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What do you like to buy and collect?

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Hey I thought it would be interesting to know what we all like to buy and collect. I like to buy books, I own lots of Agatha Christie books and loads of lego minifigures which I love to buy and collect. I've also began collecting money, my mum used to collect vintage banknotes, she had an album which is now mine and in it there's money from the 1920s. Such lovely things. I've also began collecting records. 

What do you all like to collect?

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  • Maps; particularly as a keepsake of old adventures. Just about any kind of hand or power tool; and then use them for house maintenance etc. Recorded music. DIY manuals

  • in reply to Senor

    I'm in that boat - I have every tool known to man - and often multiple versions of those tools from micro-electronics and modelling tools to standard electrician's tools to regular diy stuff to major tools like large concrete breakers, a big cement mixer and scaffolding with a crane.

  • in reply to Plastic

    Oh yeah, I have one of those Kango-type things myself. I also use it as an oversized masonry drill. It certainly comes in useful fixing stuff down with anchor bolts. I'd probably be angling to pay your collection a site visit if it wasn't for the unfortunate fact that I live far abroad. I used to work in construction, and in the UK, there is huge enthusiasm for such tools on site. but alas here, no one really cares a shirt about such obsessions. Abuse it, break it, get another; whereas I'm constantly grooving on the wonderful uses of even the most basic retro tools. They are far more interested in the schmoozing the boss here! Very dull company! ;-)

  • in reply to Senor

    I've got the big SDS drills too - but I'm talking one of those huge concrete breakers - about 30kg - smashes concrete slabs in seconds.   I love the smell of tools - the oiled steel and electrical / ozone smell.  Smiley     

    I've got all the pneumatic tools too - I can dismantle a complete car - I have all the weird  'star' bits in every size as well as big air-nailer's for doing structural woodwork - I can put 4" nails in all day.  Smiley

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  • in reply to Senor

    I've got the big SDS drills too - but I'm talking one of those huge concrete breakers - about 30kg - smashes concrete slabs in seconds.   I love the smell of tools - the oiled steel and electrical / ozone smell.  Smiley     

    I've got all the pneumatic tools too - I can dismantle a complete car - I have all the weird  'star' bits in every size as well as big air-nailer's for doing structural woodwork - I can put 4" nails in all day.  Smiley

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