Imperial Spanners, Taps and Dies

[imck]

Sorting through my Dad's Old Tools.

Are Imperial Spanners, Taps and Dies of any use?
Not looking to sell but wouldn't like to throw them away if someone could use them.

Most of it is probably from the Sixties.
He was always mending and making things and would be happy if someone could use them.

[9xxNick]

There are a few charities that refurbish tools for use by community groups in Africa. You'd need to check to see if they need imperial sizes, but with the significant legacy of British kit that was exported there you may well find it's in demand.

https://workaid.org/

https://www.twam.uk/

Edited by 9xxNick on Saturday 24th April 14:59

[Mark A S]

imck said:

Sorting through my Dad's Old Tools.

Are Imperial Spanners, Taps and Dies of any use?
Not looking to sell but wouldn't like to throw them away if someone could use them.

Most of it is probably from the Sixties.
He was always mending and making things and would be happy if someone could use them.

Where abouts are you located ? i would gladly take them and put them to good use

[imck]

Hi Mark,

Tools currently in Woodley near Reading
I live in North Manchester

[imck]

Quite a few more bits found.
Thread Gauges, Micrometers, Vernier Calipers, Radius Gauges, V-Blocks, Slip Gauges, DTI, Punches and Drills Bits.

I followed my Dad into Engineering and had a great time looking through it all but would not use any of it.

[paintman]

Try as a few lots or a joblot on Gumtree or ebay?

Or older classic car/ bike websites.

As you say, would be a shame to bin them.

[mfmman]

I gave away an Imperial shed load of new nuts/bolts/washers when I sold the last of my older British cars (Talbot Sunbeam), I only paid £15 for boxes and boxes of them via ebay as it was collect only. I gave them to a young lad who lives near that I knew had bought and done up quite a few older British cars. I'm sure he will make good use of them, see if you can do something similar maybe

[Mike-tf3n0]

I suspect my old ex Lynx mates, now CKL, would happily take them off you, let me know if you would like me to make contact for you.

[imck]

Really happy for anyone to have them.
If anyone wants them or can pass info on to others than can use them, I would be delighted.

[alvis]

Be very glad for them if no takers, my daughter lives in Woodley so very local,anything duplicated I can find good homes for.

[imck]

alvis said:

Be very glad for them if no takers, my daughter lives in Woodley so very local,anything duplicated I can find good homes for.

Would be great if we could sort Tomorrow AM ?
I am heading back to Manchester and don't want my Mum dealing with it.

[woodypup59]

Tools for self Reliance are a charity as mentioned above, who refurb the tools and sell them. The profits going to the third world.

Theres a branch in most large towns.

[Mark A S]

imck said:

Hi Mark,

Tools currently in Woodley near Reading
I live in North Manchester

Just come back to this, i am only near Winchester. Appreciate not wanting to get your mum involved. will PM you, cheers.

[anonymous-user]

I've got a full set of A/F spanners and sockets for my Lotus Elan. I'm an old begger, and have owned various twin cams for the last 45 years. I've been given loads of spanners by mates who have no use for them. I bought taps and dies from China for refurbishing threads.
So yes there is a demand/market for them, but they aren't worth much.
Last time I was in the UK I bought a set of new A/F combination spanners from Halfords, in Plymouth, they had one set and were glad to see them go, the assistant asked me if I knew what I was doing as they didn't fit anything. The halford set just fell nicer than the stuff from the 70s.

[a8hex]

Berw said:

I've got a full set of A/F spanners and sockets for my Lotus Elan. I'm an old begger, and have owned various twin cams for the last 45 years. Last time I was in the UK I bought a set of new A/F combination spanners from Halfords, in Plymouth, they had one set and were glad to see them go, the assistant asked me if I knew what I was doing as they didn't fit anything.

When the clutch master cylinder went on my XK and I finally got forced to stop and call out the RAC the technician was ever so pleased that he finally got to use the set of imperial spanners he'd been carry around for years.

[paintman]

My collection includes Whitworth spanners & sockets & cycle thread taps & dies.
Back to my early motorbiking days in the early 70s when it was mainly old British bikes.
Still have mine - 1950 BSA A10 plunger.

[alvis]

Sorry IMCK, missed your sunday deadline, and you have gone home. I can arrange to get things uplifted, no messing , Ill get everything mpved for you, good and bad,

[tomroverbrm]

I'm located in Maidenhead and work in classic car restoration so we'd make great use of the tools. Appreciate collection may be difficult but happy to work something out if you want to?

Thanks
Tom

[imck]

Hi All,

If they could have been collected last Weekend that would have been ideal.

Mark AS was the first Person to express an interest in them and has been in contact.
If that doesn't work out I will post back on here.

Glad to see that there is a good amount of interest.

[bucksmanuk]

if it falls through
Thread Gauges, Micrometers, Vernier Calipers, Radius Gauges, V-Blocks, - these - yes please...