Might buy a lottery ticket this week.

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

A small stroke of luck this morning, but I would like to know what the odds are of it happening.
I have got all the bits together to do the cambelt on my newly acquired 3.2, apart from the 30mm swan neck spanner.
A place about 10 miles away advertises them on their website for £20 (a tad steep) so I drove over there this morning to get one, only to be told they don't hold them in stock but could get one for the middle of next week. 
Then spent an hour going around the various places in the areas where I might get one, but no luck at all.
On the way home I was about to drive past a car boot sale site (haven't been to one in many years) and had the thought that it might be worth a look. Nothing to lose etc.
Got out of the car and the 2nd stall I looked at had a bucket of spanners on it. I pulled out the first big ring spanner I saw and lo and behold it was a 30mm deep offset spanner. 
"How much for the spanner mate ?"  "A couple of quid will do thanks." I spied a nice bench vice that I fancied for my shed.
"How much for the vice mate ?"......"you can have that and the spanner for a tenner".
Off I go home, a very happy bunny. Its the little things that make a day a good one or a bad one. 

[Nick W]

For that price you won't mind cutting the end off it to make it a bit more wieldy!


My locking kit is the basic Sealey one that doesn't have the spanner, which I wouldn't have bought new, but it was cheap off Ebay.
The first time I used it I struggled with a fullsize spanner. Having checked the price of the spanner new, I improvised:





That is an abused 30mm socket I found in a scrap toolbox. I bored out the rounded out 1/2" drive hole to accommodate the appropriate Torx socket, and Tig welded some steel strap to it for a handle. Bent the handle in the vice for a bit more offset, and drilled a hole in the end to cabletie it to the rest of the set.


It cost nothing, but is very effective. So that's a win.

[Mister Rog]

Lottery ?

Almost given it up since the increase to 50 balls. The odds of of winning are now absurd. I used to get the occasional 3 numbers, now lucky to get any. All a bit of a con.

[Mr Gav]

Lottery ?

Almost given it up since the increase to 50 balls. The odds of of winning are now absurd. I used to get the occasional 3 numbers, now lucky to get any. All a bit of a con.

Agreed, it`s a lot of a con, two balls is the best you can hope for on a regular basis and all that gets you is a free go........and then maybe another free go after that 

I started doing the thunderball but TBH thats not much better but I have had regular £3 wins which pays for the tickets at least 

[TheBoy]

And Nick W's probably works better than a spanner as well .

I must scrub up on my welding, but following the schoolboy error sunburn incident, I've struggled with enthusiasm

[biggriffin]

And Nick W's probably works better than a spanner as well .

I must scrub up on my welding, but following the schoolboy error sunburn incident, I've struggled with enthusiasm

Is your garage, really a safe place for large gas bottles.

[TheBoy]

And Nick W's probably works better than a spanner as well .

I must scrub up on my welding, but following the schoolboy error sunburn incident, I've struggled with enthusiasm

Is your garage, really a safe place for large gas bottles.

Better than the kitchen