The Cool Tools Thread

[Rob260]

Went to the Hare and Forbes sale today and pickup up a thread insert set and a bush driver set. Could have spent a small fortune...

[boxheadmr]

Went to the Hare and Forbes sale today and pickup up a thread insert set and a bush driver set. Could have spent a small fortune...

I was in there today as well. Bought that llarge HSS drill set, some 125mm soft jaws for the vice and also that nice step down drill set. It was very busy today, lots of wide eyed adults looking like they were kids in a candy store.

[Rob260]

Can't help myself this week. Just picked up a 29pc Dewalt HSS metric drill bit set, down from $149 to $99 at Sydney tools.

[boxheadmr]

I was looking online and Masters have a Felo Ergonic Screwdriver Set 6 Piece for only $40

http://www.masters.com.au/product/100884747/felo-ergonic-screwdriver-set-6-piece

That is really cheap

[zebra]

This thread was cool when it was about cool tools

not "look how little I paid for Chinese shit"

[zebra]

So to counter the China stuff

I (work) have a Fronius Trans steel 5000 welder for sale

only had a 1/4 roll of wire through it...its sexy and I wish I could afford to buy it

[r32-25t]

Tell em the price son

[zebra]

Neg because business trader

[Duncan]

At the risk of taking my own thread off track.....

I'm a huge supporter of china shit tools.

Basically having the right tool for the job is always better than having a top quality wrong tool and using it in the wrong way. For me a good example is that I could afford a H&F press, drill press etc that I would never to be able to afford in a quality brand. And frankly if I use it once a month it really doesn't matter if it fails on me quicker than a good quality one. I wouldn't look at it the same way if I used it every day for business

That rule doesn't always hold for me of course; in particular common things like spanners, ratchets etc that I use more regularly I buy mid quality to save my knuckles....

[boxheadmr]

Actually, I have 2 digital ones 0-12.5mm I have to send back to Sydney

I would rather not send them back

Can do farking cheap...like 40 bucks off retail

I hope these are not Chinese ones?

[zebra]

The hairy floors stuff is alright

I sell it day in day out

some of it is shit, some of it is alright

[zebra]

I hope these are not Chinese ones?

nope

[MrStabby]

At the risk of taking my own thread off track.....

I'm a huge supporter of china shit tools.

This, except for stuff that tends to break - circlip pliers, quarter inch drive sockets, easy outs....

[boxheadmr]

I was looking online and Masters have a Felo Ergonic Screwdriver Set 6 Piece for only $40

http://www.masters.com.au/product/100884747/felo-ergonic-screwdriver-set-6-piece

That is really cheap

Went and checked them out today. The exact same ones but a 5 piece set was nearly double the price.

There was two sets left after I grabbed a set if anyone was interested. The chullora store.

[R33shaun]

Went and checked them out today. The exact same ones but a 5 piece set was nearly double the price.

There was two sets left after I grabbed a set if anyone was interested. The chullora store.

ive had a few sets of felo screwdrivers, they are definitely worth the money. i used them everyday as a sparky with no dramas. only ever had one break and that was the terminal flathead and only after a retarded apprentice used it to lever a 2mm thick bit of tin out of a 20mm holesaw.

[Got a Pulsar]

Made another simple Cool Tool today for the purpose of removing and fitting Lower Control Arm Bushes in the R31.

Not my idea but it works well and hopefully it will be just as good for the Trailing Arm Bushes. We shall see...

Piece of pipe, Threaded bar with nuts, Washers from some R31 Castor rods. Priceless.

Wish I could make something to do Ball Joints.

[zebra]

Hey guys, Normally wouldn't do this

but

I can do one of these

http://www.unimig.com.au/catalogue_product.asp?product=970&category=0&subcategory=0

For $660

[zebra]

Should mention it's a one only for club members

[Pezhead]

Just organised my auto electrical kit. Knew I'd find a use for that $14 Aldi fishing box.

[boxheadmr]

That looks good.

Is that a teddy bear in the background?