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Date:         Tue, 7 Sep 2010 19:14:37 -0700
Reply-To:     Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: A minimal tool kit?
Comments: To: Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <1283909145.30964.75.camel@TheJackUbuntuNetbook>
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Something like this plus a set of 3/8" drive metric Allen keys from 5 to 13mm...

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00935154000P?prdNo=6

On Tue, Sep 7, 2010 at 6:25 PM, Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@gmail.com > wrote:

> I'm presently carrying a Wal-Mart quality tool kit with 78 tools in it, > 75 of which appear to be snap-on tips for the screwdriver handle, > including Torx as well as an impressive collection of other fairly > useless tips. The handle counts as the 76th tool, which leaves a small > pair of slip-joint pliers and a 5'' crescent wrench to make up the > remainder of the kit. All this neatly-fitted into a blow-mold case with > places for everything and no possibility of adding another tool or > swapping one out for a better one. > > It's an embarrassment, frankly. > > Knowing there are very mechanically-inclined individuals on this list > who likely carry full socket sets in 6 and 12-point flavors, a spare 17 > mm hex drive just in case the differential needs looking into, and more > tools in their vans than I have in my garage, I nevertheless would like > to ask for suggestions here for a *basic* kit that won't require getting > stiffer springs to carry. > > Just the standard sizes of wrenches and sockets for bolts and nuts found > on the Vanagon, useful screwdriver sizes, and other useful items like > pliers. > > -- > Rocky J Squirrel > '84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") > '74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) > Bend, OR > KG6RCR >

-- Jake

1984 Vanagon GL 1.9 WBX 'The Grey Van' 1986 Westy Weekender/2.5 SOHC Suby 'Dixie'

Crescent Beach, BC

www.thebassspa.com www.crescentbeachguitar.com http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27


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