Tools you've found
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among my collection of screwdrivers is a Snap-On that a mechanic left in my father's car 40 years ago.
And now history has repeated itself - I recently bought a car and found this under a panel in the engine compartment!
What have you found squirreled away in a corner of your car or attic?
(and why can't I get a capital 'A' at the start of this post? It says 'among' in the preview but comes out as 'among'.
And now history has repeated itself - I recently bought a car and found this under a panel in the engine compartment!
What have you found squirreled away in a corner of your car or attic?
(and why can't I get a capital 'A' at the start of this post? It says 'among' in the preview but comes out as 'among'.
I found these poking out of a bit of bogland near an old fence way out in the hills a few years ago.
They were totally rusted shut and cacked in crap but 30 mins with a wire brush, some WD40 and a bit of elbow grease and they work perfectly now.
By far the best wire cutters / bolt croppers I have ever used.
They don't make 'em like they used to!
They were totally rusted shut and cacked in crap but 30 mins with a wire brush, some WD40 and a bit of elbow grease and they work perfectly now.
By far the best wire cutters / bolt croppers I have ever used.
They don't make 'em like they used to!
Not a tool, but I bought a brand new Mk2 Ford Capri in 1976.
I drove it for around six months, and always thought there was something lumpy under the carpet to the left of the clutch pedal,
I decided to pull the carpet back and I found:-
A brand new metal clutch pedal lying on it's side, which had obviously been left there in the factory in Germany, with the Ford part number sticker on it..
I drove it for around six months, and always thought there was something lumpy under the carpet to the left of the clutch pedal,
I decided to pull the carpet back and I found:-
A brand new metal clutch pedal lying on it's side, which had obviously been left there in the factory in Germany, with the Ford part number sticker on it..
I found a Fluke ethernet tester plugged into a port above a false ceiling, it had been up there for 4 years since the place was built. New batteries and a software update and it is still working today, worth a few hundred.
I've found crimp tools, cutters, multiple screwdrivers, drill battery with torch attachment and loads of other stuff above ceilings.
I've found crimp tools, cutters, multiple screwdrivers, drill battery with torch attachment and loads of other stuff above ceilings.
megaphone said:
I found a Fluke ethernet tester plugged into a port above a false ceiling, it had been up there for 4 years since the place was built. New batteries and a software update and it is still working today, worth a few hundred.
I've found crimp tools, cutters, multiple screwdrivers, drill battery with torch attachment and loads of other stuff above ceilings.
Any 10mm sockets?I've found crimp tools, cutters, multiple screwdrivers, drill battery with torch attachment and loads of other stuff above ceilings.
Found a ring spanner and screwdriver under the rocker cover of a New Bedford TK truck, been back for it's first service, I think these were for resetting the tappets after tightening the cylinder head down.
I went into the local motor factors one time, as I was going in to the car park a indy mechanic was going out, I went inside and said 'George have you been selling Steven a load of new spanners and sockets' he said 'how did you know' I said 'because he's always leaving them behind when he does a job.
I went into the local motor factors one time, as I was going in to the car park a indy mechanic was going out, I went inside and said 'George have you been selling Steven a load of new spanners and sockets' he said 'how did you know' I said 'because he's always leaving them behind when he does a job.
Skyedriver said:
megaphone said:
I found a Fluke ethernet tester plugged into a port above a false ceiling, it had been up there for 4 years since the place was built. New batteries and a software update and it is still working today, worth a few hundred.
I've found crimp tools, cutters, multiple screwdrivers, drill battery with torch attachment and loads of other stuff above ceilings.
Any 10mm sockets?I've found crimp tools, cutters, multiple screwdrivers, drill battery with torch attachment and loads of other stuff above ceilings.
The pollen filter hadn't been changed for over 5 years so it'd been sitting there a while!
Verges can be good, I guess stuff falls off flatbed trucks all the time.
I've found a rusty (but salvageable) pair of NWS snips and a very good large flathead screwdriver. Also a vintage hammer in the Scottish borders.
I found the detached head of a small hammer under the floorboards of our 1911 house, could quite easily have been there over 100 years.
I've found a rusty (but salvageable) pair of NWS snips and a very good large flathead screwdriver. Also a vintage hammer in the Scottish borders.
I found the detached head of a small hammer under the floorboards of our 1911 house, could quite easily have been there over 100 years.
I have found lots of tools in and around our house . 1980 Bungalow .We have been here 4 years. I have found a remarkable amount of stuff. Plumbing tools under sink . Lots of tools when I took the kitchen out . Electrical tools in loft . Many many garden tools including a petrol lawn mower. Woodwork tools in garage and welding equipment in a shed .
Full size blow up rubber
Full size blow up rubber
...do continue! I disposed of the pink silicone covered..erm... pelvic floor strengthener I found in a cubby in my most recent car purchase...euww etc..
But a nice flat screwdriver still in my kit 35 years after discovery under the bonnet of my Astra, plumbing fittings and a nice spirit level behind a bath panel recently, decent electrician's screwdriver in a loft and really cool micrometer in the garden during fence work:
I love it hanging in my happy place shed!
But a nice flat screwdriver still in my kit 35 years after discovery under the bonnet of my Astra, plumbing fittings and a nice spirit level behind a bath panel recently, decent electrician's screwdriver in a loft and really cool micrometer in the garden during fence work:
I love it hanging in my happy place shed!
Randy Winkman said:
This was one of the things in the shed of my house when I moved in 19 years ago. A sort of giant nail about 20 inches long and very heavy. Really useful for garden jobs over the years and I'm definitely taking it with me when I move home next week.
It's a cold chisel, used for splitting stone etc.
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