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[Sub MandrelParticipant @submandrel]

The only 'problem' I have is that a previous owner/s did a body off restoration and then did their level best to use as big a mixture of threads for the nuts and bolts as possible, so the air is turning blue as I search for suitable spanners.

I would swear they did that on 80s cars, to deter home repairers. I had a Cortina waterpump held on by three screws, all different.

Nowadays they just use torx etc. and you end up having to shell out for all these different fittings

Neil

[David LittlewoodParticipant @davidlittlewood51847]

Posted by Steve Withnell on 11/07/2013 19:23:31:

One of the old classics is **LINK**

But it is an old classic. He will have you mixing your own marking out fluid from sulphuric acid + copper sulphate solution, when what you need is a big dobber of a spirit marker from WHS. Nothing wrong with his marking out solution, just not the best option anymore, but still a good book.

Copper plating mild steel with copper sulphate is far more resistant to being erased than the other methods. Engineer's marking blue and felt-tip pen are both quite easy to get wiped off by cutting fluid; I don't know about W H Smith spirit marker.

David

[David LittlewoodParticipant @davidlittlewood51847]

Posted by Ady1 on 13/07/2013 13:56:29:

Once I acquired some HSS ability I went back to carbide, those brazed ones, and ground my own tips on a "green grit wheel"

Now green grit really is outdated; it wears away very fast. Diamond impregnated wheels are now so cheap, and orders of magnitude better, I could not imagine why anyone should use the old green grit.

David

[Ady1Participant @ady1]

so the air is turning blue as I search for suitable spanners

If I have a job where I may have problems I try to use these guys, a stanley ratchet wrench

Each one covers everything in it's mm range 8-14mm, 13-19mm and 17-24mm for example

3 spanners cover 8-24mm in Metric, imperial, planet zog, whatever

Only the bigger 17-24mm one seems to still be easily available now though

Edited By Ady1 on 15/07/2013 01:46:02

[OuBallieParticipant @ouballie]

Thanks Ady1.

Wonder if those Stanley Ratcheting Adjustable Wrenches would be suitable.

Geoff – It's going to be a scorcher today so air-conned workshop time me thinks.

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