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Old Feb 21, 2010 | 11:28 AM
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Ratchet spanner, but Iv lost my 10/11mm one. Magnet Pick stick, bout the size of a pen, but extends to about 2 1/2 foot, very good for picking up drop nuts and bolt, and saves your back!lol and the best tool is passionford.com!
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Old Feb 21, 2010 | 11:34 AM
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gotta be my snap on easy outs, saved me a good few times
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Old Feb 21, 2010 | 01:20 PM
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i now change mine after tacking more convertable rear arch rot and a front panel....... SNAP ON WELDER FTW!
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Old Feb 21, 2010 | 01:43 PM
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luckily neil my cab is clean as u like lol, ill give u a bell soon
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Old Feb 21, 2010 | 03:16 PM
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no worries mate, im hoping mine will be soon with the amount its getting it bloody better be!

main thing is chassis is solid though
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Old Feb 22, 2010 | 06:37 AM
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Hello,
Hammer is my favourite tool...
thanks
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Old Feb 22, 2010 | 08:28 AM
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Originally Posted by haggis
definately my oil extractor, just stick it down the dip stick. no mess, no lying under cars on a damp road and very quick

does look like a swedish personal enhancement tool tho!

i like the idea of this but never used one, are they any good ? messy ? do they leave much of the old oil left in the engine ?
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Old Feb 23, 2010 | 02:43 PM
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Compressor and air tools! Gotta love that sound!
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Old Feb 23, 2010 | 08:04 PM
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Mig welder. You get to wear a cool helmet, nuff said
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Old Feb 23, 2010 | 09:41 PM
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Hose Clamp remover tools for those annoying one in engine bays
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Old Feb 23, 2010 | 09:52 PM
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ive all ways wanted a rolling road to play on lol
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Old Feb 26, 2010 | 03:53 PM
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not my fav or best but by god for bling factor and quality this is top trump in stanley knife's

and for Ł12 rude not too


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Old Feb 26, 2010 | 04:19 PM
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lovely knife that
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Old Feb 26, 2010 | 04:32 PM
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i have a great all in one tool, called my mate,
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Old Feb 26, 2010 | 05:11 PM
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Originally Posted by B16JUS
not my fav or best but by god for bling factor and quality this is top trump in stanley knife's

and for Ł12 rude not too

Got any for sale?
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Old Feb 26, 2010 | 05:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Sonic Boom
Got any for sale?
Rich
no just got this one, they only just come out utk100 tell your dealer to order you one

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Old Apr 5, 2010 | 07:49 PM
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Originally Posted by B16JUS
not my fav or best but by god for bling factor and quality this is top trump in stanley knife's

and for Ł12 rude not too

Ooooh, I want one!!!! Don't need one (already got ONE OF THESE) but it looks pretty sexy, so I want it
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Old Apr 8, 2010 | 06:55 PM
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my favorite tool is my copper mallet and shes a big un at that also i keep in my tractor cab a bluepoint adjustable with a benable handle not got a pic and carnt member what its called lol
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Old Apr 9, 2010 | 10:28 PM
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gota be bertha my long bed sanding block that an me welder great what you can do with them
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Old Apr 27, 2010 | 03:28 PM
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How about this, very very very limited edition chess set with metal tool box 8" wide and with pieces made of tools







Couldnt be bothered to unwrap the board but you get the idea

Changing owners and about to sit pride of place on my mates van ( only known yank snap on van in the uk )



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Old Apr 27, 2010 | 06:40 PM
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righ anngle picky tool which ive broken
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Old May 5, 2010 | 02:46 PM
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What about this for a spanner

sized up against B&H's best cigarette


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Old May 5, 2010 | 02:55 PM
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I am waiting for my new endoscope to arrive in the post.

craftsman cross force spanners 13mm is the most used tho
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Old May 5, 2010 | 03:12 PM
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What one did you get,

this one has sound and record function superb bit of kit

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Old May 5, 2010 | 04:31 PM
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Originally Posted by B16JUS
What about this for a spanner
If it's big spanners your after check out my 50mm to give you an idea how big it is the middle one is 32mm and the bottom one is a 10mm. And that's a 3x2 Slab its resting on so just over 2 foot long!!

Rich

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Old May 8, 2010 | 02:38 PM
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A 1/2 snap on ratchet.
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Old May 8, 2010 | 03:59 PM
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Old May 30, 2010 | 05:09 AM
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Originally Posted by B16JUS
How about this, very very very limited edition chess set with metal tool box 8" wide and with pieces made of tools







Couldnt be bothered to unwrap the board but you get the idea

Changing owners and about to sit pride of place on my mates van ( only known yank snap on van in the uk )



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very very very limited edition chess set

Never seen one like that.Did you ever get any pictures of the whole set up ???
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Old May 30, 2010 | 09:21 AM
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Theres nothing i cant fix with a grinder, lump hammer and a welder! The old lump hammer has to be the fav though
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Old May 30, 2010 | 09:30 AM
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i just love using my 110v 5"angle grinder with 1mm cutting discs so good for cutting big bits of car out
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Old May 30, 2010 | 09:44 AM
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My favourite tool? Hmmmmm









would have to be Lambchop.......
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Old Jun 2, 2010 | 12:35 PM
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breaker bar or hose clip pliers both life savers
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Old Jun 29, 2010 | 10:08 PM
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my hands!
well i wouldnt be able to use my tools without them lol!
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Old Aug 18, 2010 | 02:29 AM
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Originally Posted by H7 CYA
If in doubt give it a clout
mines a bodged up spanner to undo cones on a bike wheel, but only because it does ages of grinding and fileing to get it thin enough, or a c spanner cut and bodged to undo the rear casset, all of which can be bashed with a hammer to give extra leverage
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Old Aug 18, 2010 | 07:56 AM
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10 &13mm spanners, seem to fit 90% of things on a sierra.
Can't beat a "stilly" though!

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Old Aug 18, 2010 | 11:16 AM
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Wireless COMM

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Old Aug 18, 2010 | 12:31 PM
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For god sake dont tell the other tools you have favourites!
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Old Aug 19, 2010 | 05:45 PM
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Solus Pro Diagnostic Tool, Sure "the Diva" robbie will vouch for this too, FANTASTIC bit of kit!

cordless impact wrench too i love my 1/2 one, and also when i was on the spanners i couldent do without my 3/8 air ratchet, FAR720 was superb!
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Old Aug 19, 2010 | 06:05 PM
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Bloke i work with is a tool, but sound geezer tho so thats up there. But for me got to be the snap on ratchet gun
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Old Nov 3, 2010 | 09:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Mark RS
these are life savers lol
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i have two sets made by irwin ....

when the bolt comes out i always say

"thats more jam than hartleys", as u always think that it wont ever come out lol
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