Tools & equipment that are fantastic.

[Fuddyduddy1952]

Tools are strange in a way. A contractor friend/neighbor and I built a horse tack room last year. He had an expensive pancake air compressor and a Paslode framing nailer. Both gave problems early on so I got my Harbor Freight nailer and compressor. They both worked fantastic throughout the job.
I started with DeWalt cordless and stayed with them for everything since I have lots of batteries and chargers.

 

[ovrszd]

My favorite Milwaukee is this 1/4 impact. Excellent power. Excellent battery life. 3spd. Soft start for self drilling/tapping screws. Compact for tight places. And it's pretty light for battery powered.

 

[ArlyA]

I sure have liked my various makita cordless tools. Have multi mini chainsaws, multi drills, grinder and impact. All use the same 18v batteries and had good luck with aftermarket 10amp hour batteries for them as well.

 

[Hay Dude]

I love my Makita (Sach Dolmar) saw. It’s a beast

 

[2LaneCruzer]

When I decided to do a complete restoration of my '70 Nova, one of the first things I bought was a rotisserie. Doing any kind of body work on it was so easy when you could position it so it is easy to work on. Was worth every penny, and when I'm done with it, hopefully this coming spring or summer, I have a couple of friends that want to buy it for their projects.

That brings back some memories. I bought a 70 Chevy Nova brand new; six cyl, three on the tree, radio (no AC). I'll never forget writing that check; $2,330.00 (company fleet discount!).

 

[sea2summit]

I've got a whole ton of tools. Three have gotten me out of more pinches than all the others put together. First is a 6lb sledge head I found in the woods, cleaned up and put on a 16" handle. Second, a pair of sidecutters I keep in the little pocket on my pants. Lastly a battery powered 1/2 impact driver.

 

[ovrszd]

That brings back some memories. I bought a 70 Chevy Nova brand new; six cyl, three on the tree, radio (no AC). I'll never forget writing that check; $2,330.00 (company fleet discount!).

I bought a 69 Mustang Coupe, 302V8, 3spd on the floor, radio, no AC for $2,300.00 I was 17.

Those were the days!!!

 

[BigBlue1]

One of the most surprisingly useful tools I've purchased in recent years is an oscillating tool. I have the DeWalt cordless version, but any would have the same benefits. They are just SOOOO useful for making cuts in atypical situations. Like cutting off the bottom of a door jamb/casing when installing new flooring or making a quick hole in sheetrock. Or reaching several inches into an opening to make a cut. They are quick, easy, have many different types of blades and are very useful. My last use was last night where I put on a non-serrated blade (think utility knife edge) to cut the enamel paint at the edge of a door's casing as I was removing it from the wall. Kept the paint from peeling the sheetrock paper as I pried the casing away.

 

[ovrszd]

One of the most surprisingly useful tools I've purchased in recent years is an oscillating tool. I have the DeWalt cordless version, but any would have the same benefits. They are just SOOOO useful for making cuts in atypical situations. Like cutting off the bottom of a door jamb/casing when installing new flooring or making a quick hole in sheetrock. Or reaching several inches into an opening to make a cut. They are quick, easy, have many different types of blades and are very useful. My last use was last night where I put on a non-serrated blade (think utility knife edge) to cut the enamel paint at the edge of a door's casing as I was removing it from the wall. Kept the paint from peeling the sheetrock paper as I pried the casing away.

I have no consistent "need" for one, but I "want" one.

 

[4570Man]

One of the most surprisingly useful tools I've purchased in recent years is an oscillating tool. I have the DeWalt cordless version, but any would have the same benefits. They are just SOOOO useful for making cuts in atypical situations. Like cutting off the bottom of a door jamb/casing when installing new flooring or making a quick hole in sheetrock. Or reaching several inches into an opening to make a cut. They are quick, easy, have many different types of blades and are very useful. My last use was last night where I put on a non-serrated blade (think utility knife edge) to cut the enamel paint at the edge of a door's casing as I was removing it from the wall. Kept the paint from peeling the sheetrock paper as I pried the casing away.

That’s what I was going to comment before I got sidetracked. I use mine all the time. No other tool can efficiently do what it does.