- Nov 16, 2015
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- Jun 20, 2005
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- Nov 16, 2015
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- Nov 16, 2015
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Ha ha, 8 inch one side, 200 mm other side. PROTO profesionals, Americas 2nd best tool makers.
Only used in emergencys on other peoples caravans. 🙄
- Jul 18, 2017
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Had to use one yesterday as the nuts were imperial and my socket and spanner sets are only metric. Went against everything I was taught, but had no choice.
- Nov 16, 2015
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I have in my garage, a tool box with Whitworth spanners and sockets, that I got from my Dad, usefull , when the odd steam traction engine breaks down outside the house.
- Jun 20, 2005
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Still got my old AF spanners and sockets. Present from parents when I got my first motor bike.
- Nov 16, 2015
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It is still nice to know that metric sockets still have Imperial sizes of drives, ie, 1/4", 3/8" ,1/2", 3/4", 1" etc
- Nov 11, 2009
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- 7,804
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I had to get rid of all my Whitworth, BSF etc as I had purchased them as an apprentice from a military surplus shop in Leicester and they all had the MOD “ crowsfoot” stamp on them. Any receipts even if I originally had one were history. The reason they were binned was that when I first arrived in Devonport I was asked by a colleague if I carried tools in the car, and having any with a “crows foot” and no proof of purchase would lead to serious charges if the MoD police were to find them during one of the regular spot checks on leaving the base. Suffice to say after successfully leaving that evening they were dutifully dumped in a ditch on my way home, as the MOD police had right to search employees property without a warrant.
- Nov 16, 2015
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I have a lot of Anti spark spanners that my dad left behind, marked DHS, DeHavilland Napier Stores. A strange golden colour. Made by Tipco. Probably high copper content.
I too have all those . Plus ive started carrying a jack in the van (Kojak) ,a few bulbs and a selection of stainless self taper .
- Nov 16, 2015
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Carry the Kojack in the car , they are really heavy, the early ones the seals would leak. So as a back up, I use a Scissor jack for safety.
- Jul 23, 2021
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I still take a small tool box, but these days the real answer is “credit card and iPhone”.
- Jul 18, 2017
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- Nov 16, 2015
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- Jul 18, 2017
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Something like that except was a ratchet set and you could put the end over the nut on the pipe to tighten or loosen it. I only vaguely recall it as that was about 60 years ago,
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Like these?
My Dad had one of those...probably still in his shed if I bother to go and look for them
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My Dad had one of those...probably still in his shed if I bother to go and look for them
- Jul 18, 2017
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Nope grand dad's was opened ended and would fit over the nut, but it was a ratchet style spanner like you would get with a socket set.
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