Lots of 3/8 and 5/8 drill bits!
[Edited on 3/10/09 by omega0684]
Its my birthday on the 22nd and my folks have asked what I'd like for a present, I have all the usual:
socket set,
axle stands and jack,
decent screwdriver set
welder
Can anyone think of any tools useful to someone starting a build?
Cheers!
air riveter, £20-£30! (if you have a compressor that is) if not, get a compressor and then an air riveter
Lots of 3/8 and 5/8 drill bits!
[Edited on 3/10/09 by omega0684]
Dremel?
Grinder, jigsaw?
Firstly, good choice of birthdays; mine's the 22nd of this month too!
I know for a fact that B&Q have got a sale on at the moment, and they've got a promo on a few DeWalt bits. I dropped hints to SWMBO that
there's an 18V cordless drill complete with 2 batteries, charger and hard case up for £99.99, almost half price.
You'll defo need one, and it's a good brand to have. I'll let you know if I get one in 3 weeks time....
Torque Wrench
and I second a Dremell
Andy
Grinder or two (no swapping discs), good socket set, couple of spanner sets, torque wrench, breaker bar, hex head socket set, selection of f.o.
hammers and drifts...
What else is needed for a build??
Loads of beer
Build stands , multimeter
pipe flaring thingy
wire stripper/crimper doodah
Get her to buy a set of
axle stands and jack 2 ton ones
If she buys something else like a socket set and it is not of good quality it will break.
Angle grinder
Decent set of files
Punches and drifts
Dremel
Vernier caliper
Clecos and pliers
[Edited on 3/10/09 by iank]
rivnut tool, dont forget one of them.
Dremel
12" Lathe??? or Bridgeport milling machine??
Electric engine hoist
Andy
have you got a drill?
How about the garage necessities...
Radio/mp3 player and a beer fridge
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Originally posted by Xtreme Kermit
How about the garage necessities...
Radio/mp3 player and a beer fridge
wow, it's my birthday on the 22nd too
i'm wondering if i could get swmbo and my m&d to put together and buy me a low entry jack but it's ~£200.....
for little extra bits, a deburring tool is incredibly useful, steel rule, tap and die set, step drill, rotary burr......stuff like that
tom
nah, 27th october is where its at
cash, ask for cash, buy what you want with it.
Forget the 22nd and 27th.
the main event is the 1st of october.
Like the rest of us you are the result of
a drunken new years bunk up.
drill bits, de-burring tool, rivnut tool, spring loaded
centre punch, metal snips, bahco 12" hack saw.
s
quote:
i'm wondering if i could get swmbo and my m&d to put together and buy me a low entry jack but it's ~£200.....
air riveter, £20-£30! Sounds good but Im planning on using VHB tape and a minimum number of rivets.
Lots of 3/8 and 5/8 drill bits! as above
Dremel? I bought dad one a couple of years back and we tend to share tools
Grinder, jigsaw? got both, but a spare grinder never goes amiss!
18V cordless drill complete with 2 batteries, charger and hard case up for £99.99, almost half price. got a nice Makita 18v one from a couple of
birthdays ago.
Torque Wrench Got a goot britool half drive one and teng quarter drive.
Grinder or two (no swapping discs), good socket set, couple of spanner sets, torque wrench, breaker bar, hex head socket set, selection of f.o.
hammers and drifts... Drifts are a good shout!
Build stands , multimeter got a good meter and dad has a better one as an electrician Not sure what everyone uses as build stands? I was going to
leave the chassis on the build table unless that wont work?
pipe flaring thingy - scored a good industrial brake flarer couple of years back.
wire stripper/crimper doodah - good shout, which ones are the best? I have a set of the cheapy ones with the split holes like this:
axle stands and jack 2 ton ones - I have a pair of 1.5 tonne ones but I guess a set of four would be handy! Got tonnes of normal jacks.
Decent set of files - already have most sizes bought individually over the years
Punches and drifts - good shout, link to a decent punch set?
Vernier calliper - got both digital and normal types in steel and plastic
Clecos and pliers Clecos, forgot about those!! Thats a definite! Pliers I think Im good for
rivnut tool, dont forget one of them. another damn good shout! Linky to a good one?
12" Lathe??? or Bridgeport milling machine?? Id LOVE one, and dad and I have spoken about going halves. Stretching things a bit as a present
tho!!
Electric engine hoist Got one of these mounted on the roof!
Radio/mp3 player and a beer fridge radio is in place, beer fridge I dont fancy, mum stocks the one in the house 
I could fancy an old dishwasher
tho!
and a laptop and a tv and some Razzle pin ups Tv is a good call, F1 in the garage
low entry jack really handy once i get further on in the build and the frame gets heavy.
deburring tool is incredibly useful, steel rule, tap and die set, step drill, rotary burr what does a deburring tool look like? I normally use a big
drill Got a snap on tap and I die set I bought myself after my exams, got stepdrills and burrs too.
cash, ask for cash, buy what you want with it. - I do that far too much and everyone wants to buy someone something
spring loaded centre punch, metal snips, bahco 12" hack saw. got a sprung punch and metal snips, air and hand powered. Not got a bahco hacksaw
but I have a normal one with bahco blades!
Costco do a low-entry for much cheaper - its a decent 3 ton one too...around £65 if I remember - I have 2 of em.....bloody heavy buggers though good
gen, will need to have a look
Thanks for all the suggestions, kinda weird that I always think Im short of things but my garage seems to have most of the useful stuff!!
List so far:
Grinder
Drifts
Build stand
Crimpers
Axle stands
Punches
Clecos
Rivnut tool
Garage Tv
Low entry jack
Deburring tool
Cheers!
[Edited on 4/10/09 by alistairolsen]
Bearing puller
quote:
Originally posted by alistairolsen
wire stripper/crimper doodah - good shout, which ones are the best? I have a set of the cheapy ones with the split holes like this:
[Edited on 4/10/09 by alistairolsen]
quote:
Originally posted by StevenB
Forget the 22nd and 27th.
the main event is the 1st of october.
Like the rest of us you are the result of
a drunken new years bunk up.
Punch sets can be got from a number of places depending on how fancy/name concious you are.
http://www.tooled-up.com/MicroCategory.asp?CID=14&SCID=354&MCID=1542#prodlist
or
http://www.cbsonline.co.uk/punch-set--punch-997-p.asp
Should give you a good idea of the range.
The pliers I mentioned were the ones you need to install Cleco's I got mine from a group buy organised by Zilspeed.
Can get them from CBS (though with a lot fewer than Zil got us for similar money).
http://www.cbsonline.co.uk/punch-set--punch-997-p.asp
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=100599
Home brew kit. Wine or beer. Get a heater if brewing in garage over winter.
happy birthday chaps!
what did we end up with? i'm doing presents after work so will have to wait to see.
hope you got all sorts of useful stuff alastair
tom
Clothes and a Dan Brown book from my GF, 7 drawer toolbox, rivnut setting tool and electrical crimps from my folks and a subscription to racecar
engineering from my Gran.
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Originally posted by alistairolsen
a Dan Brown book from my GF
Cant see the youtube in work, but Ive read the rest of his books
Cuddly Toy
i got.........this beast
also the other one to the pair of trainers, the aviation snips and a signed rick stein cookery book. also a watch and an indoor climbing taster
session from swmbo. it was a jolly decent birthday!
tom
KEEP ALL RECIEPTS for the tools.
Halfords refused to replace my Pro range ratchet. It has a lifetime guarantee.... However you need to produce the reciept / proof of purchase.
Keep them Safe, in an envelope, and out of the light, as they will fade and become useless.
Be Warned!
it's always wise to photocopy any receipts you know you might need again and keep the copy with the original. thermal print paper's horrible
stuff.
as for the ratchet, the ratchet mechanism's never been covered under the 'lifetime warranty' as for anything else, i think halfords is
rapidly turning into an establishment of jobsworth arses. i've lost my tradecard and have been using my number for well over a year now but the
manager at dewsbury tells me he's not allowed to do that and won't do it in future. he flatly denies the fact that wakefield and
huddersfield have allowed me to use the number in the past.
arrogant w*nker
tom
My next birthday is my 22nd and tell you what, you well ahead of me on tools for sure. Damit!!
- I dont have half the things on this page, you seem to have most them.
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Originally posted by dhutch
My next birthday is my 22nd and tell you what, you well ahead of me on tools for sure. Damit!!
- I dont have half the things on this page, you seem to have most them.