Tools I broke this week.

[Ashley Burton]

@roblane65 never cheap, Only cost you money!

 

[Barking Mat]

It's all coming out now @brightspark .....

 

[roblane65]

A bit like snap on ans Mac really expensive but then there for life, eh ! remind me what were talking
about again

 

[Barking Mat]

Wives?

 

[Agroshield]

...a brass threaded cap that retains a spring and a ball bearing...Can’t find any spares available...

If you can measure it and draw it, someone on here will make you one.

 

[Agroshield]

Killed an orbital sander, spent ages removing the fluff from the Velcro plate, still firing disks like frisbees.

Use a pad saver.

Buy branded Velcro hook side tape (genuine Velcro). You can get up to 150mm wide. Clean off old velcro (stick a disk with rough side upwards to the table and sand it off). Stick on with Evo Stick contact adhesive (thin layer on both parts, leave to tack). Some pressure/clamping on it will help while it is curing.

Use a pad saver.

I have a Makita BO6050 which did the same and new pads are expensive. Home brew solution going strong.

Did I say you should use a pad saver?

 

[kcchan]

If you can measure it and draw it, someone on here will make you one.

I could possibly make my own, I have a lathe etc, I just have so many other jobs on at the moment. The only slight issue I could see is that it has a hex broached into the top.

 

[Dr.Al]

I could possibly make my own, I have a lathe etc, I just have so many other jobs on at the moment. The only slight issue I could see is that it has a hex broached into the top.

If you get stuck, I have a rotary broach I've just made so you could send me the part and I'll broach a hole in it (as long as it's 3 mm, 4 mm, 5 mm or 6 mm AF!)

 

[Agroshield]

I could possibly make my own, I have a lathe etc, I just have so many other jobs on at the moment. The only slight issue I could see is that it has a hex broached into the top.

Could a slot substitute the hex? Is it a male thread or female? For a male, you could start with a brass BSP pipe bung as they already have the hex in them. Take or find a picture showing the piece and we can advise.

 

[kcchan]

Could a slot substitute the hex? Is it a male thread or female? For a male, you could start with a brass BSP pipe bung as they already have the hex in them. Take or find a picture showing the piece and we can advise.

If you get stuck, I have a rotary broach I've just made so you could send me the part and I'll broach a hole in it (as long as it's 3 mm, 4 mm, 5 mm or 6 mm AF!)

Thanks for the offers but I already have a replacement gun on it's way. If I find I have time I might buy some bungs like Agroshield has suggested and turn them down.

https://www.zoro.co.uk/shop/fastene...HegUjmlpTnWiTvk033GEHeS3zfyf3BphoCIQ4QAvD_BwE

The part looks like the bung but with the threaded part counterbored to take a spring and ball bearing and then a smaller through hole where the hex is to allow the foam to pass through. The head may also have been reduced in diameter.

 

[skotl]

Not a tool, but flippin' annoying and not at all surprising:

Had to drill out a contact on an ancient ceramic light fitting.
Nipped up the fitting in the mill vice.

Guess what happened next.

 

[brightspark]

Not a tool, but flippin' annoying and not at all surprising:

Had to drill out a contact on an ancient ceramic light fitting.
Nipped up the fitting in the mill vice.

Guess what happened next.

it went to pot . get it

 

[Munkul]

Bad luck with the tap wrench and tap. The socket and extension look cheap though - even cheap impact socketry breaks, as you've found out. A set of Teng or Carolus/Gedore sockets would stop that happening again.

Funnily enough, the only time I have ever broke a tap, was using a proper tap wrench one time. My entire life and mechanical fitting career I have only ever used adjustable spanners instead!

 

[mtt.tr]

Ive got some cheap hss drill, decent set are elsewhere.

Ive had to 6 facet grind them to sop the edges chipping. Very frustrating.

 

[hermetic]

Please feel free to add your own tales of woe or merciful deliverance from tat.

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I've been busy at home over the Easter weekend lockdown and I've managed to trash a record amount of tools. I have replaced the front discs and pads on the car. There was one wheel nut that wouldn't budge. It must have picked up something on the threads as I use a torque wrench for peace of mind.

The 4" extension was attached to a 12" sliding T handle so there wasn't whole lot of leverage other than my not inconsiderable weight. I was using my foot on the T handle so I expect the forces weren't strictly turning true when the extension gave way.

The impact socket was attached directly to the T handle for the second attempt. This time the impact socket gave way when by pushing against it by hand. It's just cheap stuff that comes bundled with Chinese air tools. I have loads of bits and pieces like this so the job wasn't held up. The nut finally budged with help from a corded impact gun which I am starting to like.

I was tapping by hand when the cheap Chinese tap handle broke; this threw me and so I managed to shear the 1/2"BSW tap at the same time. The tap was very old and probably British but didn't show much use. I was backing the tap off at regular intervals. The second attempt on fresh material with a machine tap got the job done but it was very hard work. It's for a part on an old lathe.

Will replace these bits with better quality stuff when I run out of the rubbish.

When you are using an extension to take wheel nuts off, get an axle stand, jack the car till wheel free, put the socket and extension on the wheelnut, turn the wheel till the extension rests on the axle stand, and let the jack down, fit the breaker bar and crack the wheel nut. The axle stand stops the extension getting out of line and rounding the nut off! works every time!
Phil

 

[rtcosic]

Does taking something apart and not knowing how to put it back togther count?

https://www.mig-welding.co.uk/forum/threads/air-valve-o-rings.100229/

 

[Richiew]

It's a very broad church here.

 

[rtcosic]

When you are using an extension to take wheel nuts off, get an axle stand, jack the car till wheel free, put the socket and extension on the wheelnut, turn the wheel till the extension rests on the axle stand, and let the jack down, fit the breaker bar and crack the wheel nut. The axle stand stops the extension getting out of line and rounding the nut off! works every time!
Phil

No 1 son and I did just that some years ago to undo a hubnut. Using the old scaffold pole over the breaker bar technique.

With both of us hanging off the end, the scaffold pole slipped off the breaker bar and launched the breaker bar, extension and socket into low earth orbit.

It landed safely on the lawn in the modest space between the hard top, bonnet and front bumper that were resting there.

Amusingly we both cowered and put our arms over our heads - fat lot of use that would have done.

The nominal torque setting was > 400Nm from memory.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

The Bosch died.

Cooling fan came disconnected, lots of smoke. But it was working.

Opened it up.



A test repair.

But it didn't last, so on my way home I went shopping.

 

[arther dailey]

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The Bosch died.

Cooling fan came disconnected, lots of smoke. But it was working.

Opened it up.

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A test repair.

But it didn't last, so on my way home I went shopping.

was it just the fan rubbing causing smoke ? if so cut fan off and re use but only for small /short time periods or really dirty stuff as then if it pops nothing lost. get a few more hours out of it that way minute by minute obviously