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Cool thanks for the tips. How do you find the stahwille spaners? Some people love them others hate them. I loved them but my apprencite wage didn't stretch to buying them.
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Skoda Octavia Vrs 2008 TFSI Race Blue
| CC Phase 2 tune | BSH PCV revamp | DRL's | HID | LED's | 35% Tints | Towbar |es1099 HU | Rev. Camera | R8 Coils | Brisk LSG Plugs | Adams slotted Fr Rotors | Torque arm insert | 3" Down Pipe | High flow cat |GFB DV+ | VM Shifter Bushes |
I got onto my first set when I asked my tool guy if there was something thin-wall so I could stop grinding doen my 1970s Sidchrome stuff. He showed me Stahwille & they were great. My full toolkit was stolen in 1987 & I replaced it with KingChrome & other various bits & pieces which was OK. This was all stolen again in 1995 and I was off the tools by then so I put together a much smaller tool kit & bought a new set of Stahwille double-ended offset rings in Austria while on holidays (some people buy beer steins as souveniers).
I love them because they are really versatile, can take a hammering, fit into restricted spaces & they look good. A lot of people don't like how thin the handles are but it's OK with me.
carandimage The place where Off-Topic is On-Topic I used to think I was anal-retentive until I started getting involved in car forums
I have a pair of side cutters that have lasted me many years of being in the trades. I will have a look at the brand tomorrow. They were very reasonably priced from memory. I did my second apprenticeship as an aircraft engineer so they were used many times a day every day.
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Skoda Octavia Vrs 2008 TFSI Race Blue
| CC Phase 2 tune | BSH PCV revamp | DRL's | HID | LED's | 35% Tints | Towbar |es1099 HU | Rev. Camera | R8 Coils | Brisk LSG Plugs | Adams slotted Fr Rotors | Torque arm insert | 3" Down Pipe | High flow cat |GFB DV+ | VM Shifter Bushes |
Snap!
I went into aircraft in '89. Did almost 2 years on the tools in mechanical components (VIGVs, high stage bleed valves, pnuematic rams for reverse thrusters, etc) & then almost 16 years organising/planning/designing/buying things. It's an interesting industry.
carandimage The place where Off-Topic is On-Topic I used to think I was anal-retentive until I started getting involved in car forums
I cut my teeth on Diesel Mechanics with my first apprenticeship in '97 for a Volvo/Hino dealership then crossed over to Civil Aircraft working for WFL Aircraft Engineering who then merged with Brindabella Aircraft Engineering which went into liquidation just before Christmas. I worked there for 6 years running the shop when the boss was away. I completed my trade certificate doing my education up in Padstow but never really followed through with my logs. I had enough time for alot of licenses, Hydraulic, pneumatic, airframe up to 18 people, piston engine, Garret turbines, small helicopter (R22/R44) and I think even some basic avionics.
I then changed over to Structural engineering where I am now the office manager. A lot less stress and I don't have to go to work with a bag packed not knowing where I will be that night.
Skoda Octavia Vrs 2008 TFSI Race Blue
| CC Phase 2 tune | BSH PCV revamp | DRL's | HID | LED's | 35% Tints | Towbar |es1099 HU | Rev. Camera | R8 Coils | Brisk LSG Plugs | Adams slotted Fr Rotors | Torque arm insert | 3" Down Pipe | High flow cat |GFB DV+ | VM Shifter Bushes |
I didn't even bother with Basics. I was told in no uncertain terms very early in the piece that my chances of being sponsored for a licence were nill (QF Engineering - bit of an oldboys club for those that did their apprenticeships).
Not to worry, it was an interesting place for 17.5yrs & and glad I left when I did.
carandimage The place where Off-Topic is On-Topic I used to think I was anal-retentive until I started getting involved in car forums
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