Topica Loopframe_Guzzi Archive
 

Subject: RE: Tools for Guzzi Restoration

Author: Jesse Open

Date: Aug 22, 2002, 12:52 PM

Post ID: 1710860798

Many of the Sears Craftsman hand tools are made by Husky.
They are both good value for the money. Especially with Snap On ,Mac and
Proto ETC. priced like they are made from Platinum . IMHO.

Zerhackermann wrote:
 
Oh that sucks man. it really hurts to have tools stolen. you invest a
lot of
tactile time in those things.

If it were me, I would get the sears set that gives me the most bang for
the
buck. that is, metric wrenches and sockets. then supplement from other
sources the items needed. thats how I did it years ago. some folks I
know
really like the Husky tools from home depot, but I have no clue about
the
quality of those items, however they do carry the same guarantee. I have

supplemented my original sear kit with some items from sears, some from
garage sales, some from harbor freight and others from pawn shops. the
HB
stuff is ...ok. it is cheap and is pretty light duty. what I get there
is
the seldom used tools. the 30mm wrenches and such.

specific to guzzi? I'd get some big sockets and box wrenches. 22mm for
oil
dipstick, 27mm for front crank nut. 36?? for the fork top plug and a
30??
for the swingarm cap nuts a set of T-handle allen style wrenches. though
I
also have a set of allen tips for my socket driver. handy. very handy.
one
crows foot 10mm for the distributor timing adjustment bolt. pin wrench
for
the swingarm bolts. a cheap one is fine they dont need a huge amount of
torque. and some sort of torque wrench. my elbow is calibrated pretty
good
and I only really use it on top end studs. But having even a cheap beam
one
is better than none at all.

I'm just thinking bolt turning items here. electrical and metal
modification
stuff is another whole post.

I'm sure plenty of other folks have different opinions. this is just
what
has worked well for me.



 From: Jason <jstal-@hbk.com>
Reply-To: Loopfram-@topica.com
To: Loopfram-@topica.com
Subject: Tools for Guzzi Restoration
Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2002 13:18:13 -0500

I know this question is a little off topic for this list, but I believe
some you might have some valuable input.

I am currently in the process of completely restoring my 1970 ambo (my
only
mechanical project which is mainly cosmetic). A few weeks ago my truck
got
broken into and all of my tools were stolen. So I am now faced with the

predicament of replacing all of my tools.

I am looking to spend less than $300. My goal is to get a quality set
of
tools at a reasonable price that I will hopefully keep forever. I have
looked at several of the Sears sets which seem nice but include a lot of

tools I will probably never use. I do not know weather to go with a
complete package set or buy smaller sets of sockets, wrenches, ect...

Any input on this would be greatly appreciated.





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