Aside from a stand, probably the biggest surpise for me was how much I use my Park CWP-6 (now cwp-7 ??) crank puller. It's a low cost and quite versatile alternative to the more specialized pullers. Great for home use.

I have some trouble with the main tube rotating on my Park PCS-10 stand even with the clamp and it's retainer bolts as tight as I dare (plastic parts wrapped around steel). I was thinking of drilling thru and putting in a pin at the most commonly used height.

Agree about the Park cable cutter. I was very disappointed in the performance given my expectation of clean and easy housing cuts, and no amount of adjusting seems to help. I almost always have to follow up with a dremel trim to clean up the damaged ends.

Otherwise, I am slowly collecting specialty tools (mostly Park) with few disappointments.