Specialty tools....What's in your garage?

[Brent Mills]

Figured it would be interesting to find out what specialty tools people have in their garages...If nothing else, it will help us create our birthday present lists...

For me:

• 30" combination shear, brake and roller.
• Metal shrinker & stretcher tools. (have about 1" mouth)
• Hobart Handler 170 welder with gas.
• Drill Press
• General assortment of grinders/cutters.

The rest is just the standard assortment.

[Bob Parmenter]

Hmmmmmmmm! Sometimes hard to know what's "standard assortment" and what's "specialty".

For doing what we like to do here's a few I've got that I think are very useful, and nice to have:

Lincoln 110 mig and auto darkening helmet
80 gal compressor, 24 cfm @ 100psi (volume is most important)
Laser level
Protractor gauge with magnetic base
Plasma cutter (once you have one you wonder how you got by without it)
Boom hoist
Bead blast cabinet
Various sized HVLP spray guns
Porta-Power kit
Drill press
Phoenix vacuum bleeder
Digital VOM
Assorted engine/transmission stands and carts
Newly enlarged garage with HEAT!!

[Don Meyer]

Good thread: here goes

Miller 250 sq wave TIG welder
Miller 200 MIG welder
ox/acet welder
Champion 80 gal/7.5 hp air compress
Forward 8000lb hydraulic lift
paint booth
Sata 2000 HVLP gun
Binks model 7 gun
4 other misc guns
drill press
misc wood working equip
misc metal working tools
and most important an out back pissing hole

[w2zero]

Hmmm, okay
auto dark helmet
Millermatic 130-XP mig
enco mill/drill
home grown eng hoist, floor to nine feet
a lot of die grinders & air tools
high-zoot plastic welding torch and tips
blackhawk bantam portapower set
branick coil spring compressor
bicycle repair stand and tools
crappy compressor
solvent tank, washer

[BSR]

I just got my new solvent tank set up last week and have already used it like five times. My other new toy is a 12 ton shop press, bought it a few months ago. I don't know how I ever got by without it. I also have a big old Marquette engine analyzer and a hand-held oscilloscope which comes in handy when working on the newer stuff. Plus the usual drill press and torch and stuff.

[dangeroustoy]

I have a few tools, nothing really all that special to speak of...

What is amazing though is that no matter how many tools I have it seems that the tool that gets the most use in my garage is a sanding block!!!

Dave Brisco

[M & M Jr]

Does stuff at my dads shop count??

[Don Meyer]

Yes - especially when you don't return it.....

[Weeg]

1 Hammer
1 Bigger Hammer

[M & M Jr]

There is pretty much every thing at my dads shop but thats mine a big huge hammer

[Larry M]

Mine is mostly woodworking related tools as I do finish work on furniture and boat wood for a hobby. Ya know, the 20 coats of hand rubbed marine varnish on that teak or oak trim that makes a boat look soooo good!!

But hey,,, now I can can add all those neat tools Brent has in his garage too, right son-in-law.

Larry

[pro70z28]

Well I'm gettin' up in yrs. so I'll problee forget a few things...

Miller 180 sq wave TIG welder
Auto dark' helmet (Got it with the miller)
Wire feed lincoln
Acetylene Torch
Band Saw
Drill press & assorted drills
Bead Roller
Tubing notcher
Assorted shapes & sizes of Grinders
A new CNC Machine and old one that's DOA
Sheet metal nibbler, air chizzzzzls n' stuff
Bubble level, Laser Level, Digital Level, yup, I'm on the level
Assorted Plumb Bob's - None are related to Sponge Bob
a 9/16" open end
Assorted electronic testin' stuff
Assorted sanders of various shapes & sizes
Assorted paint guns and air brushes Used to paint murals for Winnebago Conversion van Dept,) and used to have me own Body shop. Got one of dos new gravity feed guns still in the box. Good place to keep it 'til the project is ready to shoot.
got an original wrench to take da fuel gauge out a da dash on a model "A"
Assorted brake tools
Got this cool old tool to check dist. cap n' stuff for cracks. pugs inta' 110 outlet w/a dial on the back and a probe out the front. Turn the dial up and stick the prob in da cap while sittin' on a metal table and probe will arc to the table thro da crack. I gotta find that thing. Aslo works great for chargn' up condensers. Chargn' condensers??? No more horseplay & I mean it!!!
Assorted hammers from small to serious
Now if yer talkin' woodworkin'...... I gotta stop. I'd like to see Streets List!! I got a feeling it might take awhile to compile da list. HEHEHEHE

[pro70z28]

I 'll stop

[HWORRELL]

Depends on wich shop your talkin about, the money makin shop or the play toy shop at home....
The play toy shop
lincoln buzz box ( bought it when I was 16 and she still works perfect)
drill press
120 hobart mig
oxy/acet set
horizontal bandsaw
chop saw
tubing notcher
tubing bender
pipe bender
porta power
mag buzz box
smart level
home made 4 ft. sheet metal brake
bead roller
air & elec. nibblers
Coffee maker
kickin stereo**** (gotta have music when I work)
13 " t.v.
engine hoist & stand
good selection of grinders & buffers
assorted micrometers & calipers
laptop
some carpenter/electrician/plumbing tools- gotta keep wifey happy and I'm to cheap ta pay anybody to do it.
The money makin shop has all the normal auto repair stuff and all the electronic stuff,scanners,dual trace lab scope,gas analyzer, office p.c., Laptop, etc. etc. and this place has been here since 1926 so theres tools back there that I have no idea about, and one shop may have stuff from the other at any given time......

[ljotto1]

OK
Mig welder
Auto Darkening helmet
Air Compresser
6 Ton Press
Powder coat system
a $3000 Multimeter
a $500 Little bitty computer for the wifes bemmer, (Used to rest the oil change light god I hate that car)
A body repair kit (20 Lbs Sledge and Dolly set)
But the most important tool in my Shop.
The Side cabnet on my tool box opens up to a small fridge that is home to a case-o-Beer , on top of the fridge is a TV W/DVD
and just on the other side of my car sits a Laz-y-Boy

Otto