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« Reply #825 on: 30 January 2022, 05:13:58 pm »
Wish I could get a Halfords trade card. Their tool range is more than acceptable, with a lifetime guarantee, and good savings can be had with the card. Mind you, I expect the Snap On van knows it’s own way to your house :lol .


Haha lol. I haven't seen inside a Snap-On for about 12 Years. (That's saying something for the quality!)

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« Reply #826 on: 30 January 2022, 06:24:44 pm »
The last Snap On van I was in was in 2001 in Key West Florida, when I bought a T handled ratchet screwdriver, from America's southernmost Snap On man :lol . Still going strong.  :thumbup .
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« Reply #827 on: 30 January 2022, 09:20:09 pm »
The last Snap On van I was in was in 2001 in Key West Florida, when I bought a T handled ratchet screwdriver, from America's southernmost Snap On man :lol . Still going strong.  :thumbup .


The quality is not so good nowadays - I heard that Snap-On went around buying up tool manufacturers, putting their label on the tools etc, however the quality is not as good as it should be for the price paid.
And then there's the battle with the vans regarding warranty. Some of the dealers don't want to know. They just want to sell, sell and sell some more.

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« Reply #828 on: 31 January 2022, 08:32:27 am »
I suppose in general the quality of long established products starts to tail off when the bean counters get involved. The tool choices at very reasonable prices, aimed mainly at the diyer are numerous nowadays, and some of them possibly are sold under Snap ON’s Blue Point banner, if they still have that range. I should imagine having needed top notch reliable tools in a professional capacity, you’ve noticed first hand, the decline in quality and longevity of a range of tool items besides Snap On. Nothing’s made to last I suppose, sadly.
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« Reply #829 on: 31 January 2022, 02:38:19 pm »
I'm pretty lucky in that I'm not using the tools as much as I used too - so having spent out earlier in my career, I can now relax in the knowledge that what I have, will more than likely see me through. Any new kit is generally sourced from whoever has it in stock. I even have an Aldi set of metric stubby spanners. Not going to get used very often, so I made that choice to save a few quid. (They are actually quite good!)
I've got spanners & sockets etc in metric, A/F, B.S.F./Whitworth & B.A. Had them for 30+ years and yes, they still get used. I suppose the majority of any new tool purchases are the specialist stuff for the cars Fazer  :lol . Although, I have just spent best part of £100 on a crankshaft seal tool for a Lycoming aircraft engine!


I only bought my first JIS screwdriver set a couple of years ago - who'd of thought I needed more screwdrivers  :rollin :rollin :rollin

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« Reply #830 on: 31 January 2022, 04:04:30 pm »
I too only bought my first set of JIS screwdrivers within the last 5 years, adding some 1/4" drive JIS bits for the Snap On ratchet driver. All those years of moaning about chocolate Japanese phillips headed screws, when all that was needed was the proper screwdriver :lol . Aldi, Lidl and tool firms like Bergen all do a good job at diy level and beyond in some cases. Sadly all my Whit, AF, BSF and BA, are now confined to a large metal toolbox under the workbench. No doubt destined for the scrapyard when I'm pushing up daisies :lol .
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« Reply #831 on: 01 February 2022, 10:33:52 am »
Sadly all my Whit, AF, BSF and BA, are now confined to a large metal toolbox under the workbench. No doubt destined for the scrapyard when I'm pushing up daisies :lol .


Get rid of them at either an Autojumble or a car boot. There's always someone with a spanner fetish looking around!

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« Reply #832 on: 01 February 2022, 12:05:38 pm »
Happy birthday young’un :thumbup
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« Reply #833 on: 01 February 2022, 05:56:46 pm »
All my old imperial stuff went to the tip, just taking up room in the tool boxes and never likely to be used by me again. Interestingly, an old work pal donated his to one of those railway restoration places and they were well received. I wish Id done something similar now

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« Reply #834 on: 02 February 2022, 11:11:24 am »
All my old imperial stuff went to the tip, just taking up room in the tool boxes and never likely to be used by me again. Interestingly, an old work pal donated his to one of those railway restoration places and they were well received. I wish Id done something similar now


That's a good idea - hadn't thought about that. There are several aircraft restoration things going on near me. If I remember  :lol  I'll see if their interested.

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« Reply #835 on: 02 February 2022, 01:42:50 pm »
I had thought of Amberley Museum, which has a lot of transport and mechanical engineering exhibits. I often pass by on rides, last Sunday in fact. However it's £12 to get in, so will give that a miss. A motorbike based jumble, like Kempton Park, is no doubt the answer.
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« Reply #836 on: 03 February 2022, 02:52:15 pm »
I wandered around an autojumble on Sunday and some of the tools they were trying to sell - Jeez.
A lot were broken or missing parts and they still wanted stupid money for them.
An awful lot of old codgers looking at them though.
I think that when my time comes - the younger generation won't know what a tool is  :eek  or what to do with it  :lol :lol

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« Reply #837 on: 03 February 2022, 04:48:21 pm »
I wandered around an autojumble on Sunday and some of the tools they were trying to sell - Jeez.
A lot were broken or missing parts and they still wanted stupid money for them.
An awful lot of old codgers looking at them though.
I think that when my time comes - the younger generation won't know what a tool is  :eek  or what to do with it  :lol :lol


I think you're right. The way things are moving, you wont be allowed to alter/modify/adjust etc anything on bikes or motor cars. It will all be sealed units, have to be taken to dealers, replacement parts having to be programmed in to be accepted by the vehicle. Mechanics will become parts changers rather than fault finding and rectifying. I saw this starting in the few years before I retired from work, service engineers were just swapping parts until faults disappeared.

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« Reply #838 on: 03 February 2022, 06:24:24 pm »
Mechanics will become parts changers rather than fault finding and rectifying.

With the advent of EVs, I think most major components will simply be "plug and play".

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« Reply #839 on: 03 February 2022, 07:25:44 pm »
It'll be plug'n'play that's for sure. A shimano electric mountain bike motor has no available parts, and by all accounts last about 2 years if used fairly regularly. So that'll be £600, thanks very much :eek .
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« Reply #840 on: 05 February 2022, 08:11:17 pm »
Its only going to be the very rich and wealthy who will be able to afford replacement parts etc for the new breed of vehicle - I saw an article the other day about a Merc owner needing a new battery............... :rollin :rollin :rollin

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« Reply #841 on: 06 February 2022, 08:54:36 am »
I read the Merc battery article as well. It really is nuts isn’t it. I watched a programme a good six months ago, how JCB have gone such a long way with hydrogen engines, apparently only really suited to larger vehicles, heavy plant, trucks, buses etc. If I remember correctly the bottom half of their current diesel engines remained the same, and diesel mechanics would be able to do a conversion course, to work on/maintain the hydrogen engines. Haven’t heard much since.
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« Reply #842 on: 06 February 2022, 04:38:06 pm »
Its a mad mad world. My all in one printer/scanner/copier/fax came up with a print head fault, and Ive been unable to cure it, save for buying a new print head, at a cost of £80. Given that the second print head is the same age and had the same useage, I searched around for a similar machine. £59.99 for an Epson. So an otherwise perfectly good machine will go to the tip on Monday

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« Reply #843 on: 07 February 2022, 02:59:36 pm »
I read the Merc battery article as well. It really is nuts isn’t it. I watched a programme a good six months ago, how JCB have gone such a long way with hydrogen engines, apparently only really suited to larger vehicles, heavy plant, trucks, buses etc. If I remember correctly the bottom half of their current diesel engines remained the same, and diesel mechanics would be able to do a conversion course, to work on/maintain the hydrogen engines. Haven’t heard much since.


25 years ago, I worked for a company that took the Norton Rotary engine and converted it for aviation use. One of the many offshoots of the development was a single rotor engine, coupled to a generator which ran on Hydrogen. The MD would drink the by product in front of the press whenever he got the chance. :eek

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« Reply #844 on: 08 February 2022, 06:43:03 pm »
The drinking the by product stunt reminded me of a guy called Trevor Jackson, who bought the right to the Austin Motor Co logo. His company is Austin Electric. He’s developed the aluminium/air battery a stage further and came up with a non toxic electrolyte, that he would drink in demos to would be investors. His batteries are non rechargeable and are changed and recycled. He regards them as fuel cells rather than batteries, but reckons one of his cells of equivalent weight to the battery in a Tesla S, which apparently has a range of 370 miles, would carry the Tesla 2700 miles. There must be a glaring negative to this idea as it’s certainly not making any headlines.

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« Reply #845 on: 08 February 2022, 08:56:09 pm »
The drinking the by product stunt reminded me of a guy called Trevor Jackson, who bought the right to the Austin Motor Co logo. His company is Austin Electric. He’s developed the aluminium/air battery a stage further and came up with a non toxic electrolyte, that he would drink in demos to would be investors. His batteries are non rechargeable and are changed and recycled. He regards them as fuel cells rather than batteries, but reckons one of his cells of equivalent weight to the battery in a Tesla S, which apparently has a range of 370 miles, would carry the Tesla 2700 miles. There must be a glaring negative to this idea as it’s certainly not making any headlines.


The fuel tank in my car holds 72 litres, which is lighter than a Tesla battery and can go 500 + miles. Does anyone else see a pattern?

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« Reply #846 on: 09 February 2022, 09:47:45 am »
Yep. Recommission nuclear power stations, get fracking and invest in North Sea oil. Cancel the green tax……..sorted :thumbup
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« Reply #847 on: 09 February 2022, 08:39:42 pm »
Yep. Recommission nuclear power stations, get fracking and invest in North Sea oil. Cancel the green tax……..sorted :thumbup


Haha lol - nope.


EV's are too heavy. It's already accepted that they burn through brakes quicker and as for tyres, where does all of the worn off rubber particles go? (say's he with a 2 ton 3 Litre V6 Diesel :rollin :rollin :rollin [size=78%]) [/size]

What's really needed is to match a lightweight composite chassis with a decent electric motor - almost like a Reliant Scimitar :eek  and for the really green customers (you know the ones, they've bought C1's in the past) they could have the three wheeled version  :lol :lol

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« Reply #848 on: 13 February 2022, 04:19:36 pm »
Robbo, did you get wet?  :lol :lol

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« Reply #849 on: 14 February 2022, 09:41:28 am »
Rained all the way home yesterday,320 miles, but combination of Halvarsson suit with Scott waterproofs over the top, got me home dry. Packing a tent up in the pouring rain, was no fun. Today will be spent trying to dry stuff in the garden, and ponder on whether I had a good weekend…..or not :lol
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