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[Rick]

What couldn't you live without in your shed/garage/motor house/hangar?
(apart from services, eg electric, water)

This last couple of days, my "old springs" box has been invaluable. So far (on the tourer) I've used a tiny spring to fix one of the the headlamp focus adjusters, and another heavier one on the brake pedal. Another small spring will be pressed into service fettling the mechanical brake light switch.

RJ
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[D4B]

My Tap and Die set !!!!

[michael1703]

Angle grinder, its used every day, the only thing I've not used it for is trimming my toe nails

[Jim.Walker]

I'm with Rick on this. I NEVER throw a coil spring away, large or small. I even save the springs from old ball point pens etc. Unfortunately I find myself raiding the spring box more often than adding to it these days.
Jim.
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Quote from my late Dad:- You only need a woman and a car and you have all the problems you
are ever likely to want". Computers had not been invented then!

[stuchamp]

Post subject: Most useful thing in your garage?

ME

With this heat and drought going on over here, the Battery Tenders have been getting a workout.

[kismet]

I'm in the workshop every day restoring foot pumps etc. I use most of the kit in there every day for something, but probably the most useful is the Vanco linisher, used about ten times each day.

[pigtin]

My box of rusty spring has defined my eccentricity with the memsahib. She insists I only go to the garage to drool over them.
I fact, the most useful tool is my hydraulic jack.
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[JC T ONE]

I think my lift, is one of the best things I bought for the garage.

The aircompressor is another one.
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[BigJohn]

My choice, and in respect to the Olympics,

Bronze Medal: Magnet on a string to wave over the floor to find lost clips etc.

Silver Medal: Rechargeable LED hand lamps.

Gold Medal: a BFH.

[emmerson]

stuchamp beat me to it! I was going to say me, as all the other tools are useless without me, but herself says its me that's useless, and she always has the last word.

[clan chieftain]

Tie wraps are always handy....and my lighter when I nip out for a fly smoke.
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[gresham flyer]

THE WIFE.!!!!!!

When a car needs a complete valet or clean inside and out she is great on the glass and detailing the interior,letting me get on with cutting and buffing up the exterior paintwork etc.
Also you still need someone to work the footbrake and handbrake when checking the vehicle after a brake rebuild,or when trying to free off sticking disc callipers etc......many a night prior to an MOT the next day, I have had her assistance in the workshop at nearly midnight sitting in the car whilst I have been cursing why sometrhing will not work.

One night through boredom she fell asleep at the wheel...I thought no fluid was coming out of the brake bleed nipples at the time.

Another job that we did tonight was the bonnet release mechanism...she pulled the bonnet release whilst I set the mechanism for the correct opening tension...just could not do it on my own.
Hope she does not read this... she might need paying.!!!
Gresham Flyer

[Jim.Walker]

I wouldn't dream of keeping my wife in the garage!
Jim.
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Quote from my late Dad:- You only need a woman and a car and you have all the problems you
are ever likely to want". Computers had not been invented then!

[dmbrumit]

The most useful thing in my garage is my tower of assorted nuts and bolts. My wife long ago quit asking why I kept all those random parts and now only asks if I might have something to fit her current needs.

[Rick]