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    dewalt dcf 900 battery life

    i have a brand new XR 5AH battery and when used with my dc 900 it really doesnt last that long, managed to do a strut change on one side and when i got round to the otherside it wouldnt undo the wheel nuts, gun was cutting out, noticed the battery was down to 1 bar from what i think was fully...
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    Milwaukee M18ONEFHIWF12-0 vs dewalt dcf 900

    specs look to be about the same, and it seems price aswell, if i buy a bare dewalt then a charger and battery, its around £280 - 300 ish, or i can pick up the M18 for £ 300 ish with 1 5ah and a charger. every time i look at the M18 stuff it was always quite abit more expensive than dewalt, im...
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    2563 20 m12 in the uk?

    is there anybody who has any info? ive searched and see nothing about this in the UK , even if there is a way to buy it from the USA maybe amazon? or some were, im sure there are guys in the uk whos after this as much as me cheers
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    would you say wera makes these torx sockets?

    sealey do 2 lines, standard sealey which is just like draper and all the other china imported stuff, then then do sealey premier which seems to be the decent companys who make the tools for them, i did ask sealey are the torx made by somebody half decent, they wouldnt even give me a yes or no...
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    do cheap carbide burrs work?

    tried doing my mates ball joint and discovered the last garage to touch his car snapped his locking clean off. the bolts have spinning collars so only options are weld a nut on or im going to try some tungsten burrs ( cheap ones ) to see if i can trim the spinning collars down and cold chisel...
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    pin punches

    ive just snapped 3 and bent 2 punches getting my stuck brembo caliper pins out. i ended up having to grind a bigger size down to fit, its a tool i dont use that often but when i need it, i need it. whats a decent brand to go for? if it means just buying each size on there own to get something...
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    getting gearbox bearings on without a press

    so in the UK we have the insignia with the dodgy M32 gearbox bearings, a mate of myn has decided he wants me to try, depsite telling him ive never worked on a gearbox, to change the 3 end bearings, you can do this without removing the gearbox fully , just removing the case from the side of the...
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    really cheap hubnut impact sockets

    who uses cheapo impacts and manages to at least manage a few nub nuts without them wearing out or craking within 2 uses? i really wont use these more than 2/3 times a year so spending as little as i can i swhat im aiming for and when i say cheap im talking the cheapest ive found...
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    milwaukee vde plier set - UK

    Milwaukee Hand Tools - VDE Pliers Set, 3 Piece no packaging but these are new and unused. can link to my ebay if you want to buy from there. £55 posted.
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    galtona taps - BSW

    been given a load of galtona taps but the problem is they arnt metric, are these a decent brand? they are from my step dads shed and have 0 use to me so wont waste space keeping them, if they are junk ill chuck them, but if they are decent ill try and sell them and pass the money to my step dad
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    who hangs spanners?

    given how many spanners i now have of the same size i decided it would be a free , neat and quick way to have excess spanners in a place i can get to them if i ever need more than 1 of the same size. i had that many spare 10mms i had to use 2 hangers for them! kept all my better brands in my...
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    cheap stubby reversable ratchet spanners

    these dont seem to be around any more so looking to see if there are any other cheap brands who do something of the same sort, i can get them in bergen / us pro that dont have the switch on them, you have to slip the spanner. i can live with cheap as i wouldnt use them often and neither would i...
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    craftsman usa made sockets

    given im from the UK i never look or pay attention to brands i cant get over here , but i have seen some for sale in the uk and given they are USA made is the quality of them pretty good? im been looking for some 3/8 6 points as i only have 12 points in 3/8 both deep and shallow, so the chance...
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    is SCM-V koken ?

    found these and wondering if they are koken? google shows they could be from this link https://www.croooober.com/en/item/cparts/00000008/Tools/11191386/KOKEN-SCM-V-Star-Type-Torx-Socket-Set SCM-V https://ibb.co/n7HcD3B
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    locking long nose pliers

    looking for options of whats decent, ive checked reviews and even the best of them had reviews saying sloppy jaws! . i cant see any decent second hand ones so ill post a list of what im willing to buy, or the price point, i might only use them once a year so that is as much as im willing to pay...
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    decent torx bits but decent price

    i have both some halfords pro torx bits and also some cheap US pro ones which are OK ish for light jobs, but i managed to twist one of the US pro torx doing some bolts on a clutch pressure plate, now im thinking of just buying a just a few of the main sizes which i use, anything thats small wont...
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    matador spanners

    hey does anybody know if matador spanners are any good? ive found load on the carboot and wondering if its worth going back, around £0.50 each in all sizes, all stamped made in germany so assuming decent?
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    hey ho from uk...

    found this place while looking up what cornwell tools were like.. inaway i registered and thought id share some pictures of my few bits, now unlike you lot i only repair / service my own and friends cars so spending £10'000 in tools would be stupid :D ok so my spanners are nearly all from...
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