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 ?

[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.

[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

[TRD]

oh and i got me a DONK

[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.

nope.....i love old iron 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 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)
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

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 divorced parents suck... especially when your dads an asswhole and takes all his tools

[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.

[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