’t everything. Well it is, but…you know what I mean.

Sawzall. A buddy of mine and I used two of these to cut up a hulk of a Datsun pickup truck into smaller pieces and put them in a recycling dumpster. An amazing tool.

Inspection light. Had to start carrying one at work so now its always in my pocket. After a couple weeks I found myself wondering why I never carried one before.

When I cleaned the carbs on the Honda Nighthawk 750 I had for a while, I found that a smallish ratchet strap made it much easier to get the carbs seated in the boots connecting them to the airbox and cylinder heads

Magnetic wrist band. Life changing. Also, headlamp. And garden foam kneeling pad.

For my 10th it would have to be a Knipex pliers-wrench. They are spendy, but also absolutely amazing. The jaws move in parallel thanks to the neat linkage, and they can be adjusted with one hand. They can also flatten out mild crinkles in sheet metal. Honorable mentions: a good utility knife (I like the milwaukee fastback), a good rechargeable flashlight (I like the Olite SR2 baton, the magnetic base is a nice feature), a cordless angle grinder, a dremel, and good side cutters.

crescent wrench, vice grips or channel locks always like adjustable tools for there fitzall adaptability.

Heat gun. I have 3 and I use them nearly every day. I also save diligently for tools - I don't have a large budget, and try to make the whole thing self-supporting by repairing things for people. I have a text file called Maslow's Hierarchy of Tools, which is a reminder of which tools I need the most that I don't yet own. Of course I never buy them in that order, because one further down the list will present itself via good fortune on sale or donated to the cause or whatever. What's next on my MHoT list? Mini lathe. Glad you asked. Watching all the way from Ireland. 😁

As for the tenth tool: Belt knife. Something you can operate with one hand. I started carrying one and I could kick myself that I didn't start earlier... like when I flopped out of my mother's womb. Yeah, it's THAT useful.

A decent vise is a must, A dedicated bench with two articulated vise's and a variety of clamps is better.

I think the most helpful tool I’ve bought in a long time is ramps. Saves a lot of time vs jacking up the car when it’s something that doesn’t need a jack. Quicker general maintenance jobs means more project time.

mole wrench is my go to tool ( used to be my grandmothers who was a mechanic .. built hurricane and spitfire aircraft during the war and always had jaguars in the garage)

To be far I actually clicked on it cause it’s super fast Matt not because it has 10 in the title. Something about the humor in your videos I just can’t get enough of.

QUESTION PLEASE : Every garage repair video I see always has lots of old containers of fluid on shelves in the background. What are these things that are so expensive/ useful that they must be kept for decades till the dust of the shop covers them to a uniform gunk/ grey ? Speciality greases ? Bizarrely expensive coloured Loctite ? Dealer-only things pilfered from dealership repair shops ? What would the Top 10 be ?

My 10th tool is 100% my butane torch, I work on automotive wiring as my day job so it is hella useful for soldering but I also use it to heat up wire to strip them somewhere other than the ends and also for warming up electrical tape to soften it when de-taping a harness instead of just trying to cut the tape or find and end. Also I just saw someone say multimeter and I can't do my job without that either so I guess 11 tools lol

The tent stakes idea just blew my mind wide open. Game changed.

#2/#3 Vessel impact screwdrivers, absolutely necessary if you work on japanese motorcycles.

I am a service plumber and keep a pair of scissors in my tool bag. On the rare occasions I am on a jobsite with another tradesman I am shocked at how often they will use a knife dangerously for lack of a pair of scissors. I have a plcket knife and use it a lot, but only a bit more than my scissors. Cordless grinder is a lifesaver too. My cordless bandsaw hangs in the back corner of my van, half the time I use it as it hangs.

My "10th tool" has to be my ultrasonic cleaner. I bought the cheapo Harbor Frieght one over a year ago for cleaning small engine carbs, but I find myself using it constantly.

The flippy screw driver.... my Dad used to have one of those from his car (an original mk1 SWB Mercedes Benz G-Wagon G230E.. in what was basically shiny olive drab colour) - It came in the cars toolkit which surprisingly managed to include enough tools to basically field strip the front end and get the engine ready to pull out. They really don't make them like that any more (the tool kit or the car.... the car especially. reversed it over a lampost once and didn't even notice, thought we'd mounted the curb. Only left a couple of scratches on the rear bumper)

Mr. Matt Your humor is the best. The cookies part was my favorite with the crunching noise. Priceless

I have all these and my #10 would be a shop vac.

Love the video all round 😂🤣😂 My favourite go to tools are my reciprocating saw, Ryobi cordless impact driver, ratchet tie down straps and the most important not mentioned in your list a few of slabs of beer on ice. That last one is very important. It’s great currency when you need mates to give you a hand, it cools you down and calms the nerves when your project is being a prick and it’s a job well done celebration when you’re finished. Just a very important side note being Aussie I’ll warn you now if any of your mates are True Aussies DON’T give them Fosters con trey to popular belief we don’t drink the shit and you’re likely to land up having it pegged at your head. 😂🤣😂

Open ended ratcheting spanners are a life changer when working on cars. They save so much time when working in tight engine bays where you can only get an 1/8th of a turn on a nut.

That’s a really good idea instead of tent pegs I usually bring a masonry drill bit it’s very help full when the pitch old road plannings.

I think my number 10 would be a cordless die grinder. I have the milwaukee one but probably any is fine. Due to its high (variable) rpm its really good for grinding, cutting, sanding, cleaning welds, deburring, even removing rusted bolts, etc.

My 10th tool is a set of tin snips. Similar to your screwdrivers though, I recommend never using them to snip tin (or any other sheet metal). I just bought a super cheap straight offset pair from harbor freight and I literally use them for everything. Wire cutters, cable cutters, exhaust hanger cutters, motorcycle spoke removal tool, garden shears, literally everything. Theyre really just scissors on steroids.

A good pick set, I never would have bought a set, but I found a snap on set along side the road, and not I can't imagine garage life without them. Oh, the algorithm brought me to your channel, and I stayed for the content.

I will make doubly sure that I forget these recommendations next time I'm at the hardware store.

Had to like for the "by 10 I mean 8." Wish I could like again for the description saying "9." And again for the fact that all these are great tools. Loved having a flippy screwdriver when I was doing construction. Saved a lot of time by not having to go back for an impact just to back out one random screw.

My favorite tool at work is my 6 foot piece of chain from ace hardware. I love that thing, it changed the very way I work. I went from fixing things like a Neanderthal, muscling things up onto workbenches and out of trucks, to like civilized man, who can now use the various lifting tools in his shop, and is able to pull truck radiators and emissions equipment from cabovers. My second favorite is more equipment than tool: the shop forklift- useful for much more than just moving palettes. I won't go into great detail on this, since much of what we use them for probably isn't strictly OSHA approved, but I will say my two favorites are related.

If no one's mentioned it yet, I always carry a small flatblade in my pocket. The one I use currently is about 4.5" overall length, 3.75mm tip size. Excellent for poking, prodding, prying, scraping, and scribing in a pinch. I use it all the time to pop little covers out of panels and other things. The ones you get from people like the Snap-On dealer, the ones with the magnets in the handle, are also very good.

I'm a proponent of having a 1/2" and 3/8" impact. 3/8" often doesn't do the job for automotive but it is great for driving lag screws in wood or working in spots where the 1/2" is too large or too heavy for continual use.

Shop scissors are a must. I found an old pair of carpet scissors at the scrap yard and I use them multiple times a day

pliers seriously always a must have for me

I get way more use out of my cordless leaf blower than I ever expected. I call it my "shop broom"

Parrot beak pliers. You can pull on stuff, grip things tightly, unscrew bolts, grab hot metal parts, grip round slippery objects, and you won't regret it.

+1 for nice(ish) electric screwdrivers. I spent $90 on a DeWalt when my job was disassembling and repairing commercial printers. It’s easily my favorite tool ever.

#10 is an angle grinder. I went through the first 20 years of my adult life without one. Total game changer!

A good pair of small needle nose pliers. I legit use them almost as much as my flippy screw driver. Ok maybe not quite that much, but they are always at my desk and out. They work as tweezers, pliers for repairing jewelry, bending wire, and a million other things.

A good quality shifter, or crescent wrench as you foreigners call them. Fits every thing, good for bending metal and hitting things.

100% - Great list. ++ on the ratchet straps. I use them all the time to install suspension bits by myself.

Mig welder and good cordless grinder

I have those same scissors, and I absolutely love them. Great choice.

I'm a Vernier caliper guy myself. Cheapest of the lot. Does the job perfectly well. Keeps your mind sharp. And does die after getting covered in grinding dust.

An angle grinder is definitely high on my list of must-have tools. Honorable mention for a dead-blow mallet.

My #10 tool is my Milwaukee M12 3/8” ratchet. Perfect for assembly/disassembly of small fasteners that don’t require gobs of torque. Honorable mention goes to my Gearwrench ratcheting box end wrenches. After all 11 is pretty much 10, right?

Powerful yet handy soldering iron, and a decent pin crimping tool

Reusable pressurized sprayer (Sure Shot, Titan, et al). I use it for brake cleaner I buy by the gallon instead of cases of aerosol cans. Doesn't have the blast power of aerosol but the chemical seems to work just fine.

flashlight is my #10. On my FSAE team we tell everyone to go and buy a $15 stream light stylus pro and carry it every day. You never know how useful it is until you start carrying it.

You know that variety pack of cutters? Several kinds of dikes, some of the straight across ones you can crimp with, and usually a needle-nose plier or two? Absolute life-savers. Also good in value format, so you can use them as a consumable.

I use my reciprocating saw mostly for cutting things up to fit in the dumpster. I once had an old dishwasher… :)

10mm sockets! or anything 10mm, you cant have enough 10mm kicking around.

Benchtop belt sander. It's ridiculously useful being able to grind stuff mostly-flat or even shortening something to length via grinding if you have crappy cutting tools that aren't precise.

quarter inch impact gun. with some decent bits. Really good for not destroying screws as you can put much presure on the screw and the impact breaks the screw loose without breaking the screw (95%of the time)