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Singletrack Forum » Topic: Vital toolbox tools http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/vital-toolbox-tools en-US Wed, 30 May 2012 01:23:57 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 <![CDATA[Search]]> q http://singletrackworld.com/forum/search.php adey205 on "Vital toolbox tools" http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/vital-toolbox-tools#post-1126761 Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:49:04 +0000 adey205 1126761@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ being a machine builder think i've got enough tools for all to share <img src="http://singletrackworld.com/forum/my-plugins/bbcode-buttons/default/icon_lol.gif" title=":lol:" class="bb_smilies" alt=""/> full compliment at work and home, and i mean complete and most definitely +1 for the magnetic bowl mikewsmith on "Vital toolbox tools" http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/vital-toolbox-tools#post-1126745 Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:39:49 +0000 mikewsmith 1126745@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ magnetic bowl samuri on "Vital toolbox tools" http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/vital-toolbox-tools#post-1126722 Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:26:27 +0000 samuri 1126722@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ ditto on the bigger hammer. It's not to be used, ever. It's merely a deterrant. The bike knows it's there. Underhill on "Vital toolbox tools" http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/vital-toolbox-tools#post-1126702 Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:18:07 +0000 Underhill 1126702@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ Centrefold out of Nuts Summer edition 2007 for the garage wall nonk on "Vital toolbox tools" http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/vital-toolbox-tools#post-1126638 Thu, 11 Feb 2010 23:56:30 +0000 nonk 1126638@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ what the fek do you need pliers for? cable cutters yes but pliers..no. ex-pat on "Vital toolbox tools" http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/vital-toolbox-tools#post-1126620 Thu, 11 Feb 2010 23:51:06 +0000 ex-pat 1126620@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ HAYNES GUIDE TO TOOLS OF THE TRADE HAMMER: Originally employed as a weapon of war, the hammer is nowadays used as a kind of divining rod to locate expensive parts not far from the object we are trying to hit. MECHANIC'S KNIFE: Used to open and slice through the contents of cardboard cartons delivered to your front door; works particularly well on boxes containing seats, motorcycle jackets, vinyl records, liquids in plastic bottles, collector magazines, refund checks, and rubber or plastic parts. Especially useful for slicing work clothes, but only while in use. ELECTRIC HAND DRILL: Normally used for spinning steel Pop rivets in their holes until you die of old age, but it also works great for drilling mounting holes just above the brake line that goes to the rear wheel. SKILL SAW: A portable cutting tool used to make studs too short. PLIERS: Used to round off bolt heads. Sometimes used in the creation of blood-blisters. BELT SANDER: An electric sanding tool commonly used to convert minor touch-up jobs into major refinishing jobs. HACKSAW: One of a family of cutting tools built on the Ouija board principle. It transforms human energy into a crooked, unpredictable motion, and the more you attempt to influence its course, the more dismal your future becomes. MOLE-GRIPS/ADJUSTABLE WRENCH: Used to round off bolt heads. If nothing else is available, they can also be used to transfer intense welding heat to the palm of your hand. OXYACETELENE TORCH: Used almost entirely for lighting various flammable objects in your garage on fire. Also handy for igniting the grease inside a brake-drum you're trying to get the bearing race out of. TABLE SAW: A large stationary power tool commonly used to launch wood projectiles for testing wall integrity. WHITWORTH SOCKETS: Once used for working on older cars and motorcycles, they are now used mainly for impersonating that 9/16 or 1/2 socket you've been searching for for the last 15 minutes. DRILL PRESS: A tall upright machine useful for suddenly snatching flat metal bar stock out of your hands so that it smacks you in the chest and flings your beer across the room, splattering it against that freshly painted part you were drying. WIRE WHEEL: Cleans rust off old bolts and then throws them somewhere under the workbench with the speed of light. Also removes fingerprint whorls and hard-earned guitar callouses in about the time it takes you to say, "F...." BAND SAW: A large stationary power saw primarily used by most shops to cut good aluminum sheet into smaller pieces that more easily fit into the trash can after you cut on the inside of the line instead of the outside edge. HYDRAULIC FLOOR JACK: Used for lowering car to the ground after you have installed your new front disk brake setup, trapping the jack handle firmly under the front wing (fender). EIGHT-FOOT LONG DOUGLAS FIR 2X4: Used for levering a car upward off a hydraulic jack. TWEEZERS: A tool for removing wood splinters. PHONE: Tool for calling your neighbour to see if he has another hydraulic floor jack. SNAP-ON GASKET SCRAPER: Theoretically useful as a sandwich tool for spreading mayonnaise; used mainly for getting dog-doo off your boot. BOLT AND STUD EXTRACTOR: A tool that snaps off in bolt holes and is ten times harder than any known drill bit. TIMING LIGHT: A stroboscopic instrument for illuminating grease buildup. TWO-TON HYDRAULIC ENGINE HOIST: A handy tool for testing the tensile strength of ground straps and brake lines you may have forgotten to disconnect. CRAFTSMAN 1/2 x 16-INCH SCREWDRIVER: A large motor mount prying tool that inexplicably has an accurately machined screwdriver tip on the end without the handle. BATTERY ELECTROLYTE TESTER: A handy tool for transferring sulfuric acid from a car battery to the inside of your toolbox after determining that your battery is dead as a doornail, just as you thought. AVIATION METAL SNIPS: See hacksaw. INSPECTION LIGHT: The mechanic's own tanning booth. Sometimes called a drop light, it is a good source of vitamin D, "the sunshine vitamin," which is not otherwise found under cars at night. Health benefits aside, its main purpose is to consume 40-watt light bulbs at about the same rate as 105-mm howitzer shells during the Battle of the Bulge. More often dark than light, its name is somewhat misleading. PHILLIPS SCREWDRIVER: Normally used to stab the vacuum seals under lids or for opening old-style paper-and-tin oil cans and splashing oil on your shirt; but can also be used, as the name implies, to strip out Phillips screw heads. STRAIGHT SCREWDRIVER: A tool for opening paint cans. Sometimes used to convert common slotted screws into non-removable screws. AIR COMPRESSOR: A machine that takes energy produced in a fossil-fuel burning power plant 200 miles away and transforms it into compressed air that travels by hose to a pneumatic impact wrench that grips rusty bolts last tightened 30 years ago by someone in Dagenham, and rounds them off. PRY (CROW) BAR: A tool used to crumple the metal surrounding that clip or bracket you needed to remove in order to replace a 50 cent part. HOSE CUTTER: A tool used to cut hoses 1/2 inch too short. DAMMIT TOOL: Any handy tool that you grab and throw across the garage while yelling 'DAMMIT' at the top of your lungs. It is also, most often, the next tool that you will need. Pook on "Vital toolbox tools" http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/vital-toolbox-tools#post-1121342 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:38:25 +0000 Pook 1121342@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <blockquote>Great stuff I will be watching the inbox for an order for a light self build kit </blockquote> ha ha - cheers trout. After one night's fumbling it's still not working. My soldering skills are lacking somewhat.... joolsburger on "Vital toolbox tools" http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/vital-toolbox-tools#post-1121336 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:37:05 +0000 joolsburger 1121336@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ I have Allen Keys Chain Splitter Spoke Wrench Torx key Loctite Coppaslip Chain whip Cassette tool BB Tool Screwdrivers Cable cutters Pliers Little pick thing for getting at sealed bearings Grease Gun Various Oils and stuff. Jimbo on "Vital toolbox tools" http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/vital-toolbox-tools#post-1121306 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:28:46 +0000 Jimbo 1121306@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ ...and a metric tonne of cake with which to bribe said bike shop when presenting said broken bike to them! billybob on "Vital toolbox tools" http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/vital-toolbox-tools#post-1119628 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:41:35 +0000 billybob 1119628@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ ignition keys for your car. So when it all goes wrong you can drive the remains of your bike to the bike shop & ask them to put it back together. Jon Taylor on "Vital toolbox tools" http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/vital-toolbox-tools#post-1119587 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:42:43 +0000 Jon Taylor 1119587@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ torque wrench, socket set, circlip (snap ring) pliers and suspension oil. trout on "Vital toolbox tools" http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/vital-toolbox-tools#post-1119580 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 06:47:59 +0000 trout 1119580@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <blockquote>I'm feeling quite good about my toolbox now. It's got most of this stuff in it and now.... ...a soldering iron!! </blockquote> Great stuff I will be watching the inbox for an order for a light self build kit <img src="http://singletrackworld.com/forum/my-plugins/bbcode-buttons/default/icon_wink.gif" title=":wink:" class="bb_smilies" alt=""/> ex-pat on "Vital toolbox tools" http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/vital-toolbox-tools#post-1119575 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:35:30 +0000 ex-pat 1119575@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ Most essential - little bit of bent coat hanger so I can bring the two ends of a split chain together and put a link in. Tiny flat screwdriver for the stop screws on mechs. Allen keys - various. Really good cable cutters. The rest is just molegrips and shiat. alexpalacefan on "Vital toolbox tools" http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/vital-toolbox-tools#post-1119494 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:03:40 +0000 alexpalacefan 1119494@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ I love the elastic toggle fasteners that scaffolders use to secure debris netting. Why? I hear you ask... Great for attaching bars to top tubes when removing stems, and indeed for holding fork to frame while removing uppper bearings from headset tp remove fork. Acts as an extra pair of hands in loads of circumstances. And you can find them dropped around scaffolded sites <img src="http://singletrackworld.com/forum/my-plugins/bbcode-buttons/default/icon_smile.gif" title=":)" class="bb_smilies" alt=""/> A Pook on "Vital toolbox tools" http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/vital-toolbox-tools#post-1117576 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:20:04 +0000 Pook 1117576@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <blockquote>Do people seriously take photos of their work so they can put it back together...</blockquote> yes i do but only complex things like you say. I'm feeling quite good about my toolbox now. It's got most of this stuff in it and now.... ...a soldering iron!! woo. lunge on "Vital toolbox tools" http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/vital-toolbox-tools#post-1117228 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:52:05 +0000 lunge 1117228@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ Good set of ball ended allen keys Pedal spanner Track pump Good tyre levers Thin nosed pliers Workshop style chain tool Chain whip and lockring tool Rubber mallet Spoke key Small screw driver (the size for mech adjustment screws) Torx keys Crank extractor That will do you to begin with i think Jimbo on "Vital toolbox tools" http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/vital-toolbox-tools#post-1117191 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:40:29 +0000 Jimbo 1117191@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ Do people seriously take photos of their work so they can put it back together... For anything moderately complex that you've never attempted before, it's a wise idea. Suspension servicing, that kind of thing... uplink on "Vital toolbox tools" http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/vital-toolbox-tools#post-1117153 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:31:44 +0000 uplink 1117153@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ a proper pedal spanner hilldodger on "Vital toolbox tools" http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/vital-toolbox-tools#post-1117144 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:29:39 +0000 hilldodger 1117144@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ Do people seriously take photos of their work so they can put it back together <img src="http://singletrackworld.com/forum/my-plugins/bbcode-buttons/default/icon_eek.gif" title="8O" class="bb_smilies" alt=""/> I really can't think of a single bike assembly that can't be 'sussed out' or rebuilt from manufacturers info...... ...as for tools, in addition to above, chainring bolt spanner is good TooTall on "Vital toolbox tools" http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/vital-toolbox-tools#post-1117095 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:16:37 +0000 TooTall 1117095@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ Several sets of allen keys - so when you misplace the one you want, you have a 2nd or 3rd chance!