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DaveyLC
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20th Dec 09 at 13:58   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Inevitably you always end up with a collection of imperial sockets that you have no use for (unless you work on classic or American cars) so what do you do with them? No point having them taking up precious space in your toolbox!

Over the years I've always thrown them away but there must be a better use for them? Maybe there is some special charity we could donate them too who will distribute them to old men working on Triumphs and other pre-historic british rust buckets!

What does everyone else do with their A/F sockets?
pow
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What are A/F sockets?

Oh wait, you mean imperial sockets?

I find them fucking hand for bolts that are rusted on, hammer a 1/2in over a 12mm nut and away you go

I also use them on the capri

[Edited on 20-12-2009 by pow]
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1/2 is bigger than 12mm so that would be a bit silly y ou mean 13mm yeah?

Want quarter tonne of A/F sockets?
Warren G
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give them to my dad!
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I missed the 3 on the mini 9 keybaord lol!

Nah I'm alright, I already have a small collection on the go!
DaveyLC
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Its like trying to give away AIDS!
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Thats easy, say your a virgin
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Ive been told theres a small bits and bobs shop in Harpenden/Southdown that takes in old tools that people no longer want, clean them up and sell them on for charity!
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Send them me they always come in handy for something! plus im tempted to make some sort of sculpture thing out of tools by welding them together
Ellis
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Hammer them on to rounded bolt heads
SVM 286
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I've never bought any AF stuff.
SVM 286
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quote:
Originally posted by pow
What are A/F sockets?



If i've not been completely mislead, I believe it stands for 'American Fine' Mister pow.
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Ive got a box ful aswell. Never used them at all.

Was going to throw them but I hate wasting things!
SVM 286
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Pour a decent handfull of the smaller ones into a rugby sock. Knot it and keep it by your bed for use in the event of any kind of break-in.
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quote:
Originally posted by SVM 286
Pour a decent handfull of the smaller ones into a rugby sock. Knot it and keep it by your bed for use in the event of any kind of break-in.


LOL!!!
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quote:
Originally posted by SVM 286
quote:
Originally posted by pow
What are A/F sockets?



If i've not been completely mislead, I believe it stands for 'American Fine' Mister pow.



Ive always been taught it was across flats?
DaveyLC
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quote:
Originally posted by Ellis
Hammer them on to rounded bolt heads


I got a set of high tensile whitworths for that job
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quote:
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quote:
Originally posted by Ellis
Hammer them on to rounded bolt heads


I got a set of high tensile whitworths for that job

Lucky cunt!

I have to use old sockets or stillsons!
DaveyLC
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They are proper old, they used to belong to my grandfather! But they have removed about 30 sets of locking wheel nuts and hunreds of rounded off bolts.

Other than that they are totally useless
gazza808
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i use then constantly at work, hassle of working on old machines.
neil h
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Autojumbles are the best way to get rid of that sorta thing. There's always people like my old man wondering around for that one elusive socket (or indeed set) that they've lost.
DaveyLC
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I might just whack the biscuit tin full of homeless sockets ive got on ebay and see what happens
Mertin
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Nearly everything I work on offshore is imperial.

Think it mustve been used on alot of industrial stuff, engines, gas turbines, pumps, valves etc
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some people in work use these , mine are just thrown in a box i cant understand them

 
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