I admit, I have a workshop tool addiction :-)

[shumungus]

ah, my bad, i was looking at them the other way round, a grand size at the hex end but as you say the 3/8 side is a bit bulky.

the rack of sockets in the top of the pic, where the sockets are standing up, is it a metal rack or plastic.

Plastic.

 

[shumungus]

ah, my bad, i was looking at them the other way round, a grand size at the hex end but as you say the 3/8 side is a bit bulky.

the rack of sockets in the top of the pic, where the sockets are standing up, is it a metal rack or plastic.

The drive side has to be bulky to house the cv joint unfortunately.

 

[tinman]

ah rite, like all the others i seen, the plastic didnt strike me as strong but maybe its plenty strong for the job it dose.
i spend too much time sifting through sockets for the right one times, they sit loose in a drawer at the moment, some day ill get them organized.

 

[Hard Graft]

i have a rosebud head here for my torch, its a great job for heating up items and will do it a lot quicker than a cutting head flame, no doubt it eats more gas but i wouldn't be without it all the same.
not too dear to buy and id be surprised if you got one and weren't impressed.

could not spend much more as i had blown the budget on the plasma cutter but it is on my shoping list in the future

 

[Hard Graft]

ah rite, like all the others i seen, the plastic didnt strike me as strong but maybe its plenty strong for the job it dose.
i spend too much time sifting through sockets for the right one times, they sit loose in a drawer at the moment, some day ill get them organized.

well i have just order a full snap on set for the same reason

 

[shumungus]

A mixture of Ebay and snap on. Wouldn't be without my little plastic organisers, handy cause you can lift a rack of sockets at the time.

 

[bumkin]

A mixture of Ebay and snap on. Wouldn't be without my little plastic organisers, handy cause you can lift a rack of sockets at the time.View attachment 853556View attachment 853557

gosh so clean are those for show and there's another set for use

 

[shumungus]

gosh so clean are those for show and there's another set for use

Plenty of days the place looks like a bomb has went off but the toolbox is always restocked and tidied up at the end of the job/day or else I could find nothing.

 

[bumkin]

Plenty of days the place looks like a bomb has went off but the toolbox is always restocked and tidied up at the end of the job/day or else I could find nothing.

well done that man i have days when i clean tools and put them in their proper place then some one comes along and buggers it all up very often they dont get back to the work shop

 

[B R C]

A fair selection of machines here, over 30 drill presses for starters!

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[Bob lincs]

Got a new tool box off Mrs BL for Christmas, decided to use a few of the drawers for fixings for my bikes . All stainless in m6 m8 & m10 socket caps and and hex heads , dome nuts , nylocs & flange nuts , flat and spring washers . At last I found a use for my collection of tubs from the Chinese take awake . Now all I need is a new project .

 

[tinman]

Mrs BL must be well tuned in if she went and bought you a snap-on tool box....
Kudos..

 

[TheTallGuy]

I must remember not to wander up the centre aisle of Lidl....

£16.99

£12.99

Not as good as a proper angry end tool, but surprisingly good for the money!

 

[Ukjay]

I must remember not to wander up the centre aisle of Lidl....
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£16.99
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£12.99

Not as good as a proper angry end tool, but surprisingly good for the money!

To be fair, I once had a shower install where a tiler went a bit awol on the tiling and went too far over thecut outs for the shower valve pipes, whereby I managed to rescue the job by the means of a cheapo multi tool grinder - so dont knock it..

 

[Karliboy]

Nice haul off spanner’s and sockets I spied on Facebook advertised locally for £7.50 I could see some quality old branded spanners in the pic
Britool
King dick
Elora
Stahlwylie
So thought I’d have them. sorted the branded ones out onto bench all in good order apart from bit of rust on a few.
The rest is just old unbranded drop forged stuff left in the bags (still good stuff) metric and imperial Which I’ll give to a good mate to make use off as he doesn't have a lot and when ever I help him out I can never find a spanner so now he has no excuse.

 

[Phil P]

Nice haul off spanner’s and sockets I spied on Facebook advertised locally for £7.50 I could see some quality old branded spanners in the pic
Britool
King dick
Elora
Stahlwylie
So thought I’d have them. sorted the branded ones out onto bench all in good order apart from bit of rust on a few.
The rest is just old unbranded drop forged stuff left in the bags (still good stuff) metric and imperial Which I’ll give to a good mate to make use off as he doesn't have a lot and when ever I help him out I can never find a spanner so now he has no excuse.

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Wonder how many vans got emptied for that lot

 

[Karliboy]

Wonder how many vans got emptied for that lot

To be fair I was thinking that when I set off, but on the whole I think he was a genuine bloke just having a clear out of stuff as his garage was wide open and he was going through other stuff. Probably a family death or something looking at what was there.

 

[spanners and hammers]

dead mans spanners first time you slip and hit your knuckle you will think they are haunted

 

[holwellcourtfarm]

dead mans spanners first time you slip and hit your knuckle you will think they are haunted

I've looked at a few listings lately for dead man's lathes. Does that mean they'd be more likely to throw the chuck key at me?

 

[Paddington]

Got a free filing cabinet off Freegle for the workshop. The previous owner asked me to look after it, as her late father had kept his stock records in it. As we carried it out to the car she remarked that the spirit of her father, if anywhere was still living in that cabinet and would be happy in a home surrounded by livestock. Sort of farming Feng Shui .