Tools you wish you'd bought sooner...

[dickymint]

AW10 said:

Teddy Lop said:

There'll be an extremely brief and one sided fight between the national grid and an Aldi generator. And then he'll need a new one.

Fear not Aldi give a 3 year warranty

[B'stard Child]

guitarcarfanatic said:

Milwaukee (and Festool) do a slightly different design for the nut that has a pop up flange you can spin.

The Festool one is £30, but the Milwaukee one is £6! https://www.amazon.co.uk/Milwaukee-4932352473-Fixt...

Thank you - three purchased and now fitted

Excellent addition to my three angle grinders - I normally set up one with a zip wheel, one with cutting and one with flap disc - so if I need a grinding disc or a different grade flap disc I have to swap out these make life really easy

[GeneralBanter]

B'stard Child said:

guitarcarfanatic said:

Milwaukee (and Festool) do a slightly different design for the nut that has a pop up flange you can spin.

The Festool one is £30, but the Milwaukee one is £6! https://www.amazon.co.uk/Milwaukee-4932352473-Fixt...

Thank you - three purchased and now fitted

Excellent addition to my three angle grinders - I normally set up one with a zip wheel, one with cutting and one with flap disc - so if I need a grinding disc or a different grade flap disc I have to swap out these make life really easy

Brilliant they are. Revolutionises jobs where you go through discs quick too.

[dickymint]

GeneralBanter said:

B'stard Child said:

guitarcarfanatic said:

Milwaukee (and Festool) do a slightly different design for the nut that has a pop up flange you can spin.

The Festool one is £30, but the Milwaukee one is £6! https://www.amazon.co.uk/Milwaukee-4932352473-Fixt...

Thank you - three purchased and now fitted

Excellent addition to my three angle grinders - I normally set up one with a zip wheel, one with cutting and one with flap disc - so if I need a grinding disc or a different grade flap disc I have to swap out these make life really easy

Brilliant they are. Revolutionises jobs where you go through discs quick too.

I don't get! We've got 6 grinders dotted around the workshop and I can't remember the last time I couldn't change a disc without a sharp twist of the wrist. Do you guys tighten them with the pin wrench?

[Peanut Gallery]

GeneralBanter said:

Brilliant they are. Revolutionises jobs where you go through discs quick too.

Remembered this vid I saw a while ago, I am guilty of doing the first type of plunge cut as its a lot faster and gives better spark spray! But the second style makes discs last a lot longer....

https://m.youtube.com/watch?embeds_referring_euri=...

[RZ1]

I need a staple gun what can I get for around £20.

I will be using it to put some membrane inside some planters which are made of decking boards and also some membrane to staple onto a load of sleeper raised beds

[cml24]

RZ1 said:

I need a staple gun what can I get for around £20.

I will be using it to put some membrane inside some planters which are made of decking boards and also some membrane to staple onto a load of sleeper raised beds

Screwfix have a titan one for 20 quid. I think it's the one I've got which will drive the staples into treated c24 softwood and osb3. Not sure what else is out there for only twenty quid.

[Car bon]

cml24 said:

Screwfix have a titan one for 20 quid. I think it's the one I've got which will drive the staples into treated c24 softwood and osb3. Not sure what else is out there for only twenty quid.

I got the Amazon Basics one for £13 - works fine for stapling fabric onto wood, which is all I've used it for.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/AmazonBasics-Heavy-Staple...

[B'stard Child]

cml24 said:

RZ1 said:

I need a staple gun what can I get for around £20.

I will be using it to put some membrane inside some planters which are made of decking boards and also some membrane to staple onto a load of sleeper raised beds

Screwfix have a titan one for 20 quid. I think it's the one I've got which will drive the staples into treated c24 softwood and osb3. Not sure what else is out there for only twenty quid.

I have that one and it comfortably stapled 5mm ply to chipboard floor and left the staples flush with the floor

[shih tzu faced]

Peanut Gallery said:

GeneralBanter said:

Brilliant they are. Revolutionises jobs where you go through discs quick too.

Remembered this vid I saw a while ago, I am guilty of doing the first type of plunge cut as its a lot faster and gives better spark spray! But the second style makes discs last a lot longer....

https://m.youtube.com/watch?embeds_referring_euri=...

Similar story when cutting wood with a circular saw. A lot of users just bang the saw down to max cutting depth even if just cutting a sheet of ply. Best to adjust the blade so the teeth at the bottom are just a few mm proud of the underside of the workpiece. Result: Less blade wear, less strain on the motor and less chance of blade wander.

PS my Milwaukee fixtec angle grinder nuts arrived yesterday by pure coincidence. Still in the blister packs at the moment, will be trying them out at the weekend. £6.99 each I think (followed the link that was posted on here), can’t go wrong!

[RZ1]

cml24 said:

RZ1 said:

I need a staple gun what can I get for around £20.

I will be using it to put some membrane inside some planters which are made of decking boards and also some membrane to staple onto a load of sleeper raised beds

Screwfix have a titan one for 20 quid. I think it's the one I've got which will drive the staples into treated c24 softwood and osb3. Not sure what else is out there for only twenty quid.

I guess you mean this one
https://www.screwfix.com/p/titan-ttb515stp-15mm-se...

I was actually looking for a normal manual one like this:
https://www.screwfix.com/p/stanley-10mm-staple-gun...

[guitarcarfanatic]

shih tzu faced said:

Similar story when cutting wood with a circular saw. A lot of users just bang the saw down to max cutting depth even if just cutting a sheet of ply. Best to adjust the blade so the teeth at the bottom are just a few mm proud of the underside of the workpiece. Result: Less blade wear, less strain on the motor and less chance of blade wander.

PS my Milwaukee fixtec angle grinder nuts arrived yesterday by pure coincidence. Still in the blister packs at the moment, will be trying them out at the weekend. £6.99 each I think (followed the link that was posted on here), can’t go wrong!

Finally fitted my fixtec after it sat in the workbench for the last 6 months in the packet. My 20 year old Challenge Extreme Argos grinder has never looked so fancy

[Slow]

RZ1 said:

cml24 said:

RZ1 said:

I need a staple gun what can I get for around £20.

I will be using it to put some membrane inside some planters which are made of decking boards and also some membrane to staple onto a load of sleeper raised beds

Screwfix have a titan one for 20 quid. I think it's the one I've got which will drive the staples into treated c24 softwood and osb3. Not sure what else is out there for only twenty quid.

I guess you mean this one
https://www.screwfix.com/p/titan-ttb515stp-15mm-se...

I was actually looking for a normal manual one like this:
https://www.screwfix.com/p/stanley-10mm-staple-gun...

I would just buy that one, Stanley is a fine brand.

Or go to a local industrial supplies type place and see what they have in.

[TwistingMyMelon]

I'm also after a powered stapler/nailer

It is to fit a Stairs runner , its quite thin, about the same as a thin rug

Will a £40 screwfix/titan basic powered one be up to the job?

Cheers

[Mikey G]

dickymint said:

I don't get! We've got 6 grinders dotted around the workshop and I can't remember the last time I couldn't change a disc without a sharp twist of the wrist. Do you guys tighten them with the pin wrench?

Me too, but only got 2 grinders its only on a rare occasion i need to find the pin wrench to undo a disc if its tightened on itself a lot due to heavy use, but 95% of the time I just lock the shaft and give a twist, need gloves for a brush though

[snotrag]

10% off Milwaukee at forum favourite PowerToolMate from tomorrow - and they already usually always have the best prices in the first place.


Might finally go for that nice new slim, extended reach M12 ratchet I've had my eye on for a while. And some other stuff...

[Martingg]

My 3 best tool for home the multi tool for cutting and sanding.a cordless wrench for removing panels and motorcycle fairing makes the job a lot quicker.. Finally a cordless Dremel brilliant for small precise jobs so many attachments.

[mickk]

snotrag said:

10% off Milwaukee at forum favourite PowerToolMate from tomorrow - and they already usually always have the best prices in the first place.


Might finally go for that nice new slim, extended reach M12 ratchet I've had my eye on for a while. And some other stuff...

Oh ffs credit card about to be abused.

[Bill]

Mikey G said:

Me too, but only got 2 grinders its only on a rare occasion i need to find the pin wrench to undo a disc if its tightened on itself a lot due to heavy use, but 95% of the time I just lock the shaft and give a twist, need gloves for a brush though

A friend showed me a neat trick at the weekend of locking it and knocking the disc against a worktop. I didn't like to mention that I'd also invested in the Milwaukee quick release!

[jh001]

dickymint said:

I don't get! We've got 6 grinders dotted around the workshop and I can't remember the last time I couldn't change a disc without a sharp twist of the wrist. Do you guys tighten them with the pin wrench?

This, I also never needed a tool to remove a disc.