neversaydie Posted April 11, 2015 Posted April 11, 2015 Had a bit of a clean up today in the garage. Why do we keep so much stuff? I turned up in excess of 200 allen keys, metric and imperial, micrometers, thread gauges, imperial taps and reamers, v blocks, scribing blocks etc etc. Ive not used any of em for donkeys, Im inclined to tip em Any comments?
Moderator drewpy Posted April 11, 2015 Moderator Posted April 11, 2015 don't tip 'em , offer them on here. I could always use a reamer especailly an adjutable one
GREIGE Posted April 11, 2015 Posted April 11, 2015 I agree with drewpy. Sort out what you have. Maybe make up some sets with the Allen Keys. Put up a few pictures on here and see if anyone is interested. One mans surplus ( Surplus tools ?? Never heard the like) is another Must Have !!
slice Posted April 12, 2015 Posted April 12, 2015 Yes as above, I have a set of Britool AF spanners that have been in my tool kit for years might never use them BUT, one day, you never know. Someone will just love to have what you don't need any more.
Moderator Cynic Posted April 12, 2015 Moderator Posted April 12, 2015 That must be where the magic tool fairy beams all my tools.
Ttaskmaster Posted April 13, 2015 Posted April 13, 2015 Ooh... dibs on a Micrometer, please!!!! If you are literally chucking this stuff, not wanting any money for it, I suggest listing the items in a For Sale type thread (although you're not actually selling anything) and just request people pay the postage on the bits they want.
jimmy Posted April 14, 2015 Posted April 14, 2015 As above. As I own a couple of auld Brit clunkers, I'm always on the lookout for Imperial and whitworth kit
wild foamy Posted April 17, 2015 Posted April 17, 2015 200 Allen keys?!? It would take me years to lose all of those!
neversaydie Posted April 18, 2015 Author Posted April 18, 2015 I sorted out a complete set of imperial allen keys to save, then I skipped the rest. Looks like you can buy sets for as much as postage would have costed. Some more trawling turned up a lovely internal micrometer set from 0 to 6 inch in a nice red case that Id forgotten I had In the end, I put it all back ( minus the keys), just couldnt get rid
Tommy xs Posted April 18, 2015 Posted April 18, 2015 I keep everything, through it away today & you'll need it tomorrow! the amount of times I've needed something to bodge a job and managed to find something in the garage that will do the trick even if its only something to hit with a hammer, it can save you ruining to good tool.
Moderator drewpy Posted April 19, 2015 Moderator Posted April 19, 2015 same here, I have a stash of metal which I use to bash,weld or fit!
wild foamy Posted April 19, 2015 Posted April 19, 2015 You should see the back of my truck, got half an FJ1200 in there, several FTO bits and a nitro RC car... Aswell as a halfords roller tool box with most tooling to deal with a major breakdown (physical, not emotional)
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