Christine Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 A flippin' scrollsaw.. what a daft thing to buy .. Dennis 500cc mower ...and only a little garden .Lidls 9" Angle grinder . Scary & noisy. Gave it awayHalfords 240v car polisher thing. Morticer ..though i have actually used it twiceDenbigh FlypressPortable Honda Generator...too bloody heavy to move .. good for gassing moles though..Concrete breaker . Can hardly pick it up is so heavy I'd have a planer thicknesser anyday , what make , how much? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binbag Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 It was made by Kity and i sold it a few years back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 A router...rouwter... rowter? Thought I'd need it... Thought wrong. Thought about using it as a torture device more times than i have with using it for carpentry projects... Is that weird?my ex bought me one of theses, im a car, metal kinda guy.... knew me well.....not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
For Fiats Sake Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 Electric sander, forgot I had one and bought another so now have two of them waiting to be used. Plan on using them to rub down a wardrobe and chest of drawers which I'll be learning to spray paint before tackling the off road pandas replacement doors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timewaster Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Most of my tools have been unused for about 9 years - due to being in Ex wifes cellar!!!!! Isn't it about time she let you out? TataBobu, Saabnut, cros and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 I always got the piss taken out of me at work for my wee box of tools, when most of the other guys had huge Snap On boxes full of stuff still in the packet.. and they'd still borrow stuff off me. I've never got into the habit of buying tools for the sake of it. I saw guys handing over a third of their wages every week to the tool van man. f**k that. My arguement was, If I drove for Eddie Stobart,would I be expected to buy a Scania? Crispian_J_Hotson, Lacquer Peel, Twiggy and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulplom Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 I've got one of those massive socket sets that take over where your standard one stops. Must go beyond 2". Never been out of the box. Bought it for my metro wheel bearings but never got around to it.A set of those ramps with the bottle jacks to lift the car really high. Bought to rust proof my mx-5. Sold it before that occurred. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiltox Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 I forgot it on that too! I'll try not to the next timeProper shameful FTP that was - thankfully in a car park at 5 mph and not on a motorway!! chodweaver 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twosmoke300 Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 The guys that haven’t used their torque wrenches worry me . So you not torque the road wheels up on cars ? SiC, richardthestag, Kiltox and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiltox Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 The guys that haven’t used their torque wrenches worry me . So you not torque the road wheels up on cars ?Oh that brings me on to my next shameful (almost) FTP that time I forgot to run round with the torque wrench...... Thankfully the noise / vibration made me pull over chodweaver 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 The guys that haven’t used their torque wrenches worry me . So you not torque the road wheels up on cars ?1 grunt plus half for luck usually. Never lost a wheel* yet Yesterday whilst waiting for my mot the tech came in asking about his torque wrench and got a ribbing from the guy behind the desk. I piped up and said what I've just said above and he shook his head and said "no, we don't do that here" and smiled Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catsinthewelder Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 I bought a set of spring compressors to do a job on my 205. Turned out that I didn't need them and haven't since. Bought a reciprocating saw a few years back and its the most useless price of shite I've ever wasted money on. Completely uncontrollable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny69 Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Not so much bought but never used, but bought and then immediately started to regret and then rarely/never use. Sort of around that time when battery tools weren't up to the job but 240V tools were a bit on the dangerous side for using out in the rain, I got some of my power tools in 110V. It's like all the inconvenience of mains powered tools (cable, long extension lead down to the street/garage etc) but with the added annoyance of having to lug a sodding heavy tranny around as well. Every time you want to move round the car you have to drag the tranny round with everything. Every time you *just* need to stretch out a tiny bit further you can't because there's a 20kg tranny stopping the extension lead just pulling over a teensie bit. Big mistake. I got rid of the grinder but still got the incredibly expensive Makita sander/polisher which has been used twice in maybe 12 years. DodgeRover 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parky Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Hub puller. Got it to remove wiper arms which had seized on but before it arrived the penetrating oil did its job and they popped off with a screwdriver. It will probably come in handy for something else... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TataBobu Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Bought and never used:1. compression meter, bought of ebay. Wrong o-rings on that, couldn't use, stuck in a box and forgot about it.2. Lidl soldering iron, complete with stand and the works. Too big, when I need to solder I dig up my old one.3. Bosch IXO thingy, still in plastic as bought almost 2 years ago.4. Rubber mallet, seemed a good idea at the time.5. metric 6 mm combination spanner (my set went down to only 7 and I've seen it in a store, so bought it).6. Assorted lots of clicket drivers.7. Asorted lots of pliers, and I only use some old ones I have. I'm a tool hoarder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barefoot Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 I have a scoop for removing the flesh from an avocado - like a spoon doesn't do it. Christine and Barry Cade 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordperv Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 I always make an excuse to use tools so don't have that problem, although I havnt used the camber gauge I got for Christmas yet, I'll use it to set my adjustable lower arms for my mk1 sierra when I fit them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorrisItalSLX Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Spring compressors - Bought to fix Hyundai but never used due to its cataclysmic failure sheet rendering the knackered rear shocks the least of my concerns.Panel beating hammers/assorted paraphernalia - never had to do any bodywork repairs (touch wood).Really really long screwdrivers - too long to be useful, no wonder the were marked down 85%!!!HEAPS of woodworking tools/machinery - Never have any time for woodworking! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardthestag Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 I use pretty much all my tools to death one I bought and havent used yet is a round hole punch for sheet steel. bought while angry and pissed. meant to buy the 19mm square one. Oh and a transmission jack I bought but found it unsuitable for landie transfer box Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooSavvy Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 1 use only :/ Code reader to clear EML, on Savvy day before it sold. Worked YaY TS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Manual impact driver. Use the proper electric gun quite frequent but I bought one of those types you hit with a hammer. Its crap. catsinthewelder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chodweaver Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Manual impact driver. Use the proper electric gun quite frequent but I bought one of those types you hit with a hammer. Its crap.I'd come to the conclusion that I was somehow lacking in the technique I was applying it with. I've tried three different makes (all basically the same). All useless. Sent from my BV6000 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardthestag Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 I'd come to the conclusion that I was somehow lacking in the technique I was applying it with. I've tried three different makes (all basically the same). All useless. Sent from my BV6000 using Tapatalk i have had one of these for over 30 years now, absolutely invaluable. Trick is to apply it, twist the handle anti clockwise to take up the stack in the workings and then holding it in place use nothing less than 3lb hammer to give it a whack. maybe modern ones are cheep and snasty?!? scdan4, DodgeRover, Clanger and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 One of these Never used it GoGently 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chodweaver Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 One of these Never used it How much do you want for it? Sent from my BV6000 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort1977 Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Got to say I don't torque wheel bolts either just do them up f*cking tight but not so tight that I can't get the bastard things off with the standard wheelbrace in the event of a puncture. It's a good point though, should be more rigorous and do it properly. Once borrowed a Milwaukee reciprocating saw to cut off an inaccessible suspension bolt, it cut through a big nut like butter and seemed controllable so maybe it's one of those tools worth paying for a good one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooSavvy Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 +1 vote = Impact Drivers. GR9 ... also [i discovered] the hex bit, if you turn it around, makes it possible to remove a hex socket sump plug - on the end of a std 1/2" ratchet extension ftw TS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bub2006 Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 I have never recovered since my van crash on the tools front no matter how hard I try. God knows where my obd reader went either. I've a set of wheels chocks in the box. Still keep going for the bricks ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John F Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 I bought a spoke shave about 10 years ago. Never used it. I don't torque up wheel bolts - but I carry a 2' breaker bar & socket in the Disco & go for "nipped up firmly plus a quarter turn", which will definitely give better wheel tightening results than a standard boggo wheel brace. Also, in my experience most torque wrenches are out of tolerance anyway. Some mates & I compared half a dozen different torque wrenches a while ago, varying from good quality, brand new & unopened to generic, old & well used. No two gave exactly the same results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooSavvy Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 ^^^ ...and the monkeys go round the car, at KwikFuk, with a 'klikka' = yes! they are tight, m8 >>BUT>> I would like them to be only AS TIGHT as that Klick TS twosmoke300, alf892 and dave21478 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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