Whats the best tool you ever acquired Options

[pfreiburger]

I really like my Evolution 14” metal cut off saw, which I have owned it for about 3 years. Unlike most chop saws it uses a toothed rather than abrasive blade. The cuts are cleaner and the saw is cleaner in operation, producing MUCH less dust than an abrasive blade chop saw – actually more chips than anything. The only downside is that the blades are expensive ($80 & up) but they promise a 1000 cut life – in my experience that is probably accurate as I am still on my first blade and it will cut ½” stock clean & quick. The newer versions have detail refinements and are even better. I would buy one again for sure.

[Shivers]

My mill drillpress. It's old, weathered and makes all sorts of weird noises...Like me. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) Nice with a sanding drum too. It will even drill a hole right where you wanted it. It is older than the 914 and made with parts from three countries, but it works great.

[flyer86d]

My Bosch 4 1/2 inch angle grinder. I burned out 2 Black and Decker units building my car trailer in 1986. I bought the Bosch unit to complete the project and then used it for 10 years in the commercial garage business and still have it today restoring old Porsche’s in the barn.

Charlie

[mbseto]

#1 - Big Bertha, the Bosch hammer drill I use to set bolts in rock for rock climbing.
#2 - Large Marge, the 3hp pneumatic angle grinder that I got at auction for 10 bucks. More power than my push mower. The manufacturer still makes rebuild kits, so the internals are all cherry again.
#3 - As yet unnamed Stanley #7 jack plane, found at a garage sale. Put an atom-splitting edge on the iron and still need to come up with a job big enough to need it. But if anyone ever breaks in to my house and I have that plane at hand, all they will get back is a big damp pile of a billion one-cell-thick anatomically correct slices.

[VaccaRabite]

This is a hard question.

The tool that has made me the most money is my Delta wood lathe.

The tool that made restoring cars easiest is probably the 60 gallon air compressor - though with good battery op tools I'm using less air these days.

I have a lot of nice tools, but those two are the backbone of my wood shop and restoration bay.

Zach

[pt_700]

if the jis drivers fail, i like these (before resorting to an ez-out;

https://www.engineertools-jp.com/pz6465

[Steve]

My scissor lift.

[Gatornapper]

My John Deere 5045E

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Used for a thousand things on our 20 acres and maintaining our 1/2 mile drive (through neighbors property).

Also good once for lifting rear of 914 - as if it were a 2x4.........

But I think I'd give the impact driver a 2nd - but it's a long way from the tractor.......

GN

[lesorubcheek]

This is a question that is virtually impossible to have only one answer, but for removing tough screws, an impact driver has probably saved the most aggravation. Combo of kroil, or acetone/ATF soaking and a heat gun along with the impact driver has made life much easier than before. Here's a stock pic from amazon.


Dan

[carr914]

my 4 Post Lift

[carr914]

For a single tool that I've owned for a while, would be a floor jack.

[Mark Henry]

My two post lift. Best money I ever spent. No laying in the cat litter anymore.

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) I would have been done years ago, I can't lay on the cold cement floor even though my shop has full heat.

[Quinn Moore]

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[Superhawk996]

I don't know which is the best tool I've ever acquired for sure.

I can't decide between my small 8x19" Jet lathe or my 1950's era South Bend vertical knee mill.



If I have to choose just one, it's the lathe. A lathe can be used to machine all the parts needed to reproduce itself or even a mill (possible in theory but very difficult in practice). So I guess I have to go with the lathe.



The lathe makes modification of screws, bolts, washers/spacers, etc., so simple that I simply can't imagine living without it after having it for the last 20 years or so.

[ddire333]

For my classic cars overall it has to be the automotive oscilloscope, snapon vantage pro - older unit but does the job and saves so much time on ignition problems



for the 914 has to be the electric needle sander

[IronHillRestorations]

I don't have pictures, and not my best tool, but about 20 years ago I got a set of Stahlwille metric screwdrivers. When I first got them, I thought the handles felt kind of cheap, but they've held up well. There's a difference between SAE and metric screwdrivers and these have been great. They have a hex section on the shank just below the handle that you can put a wrench on for more torque.

[SKL1]

My John Deere 5045E

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Used for a thousand things on our 20 acres and maintaining our 1/2 mile drive (through neighbors property).

Also good once for lifting rear of 914 - as if it were a 2x4.........

But I think I'd give the impact driver a 2nd - but it's a long way from the tractor.......

GN

I don't think that picture was taken in Florida... or in gator country! Looks more Minnesota or my home state of Iowa...

[Porschef]

Great gun, although the fuel and fasteners are pricey

[KELTY360]

My antique Plumb war finish combination 1/2” speed wrench and breaker bar. Bought at estate sale over 30 years ago for $3.00. Great for running lug nuts in and tightening. Breaks loose impossible nuts easily. Has swivel head and rotating handle. It’s been a reliable answer to many situations.probably manufactured in mid-1940’s. Lives in the 914.

[Front yard mechanic]

Hehe he said tool