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Question about tools for RC car hobbiest

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My good friends birthday is coming up at the beginning June and I'm searching in advance for a gift for him. My friend has been getting into RC cars again. He is a mechanic for his day time job and has a primarily truck brand tools for his job but just some cheapish hobby store brands for his rc car kits. Except Snap On nutdrivers. I'm not into the rc scene but I have been to the track with him but have not really look into the tools to much. My questions are what would be some good Ideas for gifts for him. I am looking into getting some Bondhus hex drivers that are like standard screwdriver handle. I have no idea if I should get metric or standard and what sizes as it seems like most screws are small but are there any that require say a 10mm size. Or any other ideas you thinkof. Can anyone help a brother out?
 
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It depends on what's he's running, most average stuff is small. Like under 7mm. For the box, snap on and blue point have some nice ones.i wouldn't mind a lime green blue point tackle box, my birthday is in October ill be waiting :D
 
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I had the bondhus hex drivers, I HATED them, the handles would get smaller as you go down in size of the bit. The 1.5 mm that is used on the pinion gear was TINY, so tiny you couldn't even break the screw loose since the handle was so small. I upgraded to a set of the proline drivers and couldn't be happier.
 
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jshultz78 said:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dynamite-DY...adio_Control_Control_Line&hash=item4ac3327364

These are good ones, but for some cars the shank isn't long enough to reach down to some of the hard to reach screws.
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Those are the same one he has. I figured they where cheap brand. Are they actually good?. As for you comment on the bpndhus handle size that is the same I have been reading for reviews so I will cross those off my list now. I just figure a good individual piece per size should be better then swapping shafts over and over again
 
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http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LX9123&P=ML
There's a pic of the different sizes of the bondhus drivers, the 1.5 is second from the bottom, it's maybe 3 inches long.

The dynamate ones are good, I had them for about 6 months before I found the proline ones, after I got those I gave them to my buddy, I never once broke a tip on the dynamite's. Most of the ones with the aluminum handles, the shanks can be replaced if he ever does break a tip off.
 
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I raced R/C for over 20 years and I found that THE best tools available are made by Hudy. Not easy to find or cheap but worth it. Primary sizes for any cars made in the last few years will be metric, 1.5mm, 2mm, 2.5mm, 3mm, 4mm & 5mm. Make sure the hex drive shafts are fairly long too. If you have the $$ this would be the dream set:

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This set will likely be $200+ and will take care of just about any car from 1/10 scale electric to 1/8 scale nitro. A smaller set can be had with most of the must have tools for around $150. If you are just looking for one or two tools, a body reamer would be my first choice. Makes mounting bodies a breeze and can be had from $20-$50 depending on brand.

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A good place to shop is A-Main Hobbies as they have just about everything under the sun and just about the best prices on line:

http://www.amainhobbies.com/index.php/cPath/89/n/Tools

Dynamite from Horizon is a good value although the shafts are a bit short. Was sponsored by them for about 10 years and still have a bunch of their stuff in the shop and if I were on a budget, would be my first option.

Also, avoid the tools that you swap out the shafts. Waste of $$ in my opinion and if you are at the track, repairs need to be made fairly quickly so you need to have one of everything at easy reach.

Try to find out what cars/trucks he runs the most and buy accordingly. There are a number of tools that cross over all scales but there are some that are unique to electric or nitro.
 
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I got a Team Losi Mini-T. I had to get a Wiha #00 Phillips for it. Great screwdriver.
 
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