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Most pointless toolbox bargain.

Posted: Sat Feb 15, 2020 8:53 am
by Bangernomics
I seem to be cursed with a bad habit of buying shit that I seldom or never use. Most annoying one was a honing tool that I bought which is still a pain in the toolbox drawers to use on a budget rebuild of a manta 2.0 engine as it was smoking its tits off. It never left the packet as I wrapped it around a fence post sideways around a nice sharp bend. Skills.

Re: Most pointless toolbox bargain.

Posted: Sat Feb 15, 2020 9:08 am
by Hooli
I got a honing tool for fitting new rings on a smokey LR, I even used it on the same car. It didn't cure the smoking as it'd got a scored bore, but it improved stuff enough to sell the thing.

Re: Most pointless toolbox bargain.

Posted: Sat Feb 15, 2020 9:24 am
by DodgeRover
I used to use a honing tool regularly just to break the glaze everytime I was rebuilding something, 2 stroke bikes especially as I was doing a couple a week at one point.

Re: Most pointless toolbox bargain.

Posted: Sat Feb 15, 2020 9:29 am
by Hooli
My most pointless ones are the table saw and various others still stacked in their boxes three years later. I got them to build the kitchen etc in the cottage but that never happened, I kept the tools I'd paid for though.

Re: Most pointless toolbox bargain.

Posted: Sat Feb 15, 2020 3:34 pm
by Bangernomics
Need a new table saw

Re: Most pointless toolbox bargain.

Posted: Sat Feb 15, 2020 4:55 pm
by DodgeRover
Bangernomics wrote: Sat Feb 15, 2020 3:34 pm Need a new table saw Image
Where are you?

I've got 2 which is really more than i need, one is probably only going to be good for insulation boards etc as I think there is a dead spot on the com.

Re: Most pointless toolbox bargain.

Posted: Sun Feb 16, 2020 1:27 pm
by Bangernomics
Sunny Manchester but frogland for two months.

Re: Most pointless toolbox bargain.

Posted: Sun Feb 16, 2020 2:47 pm
by cros
I've got a 5.5 hp petrol one up for grabs. Won't go in your tool box but it's pointless (electronic ign.)

Re: Most pointless toolbox bargain.

Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2020 12:36 pm
by bub2006
cros wrote: Sun Feb 16, 2020 2:47 pm I've got a 5.5 hp petrol one up for grabs. Won't go in your tool box but it's pointless (electronic ign.)
Can I rig it up to a push bike?