Essential tools...

[80-85 husky]

my free time supply is overflowing but is inversely related to my FUN $$ account
The only problem with doing nothing is you don't know when your finished ......

[Tony.Brown]

my free time supply is overflowing but is inversely related to my FUN $$ account
The only problem with doing nothing is you don't know when your finished ......

It's a balancing act for sure.

[topari]

This video may provide some ideas.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxTiKF0KX_A

[shelpi]

yep either the time or the money, I'm going for squirreling away some cashola, I cant tell how much longer Ill be currently employed, seems to be a lot of young guys circuling around from the mines

[James Lee]

ultrasonic cleaner,I dont have one but about to purchace.

[Lozza]

Clear winner here.

ANDROID BORESCOPE

[TT5 Matt]

one of those bore scopes would be good but can i hook it up to a lcd screen thats got a vidio rca feed jack as ive only got a dumb talk n txt phone?

[Lozza]

no idea I have a inspection camera  you can make me an offer on 

[TT5 Matt]

thats ok Lozza ill work it out after all only 4 wires on a usb plug,outer 2 are 5v the inner 2 are output off the camera ;)worst case ill let the magic smoke out  and blow 9 hard earned dollars

[James Lee]

I just bought one of those,the stuff thats available now is unreal.

[Hoony]

thats ok Lozza ill work it out after all only 4 wires on a usb plug,outer 2 are 5v the inner 2 are output off the camera ;)worst case ill let the magic smoke out  and blow 9 hard earned dollars

get down to your local Jaycar and ask the resident geekazoid 

[shelpi]

pressure test unit for 2 bangers and negative pressure test
leak down pressure tester for 2 and 4 bangers all tell a lot with out pulling the donk down

[maicomc490t]

Self sealing bags (Sandwich / Ziplok style) and a texta pen - I know its already been said but they are GOLD

Also score some 20 litre drums and cut them in half.

Get or make a bench and fit it with a good quality second hand vyce. Second hand will get you a Dawn or Record not some Chinese crap.

Angle aluminium soft jaws for the vyce and use them on just about everything you are gripping !

Dial indicator and magnetic base S/H Mercer, Mitutoyo Starrett. Handy for wheel truing, crank and gear shaft end float

Where possible buy good second hand tools with a decent brand name - Stahlwille, Snap-on, Bluepoint even good old Sidcrome and Kincrome etc rather than flea market shitters etc, most of my kit is based on good second hand purchases and I rarely buy new except for special tools and then go for quality eg Sykes-Pickavant bearing pullers (never had one break)

Oh yeah, and a 35 tonne press 

[skypig]

Decent torque wrench. (I don't think my little W&B "beam" should lose calibration in a hurry.)

Its fiddly to use compaired to a ratchet style.
So I bought a small ratchet one.


I've found the Kingchrome ratchet torque wrenches good, for wasting time/effort/money and damaging threads if you are gullible enough to trust them. The first one stopped working at all (no clicking), the replacement was apparently inaccurate (despite certificate of calibration) it has stopped working at all now as well.

Avoid Kingchrome like the plague would be my advice.

[Lozza]

Decent torque wrench. (I don't think my little W&B "beam" should lose calibration in a hurry.)

Its fiddly to use compaired to a ratchet style.
So I bought a small ratchet one.


I've found the Kingchrome ratchet torque wrenches good, for wasting time/effort/money and damaging threads if you are gullible enough to trust them. The first one stopped working at all (no clicking), the replacement was apparently inaccurate (despite certificate of calibration) it has stopped working at all now as well.

Avoid Kingchrome like the plague would be my advice.

Found micrometer style torque wrenches a great way to snap bolts and studs especially on 6mm. Deflecting beam work very well and  I don't think you can wear the 'torque' out of them 

HRC use these babies I guess the Snap on digital would be good as well.

 http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Mitutoyo-983-201-Datatorq-Electronic-Torque-Wrench-TLE2109-/161124566967?hash=item2583c5c7b7:g:MaoAAOxy2HFSVaxg

check that shipping cost 
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/SNAP-ON-3-8-ELECTRONIC-TORQUE-WRENCH-TECHWRENCH-TECH2FR100-NICE-/381705413071?hash=item58df6a61cf:g:hE0AAOSwpzdWsusB