Pretty boring thread to be honest but I’m looking for a decent set of screwdrivers and drill bits for the garage. Any recommendations please?. Thank you kindly.
Nokkaz
No not really we should start a tool thread , anybody see a bargain link it on site
I bought these recently as I was pissed off with shit bits
I bought these recently as I was pissed off with shit bits
I have a couple of screwdriver sets , Stanley fatmax and Halfords advance. The Halfords set is my favourite, most comfortable and is lasting well .. Occasionally on offer too.
I've bought some drills from ukdrills.com for work, cobalt, hhs and a couple of sds for one of the lads for a diy job. Not had them long but seem to be standing up to it.
For general use I would go for Dormer drills - just make sure they are HSS everything else is just bullshit.
Screw drivers - not so critical but as mentioned Wera seem quite good and I use Dewalt impact bits that take a lot of abuse.
For decent kit, price is normally a good indicator but there is so much counterfeit stuff around also expensive crap.
Take a look at proper tool suppliers like MSC J&L or Cromwell, where price is a good indication of quality
Screw drivers - not so critical but as mentioned Wera seem quite good and I use Dewalt impact bits that take a lot of abuse.
For decent kit, price is normally a good indicator but there is so much counterfeit stuff around also expensive crap.
Take a look at proper tool suppliers like MSC J&L or Cromwell, where price is a good indication of quality
I like Teng or Wera myself but Halford pro stuff is good quality at a reasonable price - as Dorset says, in the main, quality costs (as with most things)
Halfords Pro socket sets have screwdriver bits in the kit, break it, get it exchanged under lifetime guarantee.
I don't abuse mine, a couple broke with minimum force, obviously the heat treating had not been done right, but I just walk in with the broken bits and they swap them out.
As for drill bits, getting the speed and pressure right is essential, and cutting fluid helps keep the temperature down. Most drill bits are fine until you've overheated them or hardened the work piece. They're disposable, don't bother with carbide in a hand drill.
I have loads of sets but regularly reach for the DeWalt kit, they're stepped two stage for larger sizes (4-7mm bits I think) the small bit on the end gets through sheet metal almost instantly and stabilises the drill for the remainder.
I also like stepped cone bits for large holes, when you just can't be arsed switching through four, five, six sizes.
I don't abuse mine, a couple broke with minimum force, obviously the heat treating had not been done right, but I just walk in with the broken bits and they swap them out.
As for drill bits, getting the speed and pressure right is essential, and cutting fluid helps keep the temperature down. Most drill bits are fine until you've overheated them or hardened the work piece. They're disposable, don't bother with carbide in a hand drill.
I have loads of sets but regularly reach for the DeWalt kit, they're stepped two stage for larger sizes (4-7mm bits I think) the small bit on the end gets through sheet metal almost instantly and stabilises the drill for the remainder.
I also like stepped cone bits for large holes, when you just can't be arsed switching through four, five, six sizes.
These are the best
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A decent trade grade M6 tap is north of £30 not £5 - Presto are fine for the odd job which I guess is what the OP is on about. Branded range that is a very good step above cheap crap and I would buy for home use.
Presto are Made in Sheffield. As a son of the city, I have loads of their kit, some now over 40 years old and in regular use.
Their older stuff was very good, I have a BSF tap that is at least 35 years old. They used to make dies for die boxes that were one of the best.
It is a good shout to use their stuff but £5 for a M6 tap seems to be a bit too cheap, at least for commercial purposes. Having said that, even if it is a budget line it will still be 10 x better than some cheap crap of ebay
It is a good shout to use their stuff but £5 for a M6 tap seems to be a bit too cheap, at least for commercial purposes. Having said that, even if it is a budget line it will still be 10 x better than some cheap crap of ebay
True story: I went on a works visit to a Federal Mogul factory in Germany, which made plain bearings (a thin strip of steel with a lining of low-friction material). Our guide, finding we were British, insisted that we come and meet the factory's two oldest employees.
There were in the prototype shop. They were't people, but a couple of ancient roller-presses each proudly marked Made in Sheffield. Fo many years they had been part of the actual production line, but as volumes had grown they no longer had the capacity needed. They were still retained to produce small quantities of strip for testing.
"The problem with British industry," our host said. "Delivered in 1950, and never wore out. So, no repeat business!"
There were in the prototype shop. They were't people, but a couple of ancient roller-presses each proudly marked Made in Sheffield. Fo many years they had been part of the actual production line, but as volumes had grown they no longer had the capacity needed. They were still retained to produce small quantities of strip for testing.
"The problem with British industry," our host said. "Delivered in 1950, and never wore out. So, no repeat business!"
Interesting bit of industrial history...if you find industrial history interesting
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Typical British company...great people, great product, buggered up by get-rich-quick 'investors' (aka asset-strippers). But at least this one is still going. Many 'Sheffield' companies got taken over by foreign interests and 'off-shored' from the 1980s onwards. One famous 'Sheffield' brand of kitchen knives still uses the city name in its marketing by virtue of the fact it has an office there, but everything is made in China. Taylor Eye-Witness is still genuine Sheffield, though.
Our Heritage - Presto International UK Limited
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Typical British company...great people, great product, buggered up by get-rich-quick 'investors' (aka asset-strippers). But at least this one is still going. Many 'Sheffield' companies got taken over by foreign interests and 'off-shored' from the 1980s onwards. One famous 'Sheffield' brand of kitchen knives still uses the city name in its marketing by virtue of the fact it has an office there, but everything is made in China. Taylor Eye-Witness is still genuine Sheffield, though.
I use a lot of dormer HSS bits at work, like has been said, once they are past there best from wear or over heated best just bin them.
not worth getting cheap drill bits if you want to drill steel, Lidls ect
I have a Halfords pro screw driver set and there nice for what they are, IMO good DIY set. but I look after them too.
I have a nice set on the wall, then I have my "spares" which get used for scraping off dirt, hammering ect that I don't care about. (really should get a nice set of quality punches!)
Halfords socket set are as good as any home DIY set you'll get for similar money, but the free replacement is a huge bonus, had mine over ten years.
not worth getting cheap drill bits if you want to drill steel, Lidls ect
I have a Halfords pro screw driver set and there nice for what they are, IMO good DIY set. but I look after them too.
I have a nice set on the wall, then I have my "spares" which get used for scraping off dirt, hammering ect that I don't care about. (really should get a nice set of quality punches!)
Halfords socket set are as good as any home DIY set you'll get for similar money, but the free replacement is a huge bonus, had mine over ten years.
I went on a tour of a rolling mill in Kawasaki in the early 1980s. The rolling mills were all from Davy United in Sheffield and the plant was an exact copy of the Thrybergh bar mill in Rotherham. The manager I was talking to openly admitted that they had taken loads of photos on a tour of the UK plant.
I've also wanted nice screwdrivers for the garage, but its the sort of thing I'd never buy myself. My parents usually give £150 for Xmas, and whilst my brother usually just takes the money, I much prefer having and actual present. Over the years I've have a compressor, bench grinder and Halfords socket set so this year I went Wera screwdrivers.
PH, PZ, Torx and Slotted
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Electrical screwdrivers
oh and to round the money off I had a smart watch.
The screwdrivers are great, comfortable, plenty of grip in both hand and fixing and magnetic tips. Part of the reason I chose them was the supplied rack, so I can at least try to keep track of them.
PH, PZ, Torx and Slotted
and
Electrical screwdrivers
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oh and to round the money off I had a smart watch.
The screwdrivers are great, comfortable, plenty of grip in both hand and fixing and magnetic tips. Part of the reason I chose them was the supplied rack, so I can at least try to keep track of them.
Been buying a few of the Halfords Advanced tools & screwdriver sets. Can’t beat the lifetime warranty.
Semi appropriate thread for this. For those that know this stuff, my latest "tool" purchase. It's 100kg. Been looking for ages but they are usually big big money, and hard to find square ones.
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Engineers anvil. For metal work that is not making horseshoes. It came from a railway yard. Incredibly handy thing for bending or beating stuff.
Anvils of any type are usually over a grand here, so at $50 this was a bargain.
Anvils of any type are usually over a grand here, so at $50 this was a bargain.
Dragged out my old thread for some more advice please. Looking to purchase drill bits but seeing HSS, HSS tin tipped, HSS titanium nitride coated. I’m guessing the titanium nitride are the better ones, are they worth getting over the others for general use?.
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