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Favorite eBay buys!


Nick

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What's peoples favorite small / toolbox buys on eBay? Nuts, bolts, washers, tools, gadgets... those little things you find in other peoples toolboxes and keep getting told to buy your own?

Recommendations so far:

Tools

Iroda Gas Soldering Iron

Dremel Gas Soldering Iron

Digital Gauge Vernier

5.5mm Spanner

7mm Spanner

Shock Shaft Pliers

12v Mini Jump Starter

Lipo checker+alarm

Lipo Checker

Multi Wrench (Tamiya style - 4mm, 5mm, 5.5mm, 7mm)

Alternative digital Caliper

Consumables

Lead/Tin/Silver Solder

3:1 ratio black heat (adhesive)

Nuts and bolts

In the field repairs

Jaffa Tape

Cable ties

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links checked and good as of 14-9-15
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Bez....you don;t need shock pliers. You can just use side cutters and a file ;)

 

My best E-Bay toolbox buy has to be my little flat multi spanner.... 4mm, 4.5mm, 5mm, 5.5mm, 7mm ... all those little nut and bolt sizes in one tiny handy sized flat tool. Takes up no space at all and I wouldn't go out without it.

 

Most useful multipack buy was buying a load of clutch shims and washers. It's a job where the spacer has to be the right size....and having a packet on hand is so useful.

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Price has went up since end of last year. There are other types on the bay, but, ya need the 12v out option.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/12V-Car-Portable-Jump-Starter-Booster-Power-Bank-Source-Pack-Mini-Battery-Charge-/111458992064?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item19f3793fc0

Nice, but notice how they warn you to disconnect in under thirty seconds! Basically, the cars alternator will quickly over-charge the lipo.

Still a neat gadget, far easier than firing up a second car, manoeuvring it into position etc.

I like it.

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Bez....you don;t need shock pliers. You can just use side cutters and a file ;)

 

My best E-Bay toolbox buy has to be my little flat multi spanner.... 4mm, 4.5mm, 5mm, 5.5mm, 7mm ... all those little nut and bolt sizes in one tiny handy sized flat tool. Takes up no space at all and I wouldn't go out without it.

 

Most useful multipack buy was buying a load of clutch shims and washers. It's a job where the spacer has to be the right size....and having a packet on hand is so useful.

ive got side cutters and file, cool. il do some shock rebuild tonight :)

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Nice, but notice how they warn you to disconnect in under thirty seconds! Basically, the cars alternator will quickly over-charge the lipo.

Still a neat gadget, far easier than firing up a second car, manoeuvring it into position etc.

I like it.

I like this bit " Please remove the battery within  30 seconds after starting your car, or it may cause some accidents."...lol!!
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I bought it because I'd parked the truck up when we had the dog out. Didn't notice I'd caught a switch gettin out , left 60" of Cree Lightbars running for an hour. Then had to wait an hour and a half in a Mamet coming out with jump leads.

Didn't do that again. :D

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I need some new side cutters (smaller ones), any suggestions?

 

Preferably ones where the rubber handles dont spin around ......... thats rather annoying

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what they like? Any good? Thats mega cheap

I needed to check if my Civic had a front 23 or 24 mm anti-roll bar.

got between 23.0 and 23.1 mm - case closed.

 

I expect them to be close but don't expect miracles at that price!

Work fine.

Al.

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