Great topic!
I have a set of cheap channel locks the jaws of which have been filed for use as a lockring wrench for bottom brackets or track hubs. I always wanted the VAR, or at least Hozan, pliers, but this set probably works better.
Also, a headset remover made from a 7/8 inch steel tube length with a couple hack saw cuts. It's not pretty, but it seems to work quite well and it's a lot cheaper than the Campy alternative (which we used to call the "home wrecker" in my shop days).
Kerrigan Bennett Pleasant Hill, CA, USA, where we've found that tool-money saved is beer-money earned.
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Wayne D asked:
Hi all, while I was having a tidy up in my toolboxes, the thought came across me, "how many others out there have special homemade tools that could be used by others", send a list to the list if you are prepared to supply details that could enable someone to duplicate. +++++++++++++++++ From one swap meet or another, I have two home-made two-notch freewheel pullers. each (and they came as a pair) is a strip of heavy sheet metal, bent into a "U", with a hole in the center part (for the axle or QR) and two notches on the legs to grip the FW. Very elegant, and might have worked well. Not my own creation.
not to mention the various cheap screwdrivers that have had blades reground for special functions for bikes, locks, or whatever.
harvey sachs
mcLean va