Most important tool in your garage

mig welder and grinder

 

I hope I never need it but my fire extinguisher and i can catch some thing on fire.

 

my radio! cant get anything done without music!

 

Lets see tonight it was air drill,cut off wheel,tubing bender,flare tool,alen tee handle,wrenchs,tap,vice,work bench,beer fridge and a pack of smokes.
Could not have gotten the job done if one was missing.

 

One I can't live without lately and am not sure how I did it before is a portable band saw (dewalt, corded).

If you're cutting small parts like brackets, tabs, etc., or cutting tubing, bar, even sheet metal, it can't be beat. Super quiet, clean, no smoke. I turn to it WAY more often than the plasma.

Aaron

 

Bottle opener

 

i can make anything a bottle opener, i know you can too if you really had too.

 

My mig welder, lathe and mill...Belt-sander.

 

I have to say, I'm with Fenderless in the NW, on this one. The most important tool in my shop is ME. Every piece of hardware in the shop is useless with out my, experience ,skill,
and the desire to be creative.

........................Jack

 

Common sense, which is not that common, so I've been told.

 

2 lb. hammer!!!

 

My big old flathead screwdriver. That damn thing has more uses than a Swiss Army Knife.

I'm starting to think it has mystical powers.

 

Mig welder and my small ball peen hammer.




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Air wiz wheel, (cut off wheel) I use it all the time.

 

Pretty obvious that without an operator, tools are useless. One tool that I use a lot is my Burr King belt grinder. It runs a 2x72 belt, variable speed. Belts are available from at least 36 grit, all the way to micron and even cork belts. You can notch tubes with it or prep any kind of metal for polishing. Welders and other grinders/polishers are also indespensible.

 

I really didn't think it would get used much when I put it in, but the fireman's / stripper pole is plenty of fun and gets used quite a bit.
One could argue that it couldn't possibly be the most important tool or even a tool for that matter, but when its in use everyone forgets about all the other tools.

 

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=662950

What was wrong with these 8 pages ?

 

The radio that sits on the beer fridge next to the hoist !

 

Here's my favorite tool;


Its not the battery charger (although thats mighty handy) its the old Pepsi machine. It keeps my frosty beverages ice cold. I actually get ice crystals forming when you crack the tops....perfect!

Bobby

 

Fire extinguisher
If you've ever seen me work, you would understand

 

BC Powder!

 

thanks for the vote spooler, but I had a spell of that " just feeling like a tool " mentality (and not in a good light lol )

 

Safety glasses, goggles, shield...I've only got two eyes!

 

really old train track section/anvil my grandfather gave me.
rad piece.

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My wood stove. damn cold in the winter without it. Its the one tool that I cant get around without it.

 

A band aid.