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    My first Plomb tools

    Having seen various threads on Plomb tools in here I took a punt on eBay for this little set. At £ 0.99 for the lot I couldn't go wrong. Well they arrived today and they are great, it is interesting to think what history they have and how they got over here. If I am right these were made back in...
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    What do you need that for??!!

    Is this the usual question you also get asked when you bring some new equipment home? Must admit my wife was not as excited as me about my latest purchase. Still I will have a lot of fun finding out what I really needed it for. Dave
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    Sun addiction

    What started as a simple interest fuelled by this board is turning into an addiction! How could I resist them at £0.99 each ? Dave
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    Old Sun tester gets new home!!

    Home at last, still plenty to do to get it working correctly!! Dave
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    Blame it on Goodfellow!!!!

    My daughters gave me some money for Christmas to spend on eBay so I splashed out on this Maybe it is not so fancy as the Goodfellow version but we alll have to start somewhere. It does not have the boom for the cables, does anyone have a picture of one of these so I can make one up ...
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    Dont have a reason!!

    No excuse other than I like it. I have been preparing my car for an indoor concours at NEC, Birmingham , UK and when it was finished I took a picture of my shop. Hope you like it Dave
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    Snap On Tach Dwell Meter

    I just bought a Snap On Tach Dwell Meter MT 816 on eBay. Unfortunately it didnt come with any instruction but for £1 what can you expect! Do any of you guys know where I can get a set of these instructions? Dave
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    Moving cars sideways.

    My garage / workshop is an old barn with a barn door on one side at one end of the unit. The layout of my garage means that I can store more cars side by side if I could drive them straight in through the door and then move them sideways. Part of the floor is smooth concrete and part of it is...
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    Busy weekend

    After years of collecting various boxes it was time to consolidate. So off went this box to a friend I wanted to reduce these two boxes to one So a bit of eBaying led me to a long road trip Finally getting back home to set up with my new pride and joy Still got plenty of tidying to...
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    slots 'n dots

    I am about to get a new (to me) snap on box which has "slots 'n dots" storage system. Has anyone used these and how do you rate them? Dave
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    my "new" toolbox

    Unable to justify cost of new "snap on" boxes I managed to buy a "snap on" rollcab/midbox and top box on eBay. It was then a good clean out and respray to customise the box for my garage.
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    sound insulation for compressor

    Just reading the thread on new compressors and saw the idea of using a sound blanket over the unit. What are the best ways of sound insulating without overheating the unit??
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    storing bench grinders

    I often use a bench grinder and a buffing machine for preparing parts for my cars. The problem is that they take up so much space so I came up with an "invention" which helps solve the problem. Hope you like it! http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b392/246gts/DCP_1379.jpg...
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    tool stores in Indianapolis

    I am coming over to Indianapolis from UK for US GP. Being a regular reader of this forum I am looking forward to seeing all the great tools you all talk about on sale in US. Which tool stores are there in Indyand if possible where are they located? Thanks Dave
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