best and worst tools bought in 2012

[Deleted member 1779]

Best tool for 2012 is my LED headlamp

Fed up working on dark building sites with no power

It runs on a CREE LED light and can last half a day on constant use when put into low mode (Half light) which is good enough
for bathroom work.

And with spare batteries its good value.

Went for low luminums (300) and a long life at at £9.99 with a bit of PP its cheap. Spare battery too !!

Bought from Ebay


If we are doing work on construction sites it fits over the hard hat. If we are working on commercial or domestic then just pop on the head.

 

[Dougs Third Go]

I don't think I invested in any new tools last year

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

My best buy was my Transit van, off ebay but I think I got a good deal. Worst buy was a spiked roller from Topps (thought it might help with slc) absolute waste of time and money, I can do better with a good trowel and a feather edge.

As 2013 is my 46th year in this industry, I am thinking of writing a book, I thought a good title might be "The tools I have worked with":lol: (for the guys I have worked with, this is a joke)

 

[Ian]

My best buy was my Transit van, off ebay but I think I got a good deal. Worst buy was a spiked roller from Topps (thought it might help with slc) absolute waste of time and money, I can do better with a good trowel and a feather edge.

As 2013 is my 46th year in this industry, I am thinking of writing a book, I thought a good title might be "The tools I have worked with":lol: (for the guys I have worked with, this is a joke)

I bought one of those rollers Phil, did all the spikes fall off after about 2 jobs like mine? :lol:

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

I bought one of those rollers Phil, did all the spikes fall off after about 2 jobs like mine? :lol:

No Bri. I only used it on one job.:lol:

 

[BoldreChris]

Best tools this year...

Mercedes Vito 120 (another Ebay buy), finally enough space to put the whole toolkit into, false floor so I can get 8x4 sheets inside ! (had a couple of nasty moments with plasterboard on the roofrack of the old Disco !)

Dewalt 10.8V mini screwdriver and impact driver. Just brilliant micro tools. Perfect for kitchen fitting and the impact driver is amazing.

And the worst...

Snakevision camera on a flexi. OK you can stick it down a 10mm hole and have a look inside otherwise closed voids but I can't make anything out on the screen - LEDs in the end are too weak to illuminate the target. Shame, it could be brilliant but isn't.

Hoping the Sigma 3DM will be the best of 2013.

Happy New Year, all.

 

[***tony***]

Best is replacement diamond core set 365 Drills, worst is that Vitrex grout removal tool, waste of money, you live & learn.

 

[Spud]

Forgot to mention I bought a Raimondi Rai-fix mechanical fixing device,I will be using it on a job starting next week pictures and a review to follow

 

[area tiling]

Bosch GTL3 floor laser was one of my best buys

Was thinking of buying one of these what do you use it mainly fir

 

[White Room]

Floors ????

 

[charlie1]

Bosch GBH4-32DFR hammer drill, 9/10
Dw24000, 8/10
makita angle grinder 9/10
sigma 3c 9/10
sigma 3e 6/10.... hardly used otherwise its great machine
small sigma 9/10
dewalt battery drill /8/10
dewalt jigsaw 9/10
45 degree trowel 0/10
white chalk 10/10
fiat scudo 8/10
snickers kevlar ripstop trousers 4/10.... no good for hopping up and down on baths, no flexibility.
120mm core from TT 9/10
electric mitre saw 8/10 ... very happy with this
pin rake 8/10... love this.
B&Q 1800 level 7/10, i use as straight edge though.
Diamond pad from diatech 9/10 ... love this
Electric polisher 8/10
trapeze stainless mirror trowels 8/10

... jees, been busy this year lol

 

[judge]

Best is replacement diamond core set 365 Drills, worst is that Vitrex grout removal tool, waste of money, you live & learn.

I got suckered into buying one of those grout tools.Handy for getting food out your teeth !!lol

 

[Bubblecraft]

Bosch GBH4-32DFR hammer drill, 9/10
Dw24000, 8/10
makita angle grinder 9/10
sigma 3c 9/10
sigma 3e 6/10.... hardly used otherwise its great machine
small sigma 9/10
dewalt battery drill /8/10
dewalt jigsaw 9/10
45 degree trowel 0/10
white chalk 10/10
fiat scudo 8/10
snickers kevlar ripstop trousers 4/10.... no good for hopping up and down on baths, no flexibility.
120mm core from TT 9/10
electric mitre saw 8/10 ... very happy with this
pin rake 8/10... love this.
B&Q 1800 level 7/10, i use as straight edge though.
Diamond pad from diatech 9/10 ... love this
Electric polisher 8/10
trapeze stainless mirror trowels 8/10

... jees, been busy this year lol

Did you just go through capital expenditure or AIA? Lol

 

[charlie1]

im not sure what kind it was but was in bnq and there was one set up with mock tile display, the guy done a small demo with it.... truley awfull lol, i just wanted to see it working for a laugh really, it was chipping the tiles and everything, i pointed this out t the guy doing the demo, he said ye, you wont see this when you re grout lol... really!! apart from that, it would take you about 3 weeks to regrout a bathroom with it (if it lasted)

 

[judge]

Bosch GBH4-32DFR hammer drill, 9/10
Dw24000, 8/10
makita angle grinder 9/10
sigma 3c 9/10
sigma 3e 6/10.... hardly used otherwise its great machine
small sigma 9/10
dewalt battery drill /8/10
dewalt jigsaw 9/10
45 degree trowel 0/10
white chalk 10/10
fiat scudo 8/10
snickers kevlar ripstop trousers 4/10.... no good for hopping up and down on baths, no flexibility.
120mm core from TT 9/10
electric mitre saw 8/10 ... very happy with this
pin rake 8/10... love this.
B&Q 1800 level 7/10, i use as straight edge though.
Diamond pad from diatech 9/10 ... love this
Electric polisher 8/10
trapeze stainless mirror trowels 8/10

... jees, been busy this year lol

Been an expensive year you mean :yikes:
Out of interest charlie what did you think of the dw 2400 ??