so my neighbour popped round

[BrokenBiker]

as the title says, my downstairs neighbour popped round the other day, and had somehow found out i am an apprentice engineer. upon hearing this news, he had a proposition for me. if i get his car running, he would give me his tool box and its contents. as he is a nice bloke, i told him id do it without seeing the box or tools first. i got his car going quite quickly as it was just a case of new plugs and ht leads, and some new oil and a new posi lead on the battery terminals

now i have the tool box and its contents. quite a few brand new, still in the box sockets, ranging from 12mm to 34mm, a few old spanners, a stilsons and a few g clamps. quite happy to be honest.

the problem is, the box is on its last legs. the lock doesnt work, the lid is bent and doesnt shut, and the drawers that are still intact, dont open or close properly

plus the fact i have just bought a new box that is more than big enough for my tools

so, the question is, what do i do with the box. the steel is no thicker than 2mm, possibly only 1.5mm. the paint comes off easy, and it goes back to shiny with a flap disc

do i chop it up and make something, or just weigh it in?

or does anyone on here that is close enough to pick it up want it?

answers on a postcard please

 

[Wedg1e]

You do realise that you are now his biatch and any time he needs something fixing, he knows where to find you...

 

[Tiggy_dorset]

You do realise that you are now his biatch and any time he needs something fixing, he knows where to find you...

So true

 

[busastars]

You cannot have enough tool space, even if it's battered it should be good for storing.

 

[BrokenBiker]

You cannot have enough tool space, even if it's battered it should be good for storing.

youd think, but i already have a balcony full of welding gear and trolley jacks, a large stanley box on wheels full of spanners, sockets hammers mallets saws and what not, a very large socket and driver set in a case, and the only other things that need storing are too big for this box.

although i could rip the drawers out, plate the hole in the front and use it as a chest

or, as im an aspiring leccie, i could repair the missing drawers...make a trolley ( something to ) and fix the lock, then take it into work maybe...

it will certainley cheer my boss up as the boxes we need, which are similar in every way but different in most, are 220 quid empty...this way he just has to fill it lol

 

[BrokenBiker]

You do realise that you are now his biatch and any time he needs something fixing, he knows where to find you...

i dont mind working for him. hes about 70 and cant do much, his daughter wouldnt know the end of a spanner from her elbow, and he has an old xj8, hence why i didnt mind doing the work, cos i adore jags

 

[brightspark]

i dont mind working for him. hes about 70 and cant do much, his daughter wouldnt know the end of a spanner from her elbow, and he has an old xj8, hence why i didnt mind doing the work, cos i adore jags

u might score with his daughter as well bonus

 

[BrokenBiker]

not with my missus about i wont lol

if i was single though...R

 

[MattF]

not with my missus about i wont lol

if i was single though...R

Could well be single soon, if your missus happens to see that post.

 

[Weldinator]

Goes off to wipe the computers history

 

[Coo]

Do the toolbox up, fix it and then show the old bloke what you've done ....
Keep chatting every six months at least, keep in with him, keep talking about his car...

before long you'll be the benficiary of the Jaag when he pops his clogs!


lol - maybe a bit too far !

 

[Robotstar5]

youd think, but i already have a balcony full of welding gear and trolley jacks, a large stanley box on wheels full of spanners, sockets hammers mallets saws and what not, a very large socket and driver set in a case, and the only other things that need storing are too big for this box.

I'm waiting for the post on underpinning a balcony with RSJ's

 

[BrokenBiker]

haha, its the old blokes balcony below mine so i hope i dont need to put any supports in lmao.

im hoping to move out of newport and into the country in around 4 months (funnily enough just after a 5 grand pay rise) so i have either a garden big enough to work from, or a small bit of land to work from.

to be hinest if i was left his jag, it'd take me the rest of my life to restore it properly. its not in the best of conditions to say the least. and it gets used 3 or 4 times a year, and the rest of the year its parked on grass, so you can imagine the rot underneath lol