Ping the snap-on-tool-cab-isti

Welcome to the dark side - it gets addictive from here on.

 

heh, nice one. that's actually a bloody good price for 2

Yeah, wait until he tries to fill them with Snap-On stuff

Paul.

 

I remember looking at my little cantilever toolbox and comparing the
contents with my RA book. Three grand's worth in four foldout trays
and the bottom of the box. At 1986 prices.

 

Yeah. When I pop off [1], some house clearance guy's going to come and
take all the tools away, and think all of his Christmas's have come at
once

Paul.

[1] Eventually, I hope.

 

Mine are now bequeathed to someone in my will.

 

My father was a carpenter. He willed all his tools to me, and when he
died, I filled my truck to the brim and more with all of them. The
drill press, band saw, fine chisels and many others have come in very
handy over the years, but the dozen or so hand saws are just worthless
anachronisms in this age of power. Sometimes it's a fun exercise
trying to figure out "what the hell is _this_ tool for?" And I can't
imagine a better gift than a fine set of tools.

 

I agree, but he saw the error of his ways when John (the guy who's cab it
was) said "Ok, do the job and send me the bill".

It's not so much *what* he said, as the way he said it. The bloke knew that
if he sent a bill, it'd be all over for any ore business.

It did, and it was rotted to **** too. It needed a new floor complete with
wheels and carriers, but that's life and it's not all win-win when you sell
stuff with a supposed lifetime guarantee, but the prices of Snap-on are
pitched to account for any returns, so arguing with the customer isn't going
to get you very far. At least our Snap-on man doesn't give us any grief with
tools that have failed. He'll occasionally pull a face, but that's really as
far as it goes.

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I found a Snap-on rolling cab in a disused container (previously used as a
storage cabin) and it was full of cheap tat but with a few gems to sweeten
the pot. Snap-on air drill, Snap-on 3/8 ratchet and a few spanners and
sockets.

And (almost) the best bit was I could roll it from the container into the
garage but it later got moved to home where it still resides.

This one was built for the Canadian market with the rounded corners to stop
you ragging **** out of your hips when you cut the corner

Can't help there, sorry.

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A guy asked me on Monday to put him in my will so he could get hold of my
Gibson J-45 (It *is* a particularly nice one, mind). Better than any Snap-on
tool.

I informed him that he was going to die before me, and that I'd have his
National Dobro instead. He seemed hurt.


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Beav

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My dad didn't leave me a fucking thing, so I stole all his tools. They
amounted to a Karcher jet washer and a fucking strimmer and I fucking well
*hate* gardening. I gave it to my gardener.

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I recently retired from a company that makes industrial gas turbine
engines. They've been making them for over 50 years, and each one is
custom built for the customer's site and requirements. The company
also supports every engine they've ever built. That means maintaining
the ability to manufacture exotic parts such as cast nozzles and
blades. It's a mind-boggling commitment, but the customer pays for it.
Kinda old school corporate ethics that runs counter to the recent bike
shop mentality of "if it's older than 10 years, we won't touch it."

 

A friend of mine has a body shop and he guarantees his paintobs for the life
of the car. His minimum price for a full repaint is in excess of 10,000 quid
though.

Not worth considering for a "daily driver" unless the owner drives a piece
of exotica.


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Beav

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