"A bad workman...": the tool-chat thread.

I used to abuse a 12" Bahco adjustable for just about every job in the late 70s and early 80s, including using it as a hammer - in the end it was stolen from my locker (1984) and I still have the replacement (issued 1985) in good working order. Google "National Coal Board" for context...
I did buy a smaller (6") adjustable to carry in a saddle bag around the turn of the century - still as good as new.

tl;dr yes, buy Bahco

I've borrowed a friends who is a plumber and they feel solid, the jaws seem pretty precise as well.

I've got a plastic and a metal one if anyone is keen. Plastic is for gratis, metal (cantilever style) for a beer or two.

+1 on Bahco for adjustables. So long as you don't mind the thread on the adjuster being the wrong (right) way around.

Any pics of the metal one mate?

Will take some this evening.

Cheers!

Ended up getting these on the Bay as I needed a large adjustable spanner. £14 all up including delivery for some good vintage tools. Happy to give away the 6" one if anybody wants?

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Old britool are good.

I like halfords tools as they have a life time guarantee. Quite cheap with the trade card. The ratchet spanners are brilliant.

Toolchest wise look for roller bearing draws. They make all the difference.

Was wondering what the Halfords Professional range was like.

Looks better than the screw driver looking thing I have atm.

Looks like Evans have a similar one

https://www.evanscycles.com/fwe-chainring-bolt-wrench-EV183186

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You can have a go with mine an see how you like them.

Thanks for the offer. There isn't a whole lot more I need, pretty much a decent screwdriver and hammer.

Good find!

But Evans though...

Still a quick goggle has found a couple of other UK stockists!

When you see it, it just makes so much sense that you wonder why it's taken so long.

Does anyone SE have a crown race setter?

Looks like Evans have a similar one
evanscycles.com/fwe-chainrin­g-bolt-wrench-EV183186

However, this doesn't work with Campagnolo Chainring bolts. Bought it. Tried it. Just too big.

Good to know. I have Campag.

You can file it down a little and I'm sure it would work. From memory the packet does say Shimano/SRAM and the guy in the shop said he wasn't sure it would work with Campy.

You can file it down a little

My Shimano chainring bolt holder has seen some file action and every time I use the one at work which hasn't, I think I must take a suitable file and 'adjust' it. I always forget though.

Talking of bolt holders, I made this years and years ago from a keyring fob, long before I knew there was even a proper tool for the job, I still have it in my not so frequent tool box.
I think a lot of folk love making something out of a random bit of kit for pennies that does the job sufficiently if not sometimes better than the actual specifically designed tool :o)

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Worst dad eva!!!

Strange, I got bought one of these and it works fine with my Campag bolts... Evans QC issue? !