Shop tools you wish you had

[wdchyd]

I'd like to have a good big finger break. Something that would handle 4 feet of sixteen gauge steel at least.

You must mean a "Box & Pan Brake".......I have a 4 footer Pexto IIRC.....

 

[Mace Canute]

Yes, that's the correct name for them, although I have seen them referred to as finger breaks like in this site. Box and Pan and Sheet Metal Brakes and Finger and Bending Brake You have a 4 footer Pexto? MMMMMMMMM! Nice!

 

[grsthegreat]

I'd like to have a good big finger break. Something that would handle 4 feet of sixteen Gage steel at least.

i bought the Grizzley 48" box and pan brake last year. needed it for some projects i was doing.

man, has that thing come in use for alot of things. i got it last year for $1,495 delivered..i see that the price has jumped to almost $2,000.

man what changes a year make.
G0542 48" Pan & Box Brake 12 Ga.

 

[wdchyd]

Yes, that's the correct name for them, although I have seen them referred to as finger breaks like in this site. Box and Pan and Sheet Metal Brakes and Finger and Bending Brake You have a 4 footer Pexto? MMMMMMMMM! Nice!

My SWMBO's family has sheet metal company that does precision sheet metal now and this was among other pieces that had been mothballed......

I just provided the free storage ........

 

[zythinl]

A Bridgeport, metal lathe, surface grinder. Problem I see, is by the time I can afford things, I don't need them as much. With the price of metal being pretty high, metalworking projects usually aren't practical.

i learned how to cast aluminum and with that talent u can take almost anything and make it work. if i need a 5 inch round stock then i just cast it and clean it up on the lathe then make whatever. also make any pattern., cant help with steel but i havent had trouble getting scrap layin around to make what ever is needed

 

[silverdollar6]

I would like to have a good screwdriver.

 

[wdchyd]

i learned how to cast aluminum and with that talent u can take almost anything and make it work. if i need a 5 inch round stock then i just cast it and clean it up on the lathe then make whatever. also make any pattern., cant help with steel but i havent had trouble getting scrap layin around to make what ever is needed

I'd love to see pics when you do that again...:thumbsup:

 

[Elviscaretaker]

I would like to have a good screwdriver.

Elkhead Tools Store
A bit spendy, but very nice

 

[SixHoeBob]

I bought my first 4-n-1 screwdriver for $11.00. Found 2 for $5 each. Found 10 for $1.25. Found 130 for 80 cents each. They are all top quality and look alike.
I give them away to people I get along with. I think I still have 134.:laughing:

 

[woodlandfarms]

The skill to use the the tools I have and not covet the guys and gals who do know how to use their tools. Amazing how many tools I buy and how little the quality of my work improves.