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My &quot;favorite tool&quot; back in AZ was, without a doubt, my Rotary 2-post lift. I spent too many hours on my back on either too hot or too cold concrete to count. I will miss the lift in OH. I will see if I can squeeze a 4 post lift into my &quot;new&quot; 9 foot high shop. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/dunno.gif[/img]
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A lift would rank right up ther for me too.....someday!

Mine is a group of tools rather than one. When I was young (5?) my grandfather gave me his tools when he retired and moved to Fla. He had three sons and five grandsons at the time, I was the youngest. Now, I'm not talking a small box of tools here. I scored the whole enchilada, Cornwell chest and loaded with Snap-on/ Bluepoint tools. He was a dealer mechanic for most of his life. These tools made him a living and he passed on a way of life for me. It took years to figure out why some of the tools were &quot;modified&quot; , but working on Chevrolets I eventually figured out why. I've had this box for over 40 years, and almost every tool is still in the drawer he placed them in. I still have a hard time mixing them up, guess that's why he gave them to me.


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[img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img] good stuff, Big. I have a bunch of my Grandpa's tools too. Just love the way they feel in my hand!
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I agree with Sam on the lift, mine is a Hoffman twin post. I have had it for 16 years and it has made life so easy in working and maintaining cars. next in line has to be the media blast cabinet.
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Smoke wrench -- LOL If it were not for some &quot;heat&quot; at times, old pieces would not come apart!!
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Holy Cow Rick - that grinder is NUTS! I want one!! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/shocked.gif[/img] [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]
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No doubt it is the welder. Team that with a good air compressor and your world is wide open. I have a Hobart 180 mig. My compressor is a Craftsman 80 gallon tank.
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: ds1</div><div class="ubbcode-body">No doubt it is the welder. Team that with a good air compressor and your world is wide open. I have a Hobart 180 mig. My compressor is a Craftsman 80 gallon tank. </div></div>

YES on the welder and compressor in the south the humidity is crazy so I love the chiller I made for mine using an old small dorm refrig (2 ft 2 ft) and a coil of heavy copper tubing spooled inside, after having cool dry air, it's one thing I can't live without.
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My favorite is a pretty simple tool........the Snap-On ratcheting screwdriver - the one that stores the bits in the handle. Bought one when I was 16 years old working in a Corvette restoration shop and still love it almost 30 years later.
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