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Re: Whoever posts last is best - fazerscotty - 18-10-23

Haha - not gone yet. :lol :lol :lol

Re: Whoever posts last is best - robbo - 18-10-23

(18-10-23, 02:14 PM)fazerscotty link Wrote: Haha - not gone yet. :lol :lol :lol

Never thought you would Smile

. Thought you were still on holiday 8)

Re: Whoever posts last is best - fazerscotty - 19-10-23

(18-10-23, 06:40 PM)robbo link Wrote: [quote author=fazerscotty link=topic=25540.msg332848#msg332848 date=1697634875]
Haha - not gone yet. :lol :lol :lol

Never thought you would Smile

. Thought you were still on holiday 8)
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I wish - I've come back to more work than I can cope with! The best thing is, the pile just keeps getting bigger.

Re: Whoever posts last is best - robbo - 19-10-23

Oh well,with plenty of work at least you'll have your gas bill sorted. :lol

Re: Whoever posts last is best - fazerscotty - 22-10-23

(19-10-23, 09:04 PM)robbo link Wrote: Oh well,with plenty of work at least you'll have your gas bill sorted. :lol

I was thinking of more bits for the garage lol. :rollin :rollin :rollin

Re: Whoever posts last is best - robbo - 23-10-23

(22-10-23, 04:36 PM)fazerscotty link Wrote: [quote author=robbo link=topic=25540.msg332854#msg332854 date=1697745880]
Oh well,with plenty of work at least you'll have your gas bill sorted. :lol

Re: Whoever posts last is best - fazerscotty - 23-10-23

(23-10-23, 09:07 AM)robbo link Wrote: [quote author=fazerscotty link=topic=25540.msg332864#msg332864 date=1697989006]
[quote author=robbo link=topic=25540.msg332854#msg332854 date=1697745880]
Oh well,with plenty of work at least you'll have your gas bill sorted. :lol

I was thinking of more bits for the garage lol. :rollin :rollin :rollin
[/quote]Nice :thumbup , you can’t have enough bits in the garage. If I won the lottery, the Snap On truck would be a regular visitor.
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For me, Snap On have lost the plot. The quality of tools and support have dropped considerably over the last twenty years or so. I had heard that they have bought up any competition, put their brand mark on it and then sell an inferior tool at Snap On prices! I always have to laugh - any tools which are utilised a lot (spanners, pliers, sockets etc) are expensive, but occasionally you used to get a bargain (gasket punch set £11!). However, I am still using Snap On tools I purchased in the 80's - but I am anal about keeping them clean and in working order.

Re: Whoever posts last is best - BBROWN1664 - 23-10-23

I still have 2 sets of 1/4" imperial sockets I bought from Snap-on around 1985 as an apprentice. I dont use them much and any new stuff i buy tends to be Halfords professional stuff that has a lifetime guarantee too.

Re: Whoever posts last is best - robbo - 23-10-23

Without a doubt for the home diyer, Halfords Pro range is more than good enough. Kamasa made some good tools when they were made in Japan, also Gedore(German I think) was my first Whitworth/AF socket set. Can’t help being impressed though, by huge roll cabs stacked full with Snap On tools, even if just to look at :lol .
I expect, like most things, that quality and longevity are not available and maybe not required anymore in a chuck away society. That’s no doubt what will happen to my stuff that’s for sure. :'(

Re: Whoever posts last is best - fazerscotty - 25-10-23

(23-10-23, 11:15 AM)BBROWN1664 link Wrote: I still have 2 sets of 1/4" imperial sockets I bought from Snap-on around 1985 as an apprentice. I dont use them much and any new stuff i buy tends to be Halfords professional stuff that has a lifetime guarantee too.

At the end of the day - in most towns & city's you have a choice of Halfords or Machine Mart. Both sell quality kit, Halfords Pro is better than Clarke/Draper etc. For intermittent use though Aldi can beat everyone hands down :rollin :rollin :rollin

Re: Whoever posts last is best - agricola - 25-10-23

When I quit working in 2015, I bro8ught home all of my personal tools, 48 years worth. I had nowhere to put them in the garage, so I bought a Halfords tool cupboard (6 drawers) and a top box to go on it (6 drawers). The drawers are all full. Kamasa socket set bought in 1970, a few remnants from spanner sets of the past - Britool/Geodore/Kennedy, all the stuff we made as apprentices, scribing blocks, vee blocks, toolmakers clamps etc, countless Allen keys, plus bearing pullers, hole punch sets etc etc etc. Ive managed to sell some of the measuring equipment recently, micrometres, morse taper sleeves, drill sets, precision squares. My 4 year old grandson loves it, hes straight in the garage and getting stuff out and Im chuffed to bits that he knows what a tool is called what it does, and how to use it (under close supervision)

Re: Whoever posts last is best - fazerscotty - 30-10-23

(25-10-23, 08:10 PM)agricola link Wrote: When I quit working in 2015, I bro8ught home all of my personal tools, 48 years worth. I had nowhere to put them in the garage, so I bought a Halfords tool cupboard (6 drawers) and a top box to go on it (6 drawers). The drawers are all full. Kamasa socket set bought in 1970, a few remnants from spanner sets of the past - Britool/Geodore/Kennedy, all the stuff we made as apprentices, scribing blocks, vee blocks, toolmakers clamps etc, countless Allen keys, plus bearing pullers, hole punch sets etc etc etc. Ive managed to sell some of the measuring equipment recently, micrometres, morse taper sleeves, drill sets, precision squares. My 4 year old grandson loves it, hes straight in the garage and getting stuff out and Im chuffed to bits that he knows what a tool is called what it does, and how to use it (under close supervision)

That's brilliant.

Re: Whoever posts last is best - agricola - 30-10-23

I'll have to relocate the knives and chisels soon, somewhere well out of reach

Re: Whoever posts last is best - robbo - 31-10-23

Tatts as well…love it :thumbup :lol

Re: Whoever posts last is best - fazerscotty - 31-10-23

(30-10-23, 07:35 PM)agricola link Wrote: I'll have to relocate the knives and chisels soon, somewhere well out of reach

Haha - my Granddaughter likes to visit the workshop, hasn't started to open drawers yet. My Grandson isn't allowed in the vicinity of any tools - he thinks everything is either a hammer or needs a hammer :lol

Re: Whoever posts last is best - Grahamm - 31-10-23

Sounds like a born engineer :rollin

Re: Whoever posts last is best - robbo - 01-11-23

(31-10-23, 09:16 PM)Grahamm link Wrote: Sounds like a born engineer :rollin

Coming to a dealership near you :lol .

Re: Whoever posts last is best - fazerscotty - 04-11-23

(31-10-23, 09:16 PM)Grahamm link Wrote: Sounds like a born engineer :rollin

If he shows interest, I'll start with measuring and marking (where to hit) :lol :lol

Re: Whoever posts last is best - robbo - 04-11-23

(04-11-23, 07:48 PM)fazerscotty link Wrote: [quote author=Grahamm link=topic=25540.msg332885#msg332885 date=1698783383]
Sounds like a born engineer :rollin

If he shows interest, I'll start with measuring and marking (where to hit) :lol :lol
[/quote]Middle of the tank seems quite a favourite with bike dealerships. That’s what gets a lot of bike owners into diy maintenance, as they are quite capable of over tightening the chain and putting a scratch in the tank themselves, without the added expense. Smile

Re: Whoever posts last is best - fazerscotty - 14-11-23

(04-11-23, 08:07 PM)robbo link Wrote: [quote author=fazerscotty link=topic=25540.msg332898#msg332898 date=1699123695]
[quote author=Grahamm link=topic=25540.msg332885#msg332885 date=1698783383]
Sounds like a born engineer :rollin

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LOL, I never used dealers for anything, always read the book, spoke to mates and then carried out the task. In 2012, I bought a FJR1300 and it came to MOT time. It needed a pair of tyres. Whilst viewing the work being carried out and a dealer in Cheltenham, I noticed the mechanic/technician/butcher using a breaker bar to tighten the rear wheel axle nut. Most shaft drive bikes don't like that as it overloads any preloads on the drive gear. Anyhow, it came time to settle up and when asked, the guy claimed he was using a torque wrench, however when i asked how much torque was applied he couldn't answer. My one and only experience with manufacturer specific dealers. :rolleyes :rolleyes [size=78%] [/size]