Got One Of These Last Week

[Andi]

May not seem much to some (wife included) but I dont know how I ever got on without one.

The last time I used one of these was to crush a penny at school during metal work........

which is exactly what I did as soon as I set it up...... Oh and lots more stuff that has been pending.

Only £17 from gumtree.. Bargain I reckon

[fry61]

Best look for a new work-mate next, Andi.

[Andi]

Best look for a new work-mate next, Andi.

 

Aaah! The trusty engine stand.

I think your right Guv.

I do have most tools you would ever need but a vice (decent one) is one thing I have never got round to getting.

 

Andi

Edited June 7, 2014 by Andi

[tractor]

now you just need to find out how to use all these tools you acquire andi

[Kerry]

Is that your only Vice?

[fry61]

Think you may have to squeeze him a little harder for that info.

[Grim]

an excellent find

A neighbour of mine gifted me one very similar to that, as it has seized. 5 mins with some WD40 and it was freed off

[ibrooks]

I had to buy one last week.

 

 

 

No hammer involved either.

 

Iain

[richyb66]

I had to buy one last week.

 

No hammer involved either.

 

Iain

 

This thread is starting to sound like a broken Record.

Edited June 9, 2014 by richyb66

[fry61]

Dead centre on that one, Richard.

[Guest mower man]

No hammer ,just 3 feet of scafolld pole!!!! mower man

[ibrooks]

No scaffold pole either.

 

I tell a lie - after the vice had broken on a Sunday afternoon I used a length of scaffold pole to hold to hold it down whilst I went and got the breaker bar to undo the nut. Wish I'd done it that way in the first place.

 

I was removing the balljoints from a pair of Mini hubs for the GTM. I think someone has been there before me and done them up with a windy-gun because I've never come across a set as tight as those before. I was also surprised to find only one shim between the 4 balljoints.

 

Iain

[MarkBzero]

Yours is bigger than mine, I'll feel inadequate, need an upgrade.

[ibrooks]

Yes but yours is a welded steel one rather than cast so should be near indestructible. I was debating one of those from Machinemart when mine went but the bigger ones all have a swivel base which I don't want and they also don't do them with a quick release which I do want. I do keep thinking about one of those though for the bench on the other side of the workshop.

 

Iain

[Andi]

Yes but I wish I had a big bender in my garage (cue the obvious comments)Andi

Yours is bigger than mine, I'll feel inadequate, need an upgrade.

Edited June 11, 2014 by Andi