Post your tools!

Still wish my father in law was still around, But good gracious the tools this man entrusted to me to take care of after his passing.....

 

I have some of my grandfather's patternmaker's tools. Many of them are things that are simply no longer available being made. Even tools that are still fairly common today were much better - produced to tighter tolerances, using finer finishes, using metal that would take and hold a sharp edge (even if it is less shiny). He's been gone 44 years, but I still keep a few items completely as he left them as examples of a perfectly honed edge.

 

Sure. My favorite is a Bergera LRP Elite with a Nightforce 7-35x Atacr. There's a 10 gauge that's a lot of fun too.

 

Duuude! YES! now that's some glass!
You should bring it over to my range...

 

Tell us about the range. Searching on Google maps I found about a mile long flat spot in BLM land down some 4x4 roads. Closed right now due to fire restrictions but I'm excited to check it out in the fall.

 

Well, nothing that long but 200yds on my 10 acres. Could probably get the neighbor to let me stretch out to 450. My goal is getting land to set up 1000 yds. One can dream.

 

That would be so cool to have a private range. So that's your back yard?

I was lucky enough to shoot at 1,000 yards at a private range one time. Been trying to find a place to get that distance or more ever since...

 

Yep

 

Bad ass

 

Since we are posting out milwaukee stuff. Here's my chainsaw. If anyone knows how to get this back together I have free beer.

 

Lol! What happened?

 

It leaked oil like it was getting paid to. There would be a puddle in the garage in no time. Took it all apart assuming I could figure something out. Maybe it needed some liquid gasket?

I replaced an o-ring with a much thicker one. Did not need to take it all apart to do that...El. Oh. EL. Haven't gotten around to putting it together.

 

Screwdriver + excess ambition

 

The rolling cabinets have drawers for: sharps, screwdrivers, plumbing, squares/angles, electrical, prying, 1/4", 3/8", 1/2", 3/4" sockets and ratchets (SAE & Metric), SAE and metric combination wrenches, air tools, pliers/snips, metal working, manuals, automotive misc (hose clamps/tire stem/license plate screws/etc, grease and grease guns, saw blades, files, punches, specialty tool sets like brake caliper tools, tap and die sets, and more.

Old hand tools are 30+y/o Craftsman, new hand tools are Tekton. I've been using Makita cordless since my Panasonic cordless died, starting with the 12v and now it's all 18v/36v. Corded tools are usually Bosch. Then there's the 30+ yo 25 gal Craftsman belt driven air compressor. Old air tools are Craftsman and Porter Cable, new ones are Metabo.

Homemade shelves, rolling workbenches, and wall cabinets hold other stuff.

 

I particularly like your battery charger and drill holder station. Very smart.

 

But I'd get banned if I posted my tool.

 

Just Photoshop a Milwaukee logo on it, and nobody will notice.

 

I'll post my tools in a few weeks. 2 very large additions are in the works...

 

Your poor wife.

 

Is it a lift?

 

2 lifts

 

Don't happen to be in North Carolina do you?

Just checking, Man, That is nice.

 

In Utah.

 

Nice, Get to Logan for business about once a year. Love that area... A welcome change from my normal locale.

 

Nice.....

 

Here is a teaser of the first lift. It’s a 4 post challenger 9k lift.

 

Oh you weren't kidding. Very cool.

 

Not tool pics but a couple pics of my unfinished shop. Will lay concrete in the remaining 75% of the shop before I ship out again.