Tool purchases

[asmethurst99]

I've bought a magnetic pick up thingy and a cheap LED inspection light from Aliexpress for not very much in anger at my sealey one packing in after 10 mins

[Noggin]

If I've got a DeWalt cordless drill and screwdriver thingy, would the battery fit a cordless version of this?

My wife has the 18 volt (the Yanks call em 20 volt MAX but thats Yanks for yer, always enflating the numbers) cordless version of that multitool and it runs on the same slide in batteries her drill and rattle gun. Same batteries as my cordless first fix nailgun, cordless planer, worklight, and Jigsaw I have as well.
I'm pretty sure it'll also run on the De-Walt Flexvolt batteries which have dual voltage (18/54 or 20/60 volt if yer insecure and need a gun to walk to the shops) depending on what they're plugged into.

If your wondering about Flexvolt, its a way to configure the cells either in group of parallels for the 18 and 20 volts or in series for the 54 and 60 volts setup.

So in short, yes the multitool with the slide in batteries runs on the same slide in batteries as the other gear.
The De-Walt multitool is dead easy to change blades on as well.

Awesome. Thank you. Won't be getting one for a while (probably a long while!) but good to know!

[demographic]

Awesome. Thank you. Won't be getting one for a while (probably a long while!) but good to know!

You're welcome. If you're even faintly confused by it when it comes to the time fire up what you're looking at and I'll happily look it over for you.

I'm generally quite impressed by De-Walts current tool lineup, its not perfect but nor is any other.
It is however pretty good value and lasts well enough for trade usage.

De-Walt is also good at using proper clicky switches on their tools which makes Hitachi and Makitas shitty little tactile buttons seem cheap in comparison. Check out the speed controls on the rattle guns or the single shot to bump fire switches on their nailguns for details.

[MingtheMerciless]

[weeksy]

Oh yes sir. !

[GuzziPaul]

Just bought one of these
https://www.mytoolshed.co.uk/thor-214-c ... UsQAvD_BwE
Got a rubber mallet, got a lump hammer, got a nylon face hammer with interchangable faces, a wooden mallet and various sizes of hammer for hitting things that are hard. but not a copper or rawhide hammer till now.
I remember my dad having a rawhide hammer that was handy for hitting engine cases and stuff and I've used a rubber mallet till now but I thought is was time to get a copper and raw hide one. Not got any plans to hit anything with it yet but I think I need to have one hung up ready for when I do.

[Druid]

Tomorrow I have to replace a pair of bath taps. Space is very tight (I've checked) so today I bought one of these:

[iansoady]

I have a Thor with aluminium heads which is handy for the "in between" thwacking jobs eg tapping reluctant bolts etc where plastic faces are too weedy and a steel hammer too destructive. I also have a heavy (lump hammer weight) Thor with plastic faces which comes in handy sometimes.

You can never have too many hammers!

[mangocrazy]

As the saying goes, 'if you can't fix it with a hammer, you have an electrical problem'...

[demographic]

I have a Thor with aluminium heads which is handy for the "in between" thwacking jobs eg tapping reluctant bolts etc where plastic faces are too weedy and a steel hammer too destructive. I also have a heavy (lump hammer weight) Thor with plastic faces which comes in handy sometimes.

You can never have too many hammers!

I have an old Thor rawhids/copper hammer with Made In Shirley, Birmingham on the head.
The copper face is beat to shite and I got a replacement Thor copper face from the local steel stockists but as yet I've not removed the old one.

I replaced the rawhide face a while ago as that was simpler to remove the old one.

Realistically I might have been better off just getting a new hammer but I'm a sucker for fettling old tools. My favourite 5 1/2 jackplane was made in 1931 and I'm determined to be still using it when it turns a hundred.

[Silly Car]

Just bought some 89mm and 152mm PZ2 driver bits, they are made by Saxon and available on Amazon.

I’m not sure whether they are impact bits but they are really useful for getting screws into tight corners.

[iansoady]

You will know this of course but PZ2 is Pozidriv - most cross-head screws on motorcycles are JIS or Phillips.....

[Silly Car]

Indeed, Saxon happen to do PH bits in the same lengths as well

[iansoady]

The only proper JIS bits and screwdrivers I'm aware of are made by Vessel and are quite pricy, however fit the heads really well. They also fit Phillips but not vice versa hence why most screw heads on old bikes are chewed up.

[Davie lad]

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Bought this today, a handy tool for changing shock absorbers on a Kangoo van this afternoon..

[Taipan]

I've got an old Thor hammer with an open end where something once was?

I have a Dremel 3000 which I found in the loft. It's brand new in the box and I've no idea where, or who, it came from? ANyway, I need some cutting discs for pesky bolts, anyone recommend some?

[Silly Car]

Just bought some 89mm and 152mm PZ2 driver bits, they are made by Saxon and available on Amazon.

I’m not sure whether they are impact bits but they are really useful for getting screws into tight corners.

Indeed, Saxon happen to do PH bits in the same lengths as well

D’oh Saxton!

https://www.saxtonblades.co.uk/

[Taipan]

I've got an old Thor hammer with an open end where something once was?

I have a Dremel 3000 which I found in the loft. It's brand new in the box and I've no idea where, or who, it came from? ANyway, I need some cutting discs for pesky bolts, anyone recommend some?

[JackyJoll]

[GuzziPaul]

I need some cutting discs for pesky bolts, anyone recommend some?

Aldi occasionally do an assortment of different "Dremel" bits in a kit, has wire brushes and other spinning grindy polishy bits in. I buy them when I see them as the kit cost about as much as a single proper Dremel bit.
Fibre reinforced ones are better than the thinner ones which are seem to be made from old formica and have a habit of shattering.