What Tool Gifts Are You Giving This Year?

As a tool junkie, I usually get nothing but tools for Christmas, but I usually give nothing but tools either. 

I picked up 4 of these for a rediculous $30 each a few months ago. My FIL got one for his birthday, I kept one (still in the box), and both my brother and my Dad are getting one for Christmas. It’s one of the very few killer deals I’ve ever gotten at HD, but it was a good score!

My BIL is a borrower. Pretty sure the only tools he has are the ones I’ve bought him for the past couple of Christmas’ This year he’s getting the Ridgid WD1640 Vac that I grabbed for $40 on Black Friday 

My FIL is getting the Husky retractable air hose reel (with the flexzilla knock-off hose) for the race trailer. I think it’ll be a nice addition. The current hose is always in the way.

My wife’s grandpa is getting a Continental water hose. The man is 84 years old. He’s too old to do much anymore, but he’s still anal about water hoses. 

Pretty good gifts I think, especially when you consider I’ve only got around $200 invested in the whole lot.

What tools are you guys giving this Christmas?

I know one thing is for sure, if I’m giving a tool away for a gift I at the very least have to have one of the same or better…..or I’m keeping it!

I gave out two Fein drill kits to my nephews and a Wiha mini ratchet kit from KC to my niece’s new husband. Also a selection of flashlights and some Mora knives as stuffers…

Conductor562 wrote:

4 hours ago, Conductor562 said:

As a tool junkie, I usually get nothing but tools for Christmas, but I usually give nothing but tools either. 

 

I picked up 4 of these for a rediculous $30 each a few months ago. My FIL got one for his birthday, I kept one (still in the box), and both my brother and my Dad are getting one for Christmas. It’s one of the very few killer deals I’ve ever gotten at HD, but it was a good score!

 

 

My BIL is a borrower. Pretty sure the only tools he has are the ones I’ve bought him for the past couple of Christmas’ This year he’s getting the Ridgid WD1640 Vac that I grabbed for $40 on Black Friday 

 

 

My FIL is getting the Husky retractable air hose reel (with the flexzilla knock-off hose) for the race trailer. I think it’ll be a nice addition. The current hose is always in the way.

 

 

My wife’s grandpa is getting a Continental water hose. The man is 84 years old. He’s too old to do much anymore, but he’s still anal about water hoses. 

 

Pretty good gifts I think, especially when you consider I’ve only got around $200 invested in the whole lot.

 

What tools are you guys giving this Christmas?

 

 

 

 

It’s crazy I’m getting that way on hoses!!

 

 

 

Only tool gifts I’m giving are a empire t square and a flexzilla air hose for my brother in law, the rest go to me ha ha


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The only tools I got this year is for the kid Ime helping with the lathe. It was all odds an ends picked up here an there. Didn’t realize everything I got him till it came time to wrap it all.  

Wow nice gifts for sure travis? I’m not gonna lie guys I bought my father inlaw a husky ratchet set and I feel kinda bad I wanted to get him a better set but I think these should hold him off for awhile I just wanna see if he takes care of these cus usually I’ll see his tools everywhere:/ 

Bigmikez wrote:

1 minute ago, Bigmikez said:

Wow nice gifts for sure travis? I’m not gonna lie guys I bought my father inlaw a husky ratchet set and I feel kinda bad I wanted to get him a better set but I think these should hold him off for awhile I just wanna see if he takes care of these cus usually I’ll see his tools everywhere:/ 

Good idea that’s what I would do  ? 

Conveniently, I’m not married and I’m an only child so I’m probably keeping any tools I buy. My best friend from HS is like a brother to me, I generally only buy gifts for his Son but he’s a little young for real tools, maybe if they lived in a house and his Dad had a garage but not in an apartment. WIth the auction, I murdered my tool budget for a few months so I guess that’s my Christmas presents this year…depending on how quickly I can sell six maple top work benches.

I bought my dad an Ingersoll Rand stubby 3/8 impact wrench for Christmas. My grandpa is getting a 12v 3/8 ingersoll Rand impact wrench and a Metabo angle grinder. 

I’m pretty lousy getting other people tool gifts. Only thing i can think of is getting my sister a milwaukee hand warmer to help with her Reynaulds.

Her birthday was the 16th, so we went to see her and her husband in their new (to them) house. Got her the 3ah m12 battery and a multi voltage charger with it. She already loves it…

That’s about it. 

BMack37 wrote:

Conveniently, I’m not married and I’m an only child so I’m probably keeping any tools I buy. My best friend from HS is like a brother to me, I generally only buy gifts for his Son but he’s a little young for real tools, maybe if they lived in a house and his Dad had a garage but not in an apartment. WIth the auction, I murdered my tool budget for a few months so I guess that’s my Christmas presents this year…depending on how quickly I can sell six maple top work benches.

NicolasRamos wrote:

1 hour ago, NicolasRamos said:

I wanted to buy this set for my cousins first son sooo bad. But he’s only 1!
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I would have bought that for him but only if it was Milwaukee branded.

NicolasRamos wrote:

2 hours ago, NicolasRamos said:

I wanted to buy this set for my cousins first son sooo bad. But he’s only 1!
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Wasn’t John Henry born with a hammer in his hand? It’s never too early to start!

I gave some Empire speed squares and torpedo levels that HD had on discount.

Made great stocking stuffers.

Conductor562 wrote:

4 hours ago, Conductor562 said:

 

Wasn’t John Henry born with a hammer in his hand? It’s never too early to start!

I agree, it’s never too young. I bought my granddaughter a rifle for Christmas and she’s on one and a half. Hugged it and wouldn’t let go.

DiverDn wrote:

 

I agree, it’s never too young. I bought my granddaughter a rifle for Christmas and she’s on one and a half. Hugged it and wouldn’t let go.

BMack37 wrote:

 

I would have bought that for him but only if it was Milwaukee branded.

Oh believe me I looked! It was between this set and dewalt!

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Conductor562 wrote:

 

Wasn’t John Henry born with a hammer in his hand? It’s never too early to start!

He’s about to get a rifle actually. I’d love to get him a tool kit but with them living in an apartment it seems like a bad idea. His Dad does have a Bronco he’s always working on(obviously, because it’s a Ford) so maybe I’ll get him a little creeper and some hand tools so he can help. I was helping my Dad in the garage by his age, actually a few years younger.

KnarlyCarl wrote:

On December 22, 2016 at 9:05 PM, KnarlyCarl said:I’m pretty lousy getting other people tool gifts. Only thing i can think of is getting my sister a milwaukee hand warmer to help with her Reynaulds.

Her birthday was the 16th, so we went to see her and her husband in their new (to them) house. Got her the 3ah m12 battery and a multi voltage charger with it. She already loves it…

That’s about it. 

I should get one of these for my girlfriend. She has Reynaulds too 

Damn. I messed up. Should have gotten everyone one of these… https://instagram.com/p/BO0iKiXh4lu/
Oh well,maybe next year!


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mike_dave wrote:

On 1/2/2017 at 6:53 PM, mike_dave said:

I should get one of these for my girlfriend. She has Reynaulds too 

They are running out of stock at places since Milwaukee no longer makes them

NicolasRamos wrote:

On 1/7/2017 at 10:36 AM, NicolasRamos said:

Damn. I messed up. Should have gotten everyone one of these… https://instagram.com/p/BO0iKiXh4lu/
Oh well,maybe next year!


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LOL his posts are gold

I was teaching s class this last semester and one of the students was the son of my mechanic. While working on a quadcopter project I taught him how to use the screw cutter feature found on electrical wire strippers.

a few days before Christmas he gifted me a shirt. I gave him one of those Milwaukee combination wire strippers with the screw cutting feature. He was very excited, I love giving tool gifts to genuine tool enthusiasts. 

Got my Father in Law a Dewalt 20v impact with a high cap battery. He never had one before and he loves it.