lost and found tools

[Morrisman]

We had a new chief engineer come aboard a ship I was working on, young and full of beans, he wanted to make his mark….

First major job was cleaning out and painting the bilges in the engine room and compressor room. They not been touched for years on this particularly ship, though they are meant to be as layers of thick old oil and dirt are a fire hazard.

You’d not believe the huge pile of tools, spare parts, pens, coins, safety glasses, ear defenders, etc, that were dug out of the 2” thick layer in the bilges.

 

[Bullet2012]

Many , many, many years ago I lost something in a field one afternoon. She was a willing lass.

 

[plewlandsbob]

Andrew Carnegie.....

We had a new chief engineer come aboard a ship I was working on, young and full of beans, he wanted to make his mark….

First major job was cleaning out and painting the bilges in the engine room and compressor room. They not been touched for years on this particularly ship, though they are meant to be as layers of thick old oil and dirt are a fire hazard.

You’d not believe the huge pile of tools, spare parts, pens, coins, safety glasses, ear defenders, etc, that were dug out of the 2” thick layer in the bilges.

I spent 8 years, with Cummins and Volvo Penta marine dealer. The workshop rule was, if you found any tools in bilge, they were fair game, as they could not be bothered looking for them.

 

[arther dailey]

Talking of which. I have a set of SnapOn "aircraft spanners" you know the type, straight spanners with a flat, parallel ring on the end. Well, for the life of me I couldn't find the 13/14 mm one, drove me crazy. So I bought a replacement, didn't fit the set and stood out like a sore thumb, years and I mean years later my youngest was looking through for a tool of some type and spotted the oddity "Hey dad, I think I have the one that should be in the set", he had found it in the engine bay of his car one time. Happy days, I now have a proper set again.

your being polite me thinks , the little bgr borrowed it and" forgot to" give it back ....untill guilt got the better of him ?

 

[Migmac]

I find a lot of lost tools in the forest, normal service areas are a foot of mud. Drop something in there and it disappears quick. Come the summer all the mud dries up and alot of it gets blown away. Tools become very visible. Best finds, makita socket set in plastic box and hammers, loads of hammers

 

[daleyd]

I find a lot of lost tools in the forest, normal service areas are a foot of mud. Drop something in there and it disappears quick. Come the summer all the mud dries up and alot of it gets blown away. Tools become very visible. Best finds, makita socket set in plastic box and hammers, loads of hammers

“Property of P Sutcliffe”

 

[Morrisman]

I find a lot of lost tools in the forest, normal service areas are a foot of mud. Drop something in there and it disappears quick. Come the summer all the mud dries up and alot of it gets blown away. Tools become very visible. Best finds, makita socket set in plastic box and hammers, loads of hammers

I remember changing out a very expensive unobtainium navigation light lol.l on some swanky yacht in Singapore. I had the obligatory usual hangover, and I was hanging out over the stern trying to do the job quickly, bulb, screwdriver, 10mm spanner, cover, all clutched in my sweaty paws…… and I dropped the bulb…..then dropped the rest of the tools grabbing for the bulb…..

Lesson learned: only hold one thing at a time when working overboard.

I then had to swim over to another yacht, ‘borrow’ their bulb and lens to hurriedly replace the one I’d dropped.
It was due to sail to Phuket that afternoon for the Kings Cup yacht race.

 

[Barking Mat]

We had a new chief engineer come aboard a ship I was working on, young and full of beans, he wanted to make his mark….

First major job was cleaning out and painting the bilges in the engine room and compressor room. They not been touched for years on this particularly ship, though they are meant to be as layers of thick old oil and dirt are a fire hazard.

You’d not believe the huge pile of tools, spare parts, pens, coins, safety glasses, ear defenders, etc, that were dug out of the 2” thick layer in the bilges.

Similar, I was cleaning out the bilges in a old tug, found a set of 72" stilsons, they'd broken the jaws at some point and gas welded them back together.

 

[plewlandsbob]

Was headfirst, into the engine bay of a big , Liebherr materials handler. Trying to find a burst hydraulic hose, when I spotted red handles sticking out fro under radiator. Got a magnet and fished out these.
Small Knipex cutters. Still sharp? But someone has tried to cut something hard and nicked the edges.
Guaranteed to lose something of mine now !

 

[OJCar]

someone has tried to cut something hard and nicked the edges.

"Carefully* converted them into wire strippers".

Nice find.

 

[northwest]

Many years ago, my youngest son, not knowing any better, used my lovely wire twisting pliers to try to cut some piano wire. To say I was upset wouldn't cover it. The replacements are not a patch on them.

 

[Erie Fred]

Was headfirst, into the engine bay of a big , Liebherr materials handler. Trying to find a burst hydraulic hose, when I spotted red handles sticking out fro under radiator. Got a magnet and fished out these.
Small Knipex cutters. Still sharp? But someone has tried to cut something hard and nicked the edges.
Guaranteed to lose something of mine now !View attachment 482844View attachment 482845View attachment 482846

Looks like an arc burn, probably cut a wire that was hot.

 

[dobbslc]

I lost an old 10mm spanner working at Wimbledon on Monday so if you see Sue Barker this summer can you ask her if she's seen them?

 

[DanZac]

I lost an old 10mm spanner working at Wimbledon on Monday

Pesky Wombles will have had that away by now.

 

[brightspark]

Was headfirst, into the engine bay of a big , Liebherr materials handler. Trying to find a burst hydraulic hose, when I spotted red handles sticking out fro under radiator. Got a magnet and fished out these.
Small Knipex cutters. Still sharp? But someone has tried to cut something hard and nicked the edges.
Guaranteed to lose something of mine now !View attachment 482844View attachment 482845View attachment 482846

my stupid ex gaffer borrowed my knipex snips and pulled some hardened nails out with em well knacked 20 quid down the drain told him to get me new ones and he wouldnt . got me own back on him just nicked more of his gear of him and siphoned some petrol out of his van i was 14 quid up on the deal in the end it dont pay to be greedy

 

[indy4x]

Was headfirst, into the engine bay of a big , Liebherr materials handler. Trying to find a burst hydraulic hose, when I spotted red handles sticking out fro under radiator. Got a magnet and fished out these.
Small Knipex cutters. Still sharp? But someone has tried to cut something hard and nicked the edges.
Guaranteed to lose something of mine now !View attachment 482844View attachment 482845View attachment 482846

I have a similar Bahco, so similar it has the same nick in its jaw, found a live wire that shouldn't have been live

 

[indy4x]

I'm missing a Bahco 1/2" drive extension and the 1/2" drive adaptor out of my spline/torx/allen bit set

My brother used my garage to do the timing belt on his van a few weeks ago and they are still missing

 

[northwest]

I have put "somewhere safe" a bloody driver for a closed loop stepper that I need, I have turned the bloody place upside down looking for it, well ticked off I am, searched that hard I found my favourite hat that I lost about eight months ago so I really put some effort in. Well ticked off with the whole saga as I am just going to have to buy another. You just know it will turn up then!
Strangely I cannot find an ER collet chuck that I know I have either.
Made the effort to get the drill sharpener out though so stuff off the bottom shelves is finding it's way to the top now. Turned up some nice stuff for the For Sale section too.

 

[brightspark]

lost 2 croning tools for cat 5 cables bought a new one 12 quid and used it twice , was rooting through some boxes in the house and found the other 2 .our lass said she had put them safe for me i have to keep rooting through the stuff to see wot else she has hidden

 

[qwakers]

ive lost my best toffee wheel. need it sharpish too.... i know if i order another it will turn up.