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    Telescoping magnetic pickup tool. Praised it when I dropped important things into impossible places. Cursed it when the next item wasn't magnetic.

    So a telescoping sprung pickup thingy where you push the one end, and out the other pops 4 little prongs. Release and it retracts and grabs onto whatever is in the way. Not recommended to try on a mates arm
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    Quote Originally Posted by Katman View Post
    Would it help if I said the centre is spring loaded and can retract into the centre of the tool?
    Wouldn't help me. I thought it looked like a centre fire lipstick.

    Every time I try to be a mechanic I remind myself why I'm not one. So although I posted it a few years ago, I will offer my empty winebox tip.

    If you have to remove a fairing from a bike that has various fasteners you draw the shape of the fairing on the box and poke small holes on the drawing relative to where the fasteners go. As you remove each fastener from the fairing you poke it into the appropriate hole in the drawing.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Edbear View Post
    I've had a pair for about 40 years! Also one of those scribes Dave showed.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Katman View Post
    Would it help if I said the centre is spring loaded and can retract into the centre of the tool?
    Slide hammer??? C'mon man, give us a clue. It's doing my fucking head in.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Katman View Post
    Considering how easy it makes an extremely fiddly job, this is one of my favourite tools.

    (10 points to whoever can say what it's for).

    Customer deterrent thumper?

    Give us an idea of the size/scale?
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    Quote Originally Posted by unstuck View Post
    C'mon man, give us a clue.
    The spring loaded centre piece is hollow inside.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Katman View Post
    The spring loaded centre piece is hollow inside.
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    Disassembled.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Katman View Post
    Disassembled.
    Im going to have no sleep now you bastard.
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    ...collets dont come into it?...

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    Quote Originally Posted by ellipsis View Post
    ...collets dont come into it?...
    If your thinking valves, then I was thinking the same. But fail to see how it would work.
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    Quote Originally Posted by unstuck View Post
    If your thinking valves, then I was thinking the same. But fail to see how it would work.
    That's the beauty of it. Such a simple design that makes installing valve collets a piece of piss.

    (Especially on a 4 cylinder 250).

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    Quote Originally Posted by Katman View Post
    That's the beauty of it. Such a simple design that makes installing valve collets a piece of piss.

    (Especially on a 4 cylinder 250).
    Well fuck me. At least I will sleep now.


    Still intrigued how it actually works though.
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    Quote Originally Posted by unstuck View Post
    Well fuck me. At least I will sleep now.


    Still intrigued how it actually works though.
    The outer piece pushes down on the valve spring keeper while the spring loaded inner piece pushes the collets down into place.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Katman View Post
    The outer piece pushes down on the valve spring keeper while the spring loaded inner piece pushes the collets into place.
    Fucking genius.
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