Tool purchases

[Druid]

Parkside nibbler from the middle of Lidl



550w, cuts 2.5mm aluminium, 1.6mm steel.
Nice clean cuts
Priced from £42 - £77 on ebay/Amazon

£24.99 from Lidl. I got the last one

[ZRX61]

A digital tire thead depth gauge...

[ZRX61]

Vacuum gauge set up for checking the vacuum pump on the f350 etc. It's a slightly bigger version of the other EIGHT I have, but those are two quad sets for carb syncing.

[ZRX61]

Spindle nut socket doodads for F350 rear axles etc.

[ZRX61]

Now with pics..

[Yorick]

My trusty Makita 18v circular saw was giving up the ghost so decided to strip it down.
Found problem straight away. See photo.

So now I've got to buy a new one. Oh dear, never mind
.

I've already got a new Makita 18v jigsaw winging it's way over from the mainland

Do I need these expensive tools? No.

Do I like having these expensive tools? Hell yes

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[Dixiethedog]

My most recent tool purchases are these;
300mm digi vernier gauge. I bought this tool to use to measure swingarm pivots. I needed to narrow a GSXR 1000 swingarm to go into a Blandit and the vernier gauge was perfect for the job. It was also fantastic a week or two back when I needed to widen a swingarm pivot. £12.00 well spent on Aliexpress.


Another new tool is this set up. Aluminium soft jaw vice grips and alloy spanner for fitting AN fittings to hoses. Another chinese tool.

[Taipan]

Got thus which runs of my Makita lxt batteries. Look forward to trying it out at the weekend.

[ZRX61]

I thought you usually used lances or fixed bayonets when charging, not chainsaws?

[Felix]

Got thus which runs of my Makita lxt batteries. Look forward to trying it out at the weekend.

Let the tool do the job. If you try and push down they can kick back so carful where the other hand is. I am on my 2nd as the first one burned out. Got the 2nd free after complaining. Lasting well so far

[formula400]

got my self one of these


https://www.dewalt.co.uk/product/dcs571 ... -bare-unit

[Count Steer]

got my self one of these


https://www.dewalt.co.uk/product/dcs571 ... -bare-unit

On the subject of circular saws...I'm in a 'buy cheap, buy twice' situation having bought a cheap, mains powered one, Titan from Screwfix iirc.

So I'm going to get an 18v battery job.

Q? Is it a case of 'more teeth the better' on the cutting wheels or are some wheels better for some jobs etc?

(The one I'm getting has a 24 teethTCT wheel, which, I'm guessing, is a decent general purpose one. First job for it is loft boards so surgical precision not required - just yet ).

[dern]

Broadly the fewer and larger the teeth the quicker the cut but the rougher the finish. If you want to make cleaner cuts at some point then you can pick up a 40 tooth.

[Silly Car]

Broadly the fewer and larger the teeth the quicker the cut but the rougher the finish. If you want to make cleaner cuts at some point then you can pick up a 40 tooth.

Exactly that, but be careful with higher toothed blades in cordless tools as I’ve found there is a tendency for them to get bogged down and stall due to the increased number of teeth in contact with the piece being cut, slow and steady wins that race.

[Yorick]

Just bought a new Makita 18v jigsaw at Screwfix and just cut up a few pallets.
It's most hexcellent

As good as, if not better than the old 240v ones I've had and much smoother and sturdy.
Won't completely replace the 18v circular saw
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[demographic]

got my self one of these


https://www.dewalt.co.uk/product/dcs571 ... -bare-unit

On the subject of circular saws...I'm in a 'buy cheap, buy twice' situation having bought a cheap, mains powered one, Titan from Screwfix iirc.

So I'm going to get an 18v battery job.

Q? Is it a case of 'more teeth the better' on the cutting wheels or are some wheels better for some jobs etc?

(The one I'm getting has a 24 teethTCT wheel, which, I'm guessing, is a decent general purpose one. First job for it is loft boards so surgical precision not required - just yet ).

I generally use circ saw blades with about 20 teeth and when I want a neater cut I just do the cut a lot slower than it could manage.
Masses of teeth require more power and sometimes that bogs the saw down or burns the edges you want neat.
Just cos the saw will cut at a certain feed rate doesn't mean you have to cut at that high rate.

[demographic]

Oh and also, whoever the hell leaves a sawcut edge thats on an edge thats seen anyway?

If its seen I run a plane down it.

[kendo57]

Bought some cheap Tungsten tipped drills of Temu a while back [ £4 ] . Today i was struggling drilling
some hard steel so gave them a try. They went through a lot easier than i expected, not an accurate
hole but well worth having to get you out of trouble.

[Gregor]

Mitre Shears I never knew I needed until today.

[David]

I used to have a socket sinker , best described as a chunk of metal with an sds shaft on one side and rows of teeth on the other....attached to said drill it would munch through brick in one pass. I have been looking for a new one, they are all bloody expensive and multi part, with a rotating cutter then a a thin wall cutter to finish off.

Anyone have any idea where I can get the old grindy non rotatory type?