Tool purchases

[ZRX61]

WWII Naval Aircraft Factory Rivet Set, never used, still has the protective coating.

[ZRX61]

Needed a small Flux-Crap welder for quite some time. Finally bit the bullet & picked up a 125 Titanium from Horrible Fright this morning for $150. It runs .030 or .035 wire, I just have some small jobs so .030 will be fine.

They gave me a free 2lb roll of wire.... MIG wire, ffs.
I'll be saving that for a future small MIG purchase as my Miller 210 uses 10lb rolls.

Got it all set up, test run will be earlier in he day tomorrow when it isn't 102 fucking deg in the garage.

[ZRX61]

It's the size of a shoe box...




And a pic of my 35yo small floor jack after clean up & service... Still need to source a roll pin for the end of the handle to replace the cotter pin.

[dern]

Should’ve bought one of these years ago. Using Bilt Hamber Surfex HD. Works very well, doesn’t stink and can’t catch fire.

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[ZRX61]

Prime Day splurge...

[ZRX61]

BIG tool splurge yesterday!! ($6.43)

I'd ordered new rear shocks for the Explorer ST.. then find out the nuts & bolts are 18mm...

Do I have an 18mm 1/2in impact socket for the rattle gun?


Do I buggery, but one arrived today from Capri Tools, shortly after the new shocks showed up. House is getting some new windows tomorrow so shocks will be Friday's project.

Apparently the record for removing both rear wheels (Five lugnuts each), both shocks (Five bolts, one nut each side), replacing the shocks & putting the wheels back on is 25 minutes.... but I'll be washing the wheels while they're off, so likely a tad longer than 25 minutes.

[ZRX61]

correction: shocks are 2 bolts, 1 nut each side

[ZRX61]

Finally bought an EZ Lock mandrel for the Dremel & some 1.5in cutting discs

[MrLongbeard]

Flexi shaft +

[Rockburner]

Flexi shaft +

I was looking at the new Dremel flexi-shaft accessories in B&Q a week or two ago, to replace the older one I've got which keep falling apart, and the new ones look far less usable than the old one I've got. They've stuck a huge inflated "easi-grip" handle on the action end which means you can't get any tool on it parallel to the work piece if the work piece is more than an inch long. bloody stupid. The one I've got (which is ancient) has a handle only about 1/3 thicker than the outer part of the shaft-cover, so you can get the tool properly close to the work piece.

With one of the "modern" easi-grip handles on the flexi-shaft I would not have been able to do this:

[Skub]

Do I have an 18mm 1/2in impact socket for the rattle gun?
Do I buggery

I have. Never used either.

[MingtheMerciless]

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Some new ultra sharp side cutters for doggy dew claws.

[MrLongbeard]

I was looking at the new Dremel flexi-shaft accessories in B&Q a week or two ago, to replace the older one I've got which keep falling apart, and the new ones look far less usable than the old one I've got.

There are 101 knock offs available, one will have your preferred handle if you go looking for it

[ZRX61]

Do I have an 18mm 1/2in impact socket for the rattle gun?
Do I buggery

I have. Never used either.

The one I bought was the shallow version because the video I watched said that access was restricted on the bottom nut. Worked fine on the upper bolts, but wouldn't go all the way on the nut owing to the stud length, still managed to get the nut off though...

However, access isn't restricted at all so could have bought a regular or even a deep 18mm deep impact socket..


Which reminds me, I have to find a spot for it in the main socket drawer as it's still sat on the workbench.

[Count Steer]

Flexi shaft +

I was looking at the new Dremel flexi-shaft accessories in B&Q a week or two ago, to replace the older one I've got which keep falling apart, and the new ones look far less usable than the old one I've got. They've stuck a huge inflated "easi-grip" handle on the action end which means you can't get any tool on it parallel to the work piece if the work piece is more than an inch long. bloody stupid. The one I've got (which is ancient) has a handle only about 1/3 thicker than the outer part of the shaft-cover, so you can get the tool properly close to the work piece.

With one of the "modern" easi-grip handles on the flexi-shaft I would not have been able to do this:

What an absolutely dim 'improvement'! That's as much sense as sticking a tennis ball on the end of an endoscope.

They could have, quite handily, done the fat grip as a clip on accessory that you could clip where you wanted it on the flexi-shaft for when you need/want such a thing.

Do these people not use their own kit?

[mangocrazy]

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Some new ultra sharp side cutters for doggy dew claws.

You bugger! I'm now £28.39 poorer...

But tool-richer...

[Yorick]

I've had my Makita 18v driver/drill for 10 years and it's been great. But the bottom of casing broke so need to hold batteries in with tape. Time for a new one

Stopped making the DHP453 so had to upgrade to DHP 487

Blimey just pratting about in garage and it's a whole new level.

Gonna try it properly tmrw

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[Yorick]

I've had my Makita 18v driver/drill for 10 years and it's been great. But the bottom of casing broke so need to hold batteries in with tape. Time for a new one

Stopped making the DHP453 so had to upgrade to DHP 487

Blimey just pratting about in garage and it's a whole new level.

Gonna try it properly tmrw

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Blimey. It's good. Put some rawl plugs into a wall and it smashed the holes as good as my Makita 240v jobby.

It gets rave reviews and it's a brushless motor. Maybe that why it's so compact.

Woo hoo

[Yorick]

I've had my Makita 18v driver/drill for 10 years and it's been great. But the bottom of casing broke so need to hold batteries in with tape. Time for a new one

Stopped making the DHP453 so had to upgrade to DHP 487

Blimey just pratting about in garage and it's a whole new level.

Gonna try it properly tmrw

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Blimey. It's good. Put some rawl plugs into a wall and it smashed the holes as good as my Makita 240v jobby.

It gets rave reviews and it's a brushless motor. Maybe that why it's so compact.

Woo hoo

Had to drill some sheet steel to put some pop rivets in.
Even though I have decent drill bits, it went through like hot knife through butter
Neighbour wants to try it tnrw to see if he needs one

[Felix]

Great drills for light use. If using the hammer function on a big job give it a reast now and then or you will rattle the drive apart. I had two. Killed one withing a year and the 2nd the year after. Bought a Milwaukee and now in year three with no issue. Makita are great tools led down by its drills hammer function.