Trail 70 Engineer

Basic desk setup at my engineering day job. Here's something that has been on my mind for a while. The top 5 tools for engineers, tinkerers and people who just like to build stuff. Now, I don't mean expensive computer software or machinery. Mills, laser cutters and a copy of Solidworks are amazing tools but they are not on this list. This list is about basic tools that I think are often overlooked by up and coming tech people. Also, everything on my list is free, or can be purchased for under $100.

Rabbit Laser QX-80-9060 setup in my garage. In January of 2015 I bought a CO2 laser engraver. The idea was to operate a small business out of my garage and to make some cool stuff. I named the small business Mutant Lasers. I didn't have a big budget or a big space to put it but also wanted a powerful machine with some automated and industrial features. I owned the machine for 1 year before my semi-retirement started. In that year it made enough money to pay for itself and make a little profit.