Ian
Have a look on the net for prime tools they do them and a good make
Bob

Location: Surrey

After seeing Ed China on 'Wheeler Dealers' using ratchet spanners I searched the web for an imperial set and found that King Dick do them. I then went via one of their outlets, Yarmo Tools, and was absolutely gobsmacked to find them available at ridiculously low prices -1/4 BSF was 97p and the 5/16 was £2.20. Clearly a mistake but who am I to point it out. I staight away ordered a full set and waited for them to realise their mistake, but a set of beautifully shiny spanners arrived just in time for Christmas. I tried to share my good luck with other Sheffield Seveners and Dave W sent off for an similar batch. Sadly for him Yarmo had realised that a gooley had been dropped and sent his money back. Imperial ratchets are not now on Yarmo's list!

They are super spanners though!

Location: Sheffield

Well.
My ghast is flabbered.
There's YET another thing I never knew.
I have already started saving up.
Many thanks to you all.

Location: Bristol

I recently bought one of these:
https://www.stanleytools.co.uk/product/147567
It works very well and can be clamped firmly in place. Good when the bolt/nut is damaged.

Well I never. I couldn't find one so modified the metric one, well done Charles.
Here's another item that I started to use only recently, interdental brushes for cleaning jets before putting them into service.

Location: Deepest darkest Kent

My daughter bought me a 1/4" drive metric socket set to make life easier when fixing her Beetle. The thing is I use it more on the Seven, the sockets are a single hexagon not bi hexagon and the 11 mm socket is a ideal for the dynamo bolts.

Geoff Greineg writes:

Thought you would be interested in the attached photos. I’ve been venturing in to panel beating as you can see!
The ¼ rear panel is my biggest attempt so far (on old piece of used aluminium from a broken-up caravan). I’m quite pleased with the result.
It’s been a steep learning curve, looking at quite a few utube videos,buying a cheap set of panel beating tools together with a bossing mallet,
setting up a suitable tree trunk with a shallow hollow on top, and making myself an 18” dia. Sandbag (see pic.) from scrap leather off-cuts obtained from ebay.

I feel quite confident now that I could shape the full size cover at some time, so have bought a new sheet of aluminium for just this. I’ve learnt one
very important thing – many light taps with the hammers rather than few heavy bangs, and definitely wear ear defenders! I find it quite therapeutic, but of course it takes time to get the desired shape required. As the finished article is going to have wadding and then rexine, or whatever, over the surface, a super professional finish to the aluminium is not really needed. It will no doubt get dented as per my old YW 214 did! Makes me wonder, while I’m at it, if I should make a second complete spare boot lid for ‘Sundays’ !!

Maybe you could post the sandbag photo on ‘Useful Tools’ for me at some time.

This shows just how easy it is to OX/A weld aluminum. I have used one of these for 30+ years.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upE-sOIHjGo

Fished out this home made tool last week as needed a set of tappet guides to shorten to work with a high lift cam.

Location: N W Kent

Jig for bowing front beams.

Location: Ireland

John L.

Jig for bowing front beams.

Location: N W Kent

It does require alot of pressure. I used a hydraulic ram which pushes the piece of box iron. The back of the ram sat against the upright support I have at the end of the 4" channel. The ram is pressurised by a hand pump.
This jig was welded to a big old flat bench when I used it which prevented distortion.

Location: Ireland

Location: Ireland

John,
Thanks for posting the photo of your bending jig, I have a much clearer idea about it now.

Below is a photo of the Hub Holder I have produced locally for members of the NZ VAR.



Marcus

You are very welcome. that is a much more professional looking hub spanner

Location: Ireland

I am a sucker for nice measuring kit. I bought this proper machine engraved 2foot rule on ebay and use it regularly.



And on the back....



Anyone else got any ex longbridge tools?

R

The other tools we have been producing locally are these:



A is designed to keep in the car, it fits the rear halfshaft nut so that if you have a mishap on the road you have something on board to deal with a broken key or halfshaft, you can of course also use it in the workshop, it also fits the starting dog on the front of the crankshaft.

B is to fit the thin nut that holds the rear hub bearing on, this has usually been removed and fitted in the past with a cold chisel because no-one seems to have had a spanner to fit.

C is designed to fit the large brass nut that is on the end of the steering column and screws into the steering box, the other end is the octagonal shape to fit the alloy dust caps on the front hubs to protect the wheel bearings.

Excellent!

Hello Marcus

Those are very nice tools indeed, might I enquire as the price and availability ??

Kind regards
Greig

Location: Sunny South Africa