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Re: Electric rattle guns - recommendations please??
« Reply #30 on: December 28, 2020, 10:05:21 AM »
I started off my life on the tools with a company set "snail" brand Whitworth spanners, soon to be followed by a modern set of F.T. Williams slimline spanners, then I slowly built up my first set of !/2 drive sockets from the army surplus stores, all with little arrows stamped on them.
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Re: Electric rattle guns - recommendations please??
« Reply #31 on: December 28, 2020, 12:40:36 PM »
Contents of the box
Even have some of the attachments somewhere
Looks like a custom paint-job...
I reckon them in orange/white  ;)
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« Reply #32 on: December 28, 2020, 02:34:43 PM »
My 1st soldering iron was exactly the same as this:-  ;D

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« Reply #33 on: December 28, 2020, 04:52:01 PM »
ST it was the next generation that were red and white.

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« Reply #34 on: December 28, 2020, 08:40:57 PM »
I wouldn't like to solder surface mount components with that iron.
Where's that 10mm socket got to?

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Re: Electric rattle guns - recommendations please??
« Reply #35 on: December 28, 2020, 10:12:35 PM »
Phil - that rattle gun....
Honestly, I reckon they’re all much-of-a-muchness these days, so long as you choose a well known brand and 18v I’m sure you’ll be happy. My main comment though, is that you look at the stable of tools available from each manufacturer, and steer towards the one who offers your best ‘future’ toolkit, absolving you of multiple different batteries and bloody chargers down the line. (assuming you want to go cordless... tho’ given the power and run time - let alone CONVENIENCE of 18v batteries I’m personally over muddled and knotted mains cables).
Ash - that solder iron brings back memories; 10 mins to heat up, ages to cool down. No job too big 😂.

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« Reply #36 on: December 29, 2020, 01:16:06 AM »
My 1st soldering iron was exactly the same as this:-  ;D

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That takes me back I had one back in the late 1960's same make methinks  I eventually bought a gun type soldering iron.
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« Reply #37 on: December 31, 2020, 08:27:16 AM »
Looks like I need to modernise some of my tools

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« Reply #38 on: December 31, 2020, 08:58:05 AM »
It least replace the cable on that drill before you blow yourself up.
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« Reply #39 on: December 31, 2020, 10:56:03 AM »
ST it was the next generation that were red and white.
Blue/Orange over here...  :-\
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« Reply #40 on: December 31, 2020, 10:59:21 AM »
It least replace the cable on that drill before you blow yourself up.
Nah, install a new cord (maybe a set of brushes while at it)... the thing will serve another decade or two  8)

While I too worked with a Weller soldering-gun as shown (decades ago), the huge soldering-irons shown rather remind of roofing-tools...  ;)
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Re: Electric rattle guns - recommendations please??
« Reply #41 on: January 13, 2021, 10:34:17 AM »
Thanks to everybody for the advice given on what impact wrench to buy. I finally decided on a Clarke ½” drive corded version for £72. I decided on corded rather than battery because 1) I didn’t want yet another battery and charger (should have gone the Ryobi route from day one), and 2) as I’m 66 now, God willing, I might have another 10 years messing about with bikes. So, in that 10 years I would use the rattle gun maybe 4 times a year and if all the trigger times are added together, a total running time of 1 minute every year or 10 minutes total. Didn’t make sense. Also, a corded version is smaller to get into tight spots.
As I’m never more than 10 yards from a 13 amp socket, I figured corded was the way to go.
Anyway, the first job I had lined up was getting a seized 4 pot caliper off the Merc; these are held on by 2 x 10mm hex heads and the correct socket with a metre long breaker bar wouldn’t shift them. What Mercedes do on the production line is to marinate the bolts in Loctite for 24 hours then spin them in to a gazillion ftlbs torque; they then get drenched with rainwater, salt and crud for 30 years and they are as good as welded in.
But hey, the rattle gun worked! But what I wasn’t prepared for was the sheer violence of the operation; it tried to spin out of my hand, battered my ears with a cacophony of noise, blurred my vision and showered me in rust dust, brake dust and bits of mud that fell out of the wheel-arch on the back of my neck. Not fun.
The next job was the counter-sunk 6mm screw that holds the disc on to the hub. This also could not be moved with hammering on the end of an impact driver. So, I thought no problem; I changed the hex socket and all my senses were assaulted again and it just snapped the head off. Bummer ! So I’ve got that to drill out today.
So, all in all, a great tool but just have to be careful where I use it.
Thanks again for all the advice from the forum – really helpful. That’s just how forums should be.
Stay safe.
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Re: Electric rattle guns - recommendations please??
« Reply #42 on: January 13, 2021, 10:51:02 AM »
Good result :D
I used my £20 Lidl air rattle gun yesterday on the clutch centre nut and the alternator bolt on the Kawasaki Z400J, both nuts were done up to 90Lbs (according to Mr Haynes in his manual). Result, straight off and I didn't have to use a clutch holding tool, it just spun it off ;D.
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« Reply #43 on: January 13, 2021, 11:05:47 AM »
Good result :D
I used my £20 Lidl air rattle gun yesterday on the clutch centre nut and the alternator bolt on the Kawasaki Z400J, both nuts were done up to 90Lbs (according to Mr Haynes in his manual). Result, straight off and I didn't have to use a clutch holding tool, it just spun it off ;D.
I use exactly the same Dave. Suits my needs!
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Re: Electric rattle guns - recommendations please??
« Reply #44 on: January 13, 2021, 11:10:26 AM »
You can't beat 'The middle at Lidl' Tim. They have some really great tools I bought a set of 10 assorted mini-burrs for a dremel a couple of years ago, £2.99, I've used them a few times, great value. :D
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