Tools, Techniques and DIY Gizmos.

[Abbadon]

I was overjoyed this Christmas when my 9 year old daughter, rather than asking for an upgrade to her ageing tablet, or other mundane items, she asked for Wow Electronics. We got her the Cambridge Explorer kit, which based on reviews was overall better value, but she really loves it, and it has so many different projects to try out should keep her busy for a while! Can be obtained for less than amazon currently have it listed. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cambridge-B.../dp/B0012PROFQ

[Polly]

When you mention impact driver nowadays, the mind instantly visualises the 240v variety, but don't forget the old fashioned type https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/302074528304
that were powered by the largest lump hammer you can comfortably wield.
I too snapped my socket bar in the same way you just did, in my case, trying to release the wheel bolts.
In the end, just one smack with a 5lbs lump hammer was all that was required to release each bolt, (including the locking ones)


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[clf]

Funnily enough my father has been thinking of one of these from screw fix , to use instead of putting a lighting in his shed.

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[clf]

I have just put up the mains version of this (or it appears to be the mains one) and it is very impressive. Better than I thought. For me I would always forget to charge it. So reinstated the electrics into my shed.

Tried to convince him to do the same, as for him it is literally using the scraps left over from my job and drilling two holes! But I will let him get it, then decide to put the electric in, and I will buy his rechargeable one to use as a work light lol. I imagine too, it will be good for finding the swirl marks on paintwork too (not perfect, but more than adequate for my needs)

[anddyy]

I can vouch for the screwfix worklight light, I bought the same one from b&q (staff discount at time made it cheaper), its never let me down and took some abuse being dropped from loft hatch several times and covered in all fluids that can come out of a car and came in very handy when welding under the van.

3 hour battery life on average, very rare it's not lasted long enough when doing jobs on the car at night.

The amount of light they give out is impressive for the size.

[Dallas]

I'm always looking for new ways of designing and adapting tools, I really enjoy coming up with new ways of using and fixing one's tools. My little workshop is full of gadgets and gizmo's, keeps me busy, stops me getting bored.

I have two of those work-lights from Screwfix, I picked them up at £10 each when on sale, I posted the deal on here. They work well as you say, extremely bright and robust, and they even come with a 2 year warranty.

[Dallas]

There is nothing worst than slipping sliding around on a breakers yard oil filled floor on a cold wet miserable day.
My local has a very nice Cafe to take shelter in, they actually do some nice food.

That is a good price for the 17" Straight Jon, my local takes them off all vehicles and sell's them in the Wheel and Tyre section, you can never get a good bargain there though.

As for the Screwfix light, both mine will lose charge if not used for say 4 weeks, they go flat.

Nice barn find Jon.

[bubs]

If anyone is in need of a good worklight I'd recommend popping to your local Homebase and picking up one of these


I got one a while ago and it's great. Rechargeable, can select 3 modes of illumination and also has magnets on the rear so can stick to car body panels, underneath bonnet, garage door etc. and it's called a "Batlight" so very Gadget sounding too lol
Just £15

BATLIGHT

[COLVERT]

I wonder if everybody knows what a Wobble bar extension is.----

I have some Halford ones and very handy they are too.

[HarryM1BYT]

Not a normal tool as such, but I often find having a cheap digi-camera useful when disassembling something I might struggle to later rebuild.

Today I struggled to remember how to remove the cover from my caravan's space heater. Its paint work was looking a bit worse for wear and I had picked up a spray can to improve its looks. I remember having taken it off last year and struggled then to work out how, just to give it a clean out and check. Despite the time I had spent last year trying to get the cover off, by this year I had forgotten again. A simple photo showing the fixings would have saved me an awful lot of time today. It was in fact quite simple, just a strong spring catch in each top corner, with two metal hooks holding the bottom edges. It just needed the courage to tug hard at the top, harder than you would normally expect to tug it.

Sanded, resprayed and back on, it looks much tidier.