Tools you wish you'd bought sooner...
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If you want router versatility this looks a well produced product https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ussa/multifuc...
I watched a video on it last night showing the different phases he'd gone through to produce it. I really like the end product, I just don't have a need for it. Yes I know I'm in the wrong thread for this, but someone with a need might not be aware.
I watched a video on it last night showing the different phases he'd gone through to produce it. I really like the end product, I just don't have a need for it. Yes I know I'm in the wrong thread for this, but someone with a need might not be aware.
I think I'm about to succumb to a Dremel-alike as I need to chop into a skirting board to take a length off and I've got nowt that will do the job.
I've had good experiences with Screwfix's own brand 'Titan' stuff so was thinking about this set which is silly cheap:
https://www.screwfix.com/p/titan-ttb863mlt-130w-el...
Any good - anything else I should be getting instead?
I've had good experiences with Screwfix's own brand 'Titan' stuff so was thinking about this set which is silly cheap:
https://www.screwfix.com/p/titan-ttb863mlt-130w-el...
Any good - anything else I should be getting instead?
OMITN said:
Have a look at the Erbauer mains multi tool on Screwfix (can’t work out to post a link from the app).
.https://www.screwfix.com/p/erbauer-emt300-qc-300w-...
For some reason not clicky - but there it is
Others are available & if you've already got any cordless gear, you can just buy a bare unit (no battery)
Edited by Car bon on Friday 12th April 18:36
Bonefish Blues said:
No, I've not got anything that will do the job - what do I need?
You can do the job with a stanley knife and a good deal of patience.Mallet and chisel?
Cutting laser?
A 'Dremeloid' is worth having IIMHO.
Personally I have 3, like you do!
A couple of cheap mains ones and a genuine Li-Ion Dremel.
Cordless is really nice.
I use them for all sorts of stuff.
There are various cordless 'rotary tools' on ebay, no personal experience , the 30-quid ones look much meatier than the 20 quid ones,
So far, I've failed to convince myself I need an oscillating multi tool.
markiii said:
a multitool is the tool you never see a point in until youve got one then its invaluable
personally I'd spend extra and get the brushless one next time, it gets a lot of use and is loud
^^this^^personally I'd spend extra and get the brushless one next time, it gets a lot of use and is loud
A builder lent me one to cut out a notch that he saw me struggling with. I didn’t even know such a thing existed.
I bought one, a DeWalt as my other battery tools are all DeWalt and It is now one of my most useful tools.
skeeterm5 said:
A builder lent me one to cut out a notch that he saw me struggling with. I didn’t even know such a thing existed.
I bought one, a DeWalt as my other battery tools are all DeWalt and It is now one of my most useful tools.
My story is exactly the same. I knew they existed, but never really understood what they were for until I used one. I was the same with an impact driver, assuming my drill was all I needed - until I borrowed one.I bought one, a DeWalt as my other battery tools are all DeWalt and It is now one of my most useful tools.
Car bon said:
skeeterm5 said:
A builder lent me one to cut out a notch that he saw me struggling with. I didn’t even know such a thing existed.
I bought one, a DeWalt as my other battery tools are all DeWalt and It is now one of my most useful tools.
My story is exactly the same. I knew they existed, but never really understood what they were for until I used one. I was the same with an impact driver, assuming my drill was all I needed - until I borrowed one.I bought one, a DeWalt as my other battery tools are all DeWalt and It is now one of my most useful tools.
I have just put up lights in the garage and about to do tiles… on looking at the lights it is plainly obvious I need a laser guide level thing to make them not look crooked as they are now, and definitely when it comes to the floor tile laying.
Going to start today, so last minute ask - any recommendations out there I can pickup today?
Going to start today, so last minute ask - any recommendations out there I can pickup today?
Car bon said:
OMITN said:
Have a look at the Erbauer mains multi tool on Screwfix (can’t work out to post a link from the app).
https://www.screwfix.com/p/erbauer-emt300-qc-300w-electric-multi-tool-kit-230-240v/804ppFor some reason not clicky - but there it is
Others are available & if you've already got any cordless gear, you can just buy a bare unit (no battery)
Edited by Car bon on Friday 12th April 18:36
https://www.screwfix.com/p/bosch-gop-30-28-300w-el...
Bonefish Blues said:
I don't know the brand - is it a good 'un? I notice a Bosch is same price:
https://www.screwfix.com/p/bosch-gop-30-28-300w-el...
That Bosch uses Starlock blades which are not the universal tool free blades, so you will be stuck with replacing with the expensive blades.https://www.screwfix.com/p/bosch-gop-30-28-300w-el...
I have a Dewalt multi tool and it uses the same universal blades as the Erbauer
Car bon said:
https://www.screwfix.com/p/erbauer-emt300-qc-300w-...
For some reason not clicky - but there it is
Others are available & if you've already got any cordless gear, you can just buy a bare unit (no battery)
The forum software can't cope with a link as the first thing in a reply - putting anything before it, even a full stop, cure the problem. For some reason not clicky - but there it is
Others are available & if you've already got any cordless gear, you can just buy a bare unit (no battery)
RacingPete said:
I have just put up lights in the garage and about to do tiles… on looking at the lights it is plainly obvious I need a laser guide level thing to make them not look crooked as they are now, and definitely when it comes to the floor tile laying.
Going to start today, so last minute ask - any recommendations out there I can pickup today?
I’ve got an older version of this - works well. If you can accept the Screwfix tax it’s in stock https://www.screwfix.com/p/stanley-cubix-stht77498...Going to start today, so last minute ask - any recommendations out there I can pickup today?
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