Useful tools to have? - birthday coming up!

[Mike600F]

Hi guys,

My birthday's coming up and it seems like a good opportunity to enlarge my tool collection (relatives ask what I'd like and I'm crap at coming up with anything).

Already got:
Halfords advance 250(?) piece set
abba stand
multimeter
tyre pressure gauge
pliers
c-spanners
files
hammer + rubber mallet
lots of other stuff I've probably forgotten. (torque wrenches, ratchet spanners)

Just looking for bits that make life more convenient/neat extras. Not MEGA money ideas

so, Any recommendations/ideas?

eta tools I've forgotten

Edited by Mike600F on Tuesday 16th September 17:48

[Tribal Chestnut]

Torque wrench(es)
Dremel type thingy.

[WaferThinHam]

+1 for torque wrench.

[SAS Tom]

Ratchet spanners

[moto_traxport]

Mike600F said:

Hi guys,
hammer + rubber mallet

Yes, but have you got a Thor copper headed hammer?

[Mike600F]

Feck don't know how I forgot about the torque wrenches and ratchet spanners I bought!

Like the other suggestions though - I'll add then to the list.

What's the quality like on the light attachment?

[v60marko]

Mole grips... and torque wrenches

[WaferThinHam]

SAS Tom said:

Ratchet spanners

Rachet spanners are amazing.

[Mike600F]

WaferThinHam said:

SAS Tom said:

Ratchet spanners

Rachet spanners are amazing.

agreed, Got them in my halfords kit - love them. Also can't help but play/fiddle with them.

[gwm]

Laser chain alignment tool
Crimper
Assorted nuts/ bolts/ washers/ terminals/ etc.
Eazi-bleed kit
Vernier calipers
Magnetic tool tray
Fire extinguisher (...)

[Mad Jock]

One of these:

http://www.adventure-spec.com/default/tools-motion...

[smack]

Beer fridge

[CAPP0]

Beer assistant.

[dapearson]

smack said:

Beer fridge

^^^^^ this ^^^^^

Or a vice. Another useful thing to have.
Or some grips/clamps. Always useful.

Most useful tool i've got lately was a screw/bolt extractor. Whoever had the 600RR before me either used it all year round and never washed it, or they salvaged it from a sunk cargo ship. Truly shocking corrosion.

http://www.screwfix.com/p/trend-pro-grabit-screw-a...

[Deranged Granny]

More hammers

[Mike600F]

CAPP0 said:

Beer assistant.

Ran this past the gf - Not going to happen. Apparently she already has a job??

[Mike600F]

dapearson said:

Most useful tool i've got lately was a screw/bolt extractor. Whoever had the 600RR before me either used it all year round and never washed it, or they salvaged it from a sunk cargo ship. Truly shocking corrosion.

http://www.screwfix.com/p/trend-pro-grabit-screw-a...

added. Looks ace that.

[anonymous-user]

Mike600F said:

WaferThinHam said:

SAS Tom said:

Ratchet spanners

Rachet spanners are amazing.

agreed, Got them in my halfords kit - love them. Also can't help but play/fiddle with them.

So it's not just me that like to hold one between thumb and forefinger, letting it hang vertically and swing it back and forth against the ratchet mechanism whilst pondering life in the garage?

As for the OP....have you got a compressor?

[DuraAce]

Tyre changing kit.

[Mike600F]

Air compressor will be the first thing I get when I have a garage, and a tyre changing kit would be nice, but not much storage space where I live. :-/
Still a student, so it's all stored in my bedroom. Dot fancy shacking up with a compressor just yet.