SHOP OWNER?

Who is a shop owner or plans on becoming one..what size is your shop how much you pay what tools you use ect....

I own Form&Function customs and it took almost ten years to buy the tools I use everyday.Shop rates vary from state to state and location.

how much money you have in tools

More than my house and all my cars/trucks.

is it a big shop... im strating right now i have been at it for 3 months.... i have a 1000sf shop ....the only tools i have are a miller 175 and lincold stick 225 a grinder sawzal drill and a couple hand toools.and i dont know wether i should by the good tools from now or buy cheap tools then buy the good ones later one

Tools are your life when you work in or own a shop. If you dont have the right tools to do a job your screwing yourself. I know guys with easy 150k in tools at their shops.

Been workng on getting all my tools for 10+ years also. I worked a 8-5 for 10 years and started buying tools about a year into it... over 100k in tooling sneaks up on ya preety quick. I get most of my stuff 2nd hand, or its old classic stuff. (I love old heavy ass tools)



Originally posted by grip



More than my house and all my cars/trucks.

so i should start buying the good stuff at first....also do guys have like any pics ofthe shops to see how is set up... i dont have too much runs so i have to see how i put all the tools in there

Ebay and craftsman. Craftsman is decent price and you get a great warentee. SnapOn, Matco, Etc are better, but for the price if yer starting out, then go at least craftsman. Ebay craftsman tools are cheap. Also make friends with the local pawn shops, I did some free work for a guy that managed one about 10 years ago, its paid for itself time and time again. I've gotten lots of hand tools, gear wrenches, etc from there and more air saws, air chissels etc than I can even remember.

Originally posted by yasmany454ss



is it a big shop... im strating right now i have been at it for 3 months.... i have a 1000sf shop ....the only tools i have are a miller 175 and lincold stick 225 a grinder sawzal drill and a couple hand toools.and i dont know wether i should by the good tools from now or buy cheap tools then buy the good ones later one

geez man buy the good shit, doesnt necesarily has to be snapon or matco but get something with a life time waranty. You want to go cheaper on handtools get craftsman, they got a lifetime waranty. You can never have enough tools.... Why buy the same ones twice???