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Anon32... this week ive used mine.to remount power steering resivour, mount catch can, attach front bar where old mounts got broke, anytime you work with sheet metal and dont want/cant get ya hand in yo do up nuts

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oh, that doesn't read well.....

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Half moon obstruction ring spanner - Take that you pesky inaccessible fourth turbo nut you! It's not quite perfect, still jams against the turbo front outlet, but better than nothing...  

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Picked this up today.

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boxheadmr Mentor

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Can't wait to fire up this bad boy!

Are the gas ones better than the Diesel ones im bunnings i see atm? I was thinking of buying a Diesel one as i thought the diesel might last longer than the gas cylinders?

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Are the gas ones better than the Diesel ones im bunnings i see atm? I was thinking of buying a Diesel one as i thought the diesel might last longer than the gas cylinders?

Pros for diesel.

Easy to refill.

Smaller

A leak won't explode you to death

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Well, just fired it up. The fan was stuck on the shroud and it only runs true when you put some weight on the housing. hehe, will take a few little mods.

I've had an oil one in the US. When it clogged and got a blow out smoke would billow out. I don't think the LPG one will do that.

I just want to use it every now and again. Primarily to take the chill off when I'm in there for 2 or 3 hours at a time.

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Well, just fired it up. The fan was stuck on the shroud and it only runs true when you put some weight on the housing. hehe, will take a few little mods.

I've had an oil one in the US. When it clogged and got a blow out smoke would billow out. I don't think the LPG one will do that.

I just want to use it every now and again. Primarily to take the chill off when I'm in there for 2 or 3 hours at a time.

Don't be tight, rip up the concrete and install heater tubes in it :)

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Mine was kerosene. Burned pretty clean with just a slight oil burn smell. But I imagine diesel will smell a lot more. The LPG one only smelled a bit like a BBQ. Hmmmm satay chicken out the front? Win!

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I needed a spare 1/2" ratchet for my "cruise" toolkit (the one that leaves the house) -picked this set up at Repco for $59 (I gather they're clearing out their Sidchrome gear).

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They don't feel as strong as my older Sidchrome ratchets, but for the price I can't complain.

Also returned an old Repco 1/4" ratchet that I must have had for six or seven years. The bearing on the head was worn so sockets etc were just falling off; can't fault their warranty and service the bloke at the counter swapped it for a new one on the spot and no questions asked. Will definitely be recommending their tools to anyone who asks.

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Really doing best to keep this thread alive lol

Snagged a set of Sidchrome 440 series spanners from my mates at Repco Chatswood today. The past couple of times I've been in there buying oil/filters/etc I've noticed these guys in the display case marked down to $119. Today temptation got the better of me. They had a few more sets and as I suggested above it seems that Repco as a brand are divesting themselves of Sidchrome stock so a good time to tool-up. Yes they have the lifetime replacement warranty.

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If you had to buy a good price/quality toolset, which one would you get ?

Got a cheap and crap one a while ago and snapped a few tools already so I'll spend a bit more to get something decent but tool brands are different to Europeans one and not sure what to go for.

Stanley is the only brand I had before so if there is other good quality tools that are affordable for the Sunday kind of work, I'm listening :)

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If you had to buy a good price/quality toolset, which one would you get ?

Got a cheap and crap one a while ago and snapped a few tools already so I'll spend a bit more to get something decent but tool brands are different to Europeans one and not sure what to go for.

Stanley is the only brand I had before so if there is other good quality tools that are affordable for the Sunday kind of work, I'm listening :)

By tool set what do you mean? Spanners, sockets?
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I find that repco tools are OK. A little higher quality than Stanley and still reasonable priced.

Update on the rivnuts. Got to use it for the first time with some m4 nuts. Worked great. Took more time to drill the holes than install the rivnut. And it really looks professional.

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