Topic: Cool Tools.

[BenelliSEI]

I have a set of those, it turned out that I use them so much I've had to sharpen a couple of them.

Me too Kelly, they’re a great tool but blunt pretty quickly.

I have a small piece of hardwood that I use under them. They live longer that way.

[Kelly E]

I have a set of those, it turned out that I use them so much I've had to sharpen a couple of them.

Me too Kelly, they’re a great tool but blunt pretty quickly.

I have a small piece of hardwood that I use under them. They live longer that way.

Me too, several blocks of 1" thick maple.

[grcamna2]

I have a set of those, it turned out that I use them so much I've had to sharpen a couple of them.

Me too Kelly, they’re a great tool but blunt pretty quickly.

I have a small piece of hardwood that I use under them. They live longer that way.

Me too, several blocks of 1" thick maple.

I know you helped me w/ sending those pieces of wood;I appreciate it.

[Kelly E]

I have a set of those, it turned out that I use them so much I've had to sharpen a couple of them.

Me too Kelly, they’re a great tool but blunt pretty quickly.

I have a small piece of hardwood that I use under them. They live longer that way.

Me too, several blocks of 1" thick maple.

I know you helped me w/ sending those pieces of wood;I appreciate it.

You're welcome.

[grcamna2]

I have a set of those, it turned out that I use them so much I've had to sharpen a couple of them.

Me too Kelly, they’re a great tool but blunt pretty quickly.

I have a small piece of hardwood that I use under them. They live longer that way.

Me too, several blocks of 1" thick maple.

I know you helped me w/ sending those pieces of wood;I appreciate it.

You're welcome.

They're just the right thickness to give me plenty of room to sand the body filler in between the ribs of the corrugated cover.

[Tim2005]

Update on my post a couple of pages back, I was fitting a new tyre, chain and sprockets to my V-Strom and tried out the air wedge for holding the wheel up while I got the spacers & caliper into place, it worked great, here's a photo of it just sitting there, usually at this point I'm struggling with an awkward wheel that is getting heavier every second, but I could just take my time & line up everything then slide the spindle through. I used it on my 750 too as that needed a new Avon (expensive week), but the photo wasn't so clear. Highly recommended.

[RAFster122s]

I bought one recently from a wood working supply place when on sale as I thought it would come in handy...  Had not considered it for this use...

[grcamna2]

Update on my post a couple of pages back, I was fitting a new tyre, chain and sprockets to my V-Strom and tried out the air wedge for holding the wheel up while I got the spacers & caliper into place, it worked great, here's a photo of it just sitting there, usually at this point I'm struggling with an awkward wheel that is getting heavier every second, but I could just take my time & line up everything then slide the spindle through. I used it on my 750 too as that needed a new Avon (expensive week), but the photo wasn't so clear. Highly recommended.

Is it made by Allyn Air products?  reminds me of a blood pressure checking 'cuff'.

[RAFster122s]

Lock smiths wedge them in doors that don't have window frames to open the glass to door open so they can get their unlocking tools in to hit the unlock button or catch the inside handle to open cars. They are very quick at doing this job...disgustingly fast at it...

[grcamna2]

Lock smiths wedge them in doors that don't have window frames to open the glass to door open so they can get their unlocking tools in to hit the unlock button or catch the inside handle to open cars. They are very quick at doing this job...disgustingly fast at it...

Are they commercially available ?

[RAFster122s]

Yes, but if you are in possession of lock smith tools for opening cars without being a locksmith you can potentially have a lot of scrutiny by police you are found to have them in your vehicle as they are also used by professional car thieves

The product I bought....

https://www.woodcraft.com/products/winbag-air-shim-and-leveling-tool-with-pump-300-lb-capacity

The kind of tools many locks itha use to pry a window open and then insert their tools to unlock a car ...

Car Tool Kit, 24 PCS
https://a.co/d/5XBcmUn

[grcamna2]

Yes, but if you are in possession of lock smith tools for opening cars without being a locksmith you can potentially have a lot of scrutiny by police you are found to have them in your vehicle as they are also used by professional car thieves

The product I bought....

https://www.woodcraft.com/products/winbag-air-shim-and-leveling-tool-with-pump-300-lb-capacity

The kind of tools many locks itha use to pry a window open and then insert their tools to unlock a car ...

Car Tool Kit, 24 PCS
https://a.co/d/5XBcmUn

Yeah,just that hand pump air bladder,looks real handy.

[Stev-o]

https://www.woodcraft.com/products/winbag-air-shim-and-leveling-tool-with-pump-300-lb-capacity

Yeah,just that hand pump air bladder,looks real handy.

I've seen a similar tool for sale at Home Depot, carpenters use it when installing windows & doors...

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Calculated-Industries-Contractor-Grade-AirShim-Inflatable-Pry-Bar-and-Leveling-Tool-that-Holds-Up-To-300-lbs-1190/206697086?source=shoppingads&locale=en-US&pla&mtc=SHOPPING-BF-CDP-GGL-D25H-025_001_HAND_TOOLS-NA-Multi-NA-PMAX-NA-NA-NA-NA-NBR-NA-NA-NA-Hand_Tools_JControl24&cm_mmc=SHOPPING-BF-CDP-GGL-D25H-025_001_HAND_TOOLS-NA-Multi-NA-PMAX-NA-NA-NA-NA-NBR-NA-NA-NA-Hand_Tools_JControl24-71700000117978840--&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwpNuyBhCuARIsANJqL9ODJHaqOmL-whLDJ9FDYsae1aVPmPm5KC4Dkf7Sso9DsMWFy-dUsRoaAsLNEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

[Tim2005]

This is the type I bought, very good value indeed, the price each is about the same as a beer locally https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/386879970151

[willbird]

Yes, but if you are in possession of lock smith tools for opening cars without being a locksmith you can potentially have a lot of scrutiny by police you are found to have them in your vehicle as they are also used by professional car thieves

The product I bought....

https://www.woodcraft.com/products/winbag-air-shim-and-leveling-tool-with-pump-300-lb-capacity

The kind of tools many locks itha use to pry a window open and then insert their tools to unlock a car ...

Car Tool Kit, 24 PCS
https://a.co/d/5XBcmUn

We have all the "locksmith tools" in our Maintenance department at work. Hardly a week goes by that a car does not need unlocked due to keys left inside the car.

[RAFster122s]

Here's a clever demo of guy opening a door...
He is skilled...

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/uV9FP9jzp6HyS1a2/?mibextid=D5vuiz

[70CB750]

Torque spoke  wrench.

[BenelliSEI]

Here's a clever demo of guy opening a door...
He is skilled...

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/uV9FP9jzp6HyS1a2/?mibextid=D5vuiz

I ordered one.

[BenelliSEI]

Stumbled on a syringe style grease/oil gun that will actually fit the original nipple on the end of a HONDA swing arm bolt!

[BenelliSEI]

Engine “hoist”.

[Terry in Australia]

I saw one of these a year or so ago and thought, "What a good idea". Of course they were really expensive, so that was as far as I got until I saw one on Ebay a couple of weeks ago for a lot less, and had to have one. A fully enclosed parts washer that has an inbuilt solvent/detergent heater and compressed air forced high pressure washing/parts drying.

Terry’s parts washer by Terry Prendergast, on Flickr

Delivery was expensive, and even worse if I didn't have a fork lift at my end, so I drove my truck over to the depot and picked it up. That in itself wasn't a great idea as my truck has a hard lid and the box was so big I had to strap it in and run another strap over the top of the lid, and wasn't able to see anything behind me so the drive home on the freeway was a "heart in the mouth" affair as I was concerned that it might somehow be launched out the back of my truck into the traffic behind me. Anyway, somehow I made it home unscathed, and unpacked the box and quickly assembled it before the wife got home.

Terry’s parts washer 1 by Terry Prendergast, on Flickr

Terry’s parts washer 2 by Terry Prendergast, on Flickr

Anyway, tomorrow I need to level it properly and hook it up to the power and air, and find something to clean. That shouldn't be too hard.

[BenelliSEI]

Terry…..excellent find!!  from what I’ve seen on vapour blaster, you will need the “windshield washer” option for the window!

[Alan F.]

That's a good find Terry, it'll come in handy for sure and maybe pay for itself in the long run.

[grcamna2]

Very nice cabinet/parts washer for your own shop Terry.

[spotty]

And I've already booked some time with it. I was just going to clean my engine before painting but now it's going to get completely stripped and Terryblasted before paint.
I'm a  lucky boy having the big fella just round the corner