Recent content by aussieracer

All Makita chargers (single normal; single rapid; dual rapid) I’ve got have wall mounting option. Makita just don’t seem to like using key slots. If you screw into the rubber feet, they expand like wall anchors/plugs and secure the charger to a surface. Of course this requires a screw to come...

New to me Torqueleader 1/4 dial torque wrench for setting bearing pre-load. Think new ones are now branded Gedore. Works like a charm and getting myself setup to re-build more differentials.

And your thoughts? Been interested in a sandblast cabinet the size you have from either SCA or Total Tools for some time, but always concerned about how much blasting media it might chew through and whether any old shop vac will work to keep the view clear. Those two things have put me off...

Added lights to the columns of my 2 post hoist. Best hoist mod so far. Already found it’s reduced the number of times I need additional lights

My 4-post retracts the ram when up - this pulls the cables

Added a few Makita 18v LXT tools. A new cordless vacuum (DVC154LZ) with L class filtration and a new drill (DHP481Z) to replace an older Makita drill with plastic gearbox that had developed way too much play. Already used both and throughly enjoy them.

Using ideas from GJ, added a backboard & power tool storage to existing free standing work bench. Needed more bench space so this seemed a great way to improve rather than purely add

Yep - Sidchrome is just Facom 440 series rebadged like a lot of Sidchrome stuff these days. They are made in Taiwan. I like them, but the box end angle can make the spanner difficult to place sometimes, and the flat side of the box end promotes rounding of nuts a bit too easily. Still like...

Another vote for the Koken Attack Driver. Stupidly I remove the entire rear suspension from an older BMW without loosening the axle drive shaft bolts that attach to the diff. Out of factory they are torqued to about 65Nm, and I simply could generate that torque or more without the axles...

Few new additions. Finally got myself a proper multimeter, and one that can do automotive stuff as well - UNI-T UT109. Little slow to give readings (1 sec pause), but seems well built and featured for sub-$100. Also decided to dive into some more serious automotive tools - 20 Ton Hydraulic...

After a couple of months break adding tools to my collection, I got the bug again a few weeks back. These are my recent additions. Makita 18V LXT bits....started with just the drill and impact, and added the blower and angle grinder 2 weeks later. Then some Koken stuff from eBay. Z-series...

+1 As person who doesn't work in a trade, this really is the only reliable source for me. Don't think I do too badly from it either - range and $ wise

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Thanks I guess ;) Bunnings is Australia wide, but I'm based in Melbourne so not sure if your mother-in-law would have found. Interestingly $30 was the sale price, with $45 the regular price. Still a bargain. I plan to buy more. Hopefully tomorrow. Now I've looked at your pics closely, you...

I got bitten by this post as it caused an itch I couldn't stop scratching. I kept hitting up eBay search, but couldn't find anything delivered to my door in Australia for less than AU$190 (≈ €120), so imagine my surprise when my big box hardware (Bunnings) had the Sidchrome Nano on special for...