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[jhaider]

Bosch makes the best drill bits and saw blades, but all of their power tools suck.

That’s a little silly. I only have experience with their 12V brushless “flexclick” drill and impact set, but they’re very nice and my go-to for light work or tight quarters. I think a Wirecutter pick too. Also like the L-BOXX inserts, but if one hasn’t bought into that system maybe not a huge perk.

Another power tool company that makes excellent tools is Fein. They invented the OMT (sold as “Multimaster” and “Supercut”) and their 18V drill is the nicest one I’ve used.

Another great audio-relevant power tool is the Steinel MH5 cordless heat gun. This uses the “CAS” battery system. The difference between this one and lesser ones (including Steinel’s base model) is finely-adjustable temperature. Most of them are too hot for heat shrink. They can melt the insulation or jacket. This one can be set cooler.

 

[tineared]

That’s a little silly. I only have experience with their 12V brushless “flexclick” drill and impact set, but they’re very nice and my go-to for light work or tight quarters. I think a Wirecutter pick too. Also like the L-BOXX inserts, but if one hasn’t bought into that system maybe not a huge perk.

Another power tool company that makes excellent tools is Fein. They invented the OMT (sold as “Multimaster” and “Supercut”) and their 18V drill is the nicest one I’ve used.

Another great audio-relevant power tool is the Steinel MH5 cordless heat gun. This uses the “CAS” battery system. The difference between this one and lesser ones (including Steinel’s base model) is finely-adjustable temperature. Most of them are too hot for heat shrink. They can melt the insulation or jacket. This one can be set cooler.

Fein is an excellent tool company. But like Festool, they are prohibitively expensive for most individuals. Steinel is expensive and highly specialized. I was referring to cordless tool systems with a wide variety of tools.
I hope your Bosch works well for you

 

[RKV1]

18 volt Dewalt drill operating on 20 volts. Custom made 20 volt to 18 volt adaptor.

 

[Somafunk]

Note that that's a gen-u-ine Vice Grip brand pair of vice grips! No cheap-o knockoff!

Quite right in your choice of tools - buy quality...buy once.

I still have my original set of "genuine" vice grips from my first visit to the tool van that came round the garage when I was 17 and beginning my apprenticeship in 1990.

My second visit to the tool van began my £10000's+ spent on snap-on/knipex etc........doh!

Sold the majority of my snap-on tool chests/tools 6 years ago for £10k so I "guess" it was an investment.....however poor.

 

[Lucerne]

It's in the name, a disc brake rotor straightening tool, if a rotor gets bent then you can use this tool and attempt to straighten it.

And as for the two at the bottom?

The top one is used instead of a chain whip to remove cassettes, it acts much like a vice grip around the cogs of the cassette - this particular model is made by Pedros.

And the bottom one is a nipple spinner, very useful for attaching to the head of the nipple as you place it in the rim to spin it up the spoke thread, an essential tool to have when building up sets of wheels

Thanks, I’m aware of the disc straightener, think I have one somewhere, being a fan of trickstuff, ( have their eccentric BB’s in a couple of frames to accommodate Rohloffs), the others are new to me, the Pedro tool looks useful, will look that up, not sure if I’ll ever need a nipple spinner at my age…!

 

[Berwhale]

Speaking of cordless, my beef with tools manufacturers over the last 10-15 years is that they turn the battery business model into the printer ink business model.

Batteries costs easily $50 a pop, the "advanced" batteries cost over $100 a pop.

I looked into some of the generic batteries from Amazon, and I have them, but for some tools, they don't work properly.

I have a few of the 10.8/12V Bosch Professional tools (combi drill, impact driver, oscillating multi-tool, etc). I had one original and one 'Amazon generic' battery fail recently (neither of them used much), so I popped the lid on them to see what was inside. The Bosch original (right) clearly has a lot more going on in there, but it didn't stop it from failing...

 

[xanalog]

Something old, something new. Somethings borrowed, somethings blue...

... doesn't just apply in weddings and/or playlists.
[The new one has become my favorite: Check out its mechanism.]

 

[PristineSound]

My latest toy, I mean tool.

I already have a 4.5 gallon compressor, but that's just too big for every job. So I got this cute little here, 1 gallon. I put it next to a Disc to illustrate size.

Super quiet.

 

[tineared]

Congratulations!
Now you can pass wind anywhere...

 

[PristineSound]

Congratulations!
Now you can pass wind anywhere...

And because it's quiet, I can do so in stealth

 

[Pablo27]

My favourite tool is the direct from china mill, it’s a 1.5 hp little beast! I have a Koken 3/8 ratchet with a flexi handle which is great and some vessel screwdrivers that are next level. I wish I was American so I could have one of those huge garages you guys seem to have!

 

[JRowland]

My favourite tool is the direct from china mill, it’s a 1.5 hp little beast! I have a Koken 3/8 ratchet with a flexi handle which is great and some vessel screwdrivers that are next level. I wish I was American so I could have one of those huge garages you guys seem to have! View attachment 507207

There’s some big ones for sure. My brother’s 40’x40’ with sunken bike lifts looks small it has so much stuff in it.

A friend up the road has a nice sized one. They get much bigger as well.

 

[Pablo27]

There’s some big ones for sure. My brother’s 40’x40’ with sunken bike lifts looks small it has so much stuff in it.


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A friend up the road has a nice sized one. They get much bigger as well.

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I can dream, amazing set ups..

 

[PristineSound]

My favourite tool is the direct from china mill, it’s a 1.5 hp little beast! I have a Koken 3/8 ratchet with a flexi handle which is great and some vessel screwdrivers that are next level. I wish I was American so I could have one of those huge garages you guys seem to have! View attachment 507207

My garage is a two car garage, and I already finding it too small. I can really use a 4 car garage.

Part of the reason why I feel like I am running out of space in my garage is because I have nearly every tool I need and can think of using. I think for a home DIY guy, having a table saw, an air compressor and every nail gun possible is probably telling that I am stacked (again, for a home DIY guy).

 

[xanalog]

I already have a 4.5 gallon compressor, but that's just too big for every job.

What? You stopped power-washing your Freightliner Cascadia?
I keep some 'tools' around with the intention of never needing them.

Like always keeping jumper cables (in the trunk) I've never needed, yet used countless times by the needy.
Here are two other examples, that were within in easy reach:

I get nightmares from the potential of a house flood.
I am attempting to increase my odds against "Murphy".

 

[Somafunk]

I treated my living room/bedroom as my garage for bike stuff as I only have a 6x4 shed, bedroom still has bikes on wall and my tool boxes/park tools work bench but living room is now back to “normal “ (due to my spms) status with only one chair and desk/speakers and iMac

I live a simple cheap life

 

[Pablo27]

My garage is a two car garage, and I already finding it too small. I can really use a 4 car garage.

Part of the reason why I feel like I am running out of space in my garage is because I have nearly every tool I need and can think of using. I think for a home DIY guy, having a table saw, an air compressor and every nail gun possible is probably telling that I am stacked (again, for a home DIY guy)

I treated my living room/bedroom as my garage for bike stuff as I only have a 6x4 shed, bedroom still has bikes on wall and my tool boxes/park tools work bench but living room is now back to “normal “ (due to my spms) status with only one chair and desk/speakers and iMac

I live a simple cheap life

keep it simple is the best way! If you had more space you’d just buy more stuff

 

[xray]

My latest toy, I mean tool.

I already have a 4.5 gallon compressor, but that's just too big for every job. So I got this cute little here, 1 gallon. I put it next to a Disc to illustrate size.

Super quiet.

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I have that exact same compressor. It's been operating well for over 5 years.

 

[Vuki]

 

[PristineSound]

I think I have a new addiction, in the last 2 months, I've been window shopping for new tools that I don't need. And at night when I have nothing to do, I walk into my garage to admire my new DeWalt.

This feels like a new Audio hobby addiction brewing!