Most useful garage/shop equipment, What is the best/fun/useful shop equipment? Options

[rnellums]

I have done some brief searching and have seen a few cool posts, but I would like to get things together in one place. What is your favorite/most useful shop equipment? I'm moving soon and it is going to be a good opportunity to think about what sorts of equipment it would be fun to have on hand!

I'll start off with:

A good heavy duty work bench
A dual valve low profile aluminum jack
Wall mounted rack for holding wheels/tires


Wishlist:
media tumbler (for cleaning small parts)
do-it-yourself plating equipment
12 ton press
bench grinder
air compressor

[Andyrew]

This is my list of favorite tools and tools that get the most use.

Big items
1. Lift
2. Air compressor
3. Mig welder
4. 8' florescent lighting
5. big fans

Small items
0. rolling Office chair with no sides. The lower it can go the better. (I have a really cheap one that goes almost a foot off the ground, really great for wheels and work on bikes/ stuff on the floor)
1. Cordless 18v 1/2" impact, I use this for small to large jobs, The most annoying thing to me is spending 2 minutes taking 3 bolts out, Zip zip zip and they are done in 10 seconds. This item gets used the most by far, best christmas present ever.
2. portable folding saw horses. Big metal bottom heavy things. I have used the lighter weight ones and like them but the old Craftsman one's are just nicer.
3. Portable craftsman 108 piece kit. I throw a couple of phillips, standard and a some pliers. Not the greatest of tools, my chest has my good stuff But this, the saw horse and the impact get brought out every time I want to do any mechanics work. The
4. Strong bench vice that is attached to a solid bench.
5. Bench grinder
6. Dremel
7. Dog, beer and phone. Because entertainment is important when your relaxing.