Electric rattle guns

My neighbour's got one, and we used it on the swinging arm pivot of
the project TS250 recently.

Anyone else got one, recommend one, etc? My Aldi air compressor has a
smallish rattle gun, but I don't think it's really got the oomph to
run a FOAD one, and one of these mains-run jobbies rather appeals.

 

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Are you planning to fill multiple shipping containers with all these
purchases? ;-)

 

Makita are pretty good.

 

I've not got one myself (had one, binned it, but that was because it was a
cheap pile of crap) but a pal of mine who owns a(nother) body shop uses them
exclusively. Cordless and from Snap-On, but fucking wonderful they are.

 

How can one buy Snap-On kit in this country, if you're not working in
a garage or similar? Do you just flag down a passing van or something?

(I realise that gaining access to Snap-On supplies is an appealing
idea that neverthless could result in divorce)

 

Err, www.snapon.co.uk has worked fine for me.

 

Look at buying a 110v transformer first then you'll get a better choice
and remember that a foad mains supply impact hammer will smash normal
sockets to pieces.

 

Doesnt make much difference these days , they all come in 230volt as
well as 110 volt , although most professional places dont keep much
230 in stock they can usally get it within 24 hours

 

The worst, or possibly best, thing I ever did was ask the Snap-on man
to start calling in to my workshop. Before then I'd buy tools as I
needed them when I saw the van parked outside a garage. When he started
calling at the workshop once a month I started buying tools as I wanted
them.

Now I'm working in the bike shop again he calls round regularly, and I
have to proper fight the urge to go and spend all my wages on the van.

--
Lozzo
Versys 650 Inter-Continental Hyperbolistic Missile , CBR600F-W racebike
in the making, TS250C, RD400F (somewhere)
BMW E46 318iSE (it's a car, not one of those 2-wheeled pieces of shite
they churn out)

 

I buy these because they are more adaptable

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2-PAIRS-CROCODILE-TEETH-SPANNER-RACK-STORAGE-RACKS
-/300554347359?pt=UK_Hand_Tools_Equipment&hash=item45fa6f635f#ht_1288wt_
905


--
Lozzo
Versys 650 Inter-Continental Hyperbolistic Missile , CBR600F-W racebike
in the making, TS250C, RD400F (somewhere)
BMW E46 318iSE (it's a car, not one of those 2-wheeled pieces of shite
they churn out)

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Lozzo

 

Heh. Good old TL. Still apposite today.

 

I'm a big fan, but my favourite is So Long Mom.

So long, mom,
I’m off to drop the bomb,
So don’t wait up for me.
But while you swelter
Down there in your shelter,
You can see me
On your tv.

Which I thought summed up 21st century life.

 

Others have recommended Makita, and I'd add my voice to that. I've got one
of these: http://www.toolstop.co.uk/makita-td0101f-impact-driver-240v-p6829
(a driver, rather than a wrench - similar idea but mainly designed for
screws), which is great for lighter-duty stuff, but doesn't really have the
torque for things like wheelnuts, so probably not what you're looking for.

If you decide to go cordless, don't touch anything with less than 14.4V, and
preferably go for an 18V one - the lower voltages just don't have the power
/ stamina for anything but the most basic jobs.

 

I've no idea TOG, but having a friendly Snap-On bloke come to out place
every week, if you're interested, I can get one and you can pay me. I'll ask
about his prices first mind.

It can, coz they never want all the money at one time. We have a standing
order thing with our man so we pay him whether we owe him or not, so if
something pr0ny cums along, we can be in the position where we're in front
wrt payments and just get it. That's probably why we've got 3 Snap-On D/A's
and two of them need special sized discs which are too expensive to buy off
the man. One "normal" sized does make 3 "specials" though and the normal
ones are available from our other man.

 

Did somebody say free samples? Where?

 

Actually, there are two or three I see around this neighbourhood. Next
time I see the, I'll just bang on the door and ask.

At least two are owned by people called Auletta - I'd guess at a
father/son team.

<Googles> Well, one's close to me, it seems.

 

If you can verify your address, they may even open an account for you. Mind
ewe, that really *can* get expensive, particularly when the cunts give you a
"specials" catalogue. On the flip side though, the same catalogue can give
you a heart attck when you see the prices of some of their stuff.

Get in there man, but the offer still stands if they won't play ball.

 

It's worth checking the US site for prices too if you have a friend in
the States. Snap on ratcheting screwdriver here are Aus$155 in America
Aus$50. I don't know how they get away with it. Thank god for ebay.

Fraser

 

I don't think I want to go anywhere near a SnapOn dealer, even as a
middle man. My wallet would get sucked into the vortex.