It’s been a while so I thought I’d add some of the newer tools I’ve added to my tool box and my general tool collection.
This week, working backwards from today:
I found myself wishing I had a magnetic shelf/tray on the side of my tool box for my cans and tubes of lube, loc-tite and other chemicals I find handy to have on my tool box rather than in it.
Tonight we went to Harbor Freight to have a peek at the tool box accessories they have. Didn’t find anything I thought fit what I was after . Instead of leaving empty handed, I had a look around and found a “mud tray” with all the dry wall tools.
A couple of aisles away, I found some packs of magnets. Once home, I put a couple rows of magnets on the side and stuck it on the drop lid to my big top box. Works perfect. My only regret is, I only got one.
Monday, I received my JIS screwdriver set, so that gives me an extra option when working on older Japanese bikes like my oil boiler GSXR and the Turbo bike.
A couple weeks back, I got myself a post hole digger from Lowes. I chose the Kobalt Steel series as I wanted one that was going to last so long my kids will wonder what the hell it is.
After looking at the pivot point, it was apparent to me that it was not assembled correctly. It appeared there should have been a spacer tube between the two halves.
Instead there was a fully threaded bolt with a nylock nut. It had been tightened up so that the “ears” of the pivot point were flexed inward and binding when the levers were operated.
I wound up fabricating a spacer from some black metal water pipe. Once I lubed everything up and assembled it with the spacer it works like buttah. Perfect for when I begin construction on my shed.
Just after the holidays, I added a number of hand tools with all the tool sales going on. Too many to list individually. That takes me all the way back to the mini-ductor induction tool I wrote about in my last post.