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Next week, I'll give you tips on making a paella, and there's no need for safety goggles, honest!
what is paella. up road at Wigan we got pies, down in Chester there is Ella, but she don't eat pies.
 
Seems a while since I added anything here...the nut drivers are great
Certainly for many assembly/disassembly jobs of smaller electronic thing having some nut drivers (screwdriver with a socket end) is very handy. I have 5.5mm/7/8/10 as most useful, though 11mm and 13mm are also handy. Also get a 4BA one (1/4" more-or-less) for PC screws and the like.

Just a quick word on H&S/PPE...I was driving some long screws this week, 150mm pozi 3 screws, with my impact driver. They were easy, but...driver bits can break, or shatter even...dug a shard out of my left lower eye-lid...3 mm up and it would have been in my eye...wear goggles!
I'm embarrassed, because i did the same thing a year ago, and I should have learned my lesson. However, we think the bigger bits won't break...but they do.
Always wear safety specs!
and always wear safety specs!
Whatever you are doing, wear them if there is ANY chance of injury, however remote.
100% upvote for that!

Your eyes are more valuable than any tool you have, and far easier to damage.
 
I picked up a set of T-Bar nut spinners when they were on special at Halfords , to be honest I rarely use them and they live in my junk box

Think they got from 5mm up to about 13mm
 
I also have a matching set of T-bar torx drivers which I got from Halfords , again rarely used them and they also live in the junk box
 
Seems a while since I added anything here...
Just a quick word on H&S/PPE...I was driving some long screws this week, 150mm pozi 3 screws, with my impact driver. They were easy, but...driver bits can break, or shatter even...dug a shard out of my left lower eye-lid...3 mm up and it would have been in my eye...wear goggles!
I'm embarrassed, because i did the same thing a year ago, and I should have learned my lesson. However, we think the bigger bits won't break...but they do.

Out of interest we’re these impact rated bits or just normal ones?
 
They were impact rated, on both occasions. They just shattered, not rounded out...

Back to tools worth the money, I just bought a steel tray with magnetic base, from Halfords. Excellent for some dismantling work, and only £8. Undo the screws/nuts /whatever and pop them into the tray...really wish I'd bought this years ago
Limited use for electricians, but invaluable for other work.
 
They were impact rated, on both occasions. They just shattered, not rounded out...

Back to tools worth the money, I just bought a steel tray with magnetic base, from Halfords. Excellent for some dismantling work, and only £8. Undo the screws/nuts /whatever and pop them into the tray...really wish I'd bought this years ago
Limited use for electricians, but invaluable for other work.
Got several of them from Aldi when they had thrm in, sorted ctimbo presents for thr old man too 😂
 
Is there any decent long screwdriver sets out there for opening up appliances

Seems they get harder to open all the time with all the different screwheads
 

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