This one 100%…
Perfect for screwing things down on the CNC/Laser or just about anything else. Much more control vs an impact or drill. Clutch works great! Just SUPER handy! So much so that we now have multiple of them lol. One in the basement, one on the big CNC and one on the laser.
Since I’m a newly minted sparky…. Makita cordless bandsaw (DPB182Z). A fair bit cheaper than other cordless bandsaw options and has proved absolutely mint for cutting conduit, unistrut, threaded rod etc. Super clean cut, especially compared to the accursed angle grinder (great tools for grinding but stop cutting stuff with it, people!) with almost no effort.
Owned it about a week and already manufacturing excuses to use it because I like it so much 
I have thought about this a few times for cutting EMT but I am afraid I wont get a straight clean cut like I do with the large tubing cutter I use now. Plus its not like I cut it every day so its been harder to justify lol
Makes a clean cut. Little or no deburring required. Straight takes a little practice, but I’m certainly not making anything more wonky with this than I already was
Conduit is not so bad. It took approximately one or two goes at cutting unistrut with a manual hacksaw before going out and buying it. Buying the right tool is one of very few ways you can buy time, and the earlier you do that the better. That’s my theory, anyway!
I agree with this 100% and I have TONS of tools to prove that 
This is what I am using now… Husky Tubing Cutter It works really well just not always the easiest to hold lol. I ended up getting a pair of these to hold it and that has made it a lot easier. So with having both of those it makes it a lot harder to justify the milwaukee band saw
I was looking for advice on cleaning up my tools and workshop. In that journey I read Mari Kondo’s Joy of Tidying Up. She says you need to look at an object and decide if it brings you joy and if not, thank it and get rid of it.
I have never had joy when using a drain snake. It is my example of a tool that every homeowner needs, but no one wants.
I’d be there a while cutting our “heavy gauge” (~3mm wall) conduit with a rotary tube cutter I think I’d never have justified it purely for conduit, I was happy enough doing that with a hand saw, but unistrut is a whole other beast.
Using the drain snake doesn’t bring you joy. But being able to clear the drain yourself and not having to pay a plumber sure does!
Completely agree. I just don’t ever mess with that. I want to justify it for sure, but just cant lol
Can’t imagine working without AI/LLMs. Was skeptical and didn’t think they were needed/useful 2-3 years go. Now though… can generate good enough sink drainage troubleshoot + maintenance playbook in just a few minutes.
Calipers or scissors. I feel lost if I can not find either when I need them and I have duplicates just in case.
Also a great answer! I have enough measuring implements that there’s one for every workspace type room, plus the van, plus my pocket, and I still feel like I never have one to hand when I need one. How does that work?!
Personally, I’ve recently become a massive fan of a good “dopplemeter” or folding ruler. Much less annoying than a tape for measuring things like ceilings!
There as a time i thought the pair of drill and impact cordless devices sold together was crazy when a good drill would do everything. After my other half bought me a pair, i understand now and I have 2 sets.
One of my ex-students gave me this for my 40th birthday, a ratcheting screwdriver:
It‘s incredible. Absolute gamechanger when talking screwdrivers.
I have a LOT of tools. I am pretty sure every one of them gives me pleasure of some kind when I use them, specially the hand tools, or the ones that have an obscure purpose that find themselves being used only very occasionally, but the power tools work nicely when the arthritis in my hands is playing up.
To answer the question though, I recently bought a usb cable tester on a whim. It’s a one trick pony, but it was amazing to be able to actually sort out the old collection of cables, and it almost paid for itself because I thought one of my backup drives had gone super slow because of impending doom - I could have swapped out the cable of course, but it’s sort of satisfying knowing exactly what the problem actually is (in colour)!
I’ve really got to get me one of those. Some sadist around these parts (physically, not this forum, lol) is using super long faceplate screws, and I can’t use my electric screwdriver (not an impact driver, one of these) particularly well as power tools on flathead screws is an exercise in physical comedy. This country’s obsession with flatheads is driving me… heh… nuts.
Any thoughts on the Wera Turbodrive? Gimmick?
The screwdriver does not fit into Ryan’s holes. 
It’s too thick regrettably.
Solid steel 1-2-3 blocks. I use them in layout, setup, assembly and glue up. So simple yet so useful.
We do an extended family “secret santa” gift exchange for Christmas. Two years ago I asked for a Klein 11-in-1 style screwdriver since I had messed up one of the bits on the one I’d been using for a decade or so. My niece found a Milwaukee 27-in-1 that store dozens of bits in the handle and it has become my go-to mr. fix-it screwdriver. After using it for like 18 months I discovered it has a ratching handle!