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Electric rattle guns - recommendations please??
philward:
--- Quote from: ST1100 on December 26, 2020, 01:13:48 PM ---Normally I too rather stick to brand MFGs, but at the price of € 39.90,- a thing from LIDL jumped on me...
Turns out that this Parkside item beats my air-powered rattler by far...
the lock-nut of a '96 ST1100 clutch-basked was open within the fraction of a second... same on loosening the damper bolts on a CX500...
If only used occasionally those knock-offs will serve OK, but I see issues with (battery) comparability, lifetime and of course support on spares later on...
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I think it all depends how often you use tools as to how much you pay for tools like electric drills, etc. For example, I had a decent drill that broke about 10 years ago and I had to buy a drill quickly. I bought a drill from 'wilko' for about £15 (their own brand) - I have absolutely battered it over the years (particularly sideways presure using rotary wire brushing work). Its still going and I'll just bin it and buy another cheapo. If I was using it everyday (like I did when I was an engineer), I would buy a really good quality item.
McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
I have a Kielder 1/2 Drive it's metal not plastic so has some weight to it. I also have a"free" 1/4 Hex Drive Mulwakee that came with a drill deal. The Kielder is far superior I bought it mainly for rotating the wheels on our Jeeps using a torque stick.
smoothoperator:
There is such a range of these things, drive type, battery/no battery, charger/no charger, available/not available. Tried to order a Ryobi from B&Q last week at £150, no stock. So this post was very timely for me. So have ordered the Clarke from Machine Mart due before 5th Jan. Keep coming across stuck screws and figure I'll keep doing so decided it's time to buy one. I have a Vessel impact JIS screwdriver but it needs quite a whack to engage the drive and for me, it feels like too much of a risk hitting screws that hard on some parts of the crank case.
McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
I have a Clarke Jet Washer it over 20 years old - still works fine though I did replace the Lance. They seem to put their name to well made stuff.
Green1:
A rattle gun has become a must with modern bikes to get the front sprockets off.
All of my battery tools are 18v Makita as I think there balanced better then Dewalt and most other makes.
Don't dismiss the tidler 1/4 drives there handy little things as they can get into tight spaces.
My brothers 1/2'' drive Snap On will spin the car round and round untill the head shears off if bolts are rusted solid. ;D
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