Tool Time - What's in your box?

[Baggsy]

Easy one that most don't keep in their kit:

 

[Jayell]

Easy one that most don't keep in their kit:

This?

 

[timtune]

Bearing press.

Steering stem bearings to be precise. Metal arm means you only need one wench and frees up a hand to hold things straight.

 

[GreyGhost]

I cut off the spec plate as that would make it too easy.

 

[timtune]

Another easy one. Three different versions I've made for different bikes.

 

[Jaymod]

View attachment 58419Another easy one. Three different versions I've made for different bikes.

Valve spring, so you can get the keepers in or out?


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[timtune]

Valve spring, so you can get the keepers in or out?


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Yup. Just add a large C clamp and it's valve time.

 

[Gary]

Easy...

 

[Relax]

Easy...
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Tire bead breaker with some nice touches to prevent scratching the rim.

 

[timtune]

A complicated way to replicate a kickstand???

 

[Gary]

Relax nailed it......bead breaker.

 

[timtune]

Got these out of a "grampa died" load at the Restore. I have no clue what they are for. They look medical but have some rust. The name Rand-Parker is stamped in it, but nothing showed up in a quick google. They've been a handy set of long nosed pliers at times. If you know what they are please chime in.

 

[GreyGhost]

Not used often for obvious reasons and we probably all have at least one but this one is a little cooler than most. Who can spot the improvement?

 

[timtune]

Thinking that knurled wheel has something to do with it.....

 

[GreyGhost]

Got these out of a "grampa died" load at the Restore. I have no clue what they are for. They look medical but have some rust. The name Rand-Parker is stamped in it, but nothing showed up in a quick google. They've been a handy set of long nosed pliers at times. If you know what they are please chime in.View attachment 58440

They are transfer forceps.

 

[timtune]

They are transfer forceps.

Very Good! And those are what exactly??

 

[GreyGhost]

Very Good! And those are what exactly??

Surgeons use them. I'm not a surgeon so I can't tell you which tasks are best solved with them.

The Googler says they use them to organize tools on a sterile tray without contaminating the sterile instruments.

 

[Mad Mike]

Not used often for obvious reasons and we probably all have at least one but this one is a little cooler than most. Who can spot the improvement?

2 speed (early Powerglide)

 

[Mad Mike]

I cut off the spec plate as that would make it too easy.

Chain / cable hoist? (that was easy -- I make the rolling gear for these!)

 

[GreyGhost]

Chain / cable hoist? (that was easy -- I make the rolling gear for these!)
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Sort of. A normal one would actually be better for purposes. This is an air balancer. Adjust pressure in drum to cancel gravity and make objects float and easy to move. Can cancel out up to 475 lbs. Would normally be used for something like a heavy tool or fixture on an assembly line.