Tools you wish you'd bought sooner...
Discussion
illmonkey said:
Probably a bit basic for some of you. We had a sparky on site and he said the best tool he had was this
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It's just a cable cutter, but I got one and it's above any other I've had. And if you've bored, the handle does a 360, so you can practice your gun spin.
No good for cutting wild garlic though :
It's just a cable cutter, but I got one and it's above any other I've had. And if you've bored, the handle does a 360, so you can practice your gun spin.
dickymint said:
illmonkey said:
Probably a bit basic for some of you. We had a sparky on site and he said the best tool he had was this
:
It's just a cable cutter, but I got one and it's above any other I've had. And if you've bored, the handle does a 360, so you can practice your gun spin.
No good for cutting wild garlic though :
It's just a cable cutter, but I got one and it's above any other I've had. And if you've bored, the handle does a 360, so you can practice your gun spin.
illmonkey said:
dickymint said:
illmonkey said:
Probably a bit basic for some of you. We had a sparky on site and he said the best tool he had was this
:
It's just a cable cutter, but I got one and it's above any other I've had. And if you've bored, the handle does a 360, so you can practice your gun spin.
No good for cutting wild garlic though :
It's just a cable cutter, but I got one and it's above any other I've had. And if you've bored, the handle does a 360, so you can practice your gun spin.
Getting away from house diy for a moment, I bought some knipex spring hose clamp pliers. £53 but worth it. They really make getting the coolant hose clamps off possible (I had to replace thermostat and water pump pipe on a mini). Modern hose clamps are so tight and hard to get off. These are lovely to use.
Edited by CoolHands on Wednesday 17th April 18:59
Watchman said:
Can't get my head around the radios for either. The tech is hardly groundbreaking yet they're £200.
I've got the ToughSystem radio. Does sound good and has cracking bass. Doubles as a charger too. But as you say, expensive and not really essential.V8mate said:
What's the consensus on Milwaukee tools? I'd never heard of them until a year ago, and now they're everywhere.
It's good kit.CoolHands said:
I bought some knipex spring hose clamp pliers. £53 but worth it.
Knipex are the king of pliers. Their VDE stuff is lovely.HairyMaclary said:
My Makita 18v Impact Driver.
Oh and my Matika work light, combi drill, hedge trimmer, sander... Great that the battery works on all the Makita stuff.
I need a site radio next
you need the coffee maker! Oh and my Matika work light, combi drill, hedge trimmer, sander... Great that the battery works on all the Makita stuff.
I need a site radio next
https://www.makitauk.com/product/dcm501z.html
ecotec said:
Bugger me, this thread is dangerous.My nomination for this thread is the 36v leaf blower, not least because it started me down the LXT route...
dickymint said:
Wait!! before you splash your cash take a look at my weapon of choice - love the way you just flick it open..............
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9bf5WxVnBE
Had mine over two years and love it. This is the new version with a 45* lock so i'm buying another
Tempted myself, does it fold back down with one hand too? I've had folding 'Stanley' knives before and find it a bit of a pain when I have to use both hands to put it away.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9bf5WxVnBE
Had mine over two years and love it. This is the new version with a 45* lock so i'm buying another
Gompo said:
dickymint said:
Wait!! before you splash your cash take a look at my weapon of choice - love the way you just flick it open..............
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9bf5WxVnBE
Had mine over two years and love it. This is the new version with a 45* lock so i'm buying another
Tempted myself, does it fold back down with one hand too? I've had folding 'Stanley' knives before and find it a bit of a pain when I have to use both hands to put it away.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9bf5WxVnBE
Had mine over two years and love it. This is the new version with a 45* lock so i'm buying another
ecotec said:
How have I managed for so long without this??FlipFlopGriff said:
Silky saw. Great for pruning trees/bushes. Extremely sharp and cuts both ways. Ideal if you're working at height and don't want to risk death by chain saw. Got 2 now - an 18cm and 30cm one.
FFG
I'm lazier than you! https://www.amazon.co.uk/Makita-DJR186Z-Reciprocat...FFG
Bill said:
I'm lazier than you! https://www.amazon.co.uk/Makita-DJR186Z-Reciprocat...
I have one of those as well and they are brilliant - I've even cut up a car body shell with one!ecotec said:
If I was a coffee drinker I'd probably have one of those as well - confirmed Makita LXT nut, it's like an addiction!My dad is a long time Makita fanboy, and giving me some of his older 18V tools (The old 'my local tool shop has a newer tool I already have, but they sold to me at half price as the box was damaged' excuse - yeah, sure......). So I have ordered some 5A batteries and a charger on a good deal so I can use them, have some high amp batteries for future purchases. I'll pick up smaller battery or two no doubt.
I can see these free power tools are actually cost me a lot of money...
I can see these free power tools are actually cost me a lot of money...
smack said:
My dad is a long time Makita fanboy, and giving me some of his older 18V tools (The old 'my local tool shop has a newer tool I already have, but they sold to me at half price as the box was damaged' excuse - yeah, sure......). So I have ordered some 5A batteries and a charger on a good deal so I can use them, have some high amp batteries for future purchases. I'll pick up smaller battery or two no doubt.
I can see these free power tools are actually cost me a lot of money...
I can see these free power tools are actually cost me a lot of money...
smack said:
My dad is a long time Makita fanboy, and giving me some of his older 18V tools (The old 'my local tool shop has a newer tool I already have, but they sold to me at half price as the box was damaged' excuse - yeah, sure......). So I have ordered some 5A batteries and a charger on a good deal so I can use them, have some high amp batteries for future purchases. I'll pick up smaller battery or two no doubt.
I can see these free power tools are actually cost me a lot of money...
I reckon for most DIY stuff you're better with more smaller batteries - They're lighter. I have same 4s I picked up on Gumtree that are great, but if I was buying new I'd go smaller, I rarely run flat mid-job and when ever I have they charge faster than you can use them in most jobs, so it's no big deal so long as you have spares. Plus if you have more tools you can use more of them at the same time without swapping batteries.I can see these free power tools are actually cost me a lot of money...
Sounds a bit daft, but if you're screwing wood together it's much quicker if you have two drills and a driver so you're not messing about swapping drill bits - pilot, countersink, screwdriver. Once you start cutting the wood as well you're into 4 batteries.
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