Tool Porn

Back when dinosaurs roamed the earth, we rode 26er, hi-tech was 2 x 10 & rim brakes existed.
Lovely tool to remove/install bearings in bottom brackets, however you still needed a vice.
Beautifully machined, plus you can't go wrong with red anodizing.
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I have a knack for finding tools on the road. It's been a good year so far with a Milwaukee battery drill, and a SnapOn work light. People just drive past stuff. Other finds in recent years were a Kinchrome ratchet spanner, and a brand new Makita angle grinder in the box.
 
Scotty T said:
I have a knack for finding tools on the road. It's been a good year so far with a Milwaukee battery drill, and a SnapOn work light. People just drive past stuff. Other finds in recent years were a Kinchrome ratchet spanner, and a brand new Makita angle grinder in the box.
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You sound like a dock-worker @Scotty T!

"Honest boss, the container was already open when we got here! No way of telling how many have been knicked!" 🫣
 
beeb said:
You sound like a dock-worker @Scotty T!

"Honest boss, the container was already open when we got here! No way of telling how many have been knicked!" 🫣
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I promise these were actual items that fell off the back of trucks driven by tradies who haven't learnt to put all their tools away. The drill and work lgiht have both taken a good beating before they came to me. The angle grinder, I think someone flogged that off a truck then dumped it in the carpark where I found it.

Keep your eyes peeled, there's toolbox gold on them streets!
 
Goddamit. I stepped over a nail remover on the side of the road on Mission Beach last week. "I'll grab that on the way back" thinks I, cos it would be super useful removing trim clips in the tractors.

Then I walked back to the car from the opposite direction.

This thread just reminded me I was going to pick it up.

Dammit to hell.
 
Only things I have found in my travels are a (working) Eveready Dolphin torch floating in a pool in a creek when I was about 10 (still have it and it still works) and most recently a 290mm long (160mm blade) SOG Tsunami knife laying in the grass beside the footpath when walking the doggos a few weeks ago.
 
RastaRuss said:
I have the 250mm, just ordered the 180mm, no idea how I coped up till now without these little beauties.
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That reminds me that Amazon sent my Mum two sets of these by mistake earlier this year. While they made good on her actual order, they didn't want either set back. So we got one set. Bloody expensive for what they are (very small 125mm pliers) but still...Knipex!
 
silentbutdeadly said:
View attachment 412896 That reminds me that Amazon sent my Mum two sets of these by mistake earlier this year. While they made good on her actual order, they didn't want either set back. So we got one set. Bloody expensive for what they are (very small 125mm pliers) but still...Knipex!
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I was tossing between the 250 and 180, and a mate said to get the 180 as it is a lot more manoeuvrable when working on bikes. I got the 180 and would have to agree. The fact that it has 2 perfectly parallel jaws means it doubles as a mini vice for pressing in bushings in situ etc.
 
teK-- said:
I was tossing between the 250 and 180, and a mate said to get the 180 as it is a lot more manoeuvrable when working on bikes. I got the 180 and would have to agree. The fact that it has 2 perfectly parallel jaws means it doubles as a mini vice for pressing in bushings in situ etc.
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I agree, the 180 is a great addition to my bike toolbox.
 
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