boardmanMJ Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 a few years ago my mom bought my dad and i the greatest christmas/birthday/anniversary/thanksgiving present ever. the 2 post lift in the shop. by far the handyest tool. Jeep goes up, Jeep goes down..... Josh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Automan2164 Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 I have to admit that I am going to cheat a bit. A few years ago, heck 6 now, I started working for a municipality after working at a Ford dealer. Changing jobs meant that I would no longer need my box at work, and it got to come home... Bringing my toolbox home has been one of the greatest things since sliced bread. Especially with losing our shop privileges at work... If I had to have all my all my tools there and couldn't use them after work... I would blow a main vein. Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee21490 Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 I've always been a big fan of $25 Gearwrench ratcheting combination wrench set I bought several years ago because I use them on absolutely everything, but I think they're going to have to take a backseat to my new favorite/most useful tool in my shop: I'm not sure how I was able to ever get by working in my unheated, drafty shop when I lived in NJ because this wood stove is basically paradise...and it makes hot chocolate, too! And yes, my shop is carpeted...that's what happens when a couple buys a house, get divorced, Mommy gets all of Daddy's money and Daddy can't afford an apartment...so he moves into the detached garage, insulates it (thank you!), puts a bathroom in (BIG thank you!) and lays down a carpet (no thank you). So, what's your most useful tool? (sexual innuendos aside) I wish i had a shop / garage... Spent a good chunk of today outside in the gravel driveway in the rain doing sound dampening lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gogmorgo Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 At least it's warm enough where you live for it to rain... here it's -10F and dropping... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mvusse Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 At some point I will get a two post lift. But need a garage with at least a 12 foot ceiling first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadinator Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 Air compressor by far, once I started using air tools it was like getting a big screen TV, thought of saying somethin witty here but changed my mind :yes: you know the deal...lol :agree: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee21490 Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 At least it's warm enough where you live for it to rain... here it's -10F and dropping... I would love some snow now & then. We get like 1-2 inches for a few days Once or twice every winter.. Rest of the time it rains 24/7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimoshel Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 Lived in Blaine, Wa for a year. Made the news while I was there. Aug 23, 1962 it didn't rain from 10:33 AM until 4:30 PM. :yes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gogmorgo Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 Snow's not really the issue... it's more to do with the sub-zero(F) temperatures and the omnipresent 10-15mph breeze... But I do enjoy it, so long as I"m not working in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrawombat Posted December 7, 2012 Author Share Posted December 7, 2012 I had to work outside in the snow a few years ago to fix the fuel pump in my stranded '99XJ so I was lying on my back most of the time. There was a nice breeze that day that was making my face and any exposed skin completely numb. The front of my legs and stomach were freezing but everything on my backside was nice and toasty. Snow is a great insulator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clay Perrine Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 My two post lift. I hate lying on my back in cat litter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clay Perrine Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 At some point I will get a two post lift. But need a garage with at least a 12 foot ceiling first. Mine is in a garage with a 10 ft ceiling. Had it specially made at a local manufacturer. 2K installed. Have to watch the ceiling when lifting anything, but I can get almost everything I own up high enough to stand under. (Disclamer: I am 5'6" tall). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mvusse Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 Mine is in a garage with a 10 ft ceiling. Had it specially made at a local manufacturer. 2K installed. Have to watch the ceiling when lifting anything, but I can get almost everything I own up high enough to stand under. (Disclamer: I am 5'6" tall). Yeah, I'm 6'5".... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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