Tools you wish you'd bought sooner...

[hairy v]

She looks very excited about it!

[Jules Sunley]

Greenhouses are great for growing 'neeps and 'tatties amongst other things.

[Doofus]

Jules Sunley said:

Greenhouses are great for growing 'neeps and 'tatties amongst other things.

That one seems to be growing toolboxes.

[Slow]

100l air compressor finally died after 10 years of heavy use.

Looking at probably going for a vertical one now as it makes more sense in the garage.

It is just home use so nothing overly special but enough to run a spray gun etc.

Recommendations?

[LunarOne]

Slow said:

100l air compressor finally died after 10 years of heavy use.

Looking at probably going for a vertical one now as it makes more sense in the garage.

It is just home use so nothing overly special but enough to run a spray gun etc.

Recommendations?

Pop down to Sainsbury's and see if they have any 250L 15CFM Clarke Air Industrial vertical air compressors on offer. I got mine for free that way...

[Car bon]

Tile wedge things - combined leveller & spacer - they are awesome - even I can look like a half competent tiler.

[TGCOTF-dewey]

Having watched Adam Savages show where he bought one.

I would now like a fractal vice... Very cool piece of engineering.

[dickymint]

TGCOTF-dewey said:

Having watched Adam Savages show where he bought one.

I would now like a fractal vice... Very cool piece of engineering.

Wow that's brilliant

[dickymint]

Car bon said:

Tile wedge things - combined leveller & spacer - they are awesome - even I can look like a half competent tiler.

I talked my builder mate into using them for my kitchen extension. He's old school and was reluctant but gave it a go - he's seen the light

[Whitefly Swatter]

dickymint said:

TGCOTF-dewey said:

Having watched Adam Savages show where he bought one.

I would now like a fractal vice... Very cool piece of engineering.

Wow that's brilliant

Handtool Rescue on YouTube restored an original a couple of years ago
Adam payed $2.5 k for his!

[leglessAlex]

Whitefly Swatter said:

...Handtool Rescue on YouTube...

Great, now I've got even more to watch! I didn't know about them.

[guitarcarfanatic]

Slow said:

100l air compressor finally died after 10 years of heavy use.

Looking at probably going for a vertical one now as it makes more sense in the garage.

It is just home use so nothing overly special but enough to run a spray gun etc.

Recommendations?

I have the Sealey SAC05020 - 50ltr and noisy. But it’s been bulletproof and doesn’t take up much space. Runs nail guns all day long, but a big breathless for cleaning stuff down with an air gun. I am sure they do bigger versions.

[shih tzu faced]

dickymint said:

Car bon said:

Tile wedge things - combined leveller & spacer - they are awesome - even I can look like a half competent tiler.

I talked my builder mate into using them for my kitchen extension. He's old school and was reluctant but gave it a go - he's seen the light

Never heard of these before and just watched a quick video on them after reading this. Not the biggest fan of tiling but this does look like a great system. I’ve made a mental note as sooner or later I’m bound to be doing some tiling again so thanks for posting!

[Car bon]

shih tzu faced said:

Never heard of these before and just watched a quick video on them after reading this. Not the biggest fan of tiling but this does look like a great system. I’ve made a mental note as sooner or later I’m bound to be doing some tiling again so thanks for posting!

The last tiles I did, I steered my wife towards bevelled tiles to help hide my incompetence. This time she insisted on flat ones & the guy in the shop introduced me to these. They are fantastic.

[Fastpedeller]

I can see that trying to use level the tiles as well as space them will cause more trouble than it solves - making sure the wall is plastered flat (rather than just looks nice) is a better way than trying to 'flatten' it whilst tiling.

[Doofus]

How do you avoid getting air gaps behind the tiles?

[Mr Pointy]

Whitefly Swatter said:

dickymint said:

TGCOTF-dewey said:

Having watched Adam Savages show where he bought one.

I would now like a fractal vice... Very cool piece of engineering.

Wow that's brilliant

Handtool Rescue on YouTube restored an original a couple of years ago
Adam payed $2.5 k for his!

Jeez that guy is annoying to watch. I binned him off after five minutes.

[TGCOTF-dewey]

Mr Pointy said:

Whitefly Swatter said:

dickymint said:

TGCOTF-dewey said:

Having watched Adam Savages show where he bought one.

I would now like a fractal vice... Very cool piece of engineering.

Wow that's brilliant

Handtool Rescue on YouTube restored an original a couple of years ago
Adam payed $2.5 k for his!

Jeez that guy is annoying to watch. I binned him off after five minutes.

He was in that vid, weirdly. Normally he comes across well. Knowledgeable and enthusiastic about the topic.

[Slow]

Doofus said:

How do you avoid getting air gaps behind the tiles?

Basically you do have gaps. But they are so minor it’s a non issue I have found.

They only pull the tile up 2mm or so at most and generally you find you use them to push the tile down.

I’ve done a few floors for family and friends now and never had a tile crack with the air gaps.

[Doofus]

Ok, thanks.