The new tool thread

[botfch]

Wheres best place to buy DeWalt shite from?

Need to buy a leafblower and a big battery for work. Only reason I'm getting DeWalt is because I use Milwaukee, another lad has Makita and the other uses Ryobi so nobody can moan about one of us taking s**t

Team Red only in here….

I’ve used Toolden a couple times and they seem to be alright.

 

[Krarl]

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Team Red only in here….

I’ve used Toolden a couple times and they seem to be alright.

I just got the s**t from Powertoolmate, it all tuned up this morning

6Ah took literally 10 mins to overheat. f**king yellow stuff is absolute shite

 

[iimushroomzii]

My dewalt gear has been more reliable than my milwaukee shite to be fair. Battery charger for the milwaukee packed in yesterday and bits fall out of the shitty chuck on my impact

 

[josh11490]

Had an M18 leaf blower delivered today. I convinced myself it’s for drying the car off and keeping the drive clear from debris etc.

Also ordered an 8AH high output battery and the M12 rotary multi tool.

 

[Krarl]

Had an M18 leaf blower delivered today. I convinced myself it’s for drying the car off and keeping the drive clear from debris etc.

Also ordered an 8AH high output battery and the M12 rotary multi tool.

I love my blower for drying the car off

It's partly why I bought a DeWalt one for work👀🤣

 

[josh11490]

I love my blower for drying the car off

It's partly why I bought a DeWalt one for work👀🤣

I’m eyeing up a stubby nozzle for it to make it a bit easier, about £20 on eBay.

Started off with no Milwaukee in January, counted 10 power tools, 2 socket sets and various other little bits this afternoon 🤣

 

[Krarl]

I’m eyeing up a stubby nozzle for it to make it a bit easier, about £20 on eBay.

Started off with no Milwaukee in January, counted 10 power tools, 2 socket sets and various other little bits this afternoon 🤣

It's a slippery slope🤣🤣

*Gives secret handshake*

 

[dangerous dave]

MILWAUKEE M18BBL-0 18V LI-ION Redlithium Cordless Blower - Bare | hotukdeals

www.hotukdeals.com

Milwaukee 18v blower for 70 sheets.

Not a terrible price... I paid £65,99 for the makita equivalent in 2020..

Great for drying the motors or blowing leaves.

The milwaukee one is 8000% more windy and the likely cause of storm Debi.

 

[Krarl]

MILWAUKEE M18BBL-0 18V LI-ION Redlithium Cordless Blower - Bare | hotukdeals

www.hotukdeals.com

Milwaukee 18v blower for 70 sheets.

Not a terrible price... I paid £65,99 for the makita equivalent in 2020..

Great for drying the motors or blowing leaves.

The milwaukee one is 8000% more windy and the likely cause of storm Debi.

That ones for women, get the big b*****d

 

[dangerous dave]

Milwaukee M18 BLSAG115XPD-0 18V Li-Ion RedLithium 4.5" Brushless Cordless Angle Grinder - Bare - Screwfix

MILWAUKEE 18v brushless grinder for £80 seems cheap.. I sold one used for £100 a few years back..

Be a real man, buy red tools and prove you got balls.

 

[Krarl]

Be a realer man and buy the brushless one

 

[dangerous dave]

Be a realer man and buy the brushless one

It says brushless in the title and then replaceable brushes in the description.. 😑

I've had my brushed one for 10 years nearly and never burnt through a set...

I've had my milwaukee drill over 10 years and no worn brushes. That think is battered.

The only thing I think has suffered is my 18v impact driver, thats like thumbing in a floppy these days.

 

[Louis]

Anyone using fake milwaukee batteries? I want one for my makita radio with an adaptor to save buying a new charger

 

[thecrim22]

Anyone using fake milwaukee batteries? I want one for my makita radio with an adaptor to save buying a new charger

Buy a milwaukee radio duh

 

[thecrim22]

New toy arrived

 

[Jamie86]

Anyone using fake milwaukee batteries? I want one for my makita radio with an adaptor to save buying a new charger

Just don’t. They are either s**t and don’t last or s**t and burn your house down.

 

[Paddy_g46]

One for the Milwaukee fan boys in here 😂

 

[hopgop1]

Want to be a man and get a drill at Christmas, just for the odd drill a hole in something, drive a few wood screws or put furniture together. I’ve already got Milwaukee m18 batteries and a charger, so that’s the route I’d want to go.
I’ve been looking at this one, is this the right thing for the job?

Milwaukee M18FPD3-0X M18 FUEL Percussion Drill

Milwaukee M18FPD3. 18 volt cordless brushless percussion drill. Most powerful hammer drill with fastest drilling under torque. The Milwaukee combi drill for drilling large holes at high speed. UK stock for US Milwaukee Tool 2904-20. Milwaukee 4933479859.

www.bigredpowertools.co.uk

 

[Robbie Corbett]

If you were a proper red fan boy you would buy the drill for drilling and the impact driver for screws.

Just saying.

 

[hopgop1]

If you were a proper red fan boy you would buy the drill for drilling and the impact driver for screws.

Just saying.

I’ll find some adapter and use my mid torque impact for wheel bolts on wood screws, don’t worry.

 

[JamesBryan]

Want to be a man and get a drill at Christmas, just for the odd drill a hole in something, drive a few wood screws or put furniture together. I’ve already got Milwaukee m18 batteries and a charger, so that’s the route I’d want to go.
I’ve been looking at this one, is this the right thing for the job?

Milwaukee M18FPD3-0X M18 FUEL Percussion Drill

Milwaukee M18FPD3. 18 volt cordless brushless percussion drill. Most powerful hammer drill with fastest drilling under torque. The Milwaukee combi drill for drilling large holes at high speed. UK stock for US Milwaukee Tool 2904-20. Milwaukee 4933479859.

www.bigredpowertools.co.uk

Yeah the FPD3 is the one you want

Slightly cheaper here

Milwaukee M18FPD3-0X 18v Fuel Combi Drill in Case - NEW GEN - PowerToolMate

www.powertoolmate.co.uk

 

[Bankrupt_drunk]

I need a few new torx, hex and a 7mm bit so i bought this very, very small Stanley set from screwfix. It's tiny! Seems pretty well made though.

 

[R3k1355]

Bought a tiny thermal imaging camera, not idea why, it looked good on Alibaba.

Pretty impressive, not sure how accurate the temperature calculations are, but the resolution seems decent.

Heating pipes under the floor:

Footprints from where I'd just been standing

 

[Louis]

Bought a tiny thermal imaging camera, not idea why, it looked good on Alibaba.

Pretty impressive, not sure how accurate the temperature calculations are, but the resolution seems decent.

Heating pipes under the floor:

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Footprints from where I'd just been standing

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Not enough toes for them to be your feet

 

[R3k1355]

Not enough toes for them to be your feet

This isn't Norfolk you know.

I did try and take a selfie with it though, came out surprisingly well.

 

[dann2707]

Me and @Krarl know what's up

 

[Robbie Corbett]

Its not red but I bought one of these and its brilliant

I got it to minimise dust, I'm sanding several walls at the moment and its making the job 10x easier.

 

[Louis]

Its not red but I bought one of these and its brilliant
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I got it to minimise dust, I'm sanding several walls at the moment and its making the job 10x easier.

I've been tempted by one of these, how heavy are they in use?

 

[Robbie Corbett]

I've been tempted by one of these, how heavy are they in use?

Manageable. Much easier on your back than climbing up a ladder with a sander or doing it all by hand!

The ring light is fantastic as it illuminates and wobbles on the wall really well. But its biggest benefit for me is how good the dust collection is as she goes ape s**t over dust.

 

[R3k1355]

New ball joint splitter ready for action

 

[Matt Cup]

Bought a Siligun after seeing some videos of it online. No idea how good it is as I am yet to caulk bits of the house, but for £14 was worth a try.

 

[MLB]

There seem to be a couple of different m12 3/8 Milwaukee ratchets about, is the long reach, FUEL the one to go for?

Like this one

FFX.co.uk > ITS.co.uk | Official UK Superstore for Tools, DeWalt, Makita & Milwaukee.

FFX Tools are now in administration. The Domain FFX.co.uk has been purchased by ITS.co.uk ITS is your home or tools and is perfectly set up to continue to service all your orders and needs that you would have previously received from FFX tools. Folkestone Fixings is not longer operable. Now...

www.ffx.co.uk

 

[dann2707]

There seem to be a couple of different m12 3/8 Milwaukee ratchets about, is the long reach, FUEL the one to go for?

Like this one

FFX.co.uk > ITS.co.uk | Official UK Superstore for Tools, DeWalt, Makita & Milwaukee.

FFX Tools are now in administration. The Domain FFX.co.uk has been purchased by ITS.co.uk ITS is your home or tools and is perfectly set up to continue to service all your orders and needs that you would have previously received from FFX tools. Folkestone Fixings is not longer operable. Now...

www.ffx.co.uk

I would say that's the one mate

Long reach models are mint! And 3/8 are the most versatile in my experience

 

[thecrim22]

There seem to be a couple of different m12 3/8 Milwaukee ratchets about, is the long reach, FUEL the one to go for?

Like this one

FFX.co.uk > ITS.co.uk | Official UK Superstore for Tools, DeWalt, Makita & Milwaukee.

FFX Tools are now in administration. The Domain FFX.co.uk has been purchased by ITS.co.uk ITS is your home or tools and is perfectly set up to continue to service all your orders and needs that you would have previously received from FFX tools. Folkestone Fixings is not longer operable. Now...

www.ffx.co.uk

M12FIR38-0 M12 FUEL 3/8" Impact Ratchet

www.powertoolmate.co.uk

Thats the one ive got

 

[MLB]

Thanks for confirming, link straight to the wife for Christmas 😂

@thecrim22 happy with the short version? Never needed the extra reach?

 

[Robbie Corbett]

I've got the short one too and like it, but if I were to buy again I would probably get the long reach non fast version. Mine is non fast and can crack most things while the fast ones are apparently a bit down on torque which would be annoying with poor access.

On another note they are well made, you can pretty much hang off them despite the handle being plastic.

 

[Brigsy]

I have the long reach m12 fuel ratchet. Took me ages to get used to it but use it all the time now. Nice bit of kit for awkward access bolts.

Im going to buy a 3/8 m12 impact on payday and a 6.0ah batt.

 

[Robbie Corbett]

I have the long reach m12 fuel ratchet. Took me ages to get used to it but use it all the time now. Nice bit of kit for awkward access bolts.

Im going to buy a 3/8 m12 impact on payday and a 6.0ah batt.

M12 3/8th is my most used tool I think. Great for right spaces when doing suspension!

 

[Oggy997]

I keep going to buy one but realise I'm too lazy to do any work myself.

 

[MLB]

Long reach impact it is👍

Got the M12 stubby impact last year and find it a bit dissapointing tbh. Maybe I use it on bolts that are too rusty but keep having to get the 18V makita out.