Tools you wish you'd bought sooner...

[C Lee Farquar]

dickymint said:

Lord said:

I saw a tool on a PH thread somewhere, but now i cannot find it. Id like to hint it to the wench for xmas.

It was a conical shaped tool that fits in a drill hex chuck that deburrs a slightly damaged threa to make starting off easier.

Does anyone know what i am talking about.


EDIT - Ignore me. i found it

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/chadvonlind/u...

I posted that up - still using it and it’s still excellent.

I've been trying since originally posted to buy some of these, always out of stock.

I bought some cheaper ones that popped up via google ads but they are crap.

Checked for stock again: UNIBURR is no longer in production and are unavailable for the foreseeable future. Please do not contact this account. Thank you.

Surely it can't just be the three of us that think they're a good idea?

[JM]

C Lee Farquar said:

I've been trying since originally posted to buy some of these, always out of stock.

I bought some cheaper ones that popped up via google ads but they are crap.

Checked for stock again: UNIBURR is no longer in production and are unavailable for the foreseeable future. Please do not contact this account. Thank you.

Surely it can't just be the three of us that think they're a good idea?

The Uniburr website is still active, but their online store is closed. Their Twitter has been silent for over 12 months...

This company has a similar product and is listed as a rep/dealer on the website, though it doesn't look like they now stock the Uniburr they have an alternative. It may be worth contacting them. http://www.trademarquetools.co.uk/external-deeburr...

[Muncher]

C Lee Farquar said:

I've been trying since originally posted to buy some of these, always out of stock.

I bought some cheaper ones that popped up via google ads but they are crap.

Checked for stock again: UNIBURR is no longer in production and are unavailable for the foreseeable future. Please do not contact this account. Thank you.

Surely it can't just be the three of us that think they're a good idea?

I bought one on eBay a few weeks ago, I suspect, like with all these things the Chinese are knocking them out for next to nothing on eBay and Amazon.

[C Lee Farquar]

JM said:

The Uniburr website is still active, but their online store is closed. Their Twitter has been silent for over 12 months...

This company has a similar product and is listed as a rep/dealer on the website, though it doesn't look like they now stock the Uniburr they have an alternative. It may be worth contacting them. http://www.trademarquetools.co.uk/external-deeburr...

Thanks, that's made by Laser. I see Orbital sell them, I use them for fasteners,so I'll put one on the next order

[Dog Star]

To whoever posted that trim removing tool for plastic rivets etc on cars - have a beer on me!

I got one just “in case” and today was confronted by a Merc SLK back bumper. Then I remembered my removal tool - what a breeze!

I love this thread :-)

[V8mate]

My dad wants a planer/thicknesser and, as I'm paying, I want... good value for money!

So rather than the 'elite tool' answer, can anyone recommend one? Perhaps a hidden gem they've found away from the big brands?

[JimbobVFR]

V8mate said:

My dad wants a planer/thicknesser and, as I'm paying, I want... good value for money!

So rather than the 'elite tool' answer, can anyone recommend one? Perhaps a hidden gem they've found away from the big brands?

Erbauer tools slot into that category. Cheaper than the big names but in my experience decent tools.

While I can't comment specifically on a planet/thicknesser I do have a plunge saw, router and oscillating multitool which have all been decent tools for the money.

[dickymint]

Away from the "big brands" I always look at Titan or Scheppach kit.

[V8mate]

JimbobVFR said:

Erbauer tools slot into that category. Cheaper than the big names but in my experience decent tools.

While I can't comment specifically on a planet/thicknesser I do have a plunge saw, router and oscillating multitool which have all been decent tools for the money.

Cheers. The Erbauer one has already attracted my attention: good price and some good reviews. I'm just cautious about taking anonymous product reviews at face value.

dickymint said:

Away from the "big brands" I always look at Titan or Scheppach kit.

Thanks. I've bought him Sheppach stuff before and he's been very pleased. Not cheap though. Will check out what Titan have for the tool in question.

[Contract Killer]

Just bought one of these electric insulated screwdriver. As an electrician its absolutely brilliant for terminal screws and backbox screws, as the motor zips the screw snug, then use manually to get the desired tightness. So much kinder on the wrist.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07B57D9V8/ref=psdc_19...


Not cheap, but feels good quality. Just need to try and blag it on company expenses as it saves time

[dmsims]

Contract Killer said:

Just bought one of these electric insulated screwdriver. As an electrician its absolutely brilliant for terminal screws and backbox screws, as the motor zips the screw snug, then use manually to get the desired tightness. So much kinder on the wrist.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07B57D9V8/ref=psdc_19...


Not cheap, but feels good quality. Just need to try and blag it on company expenses as it saves time

You are having a giraffe

Did you read the reviews?

Is it made of solid gold ?

[Trustmeimadoctor]

Its more for the friv thread than this one lol

[dickymint]

Contract Killer said:

Just bought one of these electric insulated screwdriver. As an electrician its absolutely brilliant for terminal screws and backbox screws, as the motor zips the screw snug, then use manually to get the desired tightness. So much kinder on the wrist.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07B57D9V8/ref=psdc_19...


Not cheap, but feels good quality. Just need to try and blag it on company expenses as it saves time

So you bought this for £235.58 ?



when for a mere £179.02 more you could of had some extra bits...........

Edited by dickymint on Tuesday 17th September 05:58

[Yabu]

C Lee Farquar said:

I've been trying since originally posted to buy some of these, always out of stock.

I bought some cheaper ones that popped up via google ads but they are crap.

Checked for stock again: UNIBURR is no longer in production and are unavailable for the foreseeable future. Please do not contact this account. Thank you.

Surely it can't just be the three of us that think they're a good idea?

Look on amazon for kobwa external deburring chamfer tool 10.70 for two and they work.
Lee, They don’t seem to like faster speeds though, speed one on battery drill, if you haven’t already tried iyouts on a lower speed might be worth trying

Edited by Yabu on Tuesday 17th September 04:57

[AussieFozzy]

Mines a simple one thats often overlooked but i recently got a tool belt. I have not had one for years but even a basic one makes doing job around the house so much easier.

[dci]

Dog Star said:

As an aside.... a mate of mine is an aeronautical engineer. When he was working for a British airline that recently went bust he was telling me about riveting the skin of the planes - those really flush ones (you can see them best when you are boarding the plane as you're going through the door.

Sometimes they wouldn't grip. So they'd glue them in.

I once worked at an engineering workshop for an airline previously mentioned in this thread and I would quite often come across fixings that were fixed in place using a blob of silicone sealant squirted into the screw hole.

Luckily this was an avionics electrical workshop and nothing was structural. Just came down to other technicians being too lazy to remove the units outer cover again once they discovered that a captive nut was missing or its thread ruined. Rather than go through the hastle of removing the cover they would fill the hole in with silicone and press the fixing in. Sometimes even taping the fixing in place until the silicone had set.

From a safety point of view I would still much rather fly with this particular airline though over some which choose to send their aircraft and avionics to the far East for repair and overhaul.

[JuanCarlosFandango]

Another late comer to the multitool.

Having recently used a crowbar to open up some plaster board wall my helpful neighbour offered to lend me his. I bought one the next day.

I'm now going round the house actively looking for reasons to cut into plasterboard, skirting board, laminate flooring and anything else going. Brilliant.

[dmsims]

Why limit yourself to the house? If the pole pruner is too cumbersome it makes short work of branches in the garden

Edited by dmsims on Tuesday 17th September 22:34

[jas xjr]

JuanCarlosFandango said:

Another late comer to the multitool.

Having recently used a crowbar to open up some plaster board wall my helpful neighbour offered to lend me his. I bought one the next day.

I'm now going round the house actively looking for reasons to cut into plasterboard, skirting board, laminate flooring and anything else going. Brilliant.

Same here.for when an angle grinder is too much

[C Lee Farquar]

Yabu said:

Look on amazon for kobwa external deburring chamfer tool 10.70 for two and they work.
Lee, They don’t seem to like faster speeds though, speed one on battery drill, if you haven’t already tried iyouts on a lower speed might be worth trying

Edited by Yabu on Tuesday 17th September 04:57

Thanks, ordered.