Rich
Club Retro Rides Member
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Club RR Member Number: 160
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Mar 27, 2020 13:47:30 GMT
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First that picture is a impact screwdriver, rather than the 1/2” impact wrench, quick image grab from google I suspect. and if 2.0AH isn’t enough buy a bigger battery. One+ ones go up to 5.0AH. I have the impact wrench and 2 4AH batteries and it’s an invaluable bit of kit. Best way to buy at one point was to buy the angle grinder kit (grinder, big charger and 2 4AH batteries) and the impact wrench from B&Q at one point. I actually bought mine after you raved about yours ... super good. Haha, I’m glad to know I’m a good/bad influence, delete as appropriate. Makes life easier, I’m so used to having access to air impact kit at work so although I own a compressor at home, going with the One+ electric made more sense than buying another good quality air wrench, it worked out cheaper as I’d only go buy another Aircat Nitro and I had 2 4Ah batteries already.
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Mar 27, 2020 14:10:33 GMT
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Okay updated the list : retro-rides.org/best-tools-for-the-garage/melle : I'm trying to find someone other than Amazon that is able to do affiliate stuff, Halfords is a possibility, just trying to work out how their program works and if they have everything. I too am not a huge Bezo's fan, this is just a starting point. My hope is to one day stock some of this stuff in the RR store (probably more consumables and PPE than tools).
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sonus
Europe
Posts: 1,386
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Mar 27, 2020 17:12:58 GMT
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Okay updated the list : retro-rides.org/best-tools-for-the-garage/melle : I'm trying to find someone other than Amazon that is able to do affiliate stuff, Halfords is a possibility, just trying to work out how their program works and if they have everything. I too am not a huge Bezo's fan, this is just a starting point. My hope is to one day stock some of this stuff in the RR store (probably more consumables and PPE than tools). Add a line for insurance from ClassicLine 😉
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Current 1968 TVR VIXEN S1 V8 Prototype 2004 TVR T350C 2017 BMW 340i
Previous BMW 325d E91LCI - sold Alfa Romeo GTV - sold Citroen AX GT - at the breakers Ford Puma 1.7 - sold Volvo V50 2.0d - sold MGB GT - wrecked by fire MG ZT 1.8T - sold VW E-golf Electric - sold Mini Countryman 1.6D -sold Land Rover Discovery TD5 - sold
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melle
South West
It'll come out in the wash.
Posts: 1,983
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Mar 27, 2020 23:44:19 GMT
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Understood HoTWire ! I just think it's a shame that half the world seems to have slowly manoeuvred themselves into a position where they largely depend on b@stards like Bezos that have a complete lack of decency and a fundamental disregard for people and planet, all for the sake of "convenience".
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Last Edit: Mar 27, 2020 23:49:49 GMT by melle
www.saabv4.com'70 Saab 96 V4 "The Devil's Own V4" '77 Saab 95 V4 van conversion project '88 Saab 900i 8V
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May I recommend this... From here: www.12voltplanet.co.uk/portasol-propiezo-75-gas-soldering-iron-kit.htmlHad some soldering and jointing to do on the '38, so bought one of these, as I had no mains power where the car was parked. Got me out of a few scrapes when I was rebuilding the brake modulator and was man enough to free off TREs as well! Not cheap, but damn good.
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Last Edit: Mar 28, 2020 4:34:27 GMT by georgeb
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Ritchie
Club Retro Rides Member
Posts: 765
Club RR Member Number: 12
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I'll add these Jokari auto adjusting wire strippers. If you're doing enough wiring to justify them, they are really good, quick and make a neat job. I like mine so much I bought another when I lost the pair I had. Then the day after I got the new pair I found them.
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Last Edit: Mar 28, 2020 8:09:28 GMT by Ritchie
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Understood HoTWire ! I just think it's a shame that half the world seems to have slowly manoeuvred themselves into a position where they largely depend on b@stards like Bezos that have a complete lack of decency and a fundamental disregard for people and planet, all for the sake of "convenience". I don’t quite get the Amazon thing. Never ever bought a single off there & only been on the site (I think twice) & then it was from links that someone sent me. I would think of using it as my ‘go to’ option. Obviously can’t knock it’s popularity, just don’t understand why.
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jpsmit
Posted a lot
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Mar 28, 2020 13:26:33 GMT
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Understood HoTWire ! I just think it's a shame that half the world seems to have slowly manoeuvred themselves into a position where they largely depend on b@stards like Bezos that have a complete lack of decency and a fundamental disregard for people and planet, all for the sake of "convenience". I don’t quite get the Amazon thing. Never ever bought a single off there & only been on the site (I think twice) & then it was from links that someone sent me. I would think of using it as my ‘go to’ option. Obviously can’t knock it’s popularity, just don’t understand why. I am as ambivalent about Amazon as others. What I do appreciate is that there is stuff I literally can't find in a real store (replacement halogen 12 volt pig tail sockets) and stuff comes today or tomorrow. And, there are almost no bookstores left - particularly specialty - theological etc. Still wish I could do it in person though plus all the Bezos frustrations to which I would also add paying taxes in my country.
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Last Edit: Mar 28, 2020 13:28:41 GMT by jpsmit
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moglite
Part of things
Posts: 815
Club RR Member Number: 144
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Mar 28, 2020 22:18:50 GMT
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These aren't perfect, and I don't think I paid this much. But I use this vice mounted folder quite a bit. Available from Staksey's
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1967 Morris Oxford Traveller 1979 Toyota LandCruiser BJ40 1993 Daimler Double Six 2007 Volvo XC70 2.4D
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These are pretty useful, especially in humongous quantities. My missus used to be the finance manager at a company that made foam, of every type you can think of for every use you can think of & about 10 million others you hadn’t. Anyway they made these amongst all the other stuff. She rang me one day & said come down here in your van & fetch these. They were going to be burned, because they’d made them for Tesco & they were the wrong shade of yellow!! How ridiculous, but hey one mans loss & all that. There were literally thousands & thousands, I wouldn’t like to think how many. Each bag (& there were 4 bags) was the size of the back of my Peugeot Expert van, so I made 4 trips. This is all that’s left 4 yrs later. Gave thousands away & still goin at ‘em
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Last Edit: Apr 5, 2020 12:14:31 GMT by rattlecan
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^^^ and they wonder why the world is going to hell in a handcart!🙁 Good save rattlecan
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Kids bought me one of these a couple of years ago, clearly not man enough for large scale cutting but its a bit smaller than the mains which means it can get into all sort of spaces and great to have around just for cutting off seized nuts cleaning up a spot of rust etc without having to get extension leads out. I use it almost every day for something and it seems to be lasting well . Also much safer, the battery protection means any snagging and it just cuts out.
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Last Edit: Apr 6, 2020 9:27:26 GMT by kevins
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Dez
Club Retro Rides Member
And I won't sit down. And I won't shut up. And most of all I will not grow up.
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Club RR Member Number: 34
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I used something today that I’d totally forgotten about but definitely falls into the ‘everyone should have one’ category. One of the ‘universal’ drain plug spanners that fit all permutations of female and male funny shaped drain plugs/sump plugs, etc. Here I’m using it on a square recess sump plug that’s been recycled into a lambda sensor plug. My particular one is an old melco DPW13. Was about a quid off a car boot sale years ago.
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moglite
Part of things
Posts: 815
Club RR Member Number: 144
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Apr 14, 2020 21:04:52 GMT
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For less than a fiver - I use these a bunch, as I've got a big drawer full of random drills. Great for measuring bolt diameters too.
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1967 Morris Oxford Traveller 1979 Toyota LandCruiser BJ40 1993 Daimler Double Six 2007 Volvo XC70 2.4D
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Apr 15, 2020 16:45:40 GMT
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Saw a pic the other day, now cant find it ! Its an old spark plug with all the innards removed, making it hollow. A long bolt put through the middle. When its screwed into the plug hole, the long bolt's head touches the piston CROWN and moves up with it, indicating top dead centre. A nut is put on the outside, so preventing the bolt falling into the cylinder when the piston is lower than the bolt length. i will post a pic when I find an old plug and make one!
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Apr 15, 2020 19:46:01 GMT
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My latest thing is safety goggles Because I’ve got eye drops for the next 5-7 days
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Apr 15, 2020 19:52:03 GMT
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My latest thing is safety goggles Because I’ve got eye drops for the next 5-7 days Looks like ya could do with a hard hat judging by that gash on ya noggin 😩
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Apr 15, 2020 20:58:42 GMT
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don’t need to see my mug again!! Ah yeah, that was a jagged edge of wing whilst trying to thread my head into the wheelarch with a welding mask on People with hair don’t have this problem.... probably people with lifts don’t either
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OGDB
Part of things
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Apr 15, 2020 21:56:53 GMT
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Reverse drill bits are pretty neato for sheared bolts if you don't have access to a welder. Can be hard to find, though. Generally less prone to shattering inside a stud than an extractor is. Edit to add, on the off chance they drill in deep enough without winding the stud out first, you've then got your hole for your stud extractor anyway
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Last Edit: Apr 16, 2020 2:05:25 GMT by varelse
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