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Everything below is on our shelves right now. Find what you need, then ask a volunteer to sign it out to you - it's yours for fourteen days.

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30 tools found

Hand tools

Adjustable spanner

Turning nuts and bolts of varying sizes

Condition: Good, cleaned and oiled after the last return

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Hand tools

Allen key set

Hex socket fixings, metric and imperial

Condition: Good, cleaned and oiled after the last return

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Hand tools

Ball-pein hammer

Metalwork and riveting

Condition: Good, pitted in one place but true

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Hand tools

Bradawl and gimlet set

Starting screw and nail holes by hand

Condition: Fair — cosmetic wear only

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Hand tools

Cabinet scraper set

Finishing timber without sanding

Condition: Sound, replacement grips fitted

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Hand tools

Claw hammer

Driving and pulling nails

Condition: Excellent, barely used

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Hand tools

Cold chisel and bolster set

Cutting masonry and lifting tiles

Condition: Good, pitted in one place but true

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Hand tools

Countersink and bit set

Recessing screw heads flush

Condition: Good, cleaned and oiled after the last return

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Hand tools

Hacksaw

Cutting metal bar, pipe and bolts

Condition: Well used but sound

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Hand tools

Hand plane (No.4)

Smoothing and truing timber faces

Condition: Very good, donated new last year

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Hand tools

Hand riveter

Fixing sheet material without access behind

Condition: Good, pitted in one place but true

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Hand tools

Junior hacksaw

Small cuts in tube and rod

Condition: Good, cleaned and oiled after the last return

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Hand tools

Mitre box and saw

Cutting reliable 45 and 90 degree angles

Condition: New blade fitted this spring

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Hand tools

Mole grips

Locking onto rounded or seized fixings

Condition: Very good, donated new last year

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Hand tools

Nail punch set

Setting nail heads below the surface

Condition: Excellent, barely used

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Hand tools

Panel saw

General cross-cutting in timber

Condition: Good, checked over last month

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Hand tools

Pipe wrench (Stillson)

Gripping round pipe and fittings

Condition: Good, cleaned and oiled after the last return

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Hand tools

Pliers set

Gripping, bending and cutting wire

Condition: Good, cleaned and oiled after the last return

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Hand tools

Retractable tape measure (8m)

Measuring and marking out

Condition: Excellent, barely used

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Hand tools

Rubber mallet

Tapping joints together without marking the surface

Condition: Fair — cosmetic wear only

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Hand tools

Set of Phillips screwdrivers

Cross-head screws, four sizes

Condition: Sound, replacement grips fitted

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Hand tools

Set of flat screwdrivers

Slotted screws, five sizes

Condition: Very good, donated new last year

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Hand tools

Sliding bevel

Copying and transferring angles

Condition: Very good, donated new last year

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Hand tools

Socket set (metric)

Nuts and bolts from 8 to 24mm

Condition: Excellent, barely used

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Hand tools

Spirit level (600mm)

Checking level and plumb on shelves and frames

Condition: Sound, replacement grips fitted

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Hand tools

Tenon saw

Fine joinery cuts with a stiffened back

Condition: Good, minor scuffs to the handle

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Hand tools

Tin snips

Cutting sheet metal and flashing

Condition: Serviceable, one of the older ones

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Hand tools

Torque wrench

Tightening fixings to a set figure

Condition: Fair — cosmetic wear only

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Hand tools

Try square

Marking and checking right angles

Condition: Good, cleaned and oiled after the last return

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Hand tools

Wood chisel set

Paring and mortising timber

Condition: New blade fitted this spring

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