Power Tools & General Tools Recommendations & Advice

Not power tools, but hopefully someone in here knows.
Looking for a decent wood glue for furniture making any recomendations? Inside and outdoors.
Better just to use an outdoor waterproof one for everything, or better two get indoor and outdoor ones.
 
Glaucus said:
Not power tools, but hopefully someone in here knows.
Looking for a decent wood glue for furniture making any recomendations? Inside and outdoors.
Better just to use an outdoor waterproof one for everything, or better two get indoor and outdoor ones.
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Evo-Stik Resin W Weatherproof Wood Adhesive is the best you will find. It is more expensive, so you could also get a bottle of the interior version (green bottle). In America they use Titebond, which is similar but yellow in colour. I think Evo stick is better as it dries clear and give just as strong results.

Polyurethane wood adhesives are good, but only on tight joints. A lot of people assume that because they expand slightly they will make sloppy joints strong, but this isn't the case. Personally I prefer to use the evo-stik PVA based glues as they can be wiped away with a damp cloth after clamping and also give you more assembly time.
 
Kimi said:
Anyone know the best place to get the sanding pad for the Bosh multitool? Mine have melted:(
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Don't put pressure on the corners and keep moving the tool. The paper heats up a lot, especially if you concentrate all the sanding into one tiny corner.

Saxton might be worth a look as their blades for multitools seem decent enough.
 
I have a Makita BO5031 orbital palm sander. No complaints, it's light, easy to use, relatively quiet, doesn't vibrate too much and had variable speeds. If I'm going to be picky the mains cable is a bit short, something that isn't unique to this make and model though.
 
NickK said:
It works well - I have cut wood, aluminium and attempted to cut floor tile (even with a tungsten carbide bit it's not a good idea as be blade overheats). The blades are good, easy to change and widely available.
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Pabl0 said:
It's pretty crap all told, for light home diy work I don't think you will have any problems with it though.
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Thanks guys, although rather more polarised than I'd hoped! :)
 
NickK said:
As long as the wood doesn't split..
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You're not going to split timber like 4x2 unless the screw is too close to the edge.

I have the highest spec Makita 18v cordless tools and the drill/driver won't always remove screws that have been wound in by an impact driver. Especially in tight spaces where it's impossible to put some weight on the drill, the bit just slips out. It gets even harder as the timber dries & shrinks against the screw, I once had to alter some stud work on a site about 2 weeks after it had been put up. I had to borrow an impact driver from my bother as I couldn't remove some of the screws that someone had put in with one by using my drill/driver - It was painful trying!
 
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How much do you need to spend to get a decent metric tap and die set? It'll only be used very occasionally for the odd project, but i also want it to actually work and not start mangling the threads after a few uses.

I have seen one by Bergen tools on ebay for about £30 odd, would that be ok?
 
Mark A said:
How much do you need to spend to get a decent metric tap and die set? It'll only be used very occasionally for the odd project, but i also want it to actually work and not start mangling the threads after a few uses.

I have seen one by Bergen tools on ebay for about £30 odd, would that be ok?
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honestly mate, buying anything like this in a set lessens the quality if that's your #1 concern. if it's odd projects, then is it always going to be the same material? the taps sold in kits may be okay for some but not others.

I'd reccomend buying a handful of individual taps over a full set. there's a few sizes you will use over and over again and the rest will ust get in the way. Ebay is great for this and I've found this supplier who has been great for me:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/M6-x-1-0-...Home_Garden_PowerTools_SM&hash=item3f3768412d
(sorry, linking to a specific tap I have been buying a lot of! but look up the seller and his items)
 
Thanks, i did exactly this in the end. Just needed an M4 tap and a 3.3mm drill bit for now so bought them from ebay.

I'll follow that seller for future use as I plan to get more into metal working.
 
I tried using the SDS hammer action with the key-chuck adaptor (it specifically mentions not todo this).. in 30 seconds the shaft of the adaptor broke :D

However I have found the SDS drill with hammer (no rotate) makes an excellent rebar pile driver.. vibrates concrete (i.e. water and bubbles rise) but needs more sideways movement to be truly effective.

Hammer action on pure concrete slabs - it gives through like a knife through butter!

(Ok I'll shut up about it lol)
 
Bought a Evolution Rage3 210mm Multipurpose Sliding miter saw off the bay today at £66.98 inc postage I thought it was a bargain! B-Grade but that doesn't bother me.Linky
 
It's almost Christmas! I need a SDS drill, has anyone spotted any good deals about? Looking at sub £200.00 budget. Also after a cordless, budget very similar. Thanks ~
 
SizEzE said:
It's almost Christmas! I need a SDS drill, has anyone spotted any good deals about? Looking at sub £200.00 budget. Also after a cordless, budget very similar. Thanks ~
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For the SDS - what sort of masonry task are you going to use it for?

I can happily recommend the Bosch SDS: http://www.screwfix.com/p/bosch-gbh-2-28dv-2kg-sds-plus-drill-240v/65597 - there's a video a bit further up. It's got non-hammer, hammer rotate and hammer chisel settings and a decent 850W puts it at the top end of what I'd use of modern house brickwork :D

https://flic.kr/p/qkvWeZ
 
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