Dagenham dust bins, twenty percent off for those that build them.
Tradespeople/Craftworkers - Help please
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Saul Goodman
It's all good, man
Seconded... They're invaluable in the case of unjust wheel clamps. Everyone should keep one in the boot of their car when they go into town.
Sasaferrato
Super Refuser!
My brother in law is a chippie, that's what he uses.
Sasaferrato
Super Refuser!
Desoutter also make the cranial saws that the pathologist saw off the top of your skull with.
Spymaster
Plastic Paddy
Thanks all.
The lad in question is a site sparks and works mainly in fitting-out shops and residential new build flats. He travels to jobs by tube with a rucksack and tool-trolley and is working mostly on those developments in Vauxhall/Battersea. He got some of his tools chored last week and I want to get him something decent that he can either use, or return with a receipt and buy what he needs.
I'd be grateful if anyone who knows what's what, to recommend something around £200.
The lad in question is a site sparks and works mainly in fitting-out shops and residential new build flats. He travels to jobs by tube with a rucksack and tool-trolley and is working mostly on those developments in Vauxhall/Battersea. He got some of his tools chored last week and I want to get him something decent that he can either use, or return with a receipt and buy what he needs.
I'd be grateful if anyone who knows what's what, to recommend something around £200.
Spymaster
Plastic Paddy
I've seen DeWalt on the boxes of his old gear. Is that good?
keybored
Well done. You remember cat good.
Do you know what brand he was using before? People tend to stick with one for most things as the batteries and chargers are interchangeable.
Spymaster
Plastic Paddy
As above. DeWalt. But I don’t know if that’s the brand of the case/bags, or the tools.
keybored
Well done. You remember cat good.
You could get him a gift card and he could then pick his own tools.
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Saul Goodman
It's all good, man
It would absolutely make sense to find out what he has/had, because he'll have batteries for them.
Spymaster
Plastic Paddy
I can't, without asking him. His girlfriend is as clueless as me and we don't know anyone else we can ask.
I've got a power-drill that's served me really well for 20 years. It's unbranded and came free when I collected 200 Esso tokens. I assume that's probably not what you lot use every day.
Spymaster
Plastic Paddy
Oh, you total fucking star!You could get him a gift card and he could then pick his own tools.
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geminisnake
a complex mass of conflicting ideas
My pal, who is a blacksmith/welder, has loads of Ryobi tools, he totally rates them, batteries are all interchangeable, last well, etc.
Damn, shoulda read this page too
StoneRoad
heckling from the back!
I've a Ryobi.
Quite happy with it.
The balance between weight / grip and power is important if it is to be used in less accessible places (as in hanging off the steps with your eyelashes whilst using the power tools) ...
Also, a spare battery pack is very useful. [but keep a note of usage vs charging times as partly discharged then recharge cycles can give the pack a "memory"]
Quite happy with it.
The balance between weight / grip and power is important if it is to be used in less accessible places (as in hanging off the steps with your eyelashes whilst using the power tools) ...
Also, a spare battery pack is very useful. [but keep a note of usage vs charging times as partly discharged then recharge cycles can give the pack a "memory"]
Doodler
You're quite nice when you smile
They're okay, probably about as good as Bosch from what I'm told. A lot of tradespeople like Makita power tools.
Doodler
You're quite nice when you smile
I tried out some Erlbauer drills recently and they felt well put together.
Saul Goodman
It's all good, man
Myth.
Cid
Proper break this time
I think you got it with the NiCad/NiMH batteries right? I know with my old trend dust mask they tell you to time charge/use cycles. But yeah it’s all lithium and at least vaguely smart chargers these days.
Saul Goodman
It's all good, man
Those old cadmium batteries had to be treated differently but It's actually best not to fully charge or fully discharge lithium ion batteries. I can't remember the exact figures but I think that lowering the charge from 4.2V/cell to 4.19 will double the number of available cycles. The worst way to treat a lithium ion battery is with full cycles (fully charged to fully flat), and it's always best practice to fire a bit of charge back into them if you do fully flatten them.
