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Surprisingly HF isn't the cheapest for shop lighting! https://www.walmart.com/ip/DYMOND-4-FT-40W-LED-Shop-Light-Fixture-with-Inline-Switch-Hanging-or-Flush-Mount-Bright-Daylight-5000K-for-Garage-Workshop-Basement-4-PACK/5278489539 IDK if those flicker though, I've got 3 of the Braun tube lights going in my shop and they've done well by me. Bench grinder and drill press: these open up a world of metalworking options. Tools that make tools and help you maintain your tools. Ideally you want your metal filings well away from your workbench so try to have a metal/sharpening stuff corner. Build a nice heavy/sturdy hand tool bench and get some hand planes. EDIT: That bench really should be Southern yellow pine, in your part of the country that is just about an ideal wood for shop furniture. 14" bandsaw, a Delta clone; with the scroll saw you won't need to worry about keeping the skinniest bandsaw blades around, but for sawing curves in thick stock (bowl blanks for a lathe, chair components) it's ideal. And it's statistically a lot safer than the table saw. If you don't NEED the straight line precision of the table saw to make a cut, use a different saw. Wood lathe, that's a classic retirement hobby. It's kinetic and there's an element of risk that keeps you on your toes. If you like driving on curvy roads or riding roller coasters, take a lathe class. A jointer and a thickness planer gives you the ability to work with rough lumber; the value of that depends on what you can buy locally, but generally they pay for themselves pretty quickly if you're building a lot of stuff. Don't slack on dust control! But a good Corsi-Rosenthal box, or some other setup with a box fan and some filters, will do a lot.