Anyone else love tools like I do?

[grsthegreat]

I finally got a poly rolling cart to store all tools while working on a project. At least then theres a chance that they will get put back where they belong. Years ago i added pallet shelving in my shop and sorted it out. Way easier to work. I also tend to purchase less of the same tool...that i can no longer locate.

 

[GeneV]

I'm lucky to have some of my father's old hand tools. Not many; a few pliers, one hammer, and his old trim saw.
And although he has been gone for 50 years, sometimes when I pick up one of his favorites and begin to use it I can feel him come and stand there. Quiety nodding, watching, and approving as I work.
rScotty

That's cool rScotty, having that bond with pop. My dad been gone a little while now too, and I also use some of his tools sometimes.

 

[Cat_Driver]

LOL, I need to find 'tool collectors anonymous club'. (sub-club to AA)
Like, Hi I'm Bob and I'm a tool junky.

Took me years, but I finally have the wife convinced about tools. I'm the guy that buys tools that I "may need someday". Eventually, that day does come sometimes years later but that day does come and that tool I bought way back then was the perfect solution. Most times the wife is helping out on projects and has witnessed first hand that the right tool for the job makes the job so much easier.

Most often it also amazes me when I say, "you know I bought this tool year ago and I think it will be perfect for this job" sure enough after I scaper the dust off the box that I never opened there is that tool I needed and it was just what I needed.

 

[Industrial Toys]

I do have some collectibles. Pretty much all Tractor and Farm Related Dinky and Corgy Models. Those were the days. No oil changes, filters or repairs.

 

[MossRoad]

I'm lucky to have some of my father's old hand tools. Not many; a few pliers, one hammer, and his old trim saw.
And although he has been gone for 50 years, sometimes when I pick up one of his favorites and begin to use it I can feel him come and stand there. Quiety nodding, watching, and approving as I work.
rScotty

Sometimes I feel my pops watching me quietly, too.... only he's cringing with one eye open hoping what I do doesn't explode again! :laughing: He was a patient man and I miss him. :thumbsup:

 

[number two]

I was a MAC tool distributor from 1988 to 1996.
No need to tell me about being a tool junkie!
Wife likes it because she gets to buy neat sewing machines,embroidery machines,etc.
It sure is nice to have the right stuff!

 

[Cat_Driver]

Terrible use of wrenches/ No man wants to hear this sound when they start an engine.....

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[bindian]

I love tools. Here is my home made stainless steel tool tray with collapsing, folding handle. I carry it up on the plane to work on the doors or inside the cockpit or cabin.

It fits in the center opening in my SnapOn cantilever tool box sitting on top of my SnapOn Taco Wagon. That is it to the right of the red adult tricycle. I bought the Taco Wagon new, in 1986 for $2600. It is all full of SnapOn tools and sheet metal tools. My ex was blown away years ago when I stated there was over $10,000 worth of tools in it.

So yeah........I like tools. Next month I bring the Taco Wagon home, as I am retiring Sept. 15th.

Also, I agree that tools that have to be unrolled to use don't get used much. I have a rollup combo wrench set in my truck.
hugs, Brandi

 

[BrokenTrack]

I am not really a tool guy, as I tend to be a minimalist by nature.

I used to be quite different in that I loved the finished project, so lots of tools helped me accomplish that, but then I realized how silly I was being. I realized it was not the finished project that gave me satisfaction, it was actually doing the project that I liked.

So I slowed down and started doing things by hand more, like hand-planing lumber instead of power-planing it, cutting hand cut dovetails instead of having jigs and noisy machines, and rebuilding a diesel engine using hand wrenches instead of rattle guns.

I have found that not only do I spend a lot less money on tools, because my slower approach means I am more deliberate; the project just comes out better. But mostly, I get the satisfaction of being in being in my shop and working.

This is a crappy picture, but this ole railroader built a train cradle for my daughter doing almost all of it by hand tools. That included hand cut dovetails, hand cut lovetails, etc. Building it was really a lot of fun...

 

[Bearsixty7]

...This is a crappy picture, but this ole railroader built a train cradle for my daughter doing almost all of it by hand tools. That included hand cut dovetails, hand cut lovetails, etc. Building it was really a lot of fun...

That is awesome! Very nice work.