Tools you've always wanted...

[firko]

Those things are handy for certain Ajay but how can anybody live a normal life without one of these?
                                                                               

[firko]

I've had a set of these socket/open enders for about 20 years and they've been as handy as......I got them for almost nothing at some now closed down $2 shop in St Marys. Miner are metric of course. These are 20 bucks on eBay.
                                                                         

Aldi has a great selection of tools coming up on January 24. The Tap and dye set is especially good for the price, as are the spanners. http://www.aldi.com.au/au/html/offers_20120121.htm
                                                                                       

[AjayVMX]

BITD I worked near Carlingford shopping centre and there was at that tome a specialist tool shop next door.  Very dangerous.

Bought Dowidat (top quality German) open ender/sockets back then, along with other top quality spanners.  Still have most of them.

[firko]

When I was a young apprentice I decided to buy one decent tool a week and now, 50 years later I've got several complete spanner and socket sets in Sidchrome, Gedore, Snap-On and others. Collecting tools has become as big an obsession to me as collecting speedway engines is to Jonesy. I love feel of a well crafted spanner in my hand. Even my two electric shifters are cool to me. I've also got a complete AF set of spanners and sockets for my British car and Trumpy, most of them left overs from my FJ-EH Holden days.

The only things I really want now are an old Trans-Tig 180 TIG welder and a decent drill press. The one I've got now is from Bunnings and is as gutless as a Jawa Californian, I want one with decent grunt. I still want an Anvil but don't want to pay eBay prices for it. I might do a bit of 'picking' this year so I'll see what I find out in the bush. I did want a small lathe but a couple of mates have them and Frank and Yamaico are heaps better at that shit than I ever hope to be. I'm also going to convert an old grinder into a buffer to save some dollars on polishing.

[shelpi]

  I did an oil change today for a mate using my old sidchrome oil filter removing tool, anyway I dropped and broke the bloody thing.  I have had it for a long time and it wasn't the best or easiest thing to use so now I need to get a replacement something that will fit a Z9 size filter.  I have a smaller tool that fits my own vehicles so I dont want to spend to much on it.  Has anyone used one of these new cup type tools ? are they any good ?  Any thoughts on a good replacement.
                      Zane   

believe it or not  tool list for do it your self bush craft oil filter removeing tool. tornakay.
1) blue handled stanley screw driver (the one with the square shaft)
2) adjustable spanner or vise grips
3) a rag yes a rag not your average rag but needs a poly element to it, for example one of those mungral rags you cant rip by hand.  Method -place the approx 350mm of rag doubled around the filter twist ends together wind screw onto the ends until tight by hand now place visegrips onto screw drivers sqare shaft now with scew driver paralel with the filter and grips 90deg rotate in the direction of undo

[Colin Jay]

     Just picked up a new Air Hose Reel 20 mtrs of hose on special at the moment for around $55 from Repco.  Looks ok and well worth the money.
                                           Zane

I did away with my retractable air hose reel a few years ago and installed this set up.



It gives me compressed air and 240V power along most of the length of my shed and does away with having to run air lines and extension cords. I can do most tasks on any of my three roll-on bike benches with just a sort 2m air line or the standard cord for drills, grinders etc. The rail and runners were free-beis from the scrap pile at a winery I was working at.

CJ

[curly001]

Careful Col I had just the power set up like that in my old workshop . Was working near it one day and flicked it out of the way, turned around to get something ( forgot about swinging powerpoint ) and got smacked in the mouth for my troubles. Didn't loose any teeth but they and my very swollen lips where sore for weeks. Raised it up after that. Curly.

[firko]

                                                            http://www.ozstock.com.au/6577/Non-Contact-Infrared-Thermometer

[FAT-TOY]

    Mark have you purchased anything from this mob yet, because that thing looks interesting and a good price.
                             Zane

[YZ250H]

You have to make it yourself, but I thought this was particularly cool, and very inexpensive.  Leak down tester - great for diagnosing those annoying problems.  From another fourm.

http://www.allthingsmoto.com/forums/f-14/17-leak-tester-2-stroke-13912/

[firko]

Mark have you purchased anything from this mob yet, because that thing looks interesting and a good price.
                             Zane

Yeah Zane, I buy the occasional gizmo from them but you have to be quick as these are daily specials and are often sold out pretty quickly. I bought one of these infrafed thermometers the previous time they offered them and it's paid for itself already. The aircon in my family room was getting noisy so I pointed the gizmo at it and detected that it was running much hotter on the left side than the right, indicating (correctly) that a bearing was rooted.

[Lozza]

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/New-Digital-Ultrasonic-Cleaner-1-3L-50W-Commercial-Grade-Heating-Function-/140896474556?pt=AU_Jewellery_Boxes_Supplies&hash=item20ce1595bc

[saint]

What about these guys.........
Bought a bike stand and couple of other things from them last week.
Chinese stuff, but priced well.

http://radum.com.au/catalog/index.php?cPath=11_1395

http://radum.com.au/catalog/index.php?cPath=17_365

[KTMaico]

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/New-Digital-Ultrasonic-Cleaner-1-3L-50W-Commercial-Grade-Heating-Function-/140896474556?pt=AU_Jewellery_Boxes_Supplies&hash=item20ce1595bc

Don't bother! I just bought one and when it arrived it does not have a large capacity tank. I have two other units that are for jewellery, one (the oldest) was bought for about $300.00 and works the best, the second was a cheapo from Aldi for about $25.00. It has a bigger tank (slightly), but it's piezzo's are smaller and it does not clean as well as the old one. I will try out the new one to see how good it cleans, but I was hoping that it would be big enough to take a Mikuni or Bing carb body comfortably. I would not recommend the unit only based on it's tanks size.

Kevin

[oldfart]

1.3 litre is small -  5 litre would be in the ball park for most carbs.