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== About Me ==
 
Name: Marko Cosic<br />
 
Location: Cambridge (Arbury)<br />
 
 
== Work ==
 
[http://uk.linkedin.com/in/markocosic http://uk.linkedin.com/in/markocosic]
 
 
== Interests ==
 
Energy, transport, agriculture and medicine - big ticket items rather than frivolities - tickle my interest most. I’m more excited by hardware than software and governance, though the latter two probably have the highest bang per buck these days!
 
 
== Projects ==
 
Energy and water efficient bathrooms @ Cambridge Heat Transfer Ltd
 
 
Personal projects:
 
[http://www.cosic.org.uk http://www.cosic.org.uk]]
 
 
== Tools ==
 
I'm a professional hacker so have lots of tools that you're welcome to borrow if you convince me you won't break them or break yourself using them:
 
 
http://wordpress.cosic.org.uk/wp/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/04-PC190593.jpg
 
 
Located Cambridge and I'm 07774 524 114.
 
 
=== @Makespace ===
 
I've left a few of the tools that are too specialist for the tool-wrecking hobbyists to have a use for, or those that are pretty indestructible, at Makespace:
 
 
Metal knock-out punches:
 
[http://www.harborfreight.com/catalog/product/view/id/2295/category/838/]
 
Very useful for making large round holes in cars and metal project boxes. 1.4 mm mild steel / 2.5 mm alloy is about its limit; use common sense and plenty of lube!
 
 
C-frame press:
 
[http://www.harborfreight.com/ball-joint-service-kit-for-2wd-and-4wd-vehicles-4065.html]
 
Where you need to take the press to the job rather than the job to the press.
 
 
Hydraulic crimper:
 
[http://www.harborfreight.com/hydraulic-wire-crimping-tool-66150.html]
 
Can be used for wire rope too.
 
 
Leather/gasket punches:
 
[http://www.harborfreight.com/9-piece-hollow-punch-set-3838.html]
 
Don't use on anything more resilient than leather please.
 
 
Hook-spanner/C-spanner set:
 
[http://hfreviews.com/item.php?id=5093]
 
As used for water pumps/viscous fans for bearing retainer nuts. Where you'd normally knock "that stupid castle shaped nut" around with a chisel or metal punch these are the tools you're meant to use.
 
 
Safety lockwire kit:
 
[http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/topages/105wprosafetywiringkit.php]
 
These were expensive, so watch lockwiring videos online before using these and dont use them for anything else please.
 
 
Chuck a few coins in the case (not Makespace box) to replace the wire/let me know if the spools are nearly empty so that I can reorder. Silently using up the last piece won't win you friends. ;-)
 
[http://www.aircraftspruce.com/categories/aircraft_parts/ap/menus/ap/safetywire.html]
 
 
Helicoil kits in Metric and UNC:
 
[http://images.harborfreight.com/manuals/98000-98999/98873.pdf]
 
[http://images.harborfreight.com/manuals/98000-98999/98522.pdf]
 
M5 to M12 and 1/4"-20 to 1/2"-13. Chuck a few coins in the case  (not Makespace box) to replace the inserts (20-40p each depending on size) and let me know if any are nearly empty so that I can reorder. If you break a tap buy a new one off eBay etc and replace please. Silently using up the last piece/breaking the tap won't win you friends. ;-)
 
 
=== @Workshop ===
 
 
""Hand Tools""
 
Punches, chisels, drifts metal letter/number stamps.
 
Needle files, various hacksaws, LH and RH aviation snips
 
Heavy duty staple gun & staples
 
Marson hand riveter, & rivets
 
Cleco pliers, cleco rivets in 3/32", 1/8", 5/32" and 3/16", cleco clamps
 
Impact screwdriver
 
Machinists squares (3 to 12")
 
Feeler gauges (straight and cranked)
 
"T" bore gauges 1/2" to 6")
 
Magnetic wigglers (centre finders)
 
Transfer punches (imperial)
 
Digital dial gauge (25mm) and magnetic base
 
M&W Micrometer (25mm)
 
Mitutoyo 200 mm digital vernier calipers
 
Normal screwdrivers (expect Pozi - stolen by dad)
 
Micro screwdrivers
 
Security bit screwdrivers
 
Torx, heax, and nut driver screwdrivers
 
Torque screwdriver
 
Ratchets, breaker bars, torque wrenches, extensions, sockets of most flavours (imperial and metric)
 
Spanners of most flavours (imperial and metric)
 
Allen keys (imperial and metric)
 
Torx drivers
 
Pliers of most flavours
 
Forceps of most flavours
 
Electronics tools (pliers, cutters, scissors, strippers etc)
 
Electronics assembly aids (all the panavise gear)
 
Ratchet crimpers
 
Scissors and knives of most flavours (incl Kevlar scissors)
 
Steel rules, measuring tapes, bolt and drill gauges
 
Drill bits (letter/number/imperial - no metric!)
 
Holesaws
 
Taps/dies
 
Insulin syringes for superglue/oil
 
G-clamps/F-clamps/Belt-Clamps
 
Mole grips/welding clamps
 
Scrapers, prybars, wire brushes (dirty tools)
 
Wood saw, foam saw
 
Rafters square, 1800 mm feather edge, 600 and 1200 mm spirit levels
 
600 mm straight egde for wallpapering
 
12" drywall knife, plastering/bricklaying trowels, plasterer's hawk
 
Caulking guns, filling knives, paintbruhses, rollers
 
Box-o-household-wiring bits
 
Box-o-household-plumbing bits
 
Proper blowtorch with MAPP (F-ing hot) and Propane (general use) gas
 
 
""Power tools""
 
Fluke 179 multimeter
 
Chinese "Megger" insulation tester
 
Thermal wire strippers (great for PTFE/aerospace cable that's impossible to strip otherwise!)
 
Weller WD1 soldering station
 
Dremel engraver
 
Assembly line torque screwdriver (it was cheap; never used it; too good to sell etc)
 
Hot air gun
 
Cordless drill
 
Circular saw
 
4.5" and 9" angle grinders w/metalworking and diamond discs
 
Car battery charger
 
2.5HP air compressor & tyre inflator/blow gun/spray gun
 
SDS drill (can also borrow diamond core drills if notice is given)
 
Biscuit jointer
 
Laser level
 
Mains hammer drill (currently broken)
 
 
""Miscellaneous Tools""
 
Mechanics stethoscope
 
3-prong, metal band, and chain noose oil-filter wrenches
 
Locking wheelnut removers
 
Oxygen sensor and spark plug sockets
 
Oxygen sensor and spark plug thread chasers
 
Metric and imperial flare nut spanners (5/6ths of a ring spanner; much better for removing brake pipes than an open ended spanner)
 
Motorcycle chain splitter
 
Pipe cutters (plumbing size and automotive brake/fuel size)
 
Bore hones
 
Clutch alignment tool
 
Aircon/fuel line "quick release" tool
 
Easi-outs
 
 
""Household Tools""
 
Pressure Washer w/patio/wall attachment
 
Hedge trimmer (mains electric)
 
Strmmer (mains electric)
 
Lawnmower (battery electric)
 
Hose reels
 
Shovel, spade, fork, rake, shears, brooms
 
Sledgehammer, crowbars, stanley fubar
 
Carpet kicker/carpet fitting tool
 
 
""Miscellaneous Miscellaneous""
 
 
Thule 3-bike rack.
 
Towball mount; 13 pin electrics.
 
 
Trailer.
 
I've got a small trailer that lives in Cambridge CB4 and I'm happy for any makespace members to borrow it as/when required.
 
 
The bed is 1750 mm long and 960 mm wide; 760 mm between the wheelboxes. Max 550 kg gross but the chassis is heavy so only ~250 kg legal payload. All the lights work (has 7-pin and 13-pin plugs) and it has the breakaway cable/jockey wheel too:
 
 
[http://www.cosic.org.uk/MarkoStuff/misc/1-IMAG1206.jpg trailer pic]
 
 
Useful for appliances, sofas and whatnot. The bed is only 6 mm ply, so please don't throw rubble into it (laying bricks/slabs in is fine) and if you carry something like a piano that is heavy and on castors please chock it up with wood to avoid damage. The sides are made of cheese too, so try not to rest heavy things on them whilst loading or pull them inwards with ratchet straps. You break it you fix it; it gets nicked whilst you're using it you buy another one etc. (please take the padlock with you when borrowing it!)
 
 
It is legal to use the number plate from the back of your car o the trailer whilst you're towing, leaving none on the car. £7 buys a plate from eBay without the ID and V5 hassle you'll get at Halfords. If you wanted to leave my plate on there that's fine by me and though strictly speaking naughty I've never heard of people being hassled for having the wrong plate/marker pen plate on a tip-run trailer provided all the lights etc work: you'll hardly be setting any speed records!
 
 
550 kg is light enough to be legal behind pretty much anything. Check the your car though (some are 500 kg max) and if you passed your test after 1997 make sure that the car you're towing with has a maximum gross weight under 2,950kg so that you're under 3,500kg gross train weight. (no Land-Rovers...)
 
 
07774 524 114 for the keys and address for the trailer.
 

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