I admit, I have a workshop tool addiction :-)

[bovine]

I'd just love a workshop. All I have is a little garden shed where things get damp

 

[holwellcourtfarm]

I'd just love a workshop. All I have is a little garden shed where things get damp

Mortals have a shed, proper men have a workshop!

 

[holwellcourtfarm]

My current stock list.
Colchester lathe
Startrite mt3 pillar drill
600A mig welder
Welding bench with 1" thick solid plate top.
50ton press
Sheet steel roller
Steel bandsaw
3 ton lifting gantry
Trolley jack that creeps down on its own (handy for lining gearboxes up)
Propane bottles

Wish list
Er...
Not sure really.
Fancy a plasma cutter but not sure I'd use it much.
Ditto bigger radial arm drill.

Little bandsaw could do with being bigger but it's portable and wheels away into corner. A bigger one would take up too much space

My neighbour has lent me his industrial plasma cutter on "permanent loan". It's old but will clean cut 12mm plate and server 20mm. Once you've used one you won't choose the grinder or gas axe again. Great kit.

 

[Dave W]

My neighbour has leNt me his industrial plasma cutter on "permanent loan". It's old but will clean cut 12mm plate and server 20mm. Once you've used one you won't choose the grinder or gas axe again. Great kit.

Stop it naughty man.
I quite like the really thin cutting discs in 9" grinder or bandsaw. Covers most options.

@Grassman has a bit of a workshop fetish. Especially if it's battery powered.

 

[holwellcourtfarm]

Stop it naughty man.
I quite like the really thin cutting discs in 9" grinder or bandsaw. Covers most options.

@Grassman has a bit of a workshop fetish. Especially if it's battery powered.

plasma is SO quick and gives a good clean cut that you can weld immediately but they cost ££££ if you want to cut thicker than about 5mm.

 

[hang-on]

I have a pretty well stocked workshop as it is and will tackle most things.

But on my wish list is
An oxy acetylene setup
A good press
A better mig welder
One of those wee handy inverter welders for awkward jobs
Battery impact gun
Inch air impact gun
A bandsaw for cutting steel
3ton crane in the workshop roof

If I had all those I'd be pretty happy, give up sparking and do a bitta work from home, one can only dream!!

 

[Dave W]

plasma is SO quick and gives a good clean cut that you can weld immediately but they cost ££££ if you want to cut thicker than about 5mm.

Stop it stop it stop it

 

[bigg6480]

My current stock list.
Colchester lathe
Startrite mt3 pillar drill
600A mig welder
Welding bench with 1" thick solid plate top.
50ton press
Sheet steel roller
Steel bandsaw
3 ton lifting gantry
Trolley jack that creeps down on its own (handy for lining gearboxes up)
Propane bottles

Wish list
Er...
Not sure really.
Fancy a plasma cutter but not sure I'd use it much.
Ditto bigger radial arm drill.

Little bandsaw could do with being bigger but it's portable and wheels away into corner. A bigger one would take up too much space

how are you getting on with the press?

 

[holwellcourtfarm]

Stop it stop it stop it

Oh, go on, try one

 

[multi power]

And I thought I was being extravagant with my halfords tool cabinet and top box that I bought a few months ago (when it was on special offer)

 

[Lincs Lass]

new socket set,

Halfords 200pc sets ,on offer while wednesday ,,saying that ,,I got one a few months back alot cheaper to what they are now

 

[holwellcourtfarm]

I have a pretty well stocked workshop as it is and will tackle most things.

But on my wish list is
An oxy acetylene setup
A good press
A better mig welder
One of those wee handy inverter welders for awkward jobs
Battery impact gun
Inch air impact gun
A bandsaw for cutting steel
3ton crane in the workshop roof

If I had all those I'd be pretty happy, give up sparking and do a bitta work from home, one can only dream!!

Amongst my kit.......
An oxy acetylene setup
A good press
A better mig welder
One of those wee handy inverter welders for awkward jobs
Battery impact gun
Inch air impact gun x2
A bandsaw for cutting steel
3ton crane in the workshop roof

So far.........

 

[Adeptandy]

Amongst my kit.......
An oxy acetylene setup
A good press
A better mig welder
One of those wee handy inverter welders for awkward jobs
Battery impact gun
Inch air impact gun x2
A bandsaw for cutting steel
3ton crane in the workshop roof

So far.........

If you can find the gits that emptied my workshop last Friday, they have most of that

 

[Hard Graft]

Bar a new shed

The wish list is
3 phase electric
Inverter welder
Plasma cutter
2 post Ramp
A set of stubby spanners
AC DC tig
Oxyacetylene
Lathe
Tool chest for the specialty tools
Steel band saw

Good parts storage

But in the first year of farming I have a very well equipped workshop and can brow most tool that I don't have.
But when you are in the workshop a 4am just finished rebuilding a machine it is not easy

 

[Dave W]

how are you getting on with the press?

Fantastic.
One of those tools that has many more used than you ever thought.
So far I've not found anything that 25t won't shift or straighten.
Think I'll sh1t myself if it ever gets to 50t

 

[Hilly]

Fantastic.
One of those tools that has many more used than you ever thought.
So far I've not found anything that 25t won't shift or straighten.
Think I'll sh1t myself if it ever gets to 50t

Aye carefull, once seen a man try to straighten a kv tine in a press, it pinged out and flew 30` plus through the roof both ways, didnt hit anyone so was a laughing matter but easily could have killed someone.

 

[Bob c]

Stop it naughty man.
I quite like the really thin cutting discs in 9" grinder or bandsaw. Covers most options.

@Grassman has a bit of a workshop fetish. Especially if it's battery powered.

got one of these two years ago from lamma ,........ was on offer
great tool

 

[Lincs Lass]

Could do with new self leveling rotary laser,18v Dewalt would be nice ,
Big wrecking bar

 

[Bob c]

gone off my liking of dewalt,..batteries are crap

 

[holwellcourtfarm]

Thieving gits broke into my workshop 3 years ago and stole 7 chainsaws (don't ask!). They left much more valuable items though.

The door was plate steel with 3 external padlocks which they forced. It now has 3 shielded disc padlocks, a mortice lock and shielded hinges, an alarm and is covered by cctv.