Your Best Tool Purchase in 2025?

[Callelle]

Probably my ATECH2FQ125B. This thing gets used several times a week, and between being able to do angle easily, and going to 125 ft/lb, I love it.

 

[Buckaroo5]

Milwaukee Packout System - bottom roller box, two drawer box and top open tool box. I store my most often used tools in it. I work out of it in the garage and when I have to work elsewhere, I can throw all three of the boxes in the back of the truck without thinking too much about the tools I might need. I really hate not having a tool knowing it's at home gathering dust. I always take it when I go to the cabin whether I am planning to do work or not. So easy....

 

[GeoBruin]

one of these "diamond" tool holders from Eccentric Engineering. Great design, and so simple to use and sharpen. I've been impressed with it. I wish they made them a bit larger, even their largest one is kind of small on a good sized lathe, but still works like a champ.

The Diamond Tool Holder | Eccentric Engineering

www.eccentricengineering.com.au

Such an insanely good and simple product. It's so quick and easy to sharpen hss tooling. The only downside is that I may never never actually learn how to hand sharpen hss to other geometries.

I guess if I had to nitpick, I've also encountered situations where I'm cutting really close to the tailstock where the holder can conflict and it might not with a more traditional holder. That said, I could probably fudge the stick out a bit more.

An excellent buy in any case.

 

[danielbuck]

Such an insanely good and simple product. It's so quick and easy to sharpen hss tooling. The only downside is that I may never never actually learn how to hand sharpen hss to other geometries.

I guess if I had to nitpick, I've also encountered situations where I'm cutting really close to the tailstock where the holder can conflict and it might not with a more traditional holder. That said, I could probably fudge the stick out a bit more.

An excellent buy in any case.

no tool can handle every situation, but it's on my tool post more than 1/2 the time now. they do make a left and right hand version, up close to the tail stock you might need to switch to the left hand holder

 

[engineer2]

An aluminum floor jack I can easily pick up and throw in the trunk of the car.

 

[YesIHaveAHammer]

I don’t know the name or the part number but that Vessel

SLH2, for anyone's future reference

 

[dante2]

Sold off my 42" tool box and upgraded to a 56" setup. My dust collector is not in a really accessible area so this little remote switch has helped a bunch.

 

[LOW1]

I replaced the Mastercraft screwdrivers in my everyday tool bag with Kleins. I did keep an old flat screwdriver for opening paint cans, prying heavy stuff, etc

 

[Ultradog MN]

This thing.
Loaded on the trailer at the sellers place in Indiana and as it looks now after 3 1/2 months in my shop.

 

[Rinspeed]

 

[Crazyjake8493]

It's a toss up between the 4ft brush hog for my tractor, or the Fiskars steel-handle garden shovel. I know that's the only digging shovel I'll ever buy again, no more wood or fiberglass handles.

 

[MichaelP]

45 ton Ironworker.

 

[Ultradog MN]

45 ton Ironworker.

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