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Title: What's your cheapest tool in your garage?
Post by: sinto on 06 May 2015, 10:00:11 pm
This cost me absolutely nothing and it's a godsend at keeping my nuts, bolts, washers and the like together when I'm tinkering away on the bike.

It's just a tray from one of those ready meals and so can replace it easily. :lol

Just wondering what do you have that you use that's handy and didn't cost you anything?
Title: Re: What's your cheapest tool in your garage?
Post by: noggythenog on 06 May 2015, 10:13:49 pm
You mean to say that you're not supposed to eat that bit.........oh foc......i thought when they said ready meals! :b


Maybe you could have used a pot noodle tub to keep those marbles in that youve clearly lost ;)
Title: Re: What's your cheapest tool in your garage?
Post by: sinto on 06 May 2015, 10:22:09 pm
You mean to say that you're not supposed to eat that bit.........oh foc......i thought when they said ready meals! :b


Maybe you could have used a pot noodle tub to keep those marbles in that youve clearly lost ;)
:lol
Think you've lost the marbles noggy, if you think you should eat that, bet you eat the packaging too thinking that's the best way to recycle?  :lol
And a pot noodle container isn't big enough for the marbles I've lost :lol
Title: Re: What's your cheapest tool in your garage?
Post by: esetest on 06 May 2015, 11:04:34 pm
Plastic bottle cut in half , makes an excellent funnel , great for changing oil.
Title: Re: What's your cheapest tool in your garage?
Post by: slappy on 06 May 2015, 11:20:52 pm
Piece of wood 1" square about 14" inch long to prop petrol tank up with, offcut was lying around in the garage and was just the right length.
Title: Re: What's your cheapest tool in your garage?
Post by: ChristoT on 06 May 2015, 11:38:22 pm
Old icecream tubs. Hold anything and everything. I've used them to store bolts, catch fuel, anything.

But the cheapest thing in my garage... is me.  :eek












Well someone had to say it!  :lol :lol :lol
Title: Re: What's your cheapest tool in your garage?
Post by: sinto on 06 May 2015, 11:50:36 pm

But the cheapest thing in my garage... is me.  :eek


Well someone had to say it!  :lol :lol :lol

:agree :lol

we were all waiting for you to say that Christo :lol
Title: Re: What's your cheapest tool in your garage?
Post by: ChristoT on 07 May 2015, 12:15:49 am

But the cheapest thing in my garage... is me.  :eek


Well someone had to say it!  :lol :lol :lol

 :agree :lol

we were all waiting for you to say that Christo :lol

Bah, I'm the only one with the cojones to own up to it!  :rollin :rollin
Title: Re: What's your cheapest tool in your garage?
Post by: darrsi on 07 May 2015, 06:05:34 am
Toothbrush, for cleaning the caliper pistons with.  :D
Title: Re: What's your cheapest tool in your garage?
Post by: adeejaysdelight on 07 May 2015, 06:25:21 am
+1 for the toothbrush.


Also, a 15ft piece of string/wheel alignment tool.
Title: Re: What's your cheapest tool in your garage?
Post by: fazersharp on 07 May 2015, 08:44:04 am
You mean to say that you're not supposed to eat that bit.........oh foc....
:lol

Toothbrush, for cleaning

Mrs Fazersharp hates it when I do that - she says it makes it taste funny

Piece of wood 1" square about 14" inch long to prop petrol tank up with

Yep got one of those, but also a half stage one that gives enough to get under and disconnect tubes / wires before lifting right up pulls everything about too much

Also, a 15ft piece of string/wheel alignment tool.
Why 15f do you tie it across the street
Title: Re: What's your cheapest tool in your garage?
Post by: Robbie8666 on 07 May 2015, 08:50:15 am
Old icecream tubs. Hold anything and everything. I've used them to store bolts, catch fuel, anything.

I don't eat ice cream but use the tubs from takeaways, got loads of them!! :lol
Title: Re: What's your cheapest tool in your garage?
Post by: taylor on 07 May 2015, 05:37:41 pm
kryptonite for when the going gets tough, nicked it from boots the chemist. ;)
Title: Re: What's your cheapest tool in your garage?
Post by: Punkstig on 07 May 2015, 09:38:54 pm
2 foot long torque wrench!
Title: Re: What's your cheapest tool in your garage?
Post by: JoeRock on 07 May 2015, 09:58:10 pm
Would have to say my Da - seems to be able to fix most problems and just costs me tea  :lol
Title: Re: What's your cheapest tool in your garage?
Post by: YamFazFan on 15 May 2015, 08:22:56 pm
3 lengths of string. 1 tied to each of the battery leads & 1 to the retaining strap & then the other ends to any handy places on the bike to keep them all clear of the holder when removing/replacing battery, thus leaving both hands free to handle the battery :).
Title: Re: What's your cheapest tool in your garage?
Post by: fazerscotty on 16 May 2015, 10:54:29 am
My automatic garage opener - When it's raining - I send a text when I'm leaving work and hey presto the garage opens when I pull up.....  :lol :lol
Sometimes it costs me though.... :rollin :rollin :rollin :rollin
Title: Re: What's your cheapest tool in your garage?
Post by: tony_d123 on 19 May 2015, 07:56:02 am
When I go to Maccy D's I always grab a handful of wooden drink stirrers. Good for mixing touch up paint, using as packers or applying grease.
Title: Re: What's your cheapest tool in your garage?
Post by: tony_d123 on 20 May 2015, 10:59:14 am
Oh and old tennis balls! Cut a cross slit and push it onto bar ends or levers when working on a bike on a lift, stops you poking your eyes out  :eek


Am I taking this too seriously?  :)
Title: Re: What's your cheapest tool in your garage?
Post by: YamFazFan on 24 May 2015, 07:31:36 pm
I always collect up the lids from tubes of Pringles crisps. They are great for mixing up Araldite or for putting a drip or two of touch-up paint on before applying to car/bike with a modelling brush + it's justification for having eaten the whole lot if you needed the lid for the aforementioned purposes! ;).