Currently I have a small benchtop drill press, 4 x 6 bandsaw, flux core Mig welder, 4-4-1/2 inch angle grinders (keep different wheels on all of them), bench grinder, and a small air compressor. The drill press is indispensible in a shop, IMHO. The bandsaw is very handy with vertical use, instead of killing your arm and shoulder with a hacksaw. Those cheap angle grinders are good, more or less disposable, but for me and my hobby use, not a bad investment.
Things I'd like to have: Power hammer (either manufactured or a "rusty" type), a good arc welder to handle everything mig won't, larger compressor so I can make the most of my air tools, and a decent, older metal lathe. And, Oh yeah, a bigger shop wired for all the above.
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