The toolbox thread

[Steady Spin]

Part of the fun is doing everything from sheet to final product. 

I'm not looking for the easy to assemble project or I would be buying flatpack furniture. 

[patches]

The battery battle. Subscribing to too many platforms. Added the Makita and Milwaukee to the charging station.

 

[Hairy]

 

[patches]

On 8/28/2021 at 5:26 AM, Hairy said:

 

I actually watched that earlier today!

I get all the pro's and cons, and considering those, I think the AEG is one of the best options out there

Pros;

• Tool-less blade change
• No pin
• 4deg oscillation angle
• Horizontal battery
• Ergonomic sliender grip
• LED Light
• Weight at 1.1kg

Bonus Pros:

• Head can be rotated 90 degrees
• Head interchangeable with other options (angle drill, angle impact driver, jigsaw, recip saw, drywall cutout, meta shears)

Cons:

• Can't do Starlock (although Starlock blades can't be inverted)
• Variable speed based on trigger control

 

[Long Wheel Base]

On 8/29/2021 at 7:15 AM, BaGearA said:

Got this in march , so i guess it can go here 

 

Knives , diamond file and the massive flatblade have been the tools i use most

Also got a wave. Goes everywhere with me. Actually my 2nd one, the common screw driver snapped off and they replaced the whole thing. I was actually not happy as I had my name and number laser cut onto the body but I guess it was easier for them to replace the whole thing than just the broken part.

[Zebra]

On 3/11/2021 at 12:36 PM, RustyHWR said:

7 x Spinners left at Teng Tool Paarden Eiland @ R250.

Takes 1/4” sockets on one side and bit drivers on the opposite side.

Just a heads-up - TENG tools could not get the TOPTUL 'Spinner' for quite some time, recently they got in a near-identical Spinner, in the TENG brand (very nice quality, it is...), R280, with three positions; clockwise ratchet, anti-clockwise ratchet, and the ratchet LOCKED.

It takes a BIT on one side, and thee other side takes a 1/4" socket. Very useful for working with bottle cages.

(note: I am not linked to Teng Tools, Paarden Eiland, I just buy tools for our own (M/cycle) fitment centre, and he mentioned that these are back in stock - quite a few Hubbers cleaned him out last time, most all of them using them to QUICKLY remove bottle cages...)

Cheers, Chris

Edited August 30, 2021 by Zebra

[Hairy]

So who has a mill like this, or an anvil like this................
 

 

[Alouette3]

New additions to the bench.

[Hairy]

3 minutes ago, Alouette3 said:

New additions to the bench.

May I ask you what the torque wrench set you back please, and what range does it have?

 

[Alouette3]

2 minutes ago, Hairy said:

May I ask you what the torque wrench set you back please, and what range does it have?

 

5-25nm. Got it through Teng Tools locally online. Normal price R1153, got it on their Braai Day special for R1038. Comes with calibration certificate etc and quality is tops.

Drop Simon a mail, great bunch, very helpful and often run specials.

Knipex came with a friend from the UK

[Alouette3]

I'll give some feedback once I've used it a bit. Been wanting one for years.

Know a couple helicopter engineers that have the whole range and it's all they have in the traveling tool case for spanners.

[dave303e]

On 9/12/2021 at 4:52 PM, Hairy said:

So who has a mill like this, or an anvil like this................
 

 

I used an angle grinder to make my anvil out of some railway line steel if that counts?

 

[Hairy]

On 4/16/2021 at 8:32 AM, Hairy said:

Got the little Bosch 27 piece set yester and tossed it into my bag on the way to a site meeting on the bicycle ... then got to use it on the way back to adjust the saddle angle that was just not right.

 

Till you use a ratchet like this you do not realise how much easier it makes life on hard to reach areas.

Just an update

This little tool kit is a gem. Getting into tight spaces is easy peasy and I use it far more than I ever thought I would.

Win win I say.

[ChrisF]

1 hour ago, Hairy said:

Just an update

This little tool kit is a gem. Getting into tight spaces is easy peasy and I use it far more than I ever thought I would.

Win win I say.

Add a 6 N.m torque wrench and this kit is probably thee most used part of my toolkit

 

https://evobikes.co.za/product/birzman-torque-driver-5nm/

Get the 6 N.m one, not the 5N.m

[Alouette3]

I bought the Ryder 6nm unit. They about R210 and super hand for those bar clamps and stems etc

[Hairy]

13 hours ago, ChrisF said:

Add a 6 N.m torque wrench and this kit is probably thee most used part of my toolkit

 

https://evobikes.co.za/product/birzman-torque-driver-5nm/

Get the 6 N.m one, not the 5N.m

I am starting to consider a big boy torque wrench for spinning spanners on the motorbike......I trust my wrist on the bicycle well enough thanks to many years of working on my bicycles, but the motorbike is a bit daunting for me and my wrist is also not calibrated to those torque numbers (Yet)

Bloody things are expensive though, but I assume it is one of those things you only buy once in life.