lets talk shop tools

[camo]

what kinda equipment do you guys have in your shop and what is on your dream list.......

my equipment list is :

1960 bridgeport end mill
1958 doall 16"band saw
burr king model 760 belt sander
1963 buffalo drill press
miller 175 mig welder
dewalt cold saw
brobo industrial cold saw


been looking for a tool room size ( 13 x 36 ) lathe to add to my collection


so what do you guys have or what are you looking for ?

[mrs. camo]

WTF none of you guys owns any equipment ? what do you build your rig with a hammer ? :flipoff2:

[withamc]

Was that stuff handed down from generation to generation?

Fine...

2002 El-cheapo Harbor Freight drill press
2002 Hobart 175 MIG welder
2001 El-cheapo Harbor Freight chop saw
2001 El-cheapo Harbor Freight angle grinder ($19!)
2002 Harbor Freight Saw-zall (Dad got it for me for X-mas)

I want a tubing bender next.

[JR]

Originally posted by camo

1960 bridgeport end mill
1958 doall 16"band saw
1963 buffalo drill press


Dang, camo you should get rid of this old junk and get brand new stuff from harbor fraight. :D

[gtidrivr]

sorry camo i sure cant compete...

hobart 220 mig
rigid chop saw
milwakee 1/2" drill
harbor freight drill press
torch
thermal dynamics plasma cutter
hydraulic model 4 bender
and the best damn hammer i could find!!

speaking of hammers is it still too hot?

[TRD]

a couple harbor freight jackstands (i am going to buy a jack this week)
some wrenches/sockets
(welder and pussy lathe in the bay area)

Thank god i can get accesss to the aero hanger (real mills/lathes/welders/benders etc)

i forgot to mention that harbor freight is becomming my best friend ;) :flipoff2:

[TRD]

oh and i got me a DONK :flipoff2:

[camo]

Originally posted by gtidrivr
sorry camo i sure cant compete...

hobart 220 mig
rigid chop saw
milwakee 1/2" drill
harbor freight drill press
torch
thermal dynamics plasma cutter
hydraulic model 4 bender
and the best damn hammer i could find!!

speaking of hammers is it still too hot?

sounds like a hell of a good start.

[camo]

Originally posted by JR


Dang, camo you should get rid of this old junk and get brand new stuff from harbor fraight. :D


nope.....i love old iron :D i am always on the prowl for good ole heavy industrial tools. looking for a 40 ton electo hydraulic press so i can use my bling bling dimple dies on my new chassis

[Scott@Rockstomper]

Hmm... the bigish stuff...
8x28 mill
13x40 lathe
185A MIG
horizontal bandsaw
160A MIG (semi-retired)
Plasma cutter
Torch
15" drill press
30T powered press
40T powered tube bender
dinky chassis table
air compressor-n-tools
standard handheld power tools

I had a chop saw, but it's on semi-permanent loan.

[Scott@Rockstomper]

Originally posted by camo
nope.....i love old iron :D i am always on the prowl for good ole heavy industrial tools. looking for a 40 ton electo hydraulic press so i can use my bling bling dimple dies on my new chassis

I made my press powered... you can fear this... it's got a 21" liftkit (so I can put long axleshafts in it), two 5" bore hydro cylinders, a directional control, and it runs off the 12V hydro pump on my bender... 30T, but only 'cause I didn't get a very big hydro pump. Used to be a 20T press.

[bad booger]

Originally posted by camo


1960 bridgeport end mill
1958 doall 16"band saw
burr king model 760 belt sander
dewalt cold saw
brobo industrial cold saw


been looking for a tool room size ( 13 x 36 ) lathe to add to my collection


I think you have whats on my wishlist.

I got stuck with a JD2 model #4 ,a Miller210, grinder, & chopsaw.

My wish list includes some things I will just get to wish for though, like lasers and shears

[JR]

Ok:
14" 3.5 hp chop saw
Big oxy/acetylene torch
4" belt sander
Millermatic 175
Lots of grinders, sawzalls
buzz box
6.5 hp compressor with lots of air tools
20t harbor freight press ( and goggles:eek:)
I have probably lost more tools than I have now.

Always wanted a tig welder but don't have the room nor the skill.

[bad booger]

Originally posted by Scott@Rockstomper

40T powered tube bender


Is this what you have been using to bend .500 wall
Cause I heard you were bending some but that you were using a JD2 #4.

[crash]

I do love my tools...

AT work, a box taller than me(I am 6'2") full of snap on stuff

in my shop
snap on 250 mig, tig handle setup.
sears 16 speed stand up drill press
torch setup
horizontal band saw ( forget the brand but not HF)
Very large assortment of snap on air tooling
very large air compressor(seperate shod behind the shop)
Huge pile of jackstands :D

My wants
Mill
lathe
plasma
my bender(should be here soon)
alumn, spool gun for my welder

[WOLF359]

Miller 185
Oxy/Acy Torch
Pro-tools 105HD Tube bender
Grinders/etc.
Craftsman Professional tools
Signet Gearwrenches
Drill press
8,000 pieces of various cheap crap
Couple hammers
7 hp/80 gal compressor
CP and IR air tools

[Po' riggity]

Well, my tool collection really depends on where Im doing the work on my rig. If its at my apt, all Ive got is a 4" angle grinder and tons of handtools/sockets...... So bolt on stuff and minor mods can happen in my apt. If Im doing major work, I'll go to my dads auto repair, and get full use of lifts (he's got 3, so I just pick one) a parts washer, all the air tools I could think of, a hydraulic bender, that I have yet to learn how to use, a miller 220V welder that I don't know how to use, a torch, that I DO know how to use, and a plasma cutter.

Scott

[pitter]

205 piece master craft tool set. 4.5" angle grinder. a clamp or 2. a skill saw...drill and ..... thats about it.. so if anyone is wondering why my stupid fawkin sas is taking so long.... thats why:mad: divorced parents suck... especially when your dads an asswhole and takes all his tools:flipoff2:

[Scott@Rockstomper]

Originally posted by bad booger
Is this what you have been using to bend .500 wall
Cause I heard you were bending some but that you were using a JD2 #4.

Yup. But it's funny what kinda rumors get floated around here...

My 40T tube bender is a "mildly" (yeah, right) modified JD2 Model 3. Not a 4 (4 didn't even exist when I bought my 3--in fact, the 3 was a new model when I got mine!).

The rumor that it's for sale... is just that. A rumor. It's not.

And I did break it a year or so ago... bending 1.75 0.500. Fixed it, and it's happy now.

[Robert]

Originally posted by camo

been looking for a tool room size ( 13 x 36 ) lathe to add to my collection


My buddy is possibly looking to sell his lathe. Classic old iron like what you like. I "think" it is American brand, not sure.
He was talking some where in the thousand dollar neighborhood.



As far as the tool list,
At least $30,000 in Snap On, Matco, and Mac, with the nice Matco 9525 tool box setup, with complete 1/4" through 3/4" drive sets (sockets up to 4").
Snap-On 220 welder with remote wire feed box with 50 ft lead.
Both large and small torch kits.
Compressors.
Portable boring bar.
Various grinders, both hand held and bench mounted.
Cherry pickers, engine stands, tranny jacks,
we have a very well set up shop.

[camo]

it's in my price range. have him email me a pic with specs if he wants to sell it.

thanks

[MAD MAC]

ESAB migmaster 250
milwakee chop saw
airco 120 ac/dc sparc box (for portable use)
bridgeport with a shit load of tooling
south bend 16x48 lathe
big torch set
hossfield bender with dies to bend flat stock, angle, tube, pipe, I beam, and channel.
4x8 acorn table
axle stand
drill press
3 hp compressor
7 hp compressor
milwakee porta band
milwakee 3/8 and 1/2 hole shooters
metabo angle grinders (best grinder made in my opinion)
pressure syphon feed sand blaster
120 plasma cutter for up to 10 gage(wish it was bigger)
3 ton cherry picker (engine hoist)

2 Kennedy machinist boxes with all kinds of machinist tools from working in job shops.
all the engine building tools ya need for small blocks
all my air and hand tools that you would ever need

the list goes on and on

My wish list:
belt sander
horizontal + vertical band saw or a marvel saw$$$$
4' radial arm drill press
splining broach machine
rotary table for my bridgeport.
CNC plasma machine $$$$

I just bought my new house so now I gotta move all this shit and get it all set up again. That would be the bad part of having alot o shit.:mad:

[xextr3m3]

Ive got:

Various tools
Sawzall
angle grinder
JD^2 bender - 1.5"&1.75"
Chop box

wish list:
Plasma
Press
Iron Worker
electric sheet metal sheer

[mjcj7]

floor standing drill press
5 horse air compressor
jd2 bender (working on hydro for it)
hobart 175
a big ass vise
a blue tip wrench (oxy set up)
a variety of air tools


now if I had time to use them !!!

[scatterbrain]

100 ton Edwards ironworker
hypertherm 900
1 small lathe
1 lage d-shaft lathe
lincoln 255 powermig
lincoln 175 squarewave tig
4' x 8' CNC plasma table
50 ton hyd press
pro tools one shot hyd bender
chop saw
10' 155 ton brake
hyd-mec s20 vertical bandsaw 60deg. miter
1972 production drill press w/ pro tools notcher attached

wish list:
CNC mill big enough for beadlocks

[invincibletoy]

Currenty in my 1 car garage... (moving to a 2-3 car + tools in a month:D :D )

New Lincoln SP175 MIG with 75/25 mix. .25 wire
Jackson EQC 3-in-1 Weld, torch, grind Helmet
Cheap ass angle grinder
Speedair Air Compressor 110/220v
Craftsman project box full of craftsman/snap-on & some junk tools
Propane blower heater 30-60k btu
Air nibbler (for body panels)
Air ratchets/impact gun
Oxweld Torch oxy/acetylene
Dremel
S&K 3/4" Drive Socket Set (for sale - taking offers ($399 from HF))
Craftsman 6 ton jack stands
Cheapy Jack
Craftsman Creeper
HF air grease gun ;)
Crappy elec. pressure washer 1300psi

Wish list:

Tubing bender
Tubing notcher
Sawzall
Chop Saw
Mill (yeah right...)

Have Immediate Access to (Dad/Uncle):

13x40 AcraCut Lathe
30T Press
Gas & 3 phase Stick Welders
3 & 6 Ton Hoists
Giant air agitated parts washer
2 Double stack Mac boxes full of hand tools
Liquid oxy/propane torches
Vert./Horizontal Band saw
Port-a-band Band saw
Milwalkee 1/2" Hole Shooter

You guys have some sweet toys.... imagine if (in a perfect world) we had a PBB shop w/all of the goodies listed in this thread at our disposal...

[chumly2071]

here's some of my toys....
Miller 210 Mig
Lincoln Squarewave 175 TIG
Miller Spectrum 625 plasma
JD2 Bender, coverted to full hydro
16" floorstand drill press with frequency drive on it for spindle speed control
4' 16 ga box brake
60 gallon compressor
4x6 bandsaw
16" vertical Delta wood and metal cutting bandsaw
Porter Cable porta band
4" belt sander
lots of mechanics type tools
lots of drills/grinders/etc
36" air powered bumper lifting jack
jack stands/jacks
large frame hydraulic a frame type press
3 gallon partswasher
2 engine hoists
9" model A south bend lathe (not currently set up... :( )
Victor oxy/acetylene torch setup

For construction/wood projects, my dad has a fully outfitted, custom cabinet business (grew up doing that, and moved into the metal stuff to learn something new, always been into 4x4s)

wish list is a bridgeport, and a CNC table for my plasma. a friend of mine is working out the bugs on the drives and controller using cheap parts, and I hope to be able to buy a setup from him in the foreseeable future, for a lot less than the commercial setups. I'd like a larger lathe, and actually have it set up. for now, I have friends that own machine shops that cut me decent deals on machining projects, and I can get all my materials at cost + tax from where I work.

Overall, I have a pretty decent hobby set up. far from some of the professional grade stuff a lot of you guys have at home, but I'm trying.... :D

[High5]

not much but here it goes:

14" chop saw
4.5" angle grinder
JD2 bender with 1.75" die
torch
sawzall
1/2" hand drill
jig saw
floor jack
jack stands
225ac buzz box

besides hand tools and a couple of pnuematic tools that is all i have. of coarse i want more.

[Franklin]

Protools 105 Hydro
Big ass comperssor
Miller 175
Notcher
Oxy Torch- Hypertherm on order
Chopsaws
Drills
Craftsman/Snapon Tools about all of them
Frame Puller
Dynabrade- 6 Sanders, 5 die grinders, Dynafile, 3 cutoffs, nibblers, rachets, impacts blah blah
PPG Certified Spray Booth with EVERY DAMN BASE COLOR THEY MAKE, some House of Kolor as well
12 jackstands, 3 jacks
Blast cabinet and lathe are next

Corley Body Works--I just have to keep buying stuff to keep my depreciation up and offset profits:D

[chadl]

Well, I thought I had a decent collection, but compared to the rest of you it might as well be a playschool kit.

Millermatic 175 (pride and joy)
Dewalt Chop saw
5 hp air compressor ($hitty craftsman oiless)
Cheap (but amazingly still working) air tool kit (impact/ratchet/die grinder, air chisel)
20 Ton Harbor freight press
One cheap blue tip wrench setup
Decent 4 ton floor jack with a couple of jack stands
1 good, and 1 junk angle grinder
1/2" hand drill (have drilled about 16 1/2" holes through 1/2" plate for spring pads with this thing good upper body workout)
A fairly complete set of hand tools, gathered over the years mostly craftsman, but some import junk too.

Wish List
Drill Press, or mill drill (preferably and old knee mill if I can find one cheap)
Plasma Cutter (still dreaming of building my own)
Iron Worker (really interested in the cheaper iron work/shear/brake press I've seen in some industrial catalogues lately, may try and build one)
Tubing bender
A separate shop to put all this stuff in

Chad

[Paul Gagnon]

Originally posted by mrs. camo
WTF none of you guys owns any equipment ? what do you build your rig with a hammer ? :flipoff2:

Hammer, screwdriver and a pair of pliers, what else do you need? :flipoff2:


My shop is pretty empty since the thieves paid me a visit. Mostly just hand tools now.:(

[DRM]

I need more - preferably some of those machining tools :cool2:

[CoryB]

Boy, do I feel inadequate after reading some of your lists! :eek:

Anyway, I've got:
Baby Lincoln 100A wirefeed welder - looking to upgrade to a Miller 210 in the next year or so...
Eastwood Bodywork arc welder
Milwaukee 14" chop saw
Shopsmith woodworking tool but I only use the drill press and sander options on it
Cheapie foldable engine hoist
Cheapie engine stand
Various jack stands
Hydraulic floor jack
25 year collection of Craftsman, Snap-on and Mac mechanic hand tools - metric and US
Jigsaw
3/8" and 1/2" hand drills
Home air compressor
Various air tools
Cheap (not even HF quality) angle grinder
Fairly complete set of body working tools

[zuknut]

heres my list of an over crowded small shop

Voest 17" x 72" lathe
Lincoln mig welder
Miller tig welder
Esab plasma
6' 16ga box & pan hand brake
16ga hand corner notcher
Pexto sheet metal contour cutter
Homemade hydraulic bender with 1",1-1/4"1-1/2"1-3/4" round dies and 3/4" , 1" , 1-1/2" square dies
Ipb cold saw
Enco drill press

Next years purchases
New larger shop with vehicle lift and a Bridgeport E-Z track mill

I have an old South Bend belt driven lathe for sale

[RE:Todd]

130A cheapy MIG
14" Milwaukee chop saw
Cheapy baby drill press
pressure washer
Dremel
angle grinders
hand tools
air tools
borrowed tools


Need a better welder and a bender, unless I get the Toy spec chassis. But I still want a bender.

[Lance Morin]

I've got list that takes care of me... (but could always be better)

- Clark benchtop 1/2HP drill press
- Mikwakee hand drill (better and stonger than the Clark)
- Craftsman Professional 4.5" angle grinder ($25 on sale - out of the model listed in the ad, so it this $80 unit was subbed)
- most regular hand tools needed to work on the rig
- 6.5 HP compressor along with air tool (need stronger impact)
- Craftsman 10" miter saw converted to my chop saw
- 2 (not just one) regular hack saws
- 2 (not just one) 3lb mini-sledge hammers
- a 110v Cambell welder (used to do all my work with it)
- too many jackstands (various sizes 12 or 14 I think)
- some large floor jack from Sam's (works great)
- 60" Hi-lift jack (come on - all of us used that in the shop)
- Craftsman low end sawsaw
- ThermoDynamics Custmaster 50 (Plasma Cutter)

But also on long term loan have been:

- ESOB Migmaster 251 continuous duty industrial welder
- Torch setup
- various friends for free labor

On the purchase list (soon) are:

- JD 2 or Protools bender with 1.5" die
- stronger pneumatic impact wrench
- Hobart or Miller 175 welder (or equiv.) (used is fine with me)
- 1 hp upright drill press (looking for something used)
- cold saw
- belt sander
- parts washer

In the garage but rarely used (haven't found much use for it on my 4x4):

Top of the line old school, do everything table saw that I store for my father-in-law.

Before, I bought the sawzall, borrowed the torch, purchased (with a few friends) the plasma cutter, and borrowed that real welder, it was amazing what I could do with a 110 welder and cut off blades for the grinder. Of course, I wasn't welding 3/8" brackets and installing Rockwell axles back then either!

[steveh]

An Alarm system and a bunch of stuff I'm too lazy to list :flipoff2:

[Medusa]

JET 1050 EVS milling machine
JET 1440 lathe
Miller 250X Mig
Hypertherm 900
7.5 Hp air compressor
JET H/V bandsaw
14" Dewalt chop saw
20 Ton press
4' sandblast cabinet
HVLP Turbine compressor and paint booth
one hammer, three screwdrivers, a pair of pliers and a big pile of rusty baling wire:D

[jwag]

here we go:

1969 Graziano Lathe (consequently the first machine my father bought for $3700. in 1969)
19??Bridgeport mill
lincoln sp125(I want a miller251)
jd model 3 hydro
snap on rollaway full of stuff
lista rollaway full of stuff(if you need a rollaway this is the way to go)
makita chop saw
sears 12" bandsaw
parts washer
fridge with beer
dewalt sawzall
sears tablesaw(wood)

thats about it; hoping for a plasma and a bigger mig

heres a pic:

[camo]

Originally posted by camo
what kinda equipment do you guys have in your shop and what is on your dream list.......

my equipment list is :

1960 bridgeport end mill
1958 doall 16"band saw
burr king model 760 belt sander
1963 buffalo drill press
miller 175 mig welder
dewalt cold saw
brobo industrial cold saw



edit by camo. ( i only listed the big equipment )

7 hp 60 gallon compressor
3 hp 20 gallon compressor
big torch setup
small portable torch setup
solvent tank
large glass bead blast cabniet
3 dewalt angle grinders
engine hoist
aluminum floor jack
snap on floor jack
bunch o jack stands
dewalt sawzall
1/2 dewalt drill
3/8 dewalt drill
dewalt jig saw
dewalt 8"bench grinder
1/2 ir 1000 ft lb impact
3/8 snap on impact
3/8 snap on air rachet
snap on air chisel
ir air chisel
snao on 1/2 air drill
snap on 3/8 air drill

ah fawk it.........a whole shit load of air powered stuff :D and a kr1000 tool box stuffed to overflowing with tools :D


oh ya and a mean ass boxer dog that bites and yes the garage is alarmed and also video survalinced. :D






been looking for a tool room size ( 13 x 36 ) lathe to add to my collection


so what do you guys have or what are you looking for ?

[GOAT1]

Miller Syncrowave 250
Miller 200 Mig
TD plasma cutter
Milwakee 14" Chop saw
Harbor Freight hor. band saw
Import Vert band saw, works good though
JD2 model 3 bender
Desert tools tubing notcher
Southbend workshop 9" lathe
Import belt/disc sander
Jet bench grinder
assortment of drills, grinders and air tools
lots of hand tools
craftsman air compressor


Wish List

sheet metal shear
finger break
mill
good drill press

[M/C MAN]

Don't have to dream I have:

Bridgeport J2 DRO and auto feed
Doall 20" band saw
Lathe
JD2 bender

[M/C MAN]

Don't have to dream I have:

Bridgeport J2 DRO and auto feed
Doall 20" band saw
Lathe
JD2 bender
Millermatic 250 mig welder
Miller sycro 351
Miller Plasma cuter
Sand Blaster
Finger sheetmetal brake

Oh yeah forgot cold saw.

And the list goes on.
:D

[whthilux]

drill sawzall &grinder from northern tool.Miller175 weldit oxy-acet mini outfit,harbor freight & craftsman hand tools.craftsman 33gallon compressor that came w/ 1/2 &3/8 wrench ratchet.Bought some el chepo air tools fom harbor to go w/ it cut offtooldie grinder.My friend just bought abender from williams lowbuck tools,& abandsaw.

[camo]

Originally posted by M/C MAN
Don't have to dream I have:

:D

a great collection but everybody still dreams about more. what is on your wish list ?

[tommybronco]

Guys PLEASE be carefull listing all these high price items on the net. It is not just us honest folks reading this stuf. Pretty much if you have ever listed you addt then the whole world knows were you and all these tools are. Lock you tools and your shop. I remember this happening to snowtrooper or someone up in placerville or forest hill a few years ago.


So as for me i got:
14" chops saw
grinder
most alll hand tools (craftsman)
delta multi speed drill press
bench grinder
mig welder

wish-
press
plasma
lift

[Coreyperez13]

Ok, I"ll bite.

Not as big as most of the others here, but:

Lincoln Power MIG 300 (come on, anything less than a 250 is a sissy ass POS!)
- MIG, SMAW, TIG all in one!
Hypertherm 600
JD2 (Manual)
- 1.5" DOM die & 1" Square die
Craftsman (12" or 15", can't remember) floor mounted drill press
Dewalt 14" Chop Saw
Harbor Freight 20ton press
Tube Notcher (don't remember which one, but one of the $150 units)
Misc. Hand tools: (x2 craftsman rolling floor boxes full)
Misc Electric Hand Tools:
drills, grinder, Sanders
Craftsman 1900 PSI pressure washer
60 Gal aircompressor and full complement of pneumatic tools

I'm sure there are more, but these are used pretty commonly...

Oh, almost forgot, lots of lights in the garage, AC!!! and a fridge. What more can a guy need???

Corey

[joes75bronco]

I have:
craftsman $400 tool set
4.25" angle grinder
60" hi-lift
battery charger
one small section of a starage building

Want:
hobart 175 welder
protools bender
1.75 die
other stuff

[camo]

Originally posted by tommybronco
Guys PLEASE be carefull listing all these high price items on the net. It is not just us honest folks reading this stuf. Pretty much if you have ever listed you addt then the whole world knows were you and all these tools are. Lock you tools and your shop.

yup good point.

i lock my shop. have a mean guard dog, and it is also alarmed and video survalenced. not to mention i lock the gates to my property when i am gone.

not to mention i can't wait to put a few holes in a burgular :D

[Scott@Rockstomper]

Originally posted by camo
i lock my shop. have a mean guard dog, and it is also alarmed and video survalenced. not to mention i lock the gates to my property when i am gone.
not to mention i can't wait to put a few holes in a burgular :D

Yeah, I nearly forgot...
Real alarm system
Bull mastiff
9mm
...and I live 15 feet from work. :)

[frankenfab]

SnapOn KRL-1003 Tool Box (Intimidator II)
Robinair Dual Refrigerant Air Conditioning Machine
Robinair Sentinel Refrigerant Identifier
20 Gallon Parts Washer
Engine Stand
Engine Crane
SnapOn Mid-Rise Lift
3 in 1 Machine (Combo Lathe, Mill, Drill Press)
Drill Press
Pressurized Sand Blaster
Hobart Handler 175
Oxy/Acetylene Welder
4 x 6 Horizontal / Vertical Bandsaw
Portable Bandsaw
Bunch of Drills, Sanders, Body Tools, Etc.
2 DeWalt 4 ½” Grinders
SnapOn Oscilloscope
KAL Portable Exhaust Analyzer
OTC Enhanced Monitor 4000 Scanner
20 Gallon 5 HP Compressor (19.7 CFM, 2 Stage when I get around to installing it)
12 Ton Press
4 Jack Stands (3 Ton)
4 Jack Stands (6 Ton)
Floor Jack
A Blast Furnace (to cast aluminum)
Huge Collection of Air and Hand Tools
Just About Every Special Tool Made
Some Stuff I Forgot to List

………and a terminal tool collectors disease.

[zags]

I like making my own shop equipment as much as using it.
What I have built so far:
Hydraulic tubing bender w 180* ability using Hossfield dies
Tracer style flame cutting machine
8" plate brake
48" sheet metal brake
24" bead roller
1x42" belt grinder

what I bought.

Snap On 230 amp industrial welding power source with MIG and TIG.

Oxy-actealyne torches (rose buds rule, they will clear out your
garage of spectators in a hurry)

30" sheet metal shear,finger brake and slip roller combo.

drill press

upright/cutoff convertable band saw

14" chop saw

William Low Buck shear type notcher

Harbor freight hole saw notcher

Misc angle and die grinders.

I have the usual 20K in Snap-On hand and air tools.

What I want:

My new Iron worker is on the way :)

I want a lathe in the worst way.
After using a Mitler Bros. notcher,I decided that I would like notch my tubing in the lathe by putting a v-blocked drill press vice on the tool holder and using a mill bit in the chuck.

Bridgeport Mill with turret head, 2 axis CNC power feed and all the cool layout and indexing toys.

[bigNATE®]

Originally posted by steveh
An Alarm system and a bunch of stuff I'm too lazy to list :flipoff2:

ditto!:D

[jwag]

Originally posted by Scott@Rockstomper


Yeah, I nearly forgot...
Real alarm system
Bull mastiff
9mm
...and I live 15 feet from work. :)


Yep, with the advent of free camera's and hard drives so cheap it is silly to not have any kind of surveilance system along with the guns and baseball bats. And if you think I am gonna come out with my baseball bat instead of my gun, think again.

[Slowzuki]

I'll just leave the wish list:

Protools 105 and some dies (come on Canadian $!)
My grandfathers Myford lathe
My grandfathers friends little mill
CNC table for the plasma
Bigger MIG
Cherry picker (sometimes chainfalls just aren't where ya need em)

***A real shop! I work in a 14 x 16 wooden shed that I constantly worry about burning down!***

[LAME]

Standard assortment of sawzalls, drills, small power tools.

right angle Milwaukee drill
oldschool magnetic drill press
Chop saw
Millermatic 175
AC/DC Lincoln arc welder
Teeny tiny Lincoln 110v Weld pack Mig
Hydro JD2
2 year old full size fridge, full of booze and animal carcass:flipoff2:
Notcher


Got a line on a Bridgeport for $900 (wish list) also would like a lathe, and beefy press.

[ItsaCJ6]

Wish list

8 x 12 bandsaw Doall ( I like old Iron too Camo)

Vertical Mill

400amp mig

HUGE Plate shear

10' brake

Small foundry for casting

Exaust hood

150 ton press (sorta thinking about building it)

Bigger shop wouldnt be bad..I would like to store the Steel inside (dry)

In floor lift.

Oh I always wanted one of those angle iron shear/notchers

[mrnatural]

what i got:

hobart 175 mig
pro tools 105 w/ 1.75 240 die
h.f. notcher
h.f. angle grinder
h.f. chop saw
fatty hand drill (old)
ROCKWELL drill press
assorted h.f. and craftsman hand tools.

Wish:
bridgeport mill
lathe
tig
plasma
a piece of concrete

oh and I'm 19 years old, all the tools are mine (except drills), paid for, and all work is done on a slanted gravel driveway:D so who wants to donate some shop space:D

[Coreyperez13]

as far as somebody taking the stuff, if they want it, there is nothing you can or could do about it. Thats why I have the best anti-theft security thingie... Insurance ;) For $500 I get all new stuff!

Corey

[tsm1mt]

Hmmm..

Homier Horiz/Vert bandsaw
Homier 16spd Drill Press
Homier 20gal Parts Washer
Homier Bead-blast Cabinet
Homier 14" Chopsaw


(catch on that we don't have HF here, but the traveling HF.. er.. Homier.. visits)

International Harvester :beer: fridge
IH clock & thermometer, too
PII-300 PC. :D

JD2 Model 3
10T PortaPower
6" bench grinder
80K BTU LPG heater
Hobart 120 MIG
Century 230 AC stick
5hp Craftsman 220V oiled compressor
Ancient 1hp 2-stage 220V oiled compressor
Electric Oven (Powder coating!)


Still need a hydraulic press, another air compressor.. dunno about a mill/lathe. ;)

[jwag]

Corey, you are right on. I am sure if somebody really wanted my shiat they would find a way. I think I am going to figure out a way to bolt that lathe down, in my mind it is irreplaceable.

[chumly2071]

a good source for plans to home build some cool tools is http://www.lindsaybks.com/

They publish a lot of OLD, out of print technical stuff like old south bend lathe books, and also a very good series on home built tools by a guy named Dave Gingery. good reading, and the books aren't too expensive.

[bad booger]

Originally posted by Scott@Rockstomper


Yup. But it's funny what kinda rumors get floated around here...

My 40T tube bender is a "mildly" (yeah, right) modified JD2 Model 3. Not a 4 (4 didn't even exist when I bought my 3--in fact, the 3 was a new model when I got mine!).

The rumor that it's for sale... is just that. A rumor. It's not.

And I did break it a year or so ago... bending 1.75 0.500. Fixed it, and it's happy now.


If you get a chance why don't you post a pic of what "mild" mods you did to it.

You think it could bend anything bigger or is that max?? Not that you are bending pussy tube or anything. Also how many degrees can you bend it?

[LandCroozer]

Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor at 3GHz 800MHz front side bus
Intel® 875P chipset
256 MB Dual Channel DDR 400MHz SDRAM standard, upgradable to 2 GB
4 DIMM slots. Memory installed in pairs for dual channel.

I'm a WEB WHEELER BABY!

:flipoff2: :flipoff2: :flipoff2:
-tom

[Scoutillac]

100 ton hyd camber press
Pyramid plate roll 6'
2 5 ton overhead hoist with 40' beam
1 10 " 60' beam
6 ton mobile crane
6 ton clark fork lift
4 ton deawoo fork lift
100 hp compressor with 2 480 gallon recievers
8' 1/2 capicity shear
Hydraulic metal muncher
2 14" sold saws

and a whole bunch of welders, grinders ect:D

[withamc]

Yep - once I finish remodeling the house I'm running a home network through it, including a home surviellance system. Find some way to have it automatically e-mail me if something happens, I log on from work or wherever and if I see something going on, just call the cops and tell them somebody's theiving my house and they better get there before I do.

[pigpen62]

Big Stuff?

1989 Bridgeport DRO & Power feeds on X/Z
South Bend Lathe 10" x 36"
210 Miller Mig
220V Miller Plasma Cutter 390??
60gal compressor
JD2 Bender
20gal parts washer
20T Hydraulic Press
2T Gantry/hoist
NEED BIGGER PLACE BEFORE I CAN GET MORE TOYS

[Scott@Rockstomper]

Originally posted by bad booger
If you get a chance why don't you post a pic of what "mild" mods you did to it.
You think it could bend anything bigger or is that max?? Not that you are bending pussy tube or anything. Also how many degrees can you bend it?

There's a couple pics of the bender somewhere on my site, I'll go for a wander and see what I can find.

I can bend 2" 0.250 DOM about as far as I want, from memory... I don't try often.
1.75 0.500 DOM, I can go as far as I want now too.
1.5, I've never tried more than 0.500, but I suspect it'll bend as thick a wall in 1.5 as I can physically get (solid?).

The bender will bend to 100-110 (depending on diameter) degrees in one shot; I've never seen dies that'll go farther than 180 degrees.

Problem now is, the bender frame design doesn't allow for bigger than 2" tube--so if I want to bend something bigger, I have to start over from scratch.

[bad booger]

Originally posted by Scott@Rockstomper


There's a couple pics of the bender somewhere on my site, I'll go for a wander and see what I can find.

I can bend 2" 0.250 DOM about as far as I want, from memory... I don't try often.
1.75 0.500 DOM, I can go as far as I want now too.
1.5, I've never tried more than 0.500, but I suspect it'll bend as thick a wall in 1.5 as I can physically get (solid?).

The bender will bend to 100-110 (depending on diameter) degrees in one shot; I've never seen dies that'll go farther than 180 degrees.

Problem now is, the bender frame design doesn't allow for bigger than 2" tube--so if I want to bend something bigger, I have to start over from scratch.


Thanks for the info scott. I wanted to bend some 2" .500 wall awhile back and started trying to find a bender that could do it but no one knew of anybody that could do it so when I heard you were doing it on a JD2 I figured it couldn't be true but now I know you can if you get serious enough about it. Did you built your own dies or just the frame?

[Coreyperez13]

jwag,

Your completely right. I didn't really thing of thigs as being unreplaceable. For instance, if my grandfather would have bought me any of the items I have in my garage, I'd feel the same. I (honestly) was thinkin semi-shallow and just thought as far as dollar value. Not thats what you had in mind, but I didn't think of it that way...

Corey

[Geesh]

I am no business owner; I constantly have to remind myself that fact. This is a hobby. This is a hobby. my mantra . . . .

Mill drill
15" drill press
6 HP Compressor
loads of cheap-ass HF air tools (from zerk grease guns on up)
Milwaukee 14" chop saw
Hobart Handler 175, with gas
torch
Protools 105 Popeye bender with two dies
Two 4" grinders (got tired of switching between cutting & grinding)
Sawzall
6" grinder
4x8 parkay wood work bench (sweet tool)
bench vise
powder coater
sand blaster
and a bunch of other non-discript, standard tools
a retired fireman, stay-at-home dad on one side, a work-at-home attorney on the other.

[lilscorpion]

What I've got:


Clausing 15x40 lathe w/ Aloris quick change tool post
Kent 9x48 Mill w/ DRO
Pro-Tools 105 hydro N dies
Pro-Tools OneShot Bender N dies
Pro-tools tubing notcher
175psi 60 gallon compressor
Miller 250x mig
HTP 625 Plasma Cutter
Imort Bandsaw
Torch Set
tons of smaller and more storable tools...


What I want:

Plasma CNC Table
TONS of tooling for the mill and lathe
Never can have too many dies for the benders

[zjmikey]

I guess I am behind all of you guys..


Hobard Handler 135 Mig
Campbell Haus 20 gal compressor
die grinder, cutoff wheel, impact, air ratched, body saw etc..
Craftsman Drill Press
Harbor freight Chopsaw
Harbor freight tube notcher

Ryobi Chopsaw
Dewalt Sawzall

Misc Craftsman and Snap-op tools

Good Broom to sweep up the mess so the wife doesnt castrate me..;)

[ply426]

This is some of what I've gathered so far:

Bridgeport series 1 with digital readout
9X36 South Bend lathe
20T press
Hobart 210a mig
Century ac/dc stick
ProTools tubing bender
Harbor Freight pipe bender
various power saws, drills, grinders
cutting torch set
various machinist tools
hand tools from a to z
parts washer


My wish list:

Any lathe around 12X60
Kwikway boring bar
Hot tank
TIG machine
Winning Powerball ticket

[mrtwstr]

Ok I got a little time to kill.
Here's a short list of the things we've been usin' m-kay.

- 2 Snap on 8k# lift
- 1 Snap-on 10k# lift
- 1 Snap-on 11k# lift
- Snap-on mig welder w/tig & spool gun
- 80 gal. 7 h.p. Snap-on compressor
- big ass Jet drill press
- 14x40 Lathe
- Snap-on plasma cutter
- Tube bender (piece of crap but it works)
- 40 ton Metal Muncher / Iron worker w/all kinds of cool stuff
- good-ol hole saw tube notcher (I'm building a end mill style nutcher for my lathe)
- 1"x60" Burr king belt sander
- lotsa bench grinders, hand grinders, vises and stuff like that.
- Porta-Band band saw
- Dewalt Chop saw (been clollecting dust ever since I got the porta-band)
- Snap-on brake lathe
- a bunch of different diagnostic tools, scanners-scopes-ect.
- Ramco band saw
- 20 ton press
- torch set
- solvent tank
- Forklift. Best damn thing I ever bought, not one back injury since.
- More hand, air and power tools than I could list in a couple days.

Wants include more than I could list in a week but most important is a mill.
Ok, I'm gonna get back to work so I can buy that mill. :D

[Robert]

I forgot my wish list:rolleyes:

Only major thing was the house with one bedroom, small kitchen,
one bathroom,....





































AND A TWENTY CAR GARAGE!!!!!!!!:flipoff2: :flipoff2:

[76Cruiser]

I am just getting started into this. Here is my stuff.

Hobart 175
Blue wrench with decent sized bottles
Milwaukee Chop Saw
Porter Cable Sawzall
POS Delta drill press
POS Delta bench Grinder
60 compressor
2 Makita grinders (4" and 4.5")
Assorted hand tools and air tools

On the way from RBS
Protools 105
Protools Notcher
Protools protractor
Bending software

Wish List
Plasma cutter for 3/8"
hydro for the bender
some kind of iron worker
mill
lathe
Lots of other crap I can't afford

[D60]

Originally posted by MAD MAC
metabo angle grinders (best grinder made in my opinion)

amen

[jwag]

This is the greatest bender set up I think I have ever seen. Way to go Scott.

http://www.rockstomper.com/images/tools/

[willyswanter]

175 amp MIG Welder
235 amp Stick Welder
Pro-Tools One Shot Hydro Bender
Milwauki Chop Saw
Pro-Tools Notcher
Floor standing drill press
25 ton hydraulic press
16" Disc Sander
32x6" Belt Sander
Miller Plasma Cutter
Gas Cutting and Welding Setup
220v Air Compressor with shop air system

And my baby, Tree Journeyman 310 CNC Milling Machine:D

[76Cruiser]

That brake looks sweet too. Got any more pics or details for it Scott? I would like to make one.

[Travis Waldher]

Originally posted by crash
I do love my tools...

AT work, a box taller than me(I am 6'2") full of snap on stuff

in my shop
snap on 250 mig, tig handle setup.
sears 16 speed stand up drill press
torch setup
horizontal band saw ( forget the brand but not HF)
Very large assortment of snap on air tooling
very large air compressor(seperate shod behind the shop)
Huge pile of jackstands :D

My wants
Mill
lathe
plasma
my bender(should be here soon)
alumn, spool gun for my welder

hmm.. your band saw certainly looks harbor freight..
:flipoff2:

oh.. and you forgot parts cleaner and sand blaster. :p

btw, alumn spool gun... neener neener. (ok.. so I don't have a tank for ARgon. LOL)

My list...
Various hand tools, air tools. (pretty much everything short some specialty stuff.)
MM210 w/ spool gun (on loan)
oxy/acet torch
Bench Grinder
3 ton jacks and pile of jack stands
Big Air Compressor
big ass custom adjuster (aka hammer)

on the wish list

Shop
Mill
Lathe
Tube Bender
Plasma

just about in that order..

[ChopSuey]

I got a few things in my shop

hand tools, air tools
220v stick machine
110v mig
torch
ryobi chop saw
vertical band saw
sears drill press
woodworkin stuff

wish list:
bender with hydraulic setup
notcher
220amp MIG
bigger compressor

[Scott@Rockstomper]

Originally posted by 76Cruiser
That brake looks sweet too. Got any more pics or details for it Scott? I would like to make one.

I'm still trying to figure out if you guys are serious or if you're messing with me... but hey, I've never been one to restrict the ammo used to taunt me.

A friend of mine used to work in steel erection (yeah, Beavis, I really did just say....) and in trade for a bunch of work on his stock-car, I got a bunch of "bridge iron" which I used to build the brake and the "import destroyer" rear bumper that was on my first tow rig.

The brake is now damaged, but it would bend 42" wide 1/8" steel, around 30" wide 3/16", or 20" wide 1/4". Not sure about anything thicker than that.

The bender frame and dies are more-or-less off-the-shelf JD2 stuff, with gusseting and similar, but they're basically stock. Obviously, the bracketry and custom can mount are... well... custom. The 55-gallon drum is on casters (as are most of my heavy tools) so I can roll them around to different places in the shop.

The bender has a 12V hydro pump on it, and a deep-cycle battery with a trickle charger... and hydro quick-connects to hook it to the press, which is also on casters, for mobility.

Speaking of the press... fear this! :)

http://www.rockstomper.com/images/tools/press01.jpg

http://www.rockstomper.com/images/tools/press02.jpg

Necessity is the mother of invention... economy is the cruel stepmother of it.

[fj40guy]

Also a fan of the old stuff:

1943 LeBlond Metal Lathe (Liberty ship issues 13x18!!! fit between bulk head).

1965 Index Mill 9x42 w/ power feeds. Plan is a CNC retro fit

1925 Gossinger Drill Press. Flat leather belt, nice and slow for drilling 1" holes in steel. Motor made by Dayton Electric Co. (Hint... Delco!)

1970's 250Amp Hobart TIG welder.
(nuttin like 200Amp 100% duty cycle ratings!!!)

Best Item:
Snap On 3/8" drive rachet... my Dad bought it in 1938 when working as an apprentice. Too cool for words, and nice addition to the tool box!

Camo -- get a lathe and drill press, start making your own cranks:Wright Bros. Machinist (http://www.eaa32.org/Articles/LearingAsWeGo3-03.pdf)

Tom :usa:

[76Cruiser]

That press is evil looking. How did you make the part that bends the steel Scott? Sorry for the dumb questions. I want something like this for sure. I would much rather make something like that myself instead of buying one. I am thinking it would be great for breaking up skids and fenders and stuff.

[jwag]

Scott,

I am dead serious. You said it man "Necessity is the mother of invention... economy is the cruel stepmother of it." Those machines you built are not 10 million dollar machines but they get the job done. We sometimes forget about accomplishing the job at hand and get wrapped up in having the latest and greatest new thing.

[Scott@Rockstomper]

The press doesn't just look evil, it is evil. :evil: :) OSHA would have a field day in my place--I've got power tools whose guards were removed prior to even getting home. Good thing I'm not endangering anybody but myself. :)

'k, making a brake...

You more or less need two main pieces, the blade top, and the bed.

The bed kinda looks like an M... I made it out of two piceces of 3x3 angle, with the points up. Two A's next to each other.

The blade top, I made from 1/4x4 or thereabouts, it looks like the upright of a T, sticking down from the slider on the press that the jack (or in my press' case, the cylinders) sit on top of. It goes right into the middle of the "M" on the bottom.

Stick a piece of plate between, and push real hard, and it bends around the blade.

Basically, you've gotta know the ins-n-outs of how a press is made, and to build a brake, you're making a press, but instead of a post and a flat bed, you're using a blade and an "M" bed.

Kinda sorta make sense?

[darius]

2- lincold sp-135plus 1 flux, 1 mig
Dewalt chop saw
about a dozen grinders, one for every attachment
Ascetalyne torch
10 and 30 gallon compressors
8000 watt compressor for when I gotta work away from the shop
Snap On, Mac, Cornwell, Craftsman, hand and air tools
Harbor freight tube bender
Dewalt sawzall
Harbor freight drill press

[PTSchram]

OK, I'll bite.

Yard stick
Chalk
Torch
:flipoff2:
================================================== =========
Big stuff
Three 9" South Bend toolroom lathes
14 X 48 Clausing lathe
==
All the rest

Floor model drill press
Bench drill press
Three bench grinders with various wheels and wire brushes
Two bandsaws, one hor/vert, one vert
power hacksaw
Old Safety-Kleen parts washer
tree of seasonal celebration (Christmas tree with broken parts on it)
two laptops
two desktop computers
fax machine
12 ton hydraulic press
multiple electrical test instruments-digital and analog meters, lots of test lites
sawzall
angle grinders
bead roller
sheet-metal brake
more drill bits than even I can break
fancy expensive Rover-specific diagnostic computer
3000 square feet of heavy industrial zoned space
a great insurance agent and a good policy-sometimes a good attitude
lots of crazy ideas.

Peace,
PT

[Daveyclimber]

Rolled my 4runner , parted it out and started buying crap to build my tacoma

Pro Tools 105HD 1.5 and 2" dies
2 bench grinders
4 angle grinders
60 gallon compressor
2 craftsman belt/disc sanders
oxyaccetylene setup
16 speed JET drill press
engine stand
engine hoist
licoln 155 with mig capabilities
tube notcher
2 5" vises
anvil
lots of misc hand tools and measuring crap
makita chop caw
3/8 and 1/2 drills
other crap i'm sure

Things on my realistic wish list include

20 gallon parts washer
blasting cabinet
larger mig in the 200 amp range
ac/dc stick welder
and by far the most important to me is shelving units cause all my shit is scattered everywhere .

[lilscorpion]

What I've got:


Clausing 15x40 lathe w/ Aloris quick change tool post
Kent 9x48 Mill w/ DRO
Pro-Tools 105 hydro N dies
Pro-Tools OneShot Bender N dies
Pro-tools tubing notcher
175psi 60 gallon compressor
Miller 250x mig
HTP 625 Plasma Cutter
Imort Bandsaw
Torch Set
tons of smaller and more storable tools...


What I want:

Plasma CNC Table
TONS of tooling for the mill and lathe
Never can have too many dies for the benders


Funny this thing should come back around...

**EDIT**


I now have my CNC Plasma Table & Powermax 1000
Bought the motorized bead roller from Pro-tools (its a personal goal to make the Pro-tools guys rich)
Got a Jet 48"x16ga sheet metal brake
Ditched the HF bandsaw (junk) and got a gear driven bigboy


These would be all that's left off of my wish list now:
Dimple Die Set
Maybe just a little more tooling for the machines...;)
CNC Mill conversion
then...maybe a 4th axis for the mill


:beer: :beer:

[AprilzWarrior]

Hmm

Have:
Shop 40'x60'x16'
9K 2post Auto Lift
50 Gal Parts Washer
2 Snap-On Boxs Full 1 Mac box Full, and some other POS full.
Every Snap On air tool you can name.
2 Sets of Torches
Miller 625 Spectrum Plasma
Lincoln 255 Power Mig
Lincoln Squarewave TIG
7Hp/80 Compressor 200' of air line
5hp/30 Compressor
4' hand brake
4' Roller
2 anvils
2 Forges 1broke
Floor stand drill press, and one bench top
Portable tool carts
Ryobi 4.5 hand grinder
Ryobi 14" Chop & Milwakee (sp?) 14" Chop
Milwakee Sawzall (the lifesaver, fender killer)
7" Hand Grinder
6" Cone Grinder
Table top Sears wire wheel/grinder combo.
Tons of metal dies
Pro Tools 105HD Bender 1.75" Thanks Mad4WD !
Hydro Tranny Jack for lift
74" Jack stands for lift
Hydro Porto power body/frame straightening Equip. (for sale)
3ton Cherry picker
mini fridge
JD 510 cherry picker
lots of shelving... and more to come.
Shit loads of Drill Bits
More Taps and dies than I can find.
tons of antiques... love those

Wants ?
A nude model to pose for me at my whim.
A grease bunny to do lubes.
&
A wife that wont give a shit.


Thanks
AprilzWarrior :smokin:

[Frankie_Bones]

Miller econotig
Lincoln 110 wire feed
Angle Grinder
Huge drill press
A bunch of hand tools



On my wish list, a fawking garage

[Brian468]

craftsman pro box overflowing with tools
miller 210 mig
miller dynasty tig
jd2 model 3
couple dewalt grinders
couple sawzalls
oxy AC torch
late 70`s bridgeport mill
150 gallon hot tank
A frame lift
cherry picker
sheet metal brake
100 ton press
another bridgeport with a fucked up deck so now its a drill press/notcher
old ass metal lathe
old ass bumper air/hydraulic jacks
blast cabinet


wish list

CNC and a house of my own so i can build a bigger shop.

[rokdog03]

more wants than gots but here goes
me and my dads shop includes
9k asymetric 2 post lift
millermatic 210
miller elite mask
lincoln stick welder collecting dust
oxy acetylene torch set up
big drill press from harbor freight
bench mount drill press
60 gallon husky air compressor
2 big ass welding and assembly tables
10 inch chop saw (seen better days)
14inch chop saw
4 makita grinders
sawzall
bench grinder
l tec plasma cutter (for sale)
big stainless tool box loaded with hand tools
doubles of almost every air tool
and all the useless jacks and jackstands we had before the lift
engine hoist,2 engine stands
3 roll around aluminum and stainless storage carts loaded with parts and fluids,solvents and cleaners

in the next 2 months
miller synchrowave 180 sd runner
miller spectrum 375 plasma cutter
m-tech model 1 tubing bender
industrial notcher

also a large portion of the garage is a party room with a big screen tv, dvd player, vcr, surround sound, ping pong table, dart board, frigerator loaded with the good stuff fullsize couch, 2 chairs and a leather recliner

[carslut]

miller 185 mig
miller 180 tig
miller 375 plaz

craftsmen sawzal
craftsmen 1/2" chuck drill
craftsmen chop saw
craftsmen grinder
craftsmen 7hp 60 gal compressor

MTECH tube bender
MTECH tube notcher

1950's drill press from an unkel its 1 ton of steel 9' tall w/ the bit all the way down 11' up

lots of air tools, a few high lifts. a port-a-power... and all the other fun stuff.....

its not much but its a start.....

[ToyFamily]

got:
lincoln 175 tig/stick
lincoln 175 mig
jd2 (coupla dies)
belt/disc sander
drill press
2 air angle grinders (one grinder, one sander)
tube notcher
2 31/2 ton floor jacks
3x4 3/8 plate fab table
milwalkee 14" chop saw

want:
bigger fab table (i am used to the 4x8's at work)
6ft pexto press break
pan break
bead roller
4ft sheet metal roller
english wheel
leather lead bag
hydo press
14" disc sander
tube roller
cold saw
table w/ rollers for cold saw table
4'+foot sheer (hydro would work too :rolleyes: )
panograph with plaz tip
sand blaster
mill
lathe
90 deg table notcher
plaz
small iron worker
planed jig table


and a shop bitch to grind and sweep!

[Jam Master Jay]

My family own's a manufacturing plant. Here's what I use when working on my rig both, business and personal tools.

Big Tools:
Brand New Haas CNC Mini Mill
Brand New Daewoo Dual Spindle CNC Lathe
Bigass Mazak CNC Lathe
Small Mazak CNC Lathe
2 large 60's era Bridgeport Mills
Supermax Mill
Fadal CNC Mill
Bigass lathe
15 Drill Presses
2 Vertical Bandsaws
Gang drill
DoAll lay-down saw
Oxy Acetelyene Rig
Hydrogen rig
Miller Mig Welder
Delta disc/Belt Sander
Shop fully plumbed for compressed air, 2 compressors
1/2 ton overhead hoist
Daewoo forklift

Small Tools:
Chop Saw
Worm Drive Circ Saw
2 Angle grinders
Drill
Cordless drill
Sawzall
5 ton floor jack
3 ton floor jack
4 jack stands
Impact Wrench
Pneumatic Ratchet
Pneumatic Belt Sander
Saber saw
Router
Bench Grinders
Drill Sharpener
Every tap and die imaginable
Every mill/cutter/bit imagineable
Metric and standard wrenches
shorty wrenches
Ratchets and sockets ranging from 1/4" drive to 3/4" drive impact
Plus all the other stuff like pliers, screwdrivers, wrenches, clamps, prybars, extension cords, etc etc etc.

My Wish List: Hydraulic Bender, Plasma Cutter, Lift, Media Blasting Cabinet, 20 ton Press, Sheet Metal Break, Porta-band, Hammer Drill, Loader/Backhoe, Table Saw, and about 50 little specialty gadgets like seal pullers, etc.

[Ryden]

In my shop I have:

Assort. screwdrivers and handtools
El Cheapo angle grinder X 10 ( 1 in working cond)
hack saw
Furnace
300 pd anvil
bellows
3/4 pd hammer
1,5 pd hammer
2,25 pd hammer
3,5 pd hammer (my fav)
3 sledge hammers
Firemans axe
spit
'bout 200 blacksmiths tongs in various shapes
Hi-Lift
crowbar
4' jackstands
some lengths of railroad track 4-6' long used to straighten the bodywork (it didn't budge with the sledge hammer)
some old electric drill that is constantly on
Kemppi Kempomat MIG 170A that my buddy constantly asks me to return
an 18" adjustable wrench, just perfect for those hard-to-reach 1/4" nuts
A chainsaw
another chainsaw
11 old tires on rims used as jackstands
a garage pit 5' deep and 7 yards long
a viking bearded axe

and finally....
a 12" disco mirror ball (no kidding)

ok, ok you may say the mirror ball is :rainbow: but the bearded axe says :flipoff2:

[speedo]

30t press
Wilton 1 hp 20" drill press
250 amp CK mig welder
5 hp air comp 80 gal vertical tank
14" Milwaukee chop saw
axle rebuild stand
36" Pexto box brake
2 solvent tanks (1 for my shit and the other for friends)
engine hoist, engine stands and other standard shop stuff.

Coming soon Pro Tools 105HD bender, Plasma cutter and a Bridgeport.

Gus

[Storm Trooper]

Guys PLEASE be carefull listing all these high price items on the net. It is not just us honest folks reading this stuf. Pretty much if you have ever listed you addt then the whole world knows were you and all these tools are. Lock you tools and your shop. I remember this happening to snowtrooper or someone up in placerville or forest hill a few years ago.


So as for me i got:
14" chops saw
grinder
most alll hand tools (craftsman)
delta multi speed drill press
bench grinder
mig welder

wish-
press
plasma
lift

exactly, i got a plasma cutter jacked when i conversed with a guy about borrowing it, alot of people already knew where i lived but that gave the theifs knowladge that it would out of the garage, then when i was in basic training and people knew i was really far away, a jackass i went to HS with that used to be on the board broke into our house and our garage and tokk a bunch of toy parts out of my rig that was stored behind the garage.

just be careful who knows what, even your BEST FRIENDS CAN HAVE A FALLING OUT WITH YOU AND THEN GET GREEDY