Tools you waited too long to acquire

[historicalarms]

3- a Dillon press

I havent bought a new tool for probably 15 years but am really close on hitting the "buy now" button on a rudimentary plasma cutter these days.

I certainly do agree with Chicken on the Dillon, I've owned 3 of them and combined , have manufactured well over 200,000 quality rounds for the boss & I

 

[JustaDB]

Vertical/horizontal metal bandsaw. Hundreds of hours, and thousands of calories could have been saved if I had bought one 30+ years ago!!

Just think what all that hacksawing did for your figure, though!

 

[JustaDB]

(burp) Beer cooler...

Oh, and hammers. Lots & lots of hammers.

 

[justin1]

One of these de-bur tools what a nice thing to have for making things less cutty. If you don't own one you should look into one.

 

[Ironman]

A decent electric powered hydraulic press with a corded control box
A press brake.
a propane shop furnace

 

[Tom O]

I’m still looking for a jack to get me off my a**.

 

[little ol' e]

I’m still looking for a jack to get me off my a**.

She's got the Jack...

 

[Tom O]

She's got the Jack...

I said a jack not something to sit on!

 

[phaxtris]

A lathe, Ive had just about everything but before then ....should have bought my own 10+ years ago

 

[Susquatch]

Just think what all that hacksawing did for your figure, though!

It sure didn't help mine...... If anything I have a discernable z-axis wobble now that reacts to any changes in x or y direction.....

 

[Upnorth]

Shaviv deburring tool kit. Turned out to work much better than I expected. If you get one of these I recommend wearing a leather glove on the hand you are holding the part you are deburring in. I slipped and got a very painful cut that took a long time to heal.

 

[Former Member]

Shaviv deburring tool kit. Turned out to work much better than I expected. If you get one of these I recommend wearing a leather glove on the hand you are holding the part you are deburring in. I slipped and got a very painful cut that took a long time to heal.

Girly hands .

All joking aside, metal work and gloves are one of those PPE devices that can be both a hazard and requirement from one moment to the next.

Wear them, snag a glove and get an injury.

Don't wear them, slip and get an injury.

Its know when and when not to.

 

[little ol' e]

I said a jack not something to sit on! View attachment 33667

 

[slow-poke]

Better late than never.

 

[ShawnR]

Fun thread.......

 

[StevSmar]

A shop vac that I don’t need hearing protection to run.

I spent crazy, crazy money on it (Festool) but within a month I was kicking myself for putting up with the noisy piece of garbage I got 10-15 years ago.

Now I don’t avoid vacuuming like I did before.

 

[thestelster]

For 33 years I had been using a 4-position tool post, but until the advice from @Susquatch , I went to a QCTP. What an time saver!! I went with a Multifix system, which cost me a pretty penny, but I don't regret it for one second.

 

[YYCHM]

A Horizontal Bandsaw was a huge game changer for me.

 

[YotaBota]

Does the tractor count? We'd been on the property for about four years moving dirt and stuff with wheelbarrows and shovels when the other half said " why don't we have a tractor to do this?" The next day papa went shoppin and we bought the Kubota!

 

[Susquatch]

Does the tractor count? We'd been on the property for about four years moving dirt and stuff with wheelbarrows and shovels when the other half said " why don't we have a tractor to do this?" The next day papa went shoppin and we bought the Kubota!

I'd say it counts, but I included my UTV/ATV in my list so I'm kinda biased. I also have 3 tractors here on my farm so again I'm biased. I even like the backhoe attachment.

Where you cross the line is getting an orange one......