Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 44,115
Likes: 6,327
From: New York, NY, and High Falls, NY, USA
Bikes: 1962 Rudge Sports, 1971 Raleigh Super Course, 1971 Raleigh Pro Track, 1974 Raleigh International, 1975 Viscount Fixie, 1982 McLean, 1996 Lemond (Ti), 2002 Burley Zydeco tandem
I like having tools that make the job easier and more pleasant, and I like to buy tools in general. I got a great deal on a used Park TS-2, so I'm in wheel-building heaven. I once brought it to the big bike swap in Trexlertown, PA, to use, not to sell. I got a lot of inquiries into it. It's something you don't see many good deals on, because they're so nice, and they're expensive.
The only thing you truly need is a good spoke wrench. You can go cheap on the rest. But the more you work on wheels, the more you will want to spend.