If you had 20$ to spend?

Spent $20 on my magnifying lamp.  Clamps on my desk and uses a normal lightbulb.  Its a great piece of kit!

I don't know.
$20 doesn't go very far these days.

Micro files and/or drill bits

Airbrush cleaning station

Bottle of good booze....

A half gallon of Chocolate Lover's Trash ice cream from the Velvet Cream!

A dang incandescant light bulb! Been stocking up ever since they passed the law that says you can only use flourescent (forgot if federal or only CA). I can only see right under a GE reveal bulb, flurescent blurs my vision for some reason and throws my colors off.

Ditto that CM...I've been stocking up on GE Reveal bulbs. Clean bright light with good color temperature; I'm not looking forward to the day when we can only the puny squiggle bulbs!

Well since a motor tool is out of that price range, and of the things I do not see listed I would say needle files, and a few sanding sticks of various grits- course, medium, fine, and ultra fine.

Tamiya tape or whatever micromesh I could swing for $20

I'd stock up on Lion Roar brass tubing in the 0.4 and 0.5 mm sizes for my turnbuckles. Maybe an extra CFL bulb for my workbench. Phillips makes one that is the equivalent of a 150w incandescent with a color temp of 6500K. I already have 2 mounted above my bench.

stikpusher

Well since a motor tool is out of that price range, and of the things I do not see listed I would say needle files, and a few sanding sticks of various grits- course, medium, fine, and ultra fine.

I just baught an electric screwdriver and a hex attached chuck to use for a motor tool. I get two for one really and I like the fact it turns quite slowly but has a load of torque. Plus when I need to put up yet more shelves its handy

Phil

I've got a punch&die set on my list, but it's gonna be clear of the $20 ceiling.

I'd go for small files or drill bits.

VanceCrozier

I've got a punch&die set on my list, but it's gonna be clear of the $20 ceiling.

I'd go for small files or drill bits.

Some Tamiya weathering kits. I like my boats to look knackered.

there are some foot and nail sanders in the health & beauty sections that make great paint stirrers or low torque grinders/sanders,,,,,a couple of them are the same shank size as Dremel bits,,,,,so far, I have one shaped like a fat penlight, and one that is almost a scale model of a Milwaukee grinder

the other option for $20 is a trip to Sally Beauty to get sanding sticks/blocks/pads, etc, and wooden cuticle sticks

Rex

Booze.

TarnShip

there are some foot and nail sanders in the health & beauty sections that make great paint stirrers or low torque grinders/sanders,,,,,a couple of them are the same shank size as Dremel bits,,,,,so far, I have one shaped like a fat penlight, and one that is almost a scale model of a Milwaukee grinder

the other option for $20 is a trip to Sally Beauty to get sanding sticks/blocks/pads, etc, and wooden cuticle sticks

Rex

Taking your questions in alphabetic order by height:  

assuming you have verybasic basic tools i would get the precision sprue cutter and a scalpel from UMM-USA plus some beauty supply sanding strips. the precision sprue cutter gets in anywhere, is great for detaching really thin pirces like railings and i use mine to remove pe from trees as well. the scalpel blade is flat enough yet firm enough to pry glued halves apart w/o damage and can shave nubs resulting in less sanding.

i save my used filing strips. as they get old they get less gritty so actually become finer than when first used. sand down some primed area and they can get quite fine.

$20, I might be able to get 3-4 bottles of paint.

One , possibly two, used reference books.

$20 doesn't buy anything I consider to be a luxery item...

ruddratt

I'd stock up on Lion Roar brass tubing in the 0.4 and 0.5 mm sizes for my turnbuckles.

Try stretching over a candle the hollow plastic Q tips, works great!

As to $20 to spend, I will go with dried thingies in different sizes from the craft store to create bushes, trees and other groundwork.

Cadet Chuck

Bottle of good booze....

Helllloooooooooo. 

Oh, I'd need some oil paints or pigments.