_John_ Member 287 Member For: 14y 8m 14d Gender: Male Posted 23/02/11 07:31 AM Share Posted 23/02/11 07:31 AM Picked up a set of these the other day: Craftsman Open-Ended ratchet spannersI thought they would be handy for getting to those hard to reach turbo to manifold bolts - changing the turbo maybe tomorrow, so I'll let you know how they go - not expecting too much from them, but for $35 from bunnings I won't be greatly dissapointed!Bugger you, Pat. Now I`ll look for those at Bunnings this Thursday if I go and buy a 9 drawer top box for me trolley. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/73256-who-likes-tools-merged-topic/page/10/#findComment-1083657 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tray_182005 Member 1,226 Member For: 15y 10m 28d Gender: Male Location: Wee Waa/NSW Posted 23/02/11 07:44 AM Share Posted 23/02/11 07:44 AM Well im still waiting on my snap on spanners I bought on friday grrr Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/73256-who-likes-tools-merged-topic/page/10/#findComment-1083662 Share on other sites More sharing options...
_John_ Member 287 Member For: 14y 8m 14d Gender: Male Posted 23/02/11 09:37 AM Share Posted 23/02/11 09:37 AM Shifters.. I used shifters a bit at work. Ya old Sand plant aint rocket surgery.. I`ll tell anyone who will listen I don`t like Kincrome or Sidcrome shifters. They`re too " good " as in the are too precise, you wanna shellack something like an inch and a quarter nut tight and the shifter does`nt have that bit of slack in the jaw to allow you to lay ya ears back and go with it, if you have a lot of spare thread to cover before it tightens.. Mostly the cheaper ones work better, I`m talking 12 - 15 inch shifters. However if I can get my cordless rattle gun on it, I`ll use that.However I used an AM Pro shifter, I think it was 10 or 12 inch, up at the workshop while I was poly welding some pipes and hooly dooly it was awesome. It was just so nice to use.I have some ancient Sidcrome shifters, small to medium, and they are way better than the new ones in terms of quality. lol I have a lil one that I`d kill who ever took it.. I`ve had it for decades.I always wanted a Sidcrome 18 inch shifter. 20 years ago they were 180 bucks or something really stupid. But they were the ducks guts back then, fully chromed and all.Not sure I have a favourite tool anymore, used to be this moth eaten 1/2 inch 9/16th`s Sidcrome open ender when I had Valiants. Always used it no matter what it seemed. I do like the lil 10 mm Kincrome ratchet spanner I bought yonks ago, hard not to use that on top of the motor. But I have a full set of A/F and Metric ones now. The single 10mm can live in my trinkets drawer..Whats your fave spanner for whatever reason? Also, show your trinkets and gadjets! Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/73256-who-likes-tools-merged-topic/page/10/#findComment-1083699 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tab Sucker Moderating Team 32,303 Member For: 21y 2m 10d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 23/02/11 09:50 AM Share Posted 23/02/11 09:50 AM Jesus I think we'd better find you a support group. My name is John and it's two days since I purchased my last tool Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/73256-who-likes-tools-merged-topic/page/10/#findComment-1083712 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexual harrassment panda I see a red door and I want to paint it black Donating Members 5,919 Member For: 15y 8m 10d Gender: Male Location: Far north queensland Posted 23/02/11 09:50 AM Share Posted 23/02/11 09:50 AM I'll try to take a couple pics of the homemade and favourite ones for ya, but me bloody bottle jack has gone missing today easiest thing to make but I still hope I find it. I still think I'll go the aldens over the craftsman open enders. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/73256-who-likes-tools-merged-topic/page/10/#findComment-1083713 Share on other sites More sharing options...
_John_ Member 287 Member For: 14y 8m 14d Gender: Male Posted 23/02/11 09:59 AM Share Posted 23/02/11 09:59 AM (edited) Those Alden ratchet spanners do look decent and shut up anyway, Trent. I went to Glenfords today I didn`t buy anythink..But I did break a few road laws and perhaps one or 2 of natures laws to get there at 4:57pm before they shut.I have a home made shifter here some place, I`ll take a pic of that. Edited 23/02/11 10:01 AM by _John_ Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/73256-who-likes-tools-merged-topic/page/10/#findComment-1083715 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagabond Bored Member Administrator 35,722 Member For: 22y 7m 21d Gender: Male Location: Dé·jà vu Posted 23/02/11 10:25 AM Share Posted 23/02/11 10:25 AM Forgot about my other favorite tool...usually spits at me when I make it angry.... Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/73256-who-likes-tools-merged-topic/page/10/#findComment-1083724 Share on other sites More sharing options...
_John_ Member 287 Member For: 14y 8m 14d Gender: Male Posted 23/02/11 10:30 AM Share Posted 23/02/11 10:30 AM You can actually buy King Dick Tools, not surprisingly they are made in England. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/73256-who-likes-tools-merged-topic/page/10/#findComment-1083726 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tray_182005 Member 1,226 Member For: 15y 10m 28d Gender: Male Location: Wee Waa/NSW Posted 24/02/11 05:59 AM Share Posted 24/02/11 05:59 AM I have gone with the bahco shifters nice to use I like the kincrome 1's though as they let u screw pass the supporting egde so u can go widerFav tool with have to be my 1/2 snappy impact gun Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/73256-who-likes-tools-merged-topic/page/10/#findComment-1083975 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAP No boost, no bottle, just my foot on the throttle! Lifetime Members 7,935 Member For: 21y 4m 21d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 24/02/11 06:43 AM Share Posted 24/02/11 06:43 AM I love the gadget type tools. Just excercised my Bunnings vouchers on some Craftsman open ended ratchet spanners.These things are awesome Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/73256-who-likes-tools-merged-topic/page/10/#findComment-1083985 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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