Recent content by housey

You mean Pressmaster? I have the Pressmaster portacrimp and I'm very happy with it (this is the model that has interchangeable dies). It makes very good quality crimps, the dies are held together when not in use making it less likely to lose part of it, and they come in a nice modular/stackable...

Does anyone have any experiences with using stainless or corrosion resistant tools (such as the Gedore corostop line)? I work underground and it is just destroying my tools, I have barely gotten 6 months out of all my knipex pliers and they are ready to be thrown away. None of the other guys...

Its the same over here, due to the fact that the majority of general household appliances will only draw a fraction of the circuits limit and it would be costly/unnecessary to have each one on its own dedicated circuit. Then there is also the possible issue of volt drop or getting a hot...

Klein tools are more geared towards electricians I think, I have heard pretty good things about most of their stuff except for the screwdrivers. Head over to a electrical forum like electriciantalk.com, and you will see tonnes of guys complaining about the tips being too soft on their new...

Open it up and check for any visibly damaged wires, and I'd also check the resistance of the motor windings down to earth to see if its not the insulation inside the motor breaking down. As for the earthing I would be more inclined to try and earth it at the motor if possible, and then check...

I have a sort of related question/problem, how do you guys break in your boots? My old workboots were a pair of used blundstones that I got from my old man which were nice and comfy, but I have been told they starting to look scrappy and was issued a new pair by work. With my new boots I am...

It would be ideal if a trained monkey could do it right but unfortunately I see enough work from supposed electricians that couldn't do it right. They can still screw it up by using the wrong crimp die/profile, not having the conductor inserted far enough into the crimp, cutting off half the...

I like my stahlwille no .13s. They work well for me and are a good deal lighter than the American style spanners, which is nice when you are carrying your tools around in a bag

I just saw the Gedore Corostop range of tools on their website but I can't really find much info on them. Does anyone know more about them or have any experience with them? Do the tools still maintain the same strength/hardness as regular tools? It says in the Gedore catalogue it is recommended...

I personally don't have a problem with it, not that I'm a massive snapon fan by any means but I have a few tools from them. ALL of my receipts are filed away anyway (can't you claim them off your income for tax purposes in America?). Everyone wants the most bang for their buck, but in reality...

I would say you are right in thinking that the capacitor is the problem When the capacitor goes, it can cause the motor to run either way. I see the same problem from time to time at work on exhaust fans that on startup will sometimes run clockwise, sometimes anti-clockwise, and its always...

I bought a Bosch replacement chuck for my 1/2" cordless Hitachi hammerdrill which originally had a Jacobs 4000 series chuck that had a tendancy to lock up. It is made by Rohm in Germany and is a far far nicer chuck than the old Jacobs one was. On the whole I am very happy with it and the price...

Well, from the photos it looks alot better than the Bahco tube cutting tool I saw the other day in a toolshop. It still had all the rough edges on it from when it was cast that hadnt been cleaned up at all, and only one side of it was even painted, while about 60% of the other side was just bare...

Hi there Ash, Could you pm me a price/timeframe on a pair of Rennsteig ferrule crimpers shipped to Australia, post code 6027, I think the part no. is 610 084 3. That, or knipex which sell an identical or extremely similar product, part no. 97 53 04 cheers