The toolbox thread

[BaGearA]

21 hours ago, Alouette3 said:

Who does Knipex tools locally? I've seen RS-online which seems decent and know of one or two niche stores.

Rs online has been the best I've found so far 

[BaGearA]

On 7/21/2021 at 12:19 AM, Alouette3 said:

Who does Knipex tools locally? I've seen RS-online which seems decent and know of one or two niche stores.

You can also try Digi key , but I haven't ordered from them yet 

[dave303e]

23 hours ago, Steady Spin said:

I have a couple of wood projects coming up at the new house. Table tops, cupboard doors etc. 

All items that I would prefer not to cut on my shitty table saw. 

Recently started looking at track saws. Metabo makes a kit for around R5000 which includes a 160cm track. Bit short for 2.4m boards so another 160cm would be needed at R1400 and then another R1200 for the connecting hardware. 

Is there a solution out there that can cut straight lines 2m+ without spending R7500?

My 2c is plan carefully and you  can do it for a lot cheaper. But the reality is, if you see your workshop as an investment buy the tool. If you save 20k by doing your own kitchen, 7k on a tool to make it happen is an investment.

I built our entire kitchen last year just after hard lockdown. Cupboard carcasses, shelves, wood window sills etc. I did it all with an entry level table saw and the cuts were all within 3-4mm over the length. We did build a good in feeding and outflow table set up with scrap wood which makes a massive difference. With building cupboards there are probable only 5 length cuts you will make. Height, depth for the side panels, same depth and then standard width for shelves and bases etc. So I made a temporary fence that was super strong and screwed down to the extended table platform. Also made like a lot easier. Then when you cut, cut all to depth, then to height and so on. I used plywood and slotted everything, which may have been overkill, but those cupboards were super straight and super strong.

There are however other ways that I can highly recommend.

1 Option for chipboard type cupboards which I have used successfully- Draw out all your cuts needed from the board. Buy the board at builders and get them to do the cuts for you. I needed a quick extra full height double door cupboard. Honestly it was so easy, buy the board, they do all the cuts. Get home and assemble with brackets/hinges. Carcass was done in honestly 2 hours including the drive to builders. I know leroy, chamberlains, etc also do cutting so there are option. Usually it is some silly little fee per cut.

 

The 2nd option I can advise is to use somewhere like Made in Workshop here in Randburg.https://www.madeinworkshop.co.za/  Basically you pay for machine time in their workshop, they have a large format panel saw and a whole bunch of other stuff. So get the wood and the plan ready, book a day and go do all your big cuts. Then you just need to assemble it at home. They have a full workshop available, wood, metal 3d print etc. Very useful place.

 

Then what we found most effective and cost efficient is to use for doors is a company called SA Wrap. https://sawrap.co.za/

You go online, choose a door style, colour and texture. Specify each door and drawer front by size. Specify how many hinge holes into their form. It gives you an automated quote. I think our kitchen doors were ready 4 days after accepting quote. Really professionally done, it looks great when put on the carcasses and it is actually really cheap if you have built your carcasses. 

[Steady Spin]

Thanks Dave. Valuable input. 

 

[Steady Spin]

My drill and saw arrived early this morning. 

Super impressed with the drill. Wasn't expecting the hammer action setting. 

[Ed-Zulu]

Download MaxCut https://maxcut.software.informer.com/2.8/

Study the tutorial 

 

Now you can do your own layout at home, but as Dave303e also points out, have it cut, it only costs about R40-60 per sheet

 

[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

 

[BaGearA]

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

[BaGearA]

And there goes the uploader again ????

[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.