The toolbox thread

[CAAD4]

That Metabo set is very nice. Would probably be very difficult to impossible to get locally ...

If you're in SA it's available online, or you can collect in Kempton Park.

[PieterJvR]

If you're in SA it's available online, or you can collect in Kempton Park.

Looks like a very nice set.

Who did you purchase from online? Same company you can collect from in Kempton Park?

 

Edit: Is it these guys?

 

https://topdogtoolshop.co.za/product/metabo-bit-box-and-ratchet-set-sp-26-pieces/

Edited February 9, 2021 by PieterJvR

[CAAD4]

That’ll be your go to tool now [emoji106]

Good weight to it, for such a small set. I supplemented it with an additional set of Festool bits.

[CAAD4]

Looks like a very nice set.

Who did you purchase from online? Same company you can collect from in Kempton Park?

I collected from them yesterday. Same place Topdog toolshop. They are mainly an online business, so phone ahead to check if they have what you need in stock, before going there. They had at least 15 sets.

[PieterJvR]

I collected from them yesterday. Same place Topdog toolshop. They are mainly an online business, so phone ahead to check if they have what you need in stock, before going there. They had at least 15 sets.

 

Great stuff! Thanks for the confirmation. 

[CAAD4]

I'll be ordering myself a set tonight

 

I told the aunties there to expect a few dodgy cyclists to be buying from them...

[Alouette3]

Half the people reading this thread now want that set.... including me!

 

Think they need a BikeHub discount

[Long Wheel Base]

I collected from them yesterday. Same place Topdog toolshop. They are mainly an online business, so phone ahead to check if they have what you need in stock, before going there. They had at least 15 sets.

and you didn't pop around to my work and say hi.

[The Ouzo]

Half the people reading this thread now want that set.... including me!

 

Think they need a BikeHub discount

+1

Wonder if I can pass it off as a valentines gift to the wife, 'cause thats the only way I can justify spending any money right now.

[dave303e]

Another essential tool for Japanese motorbikes, bikes and cars is a JIS screwdriver.

Worthwhile googling. They are difficult to come by though

 

So I have worked on motorbikes(90% Japanese) since I was 12 years old. My dad had a wrecked old green screw driver and for all my years as soon as I needed to work on bikes I would always go straight to that screw driver 1st because it just worked. When I moved out I asked to keep that screwdriver and it still sits in the tool box. Did a crf carb the other day and went directly for that screw driver. Anyway long story short, the penny just dropped and I have just checked- it is a JIS screwdriver. Now it all makes sense why it just worked perfectly. Learn something new every day. Thanks

[Psyrax]

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[CAAD4]

and you didn't pop around to my work and say hi.

Sorry Boet, I prefer some of those buildings to remain the way I remember them when I was a Spoorie...

[Cyclistinasuit]

Some pics of my trolley that follows me around my bike.

 

Where did you source the foam for the cut outs? Density; thickness and process of neat cutlines? Tips would be appreciated

[porqui]

Half the people reading this thread now want that set.... including me!

 

Think they need a BikeHub discount

 

 

bpm

[sirmoun10goat]

Like ouzo, I have posted this in other threads that seem to have been forgotten.

 

About 2 years ago looking for a house to buy, one of my key requirements was a garage/workshop. In NZ many people park in their driveways/on the street and so garage's are not as big a thing. MANY houses do not have them. So this was a little challenging, especially considering how little one gets for their money here (currently in my area one is will be looking at about R15m equiv for a 3 bed, 2 bath, 120sqm 1950's house on about 500sqm land. It is MENTAL).

 

Anyway, so with the crazy prices, it meant that I had to settle for a carport in stead of a garage.

 

Fortunately the carport had electric doors front and back, and the "open side" was semi closed in my the property fence.

 

In order to convert this into my little man cave, I relined the walls with ply, added racking, and a few other touches.

 

Here's the basic idea.

 

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The "open" wall, bounded in by the fence.

 

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After lining it with builders plastic and ply

 

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After the bikes moved in.

 

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The tools started to multiply

 

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The racking/shelving side.

 

aaand

 

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The little work bench (which can fold down), if I didn't have so much junk stashed underneath it.

 

There's still a lot I want to do to better organise the space, but my tools seem to be like a gas and tend to fill the volume of the space no matter what.

 

Some things have been invaluable, like the modular toolboxes (the AEG stack). These keep things organised, mobile and I can just grab the one I need, when I need it.

I have a DeWalt and Milwaukee 3 module box. One for general tools, one got bike tools and spares. I love them

[Bicycle Supply Chain]

Is that for a full set of Park Tool JIS screwdrivers?

 

JIS are very difficult to find in SA and with some kit they are vital to prevent stripping screw heads. They are widely used on photographic equipment.

No this is just for the 1 screwdriver.

 

But it has a cnc and knurled ally handle. And has a fantastic feel and weight to it.