Over the years I have managed to collect a fair amount of tools. One night while cleaning up the workbench, I managed to end up with most of my tools on the bench. I did a little more arranging and took this picture:

This is a list of tools present on the bench:

Dayton Bench Grinder
Ryobi RT101 routing table w/ Ryobi R161 router
Black and Decker 7600 router
Bostitch Finish air nailer
Campbell Hausfeld 4 gallon air compressor
Bosch 1587 Jig Saw
Bosch 601-194 hammer drill
Makita 6213D 12 volt cordless drill
Ridgid 10 inch miter saw
Dewalt DW304 reciprocating saw
Bosch 3365 planner
Skilsaw 5150 circular saw
Makita Bo 4552 orbital sander
Black and Decker 7448 finish sander

I suppose I can always use a few more things, like a belt sander, a hand held grinder, a right angle drill, to name a few. Eventually, I would like to get a MIG welder and perhaps a drill press and metal lathe. But that is some time in the future when I set up my metal fabrication shop.

Not shown in that picture are the hand tools like sockets, box wrenches, screw drivers, etc. The hand tools are Sears Craftsman because they have a lifetime warranty. I have taken a broken socket into Sears and had it replaced no questions asked. I have a full set of standard and metric tools kept in separate toolboxes so similar sized tools don’t get mixed in with each other. That can be annoying when working under a car.

Of course, when you are looking for a tool, you can never find it. I think I get the most use out of the cordless drills and the miter saw.

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