Puglet1 Posted March 10 Report Share Posted March 10 If you decide to go the cordless route, pick a brand and stick with it otherwise you’ll end up with different chargers and non interchangeable batteries between tools. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68vitesse Posted March 10 Report Share Posted March 10 Have a selection of 18volt Makita tools, first one was bought with battery's and charger subsequent ones bought without, the ½in. impact driver is easily the one I use most. Also found the DeWalt ½in. to ¼hex very useful for screws. Regards Paul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted March 11 Report Share Posted March 11 (edited) have a fir selection of battery tools , one mistake i made when homebase was taken over by bunnings they sold a load of lithium battery drills impact drives for £6 i bought one of each then went back to but the stock to flog at the club meet but some greedy basket got there before me the pile was ....gone . but a full impact 1/2 drive for £6 was a worthy bargain i have 4 makita drills one over 20 yrs old still buzzing nicely with a few new battery packs . of my hand tools the 1/2drive Britool ratchet i had as apprentice in 1964 it still going strong . as for cars on bricks ive said before we had a guy from the assy line pulling a gearbox off his ford the bricks toppled over the car dropped punctured the fuel tank and his paraffin garage heater lit the lot up and he fried whilst trapped under the car ....nasty one item not mentioned is a side slip gauge like gunsons trackrite ,so easy to set the geometry up in seconds and saves a fortune in idiot garages and tyre wear . Pete Edited March 11 by Pete Lewis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougbgt6 Posted March 11 Report Share Posted March 11 (edited) 4 hours ago, Pete Lewis said: of my hand tools the 1/2drive Britool ratchet i had as apprentice in 1964 it still going strong . We DO have something in common! 1968, I broke dad's ratchet and bought a Britool to replace it before he found out. He said I'd spent too much and I should take it back and get his cheaper original. I bought him the original, but kept the Britool. The new original lasted another 5 years before he broke it, I've still got the Britool. Doug Edited March 11 by dougbgt6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted March 11 Report Share Posted March 11 1 hour ago, dougbgt6 said: We DO have something in common! 1968, I broke dad's ratchet and bought a Britool to replace it before he found out. He said I'd spent too much and I should take it back and get his cheaper original. I bought him the original, but kept the Britool. The new original lasted another 5 years before he broke it, I've still got the Britool. Doug on the opposite side of the pond ,Micks had new 'stanley' britool ratchets dead out of the box Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougbgt6 Posted March 12 Report Share Posted March 12 13 hours ago, Pete Lewis said: on the opposite side of the pond ,Micks had new 'stanley' britool ratchets dead out of the box Yeh, come from China now, rachet mechanism's made of cheese. Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark powell Posted March 12 Report Share Posted March 12 Fire extinguisher, gloves, safety glasses, face masks. Overalls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteH Posted March 12 Report Share Posted March 12 25 minutes ago, mark powell said: Fire extinguisher, gloves, safety glasses, face masks. Overalls. 🤣, Sorry Mark, had to laugh, But an Old Collegue, often say`s (Compulsory) PPE should be banned, The lack thereoff would help clean the gene pool. Sensible stuff really, I know. But it should be common sense. Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD Posted March 12 Report Share Posted March 12 (edited) Delete "safety glasses". If you wear prescription glasses, the 'safety glasses won't fit over them, and will steam.up. Far better is a Visor, worn like a welding helmet. And if you're as old as I am, overalls with knee pads! Edited March 12 by JohnD 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpbarrett Posted March 15 Report Share Posted March 15 not difficult to get prescription safety glasses, eyes are much more expensive than a pair of glasses! I have a pair of vary focus safety glasses worth the money. mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteH Posted March 16 Report Share Posted March 16 (edited) Safety Glasses. I "got lucky" in respect that when they did my cataract`s a few years back they put in implants, (bless the NHS👍) so now I have near perfect vision, so much so that I pass the Driving Standards now without resort to Spectacles.👍 Still need them for very close work though. TBH, I do like John suggested and have a clear visor, but 90% of the time I get by with standard goggles. "Propper" safety Glasses should have side protection BTW, without, they do not come up to industrial standards. My old, company issued, overalls had pockets in the knees to take pads, very handy when crawling around Boilers and Tankage and under car`s. Very Orange with reflective stripes. All I needed was I Red and Green Table tennis bats and I was good to land Helicopters.🤣 Pete Edited March 16 by PeteH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68vitesse Posted March 16 Report Share Posted March 16 I have a welding magnifier lens also known as a cheater lens in my welding mask, very useful as long as you remember to take your glasses off. Regards Paul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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