Yet Another Cycling Forum
Random Musings => Gallery => OT Gallery => Topic started by: Wobbly John on 24 April, 2013, 11:46:55 pm
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After seeing Rogerzillla's Bike Tool Lust (https://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=70752) thread, I decided that we need a thread for showing off tool 'porn' that we own.
Rather than post links to tools you "seriously want but can't justify", this thread is for pictures of the tools you actually stumped up the cash for - the ones that won't be in most peoples' tool-kit - the ones that other forummites might lust over. :demon:
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I rather like those anonymous looking, workshop-dusty cardboard boxes.
This one of mine...
(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y252/wobblyjohn/P1070561_zps10201a6a.jpg)
...contains this:
(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y252/wobblyjohn/P1070566_zps71f567c7.jpg)
:smug:
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One day, I WILL braze up my own traditionally lugged frame...
...and when I do, I'll probably be using this:
(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y252/wobblyjohn/P1070559_zpse8923351.jpg)
:D
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*little moment*
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That is very nice. I have something like that, just made by AGA and in an orange case. A lot of fun to play with.
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What is that in the first box?
Apart from lovely and shiny, obv
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A die suitable for fork threading by the looks of it.
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A die suitable for fork threading by the looks of it.
No call for 'em theses days, it's all threadless now, innit ;D And there's a bit missing :hand: What happened to colour co-ordination, eh?
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There's a photo of a tool of mine on the internet somewhere. Good thing I don't plan on going into politics.
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On a similar theme, I thought this was going to be a sort of off-kilter version of this thread...
https://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=28034.msg508889#msg508889
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This thread is as disappointing as the watersports one.
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*snork*
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I own a Steuersatzeinpressungswerkzeug and a 40MHz oscilloscope with digital storage. They get used for bike fettling about as often as each other.
That's about as interesting as it gets, I'm afraid.
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A die suitable for fork threading by the looks of it.
No call for 'em theses days, it's all threadless now, innit ;D And there's a bit missing :hand: What happened to colour co-ordination, eh?
It is a Park FTS-1 fork threading set, and threaded forks still exist. :demon:
The black die is a guide for the 1" thread cutting die - the holder is deep enough to take both the die & the guide to ensure you start the thread straight. Only the 1" die & guide are in the standard set. I've got the 11/8" die as an optional extra. I'll probably machine up a guide for the larger die from plastic when I get a round tuit.
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I own a Steuersatzeinpressungswerkzeug and a 40MHz oscilloscope with digital storage. They get used for bike fettling about as often as each other.
That's about as interesting as it gets, I'm afraid.
Did anybody else Google "Steuersatzeinpressungswerkzeug"? :facepalm:
No reason why they have to be bike tools - that's why I put the thread in the OT Gallery. :-*
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Did anybody else Google "Steuersatzeinpressungswerkzeug"?
Yes - and also, when that didn't work, in Google translate, splitting the word at the obvious places... Interestingly the first thing offered was "Tax rate squeeze tool" (while at the same time, someone on the radio was talking about large companies avoiding tax with the assistance of the accountants who helped draft the relevant rules)
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I though that was a starfanglednutpositioningtool but then again I don't do german beyond beer and breakfast.
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I have this compound sliding mitre saw for cutting steel.
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y179/Eversley/DSC01336.jpg) (http://s5.photobucket.com/user/Eversley/media/DSC01336.jpg.html)
I also have a small lathe.
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y179/Eversley/MR2%20EV/DSC00230.jpg) (http://s5.photobucket.com/user/Eversley/media/MR2%20EV/DSC00230.jpg.html)
And a MIG welder (as well as a couple of 'stick' welders).
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y179/Eversley/Trike/DSC01228.jpg) (http://s5.photobucket.com/user/Eversley/media/Trike/DSC01228.jpg.html)
Clip on DC Ammeters for 100 and 600 amps.
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y179/Eversley/EV%20Tractor/DSC00986.jpg) (http://s5.photobucket.com/user/Eversley/media/EV%20Tractor/DSC00986.jpg.html)
A hydraulic cable crimper that goes from 16sqmm to 150sqmm.
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y179/Eversley/EV%20Tractor/DSC00626.jpg) (http://s5.photobucket.com/user/Eversley/media/EV%20Tractor/DSC00626.jpg.html)
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I just realised this photo deserves to be in this thread too:
(http://www.ductilebiscuit.net/gallery_albums/the_public/IMG_3871.sized.jpg)
See that well-worn electrician's screwdriver, which has long since lost its shaft insulation and all the neon voltage indicating gubbins? I've had that since I was 4 years old (probably acquired from a grandparent as part of a consignment of 4.5V lantern batteries, bell wire and the like), and it's still the one I reach for when wiring a plug (or in this case, choc block). What it lacks in pr0n value it makes up for in charm...
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Flemish Twist String Jig:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v298/BrianInnes/StringJig_IMG_2099.jpg)
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Flemish Twist String Jig:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v298/BrianInnes/StringJig_IMG_2099.jpg)
Since I assume that's not the instructions to some kind of fusion-style dance, what is it for?
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Looks like it's for packing small parachutes, rockets, for the recovery of.
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Flemish Twist String Jig:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v298/BrianInnes/StringJig_IMG_2099.jpg)
Since I assume that's not the instructions to some kind of fusion-style dance, what is it for?
It's a jig for making a flemish twist bowstring! :)
http://www.stickbow.com/stickbow/features/flemishstring/flemishstring.html (http://www.stickbow.com/stickbow/features/flemishstring/flemishstring.html)
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Did anybody else Google "Steuersatzeinpressungswerkzeug"?
Yes - and also, when that didn't work, in Google translate, splitting the word at the obvious places... Interestingly the first thing offered was "Tax rate squeeze tool" (while at the same time, someone on the radio was talking about large companies avoiding tax with the assistance of the accountants who helped draft the relevant rules)
Me too. If you split the word differently, uou can also get "control" and "rudder" out of Google translate, from which I deduce that it's a headset press
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Not actually mine, but I do know (vaguely) how to use them and have a very understanding boss:
(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3734/9797155246_0275a9b72a_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/26008756@N08/9797155246/)
New Excel 2HP manual lathe on the left, second hand Bridgeport with 2 axis DRO on the right. Lovely.
Not shown: pillar drill, bench grinder, 2x chop saws, hydraulic bench press and assorted hand and power tools. 8)
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Not actually mine, but I do know (vaguely) how to use them and have a very understanding boss:
(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3734/9797155246_0275a9b72a_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/26008756@N08/9797155246/)
New Excel 2HP manual lathe on the left, second hand Bridgeport with 2 axis DRO on the right. Lovely.
Not shown: pillar drill, bench grinder, 2x chop saws, hydraulic bench press and assorted hand and power tools. 8)
Seeing the Bridgeport is a bit like seeing an old friend.
I think that the majority of workshops I've worked in have had one, which I've had the pleasure of using.
Making Stuff.
Talking of which - do you actually make anything there?
It's *soooooooooo* clean.
I'm this colour :smug: Not through smugness, but through envy - but we don't have a smiley for that
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I learnt to use the Bridgeport at uni in '96 but didn't touch one again until a few years ago. Bewildering array of knobs, levers and dials but it soon comes back. So useful, particularly with the collet tool holders and rotary table we've got.
We make and modify prototype parts and test rigs, but I can't tell you exactly what or what for. O:-) You can just about see a big lump of cast iron behind my orange jacket on the bench.
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...... Bewildering array of knobs, levers and dials but it soon comes back. .........
Yebbutt, it is all so really, really straightforward.
I'll never forget the day I discovered it's possible to tilt the head on the thing, and cut everything at the angle you want.
Nuts that no one had turned in decades.
Oh yes!
The things you could do with that :D
Your secret's safe.I can't make out what the casting is.
Diving helmet?
Nah.
;)
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Not the most exciting objects in the world but they're satisfying to use as I bodged them together.
A nice spanner.
(http://i60.tinypic.com/2jeps2g.jpg)
A sturdier whip.
(http://i59.tinypic.com/2mwgxw5.jpg)
Dough scraper.
(http://i60.tinypic.com/2mn3kab.jpg)
The last one is a weight from a vertical blind but does a great job as a non scratching scraper for all sorts of kitchen duties.
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Tidied the shed today, to give me some more space to play
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7158/13953901351_b589049377_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/ng4oJ4)
and so I could fit my new pillar drill and belt sander in:
(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5222/13933957436_757001c215_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/neib6s)
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Tidied the shed today, to give me some more space to play
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7158/13953901351_b589049377_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/ng4oJ4)
and so I could fit my new pillar drill and belt sander in:
(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5222/13933957436_757001c215_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/neib6s)
Bet you can't find anything now tho' ::-)
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Will you come and do the same thing in my spare bedroom please? Your shed's a work of art.
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:)
It's not quite so tidy normally and there's a whole lot less space once it's full:
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7146/13977033853_0de7766f53_z.jpg) (https://www.flickr.com/photos/26008756@N08/13977033853/)
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AAMOI Chris,how big is your shed?
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(http://sd.keepcalm-o-matic.co.uk/i/yes-i-know-it-s-bigger-on-the-inside.png)
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AAMOI Chris,how big is your shed?
7' x 11' but the gaping holes in the shiplap make it feel much bigger. :facepalm:
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AAMOI Chris,how big is your shed?
7' x 11' but the gaping holes in the shiplap make it feel much bigger. :facepalm:
Just noticed that on the picture which includes your new pillar drill and belt sander.
Your shed is allowing daylight to leak in :o
Expect rust.
And maybe sparks - where there shouldn't be.
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The traditional solution to that would be to equip the shed with a rack full of obsolete HP servers, running 24x7.
Fibre-to-the-shed left as an exercise for the reader.
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Expect rust.
And maybe sparks - where there shouldn't be.
It's actually not that damp in there - no serious issues with any of my tools or bikes so far. The roof is sound (I re-felted recently) and the electrics are properly earthed and running off a RCD on a spur from a modern consumer unit with MCBs.
Nevertheless, I probably should get a new shed.
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The traditional solution to that would be to equip the shed with a rack full of obsolete HP servers, running 24x7.
Fibre-to-the-shed left as an exercise for the reader.
Or like a guy I used to know a nice AS400.
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OT:
I saw the thread title come up on 'new posts' and for a moment I got really hopeful ::-)
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OT:
I saw the thread title come up on 'new posts' and for a moment I got really hopeful ::-)
my NSFW mind is :demon: & ;D
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OT:
I saw the thread title come up on 'new posts' and for a moment I got really hopeful ::-)
my NSFW mind is :demon: & ;D
Great minds an' all that ;)
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New toolbox day!
Hammers, commonly used pliers/cutters and screwdrivers
(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5521/14000328527_892807790c_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/nkakUB)
Measuring and marking stuff; bike-specific small tools; Allen and Torx keys
(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5487/14183920631_4759c7e715_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/nBoirH)
Knives, snips, scissors and punches; random small screwdrivers (that never really get used but I won't bin); other pliers, mole grips etc.
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7327/14186944185_58a0a53d1b_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/nBDNeX)
Spanners (bike-specific ones to the left and top, more general stuff to the right)
(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5562/14186945095_faba05d2fc_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/nBDNvD)
Files, saw blades (the saws are hanging up from a shelf) and chainwhips for the bikes
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7328/14000331027_1f594fa581_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/nkamDH)
Random sockets, drifts, some 1/2" drive stuff at the back and my good 3/8" drive set bottom right.
(https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2926/14186946985_2e166dce25_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/nBDP5e)
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(http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn6/gaydisco/DSCF3485.jpg) (http://s300.photobucket.com/user/gaydisco/media/DSCF3485.jpg.html)
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Does it tighten your nuts?
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I have similar here:
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8406/29273208453_4278210054_b.jpg)
It doesn't.
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Your King Dicks are very well polished......
(compared to my rusty old thing)
(https://v9l3zq-dm2305.files.1drv.com/y3m1Im_kf-al-3iwublMJAAWqrK5fHCMGxan3JiNCj2szUxS4iKEfRp3O1JgxnManfYIjLgEcHwNjALtSJRfdmURuzppPLpqKzrdwiRFM_ysUuGBcRfZmU2MvNFgZlE-Hg-osuEdESwHwOKBfbsyQwIe9h5J7R4wgz6bW92h9pBKiM?width=660&height=371&cropmode=none)
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At least you're not comparing sizes . . .
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Yet ;D