Monte´s "Garage"
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CGarage
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Can we see your toolbox organization, Monte ?
i will add some pics this week. Promised !
My 1/64 scale car collection is now located in my garage:
On page 2 is a sneak peek . Post nr. 50
CGarage
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Thank you for that, Monte!!!
P.S. Your tool choices are as American as Apple Pie!
P.S. Your tool choices are as American as Apple Pie!
you´re welcome.
PS: or as german as a sausage
see below:Tool box tour of my Metec tool box (former roll cab)
CGarage
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you´re welcome.
PS: or as german as a sausage
Tool box tour of my Metec tool box (former roll cab)
Looking Beautiful!
1) Is this all Metric?
2) So you have 1/4 and 3/8 drive together in top drawer and then the 1/2 drive separated by itself in a lower drawer unit ? How common is this arrangement in Germany?
3) What is in the green Proxxon case in drawer #3?
4) What chisels are in the top left of the first drawer?
5) No mid-well or deep-well sockets ?
Very nice my friend!
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1) yes. Back in the days when i only had this box SAE was included. But since i had a snappy box i removed all SAE. It´s in the snappy box now.
2) A while ago 1/2" was on top. 1/2" also needs 3 inserts while 1/4" and 3/8" need ony 1 to store the necessary tools. I mostly use 1/4" and 3/8" nowadays. Back in the days i used 1/2" and 1/4" which is still common among many people i think. I guess it depends on the user.
3) it is this bit set:
4) a 100mm Dako flat chisel, 125mm Rennsteig cross chisel, Promat 125mm flat chisel, 150mm PB Swiss flat chisel and a Stahlwille flat chisel
5) i do have deep sockets from Koken, located in the 1/4" drawer on the right down at the end of the drawer. They´re standing upright. I always wanted to buy the 1/2" Hazet deep sockets, but it never happend.....
I do have more deep sockets in 1/4", 3/8" and 1/2" in SAE + metric but in the snappy boxes. Mid-well sockets are not available from german manufacturers so i think i don´t need them. (otherwise somebody would make them over here.... ?).
6) thank you
some more additions to the (1/64 scale) car collection:
a while ago we added some tire machines to the shop:
Hofmann Monty tire mounting machine:
Corghi tire balancer:
tire booster:
yhprum
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Monte, it all looks great! Are you working there full time now?
CGarage
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Monte:
All looking great my friend.
Yes, when I was in Germany for a while, I saw almost no one had 3/8 drive. Is this still true?
It seems most everyone had 1/4 and 1/2 drive but almost never 3/8 drive.
All looking great my friend.
Yes, when I was in Germany for a while, I saw almost no one had 3/8 drive. Is this still true?
It seems most everyone had 1/4 and 1/2 drive but almost never 3/8 drive.
Thanks ! No unfortunately not
It´s just a hobby garage and i have a full time job elsewhere Thanks.
Maybe it depends on what the people are doing with their tools, if they use them professional or not, or maybe its a question of cost.
I guess most car shops will have all 3 sizes whereas most (?) hobbyists probably have only 2 sizes. Most people who work on cars which i know have 3 sizes though but i think they still use 1/2" and 1/4" the most. I think for most people it´s a matter of cost if you have 3 or 2 complete sets of sockets. Many socket sets also include only 1/2" + 1/4" tools. Entry level tool boxes also usually only come with 1/2" and 1/4".
Entry level:
not entry level:
CGarage
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I like Proxxon, I think the tools are great, especially for the money.
Can you link me to that Hazet complete set, would like to see what it comes with. It is very very very nice!
Can you link me to that Hazet complete set, would like to see what it comes with. It is very very very nice!
I guess that´s why so many DIY users have Proxxon (+ availability...)
They offer various assortments:
drivesitfar
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Looking good Monte!!
