Oh I already know what I think. I'm buying a set. If I can't make a good tool, I buy it. Good tools are a wise investment. Thank you for responding so soon and being so helpful once again. Every time I saw your drill in action, I thought, maybe someday. Man you are such a help. Thank you once again.

Your timing is pretty amazing. Your overall presentation ability is really amazing! You have a great radio voice and your lighting is really good for a guy in a garage with a hat, and the audio is great too. The entertainment value is just stellar, and the actual fabricator content doesn't suffer at all. I am totally stumped as to why you have so few views. Anyway, a huge fan! Can't wait until you make it big.

Sawzall: The manliest of all manly power tools!

My new favourite channel.

im not really a fabricator but i have two angle grinders. great tool. i would recommend a portable bandsaw, with a DIY stand and a foot pedal! ive used mine to cut so much metal, and it was all about $100. great for knife making.

Nibblers have saved my bacon in the fab shop repletedly. Very worth it/

I would add a drill press and hand drill ahead of a plasma cutter, a nibler and tin snips.

Great top 10 list! The devil, too funny! Watched twice. Totally agree, tin snips suck

I dig the grinder demonstration! LOL A few years ago, when I was working at a small manufacturing shop, the boss showed up with a Chicago Electric grinder from Harbor Freight. I killed it in about two days. I told him I needed a Milwaukee. For some sick reason there is something very gratifying from letting the smoke out of a grinder until ALL of the smoke leaves.

I picked up an electric TRUMPF throatless hand held shear at the swap meet in Atlanta last summer for $80 in the case with the manuals, OMG what a freaking dream. It retails in the mid $300 range I believe. I cannot tell you how nice it is when doing any sheet metal work. The other is my portaband which is great for cutting pipe, tube etc. I love my Hobart 220v mig and my 220v plasma cutter. For welding the best thing I can think of is the best helmet and gloves you can buy, you will never be sorry for having either one of those.

Literally in tears after the "infomercial " bit! It was so sad! Uh, I mean....funny!!

Great Video! Empire abrasives! Thanks! I just bought a Baldor 1 Hp buffer used. I need all the different buffs and accessories and and and...I have learned So much from you! THANKS!

Yup. I usually have between 2 and 5 grinders in my shop. Lol I treat them like disposable consumables.

Humble hacksaw! It may not be the right tool all the time. But what is.😆

This was hilarious qnd informative, ive been wanting to get a plasma cutter and chopsaw. But by R.saw and HF angle cutter have been improving nicely.

The Oxy Acetylene cutting torch, ranks high on my list, first because it is just damn fun to use and some even consider cutting steel with fire a rite of passage into manhood, also in some cases I can put back together what I cut not to mention all the other uses.

I love your videos man great job

Hey a regular cordless skilsaw and a steel cutting blade from Diablo works amazing I use a Dewalt 20v and a 6.25 inch blade makes perfectly straight cuts through .25 Wall 2by2 in about 15 seconds

How about a guide for cut off wheels and abrasives? Thanks!

I buy them for 10 bucks on sale at Harbor Freight and keep three of them loaded with different discs. They last quite a while

My top 5 Angle grinder Chop saw Plasma cutter Sawzall Bandsaw Oh and the good ole oxy acetylene

Awesomeness

Not a beginner and mostly commenting to feed the algorithm, good list and dead on with the grinder being #1 and the tin snips being the most evil tool on the planet. I’m an HVAC tech and I still only use them when absolutely necessary, my home workshop doesn’t even have a single set of snips.

Portaband is great for cutting a lot and it's affordable and not much dust like a grinder. The harbor freight one works pretty good and it's not too expensive

The Dantes Inferno tin snips reference is going to give me nightmares! (Brilliant analogy! ) I have only one of the three left and it gets used to cut the tails off of zip ties. I've owned every color iteration of the HF angle grinders with blue to orange to the mighty rust color. Currently have 3 but need one on the shelf too! They have served well and parts were interchangeable. I am surprised at the plasma cutter rating. I have fallen in love with mine as this dual voltage machine on 220V slices through half inch and when I didn't want to wrestle with the heavy 220V volt cord for light stuff, 110V did nicely. I pulled HF and Empire side by side to compare prices. Thanks for the suggestion cause now I don't have to wait on HF sale and items will be deliverd to my door! Really great video!

old video I know, so you may or may not see this. I recently was cutting up a 50 gal steel drum and decided to try a carbide tipped jig saw blade. I was blown away. It was easy to control and faster than my reciprocating, and required far less.... lets say safety prep than the plasma.

You do such a good job presenting information, it'd be great to see a video on shop air and plumbing.

The only thing better than this top 10 metal cutting tools list, is your list of things you can cut with a grinder lmao🍌 also, an unexpectedly great example of the list paradox? Top notch video as always #KeMoFo

We NEEEEED more suspension videos PLEASE !!!!!

Awesome video thank you

Thanks to you I finally pulled the trigger and picked up the Kent this week. Would really like a small stomp shear to breakdown large sheets, but after watching you use the Kent shear in another video I immediately clicked your link and ordered one before I even finished watching the whole episode. Just received it yesterday and am looking forward to slicing up some sheet later today! 👍👍😎👍👍

Candy bar! 😂

Interesting. I have -- and love --most of the basics. And I yearn for, but don't really have sufficient use for, the plasma cutter. Small shop and limited job so I can outsource when needed. But the basics are necessary (and a joy to use as the project comes together).

Yes, truly the black and decker 4.5” angle grinder gets a workout in my shop. It seams strange as when the brushed wore to the point of failure, I didn’t think it would that hard to find them. Somehow I ended up in the UK on eBay from a guy who had excellent photos and dimensions while listing model numbers they fit. I quick found the identical shape, size and fit even though it did not list my model. I bought a pair, came in two weeks and had it running in minutes. I let him know to add my model to the list as they were not sold in the US. Planned obsolescence will have you tossing a good tool in the trash because you can’t find a $6 part set. While “Roto-Zip” hit the market as the tool to use on drywall. But many bits fit the collet. Quickly they had a flex adaptor that is 4’ long. It uses basic speedometer cable. As a retired ASE Master tech, I use to fix these by greasing after a good cleaning, cut to length and crimp on a new end. Sold by Bosch, I called customer service to but a replace cable. “we don’t have any to sell!” Seriously? What about the two warranty centers, one in Canada? I am sure they had a box of 50-100 cables on hand but not in the retail inventory. Should have waited a few years to purchase a Dremel Brand. I tried to make a clamping-shaping fixture with little luck. It sits idle in my canvas bag with a note not to purchase. I have seen older new parts inventory destroyed and tossed from warehouses with new GM parts. When a warehouse buys 2 million in cost of parts per year, they will bend over backwards to make them happy, while new GTO, Camero, HEI distributors hit the trash, it brings a tear to my eye! I am know longer employed after tearing a rotator cuff stacking a rack & pinion for return while 5hrs from home, drove home after seeing a Dr. the next AM at 8:15, told to go home to seek a surgery. Worked two weeks finishing paperwork, having the surgery and getting that phone call with no explanation, but my position was dissolved. Good to excellent reviews, higher numbers than 50 others and on the road 243 days per year in 7 states. Done. If you reach this point, injured on the job, workers comp will drag their feet until 2 days before court date. If you file for SSD and get it, they take your settlement!!!!! Just be warned.

I've had the same 2 Dewalt 4"-1/2 inch grinders ($110 each) for the past 5 years and I only use one. The other is in a drawer. I have a 5" inch Dewalt grinder ($160) that I also use and it is 4 years old. They are my most used cutting devices. My number 2 is my milwaukee bandsaw because I work with pipe. My number 3 is a Reciprocating saw. Mainly used when I demo or when I use cutting blocks for stainless tube. I have the plasma and oxy fuel torch in the same position because they are both time consuming to setup.

Aaron, I'm over the ole WhoTube, now I have 4 video's/6 months of video's to catch up on that WhoTube didn't bother letting me know where available... I clicked the bell this time, so hopefully it will email me next time you put out a video. Also if you see that ginger with the mullet, tell him I said FTG, he'll know what ya mean!

You left one out ! I often see you drilling with a bit I am unfamiliar with. It is very wide at the business end. I can't afford a plasma cutter. I'm still spend gazillions on parts. So what kind of drill bit is that ? When I have to cut tight corners in thick metal, I drill the entire piece. I could send you a photo but don't know how . Drilling takes forever in thick metal but it's a hobby, right ? So forever is acceptable. I enjoy the hobby. But I'm eating bits fast. As always, anxious for your next vid. I am hoping to do a cantilever rear suspension in a 29 Tudor utilizing my coilovers. Cutting the cantilevers will be especially fun. If I start yesterday, I should be done in 2033 !

I actually use my 3 inch air grinder with a bad dog cut off wheel. It’s got a lifetime warranty no matter how much abuse you give it. I’m kinda partial to my air tools.

Great list! I have 8 small grinders with different discs installed so I can grab the one I want for the operation I'm going to do. I also have three 9" grinders for the same reason. What I personally now need is a laser cutter/welder.

I have a $280 plasma cutter I've had for almost 10 years and it's #1 on my list 😁 great video as always 👍

Good vidéo ! I have several angle grinder, but i often use the circular saw ( with the good disc )

I thought I was the only one who used my grinder to cut candy bar 😊

No more minitruck videos?

Great video. I have several grinders. Just a couple of months ago found a new porter and cable 4 1/5 inch for 42 bucks. I think that was a good find.

Im sort of surprised you don't have a small metal lathe....i always seem to be fabricating something on mine

Candy bar! The devil made me do it

oxy torch !

Tin snips do suck, but they're way more useful if you're doing sheet aluminum work, and particularly *thin* sheet aluminum work, such as on an airplane. I'm a big meaty dude, and I *have* used them on steel... but I'd strongly prefer not to. ;) But if I need to make a precise shape out of .030 aluminum, I'm probably reaching for the snips.

Great video! I think you talked me out of the bandsaw I was considering. Have you seen the Ron Covell video on using tin snips? I think it should be required viewing. Might change you tune on tin snips. Spoiler: the straight snips are indeed worthless.

Grinder it is. Ultimate power tool of destruction.

I have to disagree with the ranking of the saws all. A hate those things. But I respect your choices

Harborfreight has Bauer electric shears for like 54 bucks and they are awesome. I never needed a set cause i always had a 10 ft shear at the shop. but now that im a home gamer......they beat the shit out of a jigsaw or composite wheel.

I need suspension basics pt 5

Regarding the angle grinder -- Would you list your preference of disks? I looked at empire and there is quite an assortment.

10 minutes +40 seconds 👏

If you were to go for a portable car lift, what would you buy? I need to do transmission work now, and am about to restore a 57 Dodge Sweptside.

Fab 10 Or Fab 5 (any university of Michigan B-Ball fan would know)

how would you rate evolution saws in your experience? I use a big mixture of wood & metal & was thinking about getting thier compound mitre rather than just the chop saw. It's marketed to be able to handle the smaller metal that I use. More of an unknown brand over here though

Hey bud I got a shop bagging my 51 merc he 4 linked and bagged it but now it's higher than it was when I took it to him at its lowest point when deflated went to look at it and noticed when it's dropped the rear suspension is hitting the body can you give me some ideas on what he needs to do to lay it on the ground would realy appreciate any help and thank you.

Wow you think like me! But maybe even smarter, could that be possible?

candy bar lmao

u forgot the welder. that is the number one tool

I’ll stick to the file.

BWAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHA! KEEP CUTTING!