Mark330d
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Was bored so flicking through a catalogue i noted down tools which i need/want and fuck me its going to take me a long time to aqquire them all. Ill post the list and prices below. Some off the stuff i already have but i want doubles of. For examples some oil filters wont come off with just a strap so the claw wrench is needed.
Oil Filter Claw Wrench £8
Mirror £5
Multi Meter £10.00
Valve Spring Compressor £35
Gasket Scraper Set £10
Tyre Pressure Gauge £4
Air Compressor £400
Air Ratchet £30
Air Impact £31
Impact Sockets £40
Welding Equipment £250
Vice £35
Feeler Gauge £13
Vernier Calipers £30
Micro Meter £10
Dial Test Indicator £25
High Lift Jack £110
Engine Stand £40
Parts Washer £125
Press £180
Wing Cover £7
Cabinets and Chests £800
Big Breaker Bar £10
New Ratchet £30
Bolt Grips £50
Extra long Allen keys £10
Slide Hammer £40
Piston Ring Compressor £8
Pry Bar £10
Fuel Line Clamps £11
Fly Wheel Locker £12
Automotive Pipe Bender £12
Trim Remover £10
Ball Join Separator £4
File Set £9
Punch and Chisel Set £13
Hammers £5
Hacksaw £15
Saw £5
Nut and Bolt Kit £7
O Ring Pack £14
Jerry Can £14
Floodlights £40
Transformer £40
Inspection Lamp £10
Soldering Set £25
Fuse Set £5
Heat Gun £25
Dremel £50
Low Entry Jack £80
More Spanner Sets £50
Tyre Changer £900
Balancer £900
Total £4554
M.
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Doug
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Do you really need wheel and tyre stuff?! just take them to quick fit
Unless you run your own garage business?
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Colin
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Oil Filter Claw Wrench £8
Valve Spring Compressor £35
Gasket Scraper Set £10
Vice £35
Vernier Calipers £30
High Lift Jack £110
Engine Stand £40
Engine hoist £150
£418
I need these bits idealy for my engine rebuild.........will beg/borrow what I can though.
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Mark330d
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Registered: 25th Apr 06
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quote:
Originally posted by Doug
Do you really need wheel and tyre stuff?! just take them to quick fit
Unless you run your own garage business?
Nope. Im only 15 as yet so i will be aqquiring them gradually. I intend to open once ive got my degree and a good few years experience under my belt. Ive spend a grand already on tools. But they will always make me money.
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sxibeast
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you'll be able to get some of those things cheaper at smaller tool companies, though it all depends on the brand you go for, like your heat gun £25 from your catalogue, £10 from a local tool compnay and made by draper 
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Mark330d
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quote:
Originally posted by Colin
Oil Filter Claw Wrench £8
Valve Spring Compressor £35
Gasket Scraper Set £10
Vice £35
Vernier Calipers £30
High Lift Jack £110
Engine Stand £40
Engine hoist £150
£418
I need these bits idealy for my engine rebuild.........will beg/borrow what I can though.
You would be able to get similar stuff alot cheaper. I am trying to buy expensive stuff that will last forever.
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sam-smith
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why would you need snap-on and stuff at 15? thats assuming you want snap-on??
alot of money to be spending on tools at your age.
should be buying cider and dope with that mmoney
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Mark330d
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Cider and dope?  You cant stereotype all young people. Not all of us are chavs. I just love working on cars. Halfway through my VRQ Level one and two in mechanics so tools give me experience and money as i do wee jobs at home.
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Gez G
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quote:
Originally posted by Mark330d
Cider and dope? You cant stereotype all young people. Not all of us are chavs. I just love working on cars. Halfway through my VRQ Level one and two in mechanics so tools give me experience and money as i do wee jobs at home.
Although he is partial to a can of Miller or 6  young chavling lil bro
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sam-smith
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im joking bout the cider and dope. im only 17. we all get accused.
but how come you are doing that? i was doing gcse's at 15 in year 10/11. how youmanaged to do mechanics?
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Mark330d
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I hated school so basically im on a program that allows people to leave shool and do practical work like engineering, construction etc.
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sam-smith
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oh yeah i know
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ed
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A £400 compressor won't run any of those tools.
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Mark330d
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Will it not? i dont have a fecking clue about them. Its one of the industrial ones as i was advised against the semi professional ones. What hp/pressure do i need?
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John
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A 100 quid compressor from costco runs an air ratchet.
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ed
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You need a 3 phase compressor to get enough horsepower. Or one with two motors and an A/C soft start controler which costs about £1400.
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John
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So the 100 quid ones they sell with tools don't work at all then?
Just for show?
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John
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http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/24L-Compressor-With-1-2-Drive-Impact-Ratchet-Wrenches_W0QQitemZ280069666200QQihZ018QQcategoryZ22662QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
That one must come with they exact tools for a laugh as ell 
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ed
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They don't do the job you expect them to do. I've got this stuff and I've have several different compressors, none of which have been able to get the pressure up enough to run my air ratchet or impact wrench. Even my 2 cyl 200 litre compressor wont pack enough power to run the tools to get nuts tight enough...
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John
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I bet a 400 quid compressor does exactly the job he's wanting it to.
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Wonderboy
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I think if he wants all those tool then good for him  Since i got my car i have wanted to do loads of mechanical work. I can't though because i don't know how... lol. Which i had taken mechanics at college instead of web development 
You should be able to get some cheaper yes. Just buy the tool as you need them though, and not just for the sake of having them 
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ed
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Right, he'll buy his compressor, he'll buy his impact wrench and he'll go to undo his wheel nuts with his 17mm socket. The wheel nuts will not come undone. Even worse, he might do his wheel nuts up with it, drive 4 miles down the road only to have the nuts come loose and the wheels will start clunking about.
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Wonderboy
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What kind of tools do you need a compressor for ?
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Mark330d
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Registered: 25th Apr 06
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Tyre Changer, air ratchet etc etc.
ps ed: I would be using the air tools to loosen stubborn bolts. I would just do that by hand. Its once id cracked them i would use the air tools.
[Edited on 17-01-2007 by Mark330d]
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Wonderboy
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Tyre changer... don't be lazy
lol jocking. I guess if your working for money you want things does as quick as possible.
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