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charliestrong
  6/6/2015 08:08 EST

Getting ready to pack for the move. Question is, which part of my extensive (and heavy) tool collection to bring. -Ex. ANY SAE wrenches, ALL bit drivers?(square,hex,star etc,). Anything electrical ? As I am a Mechanic/Contractor/Handwerker, the thinking is to "only bring it if it's worth it ", because if it's as costly to ship as to replace, why bother? I will bring the basics as I will be looking at ANY work opportunity, but am wondering if anyone in "The Field " has any insight at all. Thank you for your time...M

khoemmen2
  6/8/2015 06:05 EST

I live in Cologne and have managed various moves which require refitting wardrobes and kitchens. I would say you can leave all electrical and English tools at home since they either wont work (220V) or are not needed (metric).

Anything else that is basically mechanical (hammer) or adjustable will work here.

I would check the prices at BauHaus
(http://www.bauhaus.info/produkte) and Obi (http://www.obi.de/decom/category/Technik/876) to see if the cost of replacement is less than the cost of transport. The technical level is the same or better than the USA. You could also put any questions into http://www.my-hammer.de/ (use google translator if you need help with German) Good Luck

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charliestrong
  6/12/2015 16:46 EST

Thank you for the input,sorry it took a while to respond but the days are quite busy. I knew about the power tools, but still hard to part with certain things and just wanted to check..... Also thank you for the websites,I will look at them now. This site is great and will pay it forward in any way I can to any and all ex pats. M

xxlfire
  9/27/2015 22:11 EST

Hmm good question, want a answer too.

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