had mine nearly 20 years
Aye. I don't know where mine came from but it's almost certainly at least that old, I'd hazard mid-90s vintage.
I'm a caretaker... ...here is my most used...
No knife wrench?
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Nothing wrong with a shifter provided a) it's good quality and b) the user knows how to wield a spanner properly in the first place. The problems occur when the head is crudded up and no longer flat, the jaw is looser than a loose thing or people use it as a flogging spanner (where most open spanners would slip anyway).
Gary - if you need a lump hammer your stillies aren't big enough. 36" is usually 'enough'.
Gary - if you need a lump hammer your stillies aren't big enough. 36" is usually 'enough'.
It's still hard to beat the feeling of whacking a stillson with a lump hammer though. 🙂
Nothing wrong with a shifter provided a) it's good quality and b) the user knows how to wield a spanner properly in the first place. The problems occur when the head is crudded up and no longer flat, the jaw is looser than a loose thing or people use it as a flogging spanner (where most open spanners would slip anyway).
What's a shifter, please? And what's a flogging spanner? Adjustable and one that you've been hitting, or something else?
Shifter = adjustable spanner.
Flogging spanner =
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loving the posts guys. some good ones and discussions in here.
Flogging spanner =
= Yorkshire screwdriver
we bought a house last October, needed some work done, nothing major, a bit of redecorating etc. My tool collection pretty much tripled since, B&Q couldn`t send me enough money off vouchers and all the sales guys know me a bit too well in the local screwfix.
Before my little bosch cordless screwdriver was the only powertool I had, now I have a bosch multitool (very useful!!), heatgun, hammer drill, dewalt circular saw, bench grinder, and I soon getting a jigsaw too. I like a bit of woodworking.
My bike specific tool collection is on par with an average bikeshop`s, plus now I have a big enough drive and garage I started to work on my car, meaning I will need a 1/2" socket set, bigger spanners, possibly an impact driver etc.
I usually buy the next tool when I can`t do a job without it. Getting something that you *might need is a waste of money. I have a blue bosch rotary polisher that the OH bought me for christmas. It is a fantastic piece of equipment, but almost 8 months later I have yet to take it out of the box.
