Tool collectors

[R]

There are at least 2 sides to every discussion !

I had someone come around to my house.
After he turned off the hot tap, it was so irretrievably mangled/twisted/bent, I had to replace it.
I hope he never gets to work on any bikes ....

[john.k]

Actually,the people at Bracebridge St also made cheap spanners for car tool kits................Anyhoo,gets up early this morning,have a look at marketplace ,and there is 5" SP Dawn vice for sale cheap .........looks horrible in the pic ,but its only 10 minutes away ,so I go to look at it ...........couldnt get my $80 out quick enough .........still has the red paint under layers of grease............I dont know how the seller managed to make it look rusty in the pics .....and he also obscured the 5SP logo ...fortunately.................for those who dont know,Dawn is still in business ...in Oz.....and their Oz made vices aint cheap.

[R]

RT Shelley was across the road from the motorcycle side of things ?
They made quite a comprehensive toolkit for the bikes.
Quite collectible these days ...

Count yourself lucky if you can locate a complete set !

[iansoady]

There might be some gems in here: https://www.facebook.com/commerce/listing/1160084381803071/?ref=share_attachment

[john.k]

I had one of those horrible shifters when I was a kid ............I think it was designed to be used as a hammer as well as a spanner ......anyhoo,the thing would spring apart at the least force and round off hex s...............and all the spanners stamped from sheet steel that would open out and be worse than useless............The car tools that were good were Ford ones ,they were made from decent steel ,and very strong...........Anything branded Ford was good.

[R]

Triumph included some good uns in the toolkit.

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/FU8AAOSwLVZVm-i3/s-l1600.jpg

Not all of them were to this quality though.

[john.k]

That must be the cylinder base nut ring that my Sidchrome has been ground to emulate.     i have a toolkit that came with a police BSA ,and I dont recall much of use in it.......maybe the Girling adjuster  spanner.