Santa's Tool box

Whit sockets and short spanners always good.  A set of whit allen keys , A waterproof tool roll, Small pliers . Thin box spanner for  QD wheel sleeve nuts,  ( or slim 3/8 drive socket set)  also may fit the 3 front top head nuts.  Flat spanner for sump plug ( may have to file out Commando AF one!). Stainless Imp feeler Gauge set. Special spanner for rear head nut. Small Adjustable. Folding plug spanner.  Chain spring links, Fuses,bulbs in a tin. Clutch spring nut tool, (emg use only) for workshop grind a slot in the end of biggest cheap screwdriver you can buy. Set of spare gearbox springs.Gasket set plus G/ box quad ring seals. Tube gasket goo.Tube copperslip.Nutlock. Small ring spanner with one end ground thin to fit front head sleeve nuts.  Large hydraulic work bench !!  Non PC slightly naughty calender.

For Whitworth sockets. Google "Whitworth sockets" but don't bother looking for "Whitworth socket sets".  Sealy ( and others) sell racks of 3/8" drive Whitworth sockets on Amazon etc. for little money.  1/4" is too small and 1/2" too big.  For the ratchet handle, T bar and whatever mostly little used accessories you might as well buy a small 3/8" drive metric socket set to provide them.

For flat type ring spanners you are stuck with combination spanners. Sets are easily available.  Then you ideally need twice as many because the two ends you need to undo a nut from a bolt are both on the same spanner (madness...). Luckily there aren't many bolts with nuts except on some cycle parts where a socket will probably fit on one or the other.

Autojumbles and car boot sales are a good source of spanners. A pound or two can get you a top quality old one but you'll be lucky to find a set.

... actually need too many sockets - 3/16, 1/4, and 5/16 will cover most things and sometimes better to buy individually. I agree about combination spanners - I have a set my dad bought me probably 40 years ago still giving good wervice.

Oh, and you may be looking a long time for Whit allen keys - as far as I know they're all A/F (apart from the metric ones). Ball ends are handy.

… by getting very decent spanners and sockets here:

https://shop.nortonownersclub.org/tools-4-2

The Commando toolkits sold by Andover Norton are also extremely good value:

https://andover-norton.co.uk/en/shop-details/16983/tool-roll-commando-complete-12-1012-06-2097-

(You will get some minor bits you don't need, such as the conical ramp for the contact breaker seal and the shortened Allen key for the carb manifolds.)

See attachment for pictures of the special tools to add to your wish list. Most are essential but basic garage mechanics can produce similar items that will work just as well.

Does the Commando kit include Whit and AF sizes? The Dommie won't need the AF ones. Otherwise it looks good

I have full sets of AF tools from working on  Fords  , never used any on a Dommy.   Might be usefull for those Commando parts  sold  by our less  carefull suppliers as Dominator.  You can get whit Allens  with difficulty  ,and there are a couple of  fixings where nothing else will do. Or you could grind down some useless larger metric ones . Where I have been wrongly supplied with AF sized Norton  stuff I have filed/ground them down to whit to avoid carrying AF tools . Some metric sockets are close enough to use.The only Norton specific tool I have is a 1950's Norton/Shellys 2 legged engine sprocket puller. Someone either Russels or RGM still have some .Best ever tool.

To put under the engine and gearbox. To keep oil from making the floor slippery. A good tool for the exhaust roses. If you'd asked about Tr**mph, I'd say a at least 5 pound sledge hammer, but for a Dommie a medium sized hammer will do. Preferably  not a metric one.

Puppy training mats. Cheap ones from Pound Shop. Plastic one side and paper the other. Don't buy posh gel ones! The gel plus oil is not something you want to encounter.  I try to carry one with me in case I park somewhere posh (but they then blow away...).

Several of the more important AF nuts on a Commando can also be turned using Brit nut  spanners.  3/16" & 3/8" to name two.  1/4" is the odd size.

When I first saw this thread I read it as "Satan's toolkit". Any suggestions?

Hi Mikael,    I have only recently started to use my new Sealy bench (been stuck in the van for years !.)    I had a heart stop moment when off loading the bike and the front slid sideways on a tiny amount of oil .  A new experience I don't want to repeat.

Good point about steel benches. Mine needs a non slip surface also. It's not safe to lift a bike onto its stand on mine.

I might have not had on my screen spex, Michael (need varifocals for everything else).

But what might Satan's tool box contain?

I would agree with all in Robert Tuck’s initial response but for one item - I think you will need a non PC VERY naughty calendar...

A set of the cheapest Chinese/Indian spanners and screwdrivers (made of a material with all the hardness/toughness of chewing gum).