In reply to husky450cr :
OMG my hyper-step drill bits. Amazing. They do not walk and they cut amazingly fast, through anything. Just NYEEEROUM through steel, iron, hardened bolts...
I think the set was $450? Machinists would shrug at the price, hobbyists would cringe...
Sort of what wae said:
Air Conditioning for the shop.
When its 101 outside and 72 in the shop, productivity is much better.
They're not expensive, but these exhaust hanger pliers are worth way more than they cost. They save so much aggravation and effort.
Race ramps
Woody (Forum Supportum) said:They're not expensive, but these exhaust hanger pliers are worth way more than they cost. They save so much aggravation and effort.
They are awesome, but they don't work on VWs. We broke a set trying to get the exhaust off a 2018-ish GTI.
In reply to kb58 :
better not forget the oxy-acetylene torch for bending, shaping, shrinking, heat treating, annealing, loosening stuck fasteners, cutting thick metal...
oh....and weld steel, braze copper, brass, solder copper pipe....
In reply to bigeyedfish :
with heating, air conditioning, toilet, sink....
Nut splitter
We have been using DeFault, Makita and Milwaukee 7" sanders for decades. We bought a Fein with integrated dust collection. Oh my. Just the built in dust collection saved enough sandpaper from clogging that it paid for itself in a year of use. Not to mention that it's smaller and lighter than the other sanders.
I have a set of Matco ratcheting long handle wrenches that are amazing, they were real money but I happily ponied up for the full metric and standard sets.
Knipex Pliers Wrench and Cobra pliers. I've tried cheaper versions of both and pale in comparison.
Got a previous version of one of these about 6 years ago. More of a contractors tool than a mechanics tool. Love this thing:
As cordless impacts go, it's tiny and light. Claims 157ft-lbs, but it took off my Miata axle bolts this weekend without a sweat, removed the been-on-there-years lugnuts from the E350, and got the crank bolt off the K20 after we had given up on it with breaker bars and even the monster Milwaukee 1/2" hi torque impact. That last one might well have been pure luck in trying one last time on a bolt that had already been loosened, but our general despair turned around real quick.
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