what are some tools that were worth the price tag?

[Mikegh]

A while ago I was cursing square drive , I went to a job and the previous person had screwed all the flooring down with square head screws

I had to waste an hour driving to screwfix to buy some square drive bits to get the screws out

At least I have the bits now

Half the reason I dislike them, got called out to unscrew a box

I find pozi just more convenient to fix and less time swapping bits as most existing fixings are pozi ime

 

[pc1966]

Pretty much - think there is some tiny difference, but they're interchangeable.

Only seen Robertson drive in Canada, pretty much the comm on one there. I think the special feature of the Robertson drive is the slight taper, so depending on screw tolerance the drive bit sits slightly lower or higher but always tight.

 

[nicebutdim]

Had to know...

Wiki tells me they're exactly the same.

List of screw drives - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Edit: They also remind me that it's 'Scrulox'. A lot of people here seem to go with 'Scrulux' as that's how our accent pronounces it.

 

[BiddeldyBwah]

Gedore VDE Slim screwdrivers. They are AMAZING quality. Outstanding in every department. Facom's were my go to as high end drivers but these are another level of elite tool. They make all the go to brands like Wiha and Wera look cheap as anything.

Tried a Boddingtons VDE driver and it's rubbish.

 

[Mikegh]

Anyone using the Martindale VT7 ?

Looking at that and the 'socket and see' contact testers


Dunno is there much difference in them

 

[123]

What's a durable brand of vde screwdriver ?

Something below the knipex price point

Which is more useful in a vde set, Pozi or Philips ?

Facom Expert are great, or the Wiha ones often on offers in screwfix etc. I've not had to replace any through a broken tip for me or lad who works for me in either of those

 

[nicebutdim]

Looking at that and the 'socket and see' contact testers

I have the Socket & See EPF 30 (think it's now called EPF Pro). It's good, but fairly chunky - as such it doesn't generally find itself in my pocket and is infrequently lifed from the box. A 2 pole tester is easier to carry (around the neck) and many of those will detect voltage from one probe.

 

[Mikegh]

I have the Socket & See EPF 30 (think it's now called EPF Pro). It's good, but fairly chunky - as such it doesn't generally find itself in my pocket and is infrequently lifed from the box. A 2 pole tester is easier to carry (around the neck) and many of those will detect voltage from one probe.

I see kewtech do one too

Not in a panic , I reckon the non- contact will do for 90% of that voltage indication type testing

 

[Mikegh]

Any opinions on draper vde screwdrivers

Would they be lower quality than wira/ weha etc. ?

 

[Dustydazzler]

Draper are fine , they will do the job just like Wiha or Wera

 

[Mikegh]

A little behind the times with the hand cranking , about 16€ might do me for a bit of troubleshooting

 

[nicebutdim]

A little behind the times with the hand cranking , about 16€ might do me for a bit of troubleshooting
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Will be interesting in learning how you get on with this.

 

[Mikegh]

This was my go-to meter for troubleshooting , an eagle Megger, just died recently

Lol cost about 75 I see Farnell have a rebadged version for nearly 5 times the price

 

[telectrix]

fhis is my go to tester for fault finding. had it for 30 odd years. stilll as good as new.

 

[Mikegh]

Good one alright


As someone said in relation to ac clamps i think

,it can be useful to see the dial flickering rather than the digital display

 

[LukeD]

Gedore VDE Slim screwdrivers. They are AMAZING quality. Outstanding in every department. Facom's were my go to as high end drivers but these are another level of elite tool. They make all the go to brands like Wiha and Wera look cheap as anything.

Tried a Boddingtons VDE driver and it's rubbish.

Ive seen Gedore super cheap in many countries >Wish I'd bought some !! Then again ...30 years Ago .Facom was sold in most French supermarkets cheap

 

[nicebutdim]

Worth a tenner of anyone's money.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Armeg-TWGBDX-Impact-Roofing-Driver/dp/B0977HK6RL

 

[BiddeldyBwah]

Ive seen Gedore super cheap in many countries >Wish I'd bought some !! Then again ...30 years Ago .Facom was sold in most French supermarkets cheap

Facom's now are suspect, seen loads of reviews of them saying the tips are very weak and snap often. The ones from a few years back were awesome though.

The Gedore....i can't even describe how good they are. They have chunky sort of square-ish barrel handles and they are so sturdy. I won't use any others now.

 

[Marvo]

fhis is my go to tester for fault finding. had it for 30 odd years. stilll as good as new.

It's one of those newfangled battery testers.

 

[pc1966]

A little behind the times with the hand cranking , about 16€ might do me for a bit of troubleshooting

Just be careful, at that price I would be doubtful if it really is CAT-III rated, etc. Even if it says so

 

[Mikegh]

Just be careful, at that price I would be doubtful if it really is CAT-III rated, etc. Even if it says so

I wouldn't be doing much with that , maybe Immersions and the like

Definitely nowhere near mains supply voltages

 

[telectrix]

Wimp... 1 life... live it. ???

 

[Mikegh]

Is the full screen LCD multimeters a thing now or just a gimmick ?

The Chinese sites have them 4 or 5 inch displays

 

[BiddeldyBwah]

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Belters. Didn't think they would come in that useful but already used a couple in the first few weeks i've had them.

 

[nicebutdim]

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Belters. Didn't think they would come in that useful but already used a couple in the first few weeks i've had them.

Add a set of nut drivers for your impact, but make sure they aren't magnetic.