[Mg-t] Household MG 'Tools'

[Douglas Ormrod]

I have a selection of locking artery forceps from my days as a rat surgeon.
All sorts of uses - clamping off pipes, holding small nuts in tight  spaces,
fishing out small parts that have dropped into inaccessible places, holding
electrical cable while soldering - and especially pulling the pin-bones out of
salmon, I keep a separate pair for that! They take a lot of bending without
breaking,

Cheers

Douglas


-----Original Message-----
From: mg-t-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:mg-t-bounces at autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of wbeech at flash.net
Sent: Friday, 7 June 2013 2:32 a.m.
To: mg-t at autox.team.net; mgs at autox.team.net
Subject: [Mg-t] Household MG 'Tools'

This story starts with a trip to the dentist, doesn't every MG story start
that way? For several years I have had a cheap set, Harbor Freight 6/$3.99
dental picks in my box that have proved very handy for small things,
especially rebuilding SU carbs and electrical components. So on a recent visit
for a checkup I inquired of the young lady what they did with their old tools.
She responded that they re-sharpen them if they can, then they are discarded.
I asked if they had any old ones around and if I might have a couple. Behold,
when she gives my little bag with a new brush and floss there are a dozen used
dental tools in it of all different sizes and thicknesses.

I also keep a syringe(we have a goat that needs monthly shots) and one of
those bulbs that they use to clean out newborn baby's noses in my toolbox.
Very handy for sucking the last bit of fluid from the brake res, gas from the
float bowl and adding just a little oil to the SU chamber tops.

Would like to hear from the list what other 'Non-Tool tools' you have in your
shop that have proved handy over the years. Things you don't find on the
Snap-On truck.

Open discussion,

Bill
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