A fairly common question: “What tools should I buy?”
The best answer I can come up with: “The ones that you need for the job at hand.”
But here’s the real secret: Many of the things that make your time in the shop better, more productive and more fun aren’t tools, per se. Sure, they may fit the technical definition, …
My short list: lights, lights and lights. They have gotten so easy to purchase and hang. And like JG says, they don’t have to be confined to the ceiling.
Yah, I always have my LED head lamp on during all hours of wrenching. I don't think I could give up my lift though....
Lights, lift, air compressor, ceiling fan(helps both summer and winter) and parts washer. For my small one-man fab shop, I couldn't do without my set-up table.
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