Tools worthy of a mention.

[Daythe trees]

After struggling with my halfords socket set, I gave my dad a bell to seek advice (NCB fitter for thirty odd years). Half hour later he arrived at the yard with an old 105 shell tin chock full of 3/4 drive sockets, ratchets breaker bars and adaptors most stamped west Germany. But the true gem was a six foot scaffold pole! With those sockets and scaffold bar I can strip even the coarsest threaded and biggest bolts with ease!

[Richard Thompson]

Can't beat a length of scaffolding pole for a ratchet breaker bar. Mainly used on the JCB or Landini in the yard

[Ian Leach]

Lemon washing up liquid in a squirty bottle when using silicone.

[Daythe trees]

Lemon washing up liquid? You flash bugger! I'm still using spit, but I'm a proper tight git.

[R Mac]

This thing is pretty nifty! After years getting anoyed with the plastic ones I did some research and found these. Dualco mini grease gun, they cost about £12 i think. So much better!

 

 

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I have what appears to be the same thing but branded as Beta, absolutely brilliant.

[Ian Leach]

Lemon washing up liquid? You flash bugger! I'm still using spit, but I'm a proper tight git.

With silicone it makes it go off , so put silicone in joint, spray, remove excess with tool or finger. Nice clean joint. The excess removed will be rubbery.

[Daythe trees]

I see Ian, I will give it a go next time the silicone comes out. Probably this week I usually mange to have broken something by Wednesday.

[slim reaper]

Going to steel that idea and use the big welding magnet iv got.

 

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I use magnets from old computer hard drives, they have unbelievable power.

I have several screwed to to a piece of batton which is fixed to a longer handle forming a "T" so it can de dragged along the ground in comfort.

[aspenarb]

On the subject of magnets this cheapy torch magnet has proved really useful , the telescopic magnet is on a short flex gadget so can go around corners.

 

Made by laser tools Laser 4589 6 Led Flashlight & Magnetic Pick Up Tool Really Useful | eBay

 

 

 

And these chain grab hooks are also a gem for making up short bits of useable chain from odd bits. They come in different sizes so worth checking you chain link diameters.

 

BUY 4 Drop Forged 5/16" Grab Hooks with Clevis Pin for Chains

 

 

[csservices]

This screwdriver has been a lifesaver many times dont know what make it is but is well made, came out of obe of those catalogues of bits and bobs you get through the door, apparently they were standard issue for BT engineers, dont know if still are.

 

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