what are some tools that were worth the price tag?

[Zerax]

Off-topic for sparkie-ing... apologies... but last year I had alot of carpentry to do at home, so I bought a track saw (or plunge saw as it's sometimes called)... wow !! The quality of cuts is superb and you can be super accurate with where the cut is too... That was defo a game changer for me !

 

[nicebutdim]

The Dewalt Multi Tool 'Kit' (DCS355P1) comes with depth stop, duct extractor adaptor etc .... but most people just buy the skeleton tool and miss out on the depth stop which is probably available as optional extra!

Even then it might depend where and when you buy the kit. Full sets can be comprehensive, but tool manufacturers often strip them down to the bare bones as many customers care more about price, than about content.

One recent example that comes to mind was the purchase of Makita's 12V mini circular saw, which I bought last year. This was a rare occasion where I didn't buy the bare tool and got a good deal on a kit. I wanted a couple of extra batteries and it was more expensive to buy them separately, than to buy the kit that also included charger and a nice case. What it didn't include was a fence, which is usually included with any circular saw! Rather than pay the buggers extra, I repurposed one from an old tool.

 

[telectrix]

What it didn't include was a fence,

Me Scouser, soon put you onto a good fence. one that keeps his gob shut when the scuffers visit.

 

[ruston]

Even then it might depend where and when you buy the kit. Full sets can be comprehensive, but tool manufacturers often strip them down to the bare bones as many customers care more about price, than about content.

One recent example that comes to mind was the purchase of Makita's 12V mini circular saw, which I bought last year. This was a rare occasion where I didn't buy the bare tool and got a good deal on a kit. I wanted a couple of extra batteries and it was more expensive to buy them separately, than to buy the kit that also included charger and a nice case. What it didn't include was a fence, which is usually included with any circular saw! Rather than pay the buggers extra, I repurposed one from an old tool.

When I was buying power tools I always tried to by them in cases. Easier to store and see at a glance what is missing out of the box. Same with sockets and spannerrs etc, always on rails or spanner clip racks.

 

[Mike Johnson]

When I was buying power tools I always tried to by them in cases. Easier to store and see at a glance what is missing out of the box. Same with sockets and spannerrs etc, always on rails or spanner clip racks.

But only if you have a wife that does not think that clearing up is stacking everything on top of each other.

 

[telectrix]

But only if you have a wife that does not think that clearing up is stacking everything on top of each other.

Min thinks that clearing up is piling everything out of sight in cupboards and drawers and forgetting where she's put it all.

 

[ruston]

But only if you have a wife that does not think that clearing up is stacking everything on top of each other.

Sadly I am alone now and I have no one to answer to. My wife did not draw the line an me repairing tools in the house , bless her.

 

[nicebutdim]

When I was buying power tools I always tried to by them in cases. Easier to store and see at a glance what is missing out of the box. Same with sockets and spannerrs etc, always on rails or spanner clip racks.

In the past I used to do the same, but with the advent of tools that share the same battery platform it often becomes unnecessarily expensively.

 

[nicebutdim]

Sadly I am alone now and I have no one to answer to. My wife did not draw the line an me repairing tools in the house , bless her.

Must give the other half credit for being similarly understanding.... to a point.

 

[ruston]

Min thinks that clearing up is piling everything out of sight in cupboards and drawers and forgetting where she's put it all.

That is me to a T,I have dismantled gear in places I did not know I had places.

 

[ruston]

In the past I used to do the same, but with the advent of tools that share the same battery platform it often becomes unnecessarily expensively.

Yes , a lot of my power tools are corded , I have most of them paired , but not so many that I need loads of batteries. I don't have an impact driver , just my old trusty Makita drill driver.

 

[telectrix]

Yes , a lot of my power tools are corded , I have most of them paired , but not so many that I need loads of batteries. I don't have an impact driver , just my old trusty Makita drill driver.

so how do you possibly tighten MCB terminals to correct talk? ?

 

[Soi disant]

so how do you possibly tighten MCB terminals to correct talk? ?

 

[ruston]

so how do you possibly tighten MCB terminals to correct talk? ?

Well I was lucky to have a half inch square drive socket set and used the T bar and when I heard the crack I knew that was the torque satisfied.

 

[pc1966]

Well I was lucky to have a half inch square drive socket set and used the T bar and when I heard the crack I knew that was the torque satisfied.

Amateur!

Why do you think I bought my 3/4" drive set?

 

[ruston]

Amateur!

Why do you think I bought my 3/4" drive set?

To heavy for me. I am down to 3/8" drive now because of my age.
Draper 34570 Ratchet Drive Torq Wrench, 3/8" Square Drive, 10Nm-80Nm: Amazon.co.uk: DIY & Tools - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Draper-34570-88-5-708-Inch-Pounds-Ratchet/dp/B0001K9T2O/ref=sxin_9?adgrpid=53078856717&ascsubtag=amzn1.osa.50bb6d32-1b2b-4198-946a-05e7868ff00c.A1F83G8C2ARO7P.en_GB&creativeASIN=B0001K9T2O&cv_ct_cx=3%2F8+drive+torque+wrench&cv_ct_id=amzn1.osa.50bb6d32-1b2b-4198-946a-05e7868ff00c.A1F83G8C2ARO7P.en_GB&cv_ct_pg=search&cv_ct_we=asin&cv_ct_wn=osp-single-source-earns-comm&dchild=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIiLKWzNHi7wIVGODtCh3kZQT-EAAYAiAAEgIXxPD_BwE&hvadid=259064488743&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=1006484&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=3459050723655227509&hvtargid=kwd-316680351521&hydadcr=28179_1821129&keywords=3%2F8+drive+torque+wrench&linkCode=oas&pd_rd_i=B0001K9T2O&pd_rd_r=cc851290-f981-42bd-ae66-daaca6429e9e&pd_rd_w=22d3c&pd_rd_wg=6i8gB&pf_rd_p=e7632e98-e8cc-49bb-b820-3bf9380c2291&pf_rd_r=34YDNY4Q026RSESV6FPW&qid=1617472233&sr=1-1-483c64d8-df78-4008-ae20-e69f683e58b1&tag=bestspy08-21

 

[loz2754]

To heavy for me. I am down to 3/8" drive now because of my age.
Draper 34570 Ratchet Drive Torq Wrench, 3/8" Square Drive, 10Nm-80Nm: Amazon.co.uk: DIY & Tools - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Draper-34570-88-5-708-Inch-Pounds-Ratchet/dp/B0001K9T2O/ref=sxin_9?adgrpid=53078856717&ascsubtag=amzn1.osa.50bb6d32-1b2b-4198-946a-05e7868ff00c.A1F83G8C2ARO7P.en_GB&creativeASIN=B0001K9T2O&cv_ct_cx=3%2F8+drive+torque+wrench&cv_ct_id=amzn1.osa.50bb6d32-1b2b-4198-946a-05e7868ff00c.A1F83G8C2ARO7P.en_GB&cv_ct_pg=search&cv_ct_we=asin&cv_ct_wn=osp-single-source-earns-comm&dchild=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIiLKWzNHi7wIVGODtCh3kZQT-EAAYAiAAEgIXxPD_BwE&hvadid=259064488743&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=1006484&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=3459050723655227509&hvtargid=kwd-316680351521&hydadcr=28179_1821129&keywords=3%2F8+drive+torque+wrench&linkCode=oas&pd_rd_i=B0001K9T2O&pd_rd_r=cc851290-f981-42bd-ae66-daaca6429e9e&pd_rd_w=22d3c&pd_rd_wg=6i8gB&pf_rd_p=e7632e98-e8cc-49bb-b820-3bf9380c2291&pf_rd_r=34YDNY4Q026RSESV6FPW&qid=1617472233&sr=1-1-483c64d8-df78-4008-ae20-e69f683e58b1&tag=bestspy08-21

This has to be the longest hyperlink in the history of hyperlinks!

 

[Gavin John Hyde]

CK cable strippers for hand tools

Powertool wise as to be the multi tool. use it a lot. different blades for different purposes.

Really like the metabo wall chaser though, the 3 blade disc is brilliant and really makes chasing quick.

 

[ruston]

This has to be the longest hyperlink in the history of hyperlinks!

That was the link in the bar from Amazon. It's a corker.

 

[i=p/u]

Another for specs, very easy to get complacent.