What’s your best tool purchase ?

[Cornish JackParticipant @cornishjack]

Agree with Russell re. longest-lived (Elora) plus an ORIGINAL Workmate (NOT B&D) also around then. An oddball from the same sort of period – Tridon Multi Clips. These were first bought from Proops at the Seymour Hall MEX – 50p for a pair. After much searching, I recently found the present vendor who sells them at close to £3.00 each!!! with a minimum quantity of 1000!! Difficult to describe but they are heavy duty plastic, operate like jubilee clips but can be joined to make any diameter and IMMENSELY strong. Have used them for all sorts of odd jobs, even securing ladders to scaffolding. Shame they are not more easily available.

rgds

Bill

PS – I didn't buy 1000 – negotiated for 36!!

[Ian S CParticipant @iansc]

First, a Christmas present when I left school to join the RNZAF, 6" engineers square, 6" steel rule, 6" inside, outside spring calipers, and dividers, odd legs. All Moore & Wright. Then when I started my (civil)Aircraft apprenticeship, the firm payed for three socket sets, they are 1/4", 3/8", and 1/2" SAE by S-K Wayne, still going strong after 50years, I'd hate to think of the price of the socket sets today.

Ian S C

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