Hi Low
Great suggestions
I went with the basics for the machines; but an Indicator would definitely be a good addition
You can indicate the vise with the edge finder or the wiggler, (Old School, it takes time but it works) looking back on this those two do overlap some, depending on what sets you have.
I would have liked to find a different saw but this one was as universal as I could find for the price (I purchased one in 1980 and it is still in use) and agree Bimetal blades are the way to go.
Drills and Calibers are a must and a set of Micrometers (0 – 3) would be nice too.
But there was only so much room in $1.5k
for my $.02 on calibers, I teach them all,
Vernier scail calipers are hard to read, but they are a basic skill
Dial calipers skip
Some of the Digitals calipers have a progressive error
Geo.