Tool purchases

[Beancounter]

Bought two of these, one in 3/8s and one in 1/4... very neat...


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I've got one of them, think it's 3/8 but could be the 1/2. Very useful.

[Rockburner]

Bought two of these, one in 3/8s and one in 1/4... very neat...


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got a link?

[dern]

Bought two of these, one in 3/8s and one in 1/4... very neat...


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got a link?

It's quite tricky to find stock at the moment for some reason. I got the 1/4 from here...

https://www.mdracingproducts.co.uk/moti ... drive.html

...and the 3/8 from here...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/303116202332

[mangocrazy]

I recently bought a Hitachi 18v impact driver (body only) as I already have the cordless drill/diver and a pair of batteries, and everyone seemed to be going on about how good they were. This is the model:

https://www.tradecounterdirect.com/hita ... dbfl2.html

Yesterday I used it for the first time, and I couldn't believe how quickly it dismantled the dolly frame I built to support and move my Beta engine around. When the screws are in proper tight it uses the hammer action to free them, then senses when the screw/bolt is getting looser and switches to non-hammer action. It just ripped the frame apart in about 10 minutes. This is the frame being gainfully employed.

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It's now just a pile of screws and assorted lengths of wood and I'm looking for something else to reduce to its component parts...

[Felix]

https://www.tradecounterdirect.com/hita ... dbfl2.html

Should have done a recommend me thread. That is only 170 odds NM. I have a Makita copy at £35 what is 520Nm and a Genuine Makita for £100 in a sale what is a tad over 1000Hm. They both came with the socked drive head. Other brads are available.

[mangocrazy]

https://www.tradecounterdirect.com/hita ... dbfl2.html

Should have done a recommend me thread. That is only 170 odds NM. I have a Makita copy at £35 what is 520Nm and a Genuine Makita for £100 in a sale what is a tad over 1000Hm. They both came with the socked drive head. Other brads are available.

It's an impact driver, not an impact wrench and as I already have 4 Hitachi/Hikoki batteries and 2 other cordless tools I'm in with Team Green (and black). If I need mega-NM I have a corded impact wrench that can shift pretty much anything. This was bought for woodworking, not spannering.

[Felix]

Must admit i do have a smaller Makita driver also what gets used a lot when i have a fensing job on. I would rather uses screws than nails so its perfect for that job. In the middle of refitting my camperbus and dismantling the toilet cubical took minutes rather than a hour or two.

[mangocrazy]

Yeah, I tend to regard using nails as a bit of a bodge. Don't hold anything like as well and what if you want to dismantle it? The other thing that impressed me (would be the same for most brands) was how short, front to back, it was. Makes it able to be used in really confined spaces.

[Felix]

[demographic]

https://www.tradecounterdirect.com/hita ... dbfl2.html

Should have done a recommend me thread. That is only 170 odds NM. I have a Makita copy at £35 what is 520Nm and a Genuine Makita for £100 in a sale what is a tad over 1000Hm. They both came with the socked drive head. Other brads are available.

Err... quarter hex drive, not half inch square drive.
For screws, not bolts.


I have one of the triple hammer Hikoki impact screwdrivers and its one of the faster guns out there.

[Felix]

Err... quarter hex drive, not half inch square drive.
For screws, not bolts.


I have one of the triple hammer Hikoki impact screwdrivers and its one of the faster guns out there.

Aye, aye, aye. I seen the engine and thought "Not with that gun your not"

[Felix]

Used that Jig Saw for the first time today. Only battery i had to hand was a Chinese copy as i forgot to puck up my drill also but its way better than any eclectic one i have ever owned. Nice little headlamp on it also and it must have been a good half hour running time and even with my old cheap battery what only lost half its light blobs

[Ant]

One of these sets.....

[KungFooBob]

Middle of Lidl, £20.

80-210nm

[mangocrazy]

Middle of Lidl, £20.

80-210nm

I've got one exactly the same as that, but branded Siegen. I have a feeling that came from either Aldi or Lidl. Does a fine job.

[MrLongbeard]

[Rockburner]

I have some of those. The only thing i didn't like is how tight they are in the holder. Wera make some very nice tools though .

[MrLongbeard]

I have some of those. The only thing i didn't like is how tight they are in the holder. Wera make some very nice tools though .

I've had the metric set for years, best I've had, but yep them's can be a tad snug in the holder

[Felix]

Wera make some very nice tools though .

I was buying their drill/driver bits but the last batch i got chewed faster than cheap Aldi shite. Moved on to DeWalt what seem a lot better so far.

[demographic]

Wera make some very nice tools though .

I was buying their drill/driver bits but the last batch i got chewed faster than cheap Aldi shite. Moved on to DeWalt what seem a lot better so far.

Thats unusual for Wera bits.
I'll take Wera over Wiha, De-Walt, Makita, and especially Milwaukee anyday.

Part of making them last is not using them on the wrong screws cos some people don't know the difference between PZ and PH, that kills em pretty sharpish.