I got a 18 volt Makita string trimmer. My Husqvarna gas is hard to start, I wish I had gotten a Sthil. Anyway, I bought the Makita on Saturday, used a whole battery trimming and it is not too bad. Took some getting use to. Went to use it on Sunday afternoon and it would not work. Returned it today,

This isn't new but I don't like to post tools until they've been run through the mill and proven their worth. About 3 years ago I needed to replace my cordless drill and after a bunch of research I settled on this Teccpo (Amazon). After nearly 3 years I can honestly say I love this thing. It's smaller than the standard cordless but is actually heavier. I just finished redecking the front porch with Trex and used this to drive nearly 500 stainless steel deck screws with just 1 change of battery. I use it for everything from shed roof repairs to tractor fixes.

I got a Milwaukee M18 Surge impact wrench. This is the hydraulic version. I have used it for a year now and I have nothing but good things to say about it. I wish I had gotten a hydraulic impact wrench a lot sooner. So much quieter than a standard unit.

new to me tools
 

Well, I've added two new to me tools in the last month or so. I picked up a Bison FPU high test bench vise. It's made in Poland so the front jaw is fixed and the rear jaw is the one that moves. I like this as it keeps all the work over the bench when working on bigger things. If I have to use a BFH, I move to my post vise and have at it. Then today, I added a 400# manual Hoyer patient lift that will be used as a "Engine Lift". It has over 5' of from the floor, so it will do fine for working on my Cub's . Nice thing about the Hoyer is, there is only one bolt to loosen and it takes down in two parts. It will be great to take to my off site storage unit when I need to load the 16 HP B&S engine into the back of my trunk to bring home.

Now I need to find me a nice bench top Milling machine.

Makita cordless grease gun. Harbor freight parts cleaner.

Got a Metabo HPT 12” siding compound miter saw to use for my deck build. Should have bought one years ago. My old 10” single bevel saw is limited with what it can do.

I've had one of these for more than 60 years but when I saw the condition vs the price I grabbed it. How many guys know what it is? :bigthink:

I for one have no clue. I would probably try to pit cherries or core apples
with it.

Ken

Piston ring groove cleaner

It cleans the carbon/crud out of ring grooves on pistons.
It has a "turret" with different size scrapers for different size ring grooves.
It beats the shit out using a broken ring stuffed in a file handle, but I've used that method over 60 years.
-----too late to change now, Ha,LOL! :biggrin2: