Today I acquired...........

[Gragson]

so is the bug a salt worth the money they want for it ??

Pricey on amazon at least - looks fun tho

https://www.amazon.co.uk/BUG-A-SALT-3-0-Orange-Crush-Edition/dp/B07Y3YZVGW/ref=asc_df_B07Y3YZVGW?tag=bingshoppinga-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=80127028851786&hvnetw=o&hvqmt=e&hvbmt=be&hvdev=c&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=&hvtargid=pla-4583726554570275&psc=1

 

[sg66]

Wera pozidrive bits £20.00 needed 50mm and Screwfix only had erbaur or wera, I've had lots of issues with the cheap erbaur stuff.

 

[Anguz]

Pricey on amazon at least - looks fun tho

https://www.amazon.co.uk/BUG-A-SALT-3-0-Orange-Crush-Edition/dp/B07Y3YZVGW/ref=asc_df_B07Y3YZVGW?tag=bingshoppinga-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=80127028851786&hvnetw=o&hvqmt=e&hvbmt=be&hvdev=c&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=&hvtargid=pla-4583726554570275&psc=1

They do an under 50 quid version... still a bit too spicy for me to buy

 

[Bki26]

Pricey on amazon at least - looks fun tho

https://www.amazon.co.uk/BUG-A-SALT-3-0-Orange-Crush-Edition/dp/B07Y3YZVGW/ref=asc_df_B07Y3YZVGW?tag=bingshoppinga-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=80127028851786&hvnetw=o&hvqmt=e&hvbmt=be&hvdev=c&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=&hvtargid=pla-4583726554570275&psc=1

Probably a reseller trying to catch someone out £45-55 elsewhere.

Shame can't get this version easily in the uk... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/165214212729

Also it works with a crossman vigilante lol https://www.reddit.com/gallery/14o89m1

 

[OJCar]

Yet another knackered Series Land Rover ...

V5 arrived today, filled in online on Monday PM, that was quick!

 

[Seadog]

 

[iNf]

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That's this weekend sorted then!

 

[DAPPH]

I've bought this set as a jobber set .
Not a lot of accuracy required.
So I can cope with the shank little worn out.
But I have a complete 4-13mm Dormer set with 0.25mm increments in sizes which just needs to be sharpened properly cause most people ruins the bits when they try to make them cut better .
Then I have a perfect gühring set 6-10mm 0.1 increments .
I am getting rid of all the key chucks
Because of the reason you explained up above, plus no matter what, you can even tighten it the correct way, they always have an excessive run out because of their construction .
Keyless chuck , I mean the real ones ,not the ones you'll find on a cordless drill , but the chucks you usually use on a mill or a lathe ...
They have 1 screw and not 3 (the jaws on the key chucks) and a fixed nut coaxial with the chuck ,instead of a moving one (the gear you tighten up using the key) which adds slack .
Another thing the jaws on a key chucks hardly have been ground, reducing accuracy,once more the run inside holes,again they need tolerances another accuracy lost .
On keyless chuck (I call them keyless for convenience) jaws are first of all precision ground and quite hard too .
Then they run pushed against a ground surface.
This ensures both parallelism of the contact surface to the drill bit shank , and concentricity.
Those things don't happen on a key chuck because of the mechanical tolerances mentioned up above, plus they come in contact at an angle so inevitably they can't never be parallel, never have the same contact surface to ensure holding strength, and in addition the jaws will inevitably rotate a bit reducing a lot the pressure applied on the shank.
Well there's more.
Keyless chuck if you push the bit to the bottom ,while tightening it will be forced to stay there , because the action of the jaws will push the bit against the bottom .
Key chucks do the opposite again loosing holding strength.

Another thing and then I promise you to stop being a teacher without knowing anything.
Cause I'm sure there's a whole lot of reasons why those things happen, I've tried to share what I've understood about the main differences between those two chuck variety.
Drill chucks are rathed for a specific shank size range.
Ideally you need different chucks for different drill's sizes.
For example
I'd use a 0 to 6 mm chuck for holding bits up to 4mm
0 to 10 or 1 to 10mm one for bits between 3 to 7 let's say 8mm
1.5 to 13 between 5 and 10mm
A 3 to 16mm between 8 and 14mm
There are bigger ones but at this point they are most likely reduced shanks or already available with morse taper shank and that would be my preference.
Bigger cylindrical shank than 14mm should be held on a collet chuck IMHO

Maybe the most annoying and lesson looking post I've ever written in here.
I'd like to remember that I'm not trying to teach something to anyone, I'm not able to explain something without looking Mr I know everything.
I hate that myself.
My apologies

Funny you say that small keyless chucks on battery drills are crap.
I received a TEMU battery drill special today , it won't hold a 4mm twist drill being poked into 20mm of chipboard for a pilot hole. I put one of the Chinese hex shank punched on to the drill shank , four holes and it too started to self loosen , I'm about to go searching the world for a keyed replacement 0,8mm to 10mm chuck ---- 3/8 ,24 UNF for it . If it's not possible it's going back or I'm asking for a refund .
I do have a 13 mm Kielder battery drill that has a great chuck grip even on tungsten & polished cobalt drills

 

[Memmeddu]

Funny you say that small keyless chucks on battery drills are crap.
I received a TEMU battery drill special today , it won't hold a 4mm twist drill being poked into 20mm of chipboard for a pilot hole. I put one of the Chinese hex shank punched on to the drill shank , four holes and it too started to self loosen , I'm about to go searching the world for a keyed replacement 0,8mm to 10mm chuck ---- 3/8 ,24 UNF for it . If it's not possible it's going back or I'm asking for a refund .
I do have a 13 mm Kielder battery drill that has a great chuck grip even on tungsten & polished cobalt drills

Something like that would be my choice.
No need to be stainless at all , and TBH I'd avoid anything that needs to be screwed and unscrewed made out of stainless because we all know that happens to stainless threads.
They eventually get deformed becoming harder do to the heating and they'll never come loose again.
All stainless steel threaded components I've had to face off, developed those conditions and kinda self weld them together

 

[Arc Tourist]

Albrecht keyless chucks are a great quality piece of gear !

 

[6ply]

Seem decent quality. Lifetime warranty.

 

[tigdlo]

Seem decent quality. Lifetime warranty.
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They are very good, the handles are heavy, they act like a flywheel, give them a spin when installing clean fasteners.

 

[Blobber]

Metz bead roller, lets how much perfectly good metal I can turn into scrap!

 

[Memmeddu]

I'm at the hospital since 2pm
Opened the results of a tac and ran to the hospital
A stone is stopping a kidney
So 4 to 5 hours here depressing my self

 

[JMS1972]

I'm at the hospital since 2pm
Opened the results of a tac and ran to the hospital
A stone is stopping a kidney
So 4 to 5 hours here depressing my self

Get well soon

 

[Arc Tourist]

I'm at the hospital since 2pm
Opened the results of a tac and ran to the hospital
A stone is stopping a kidney
So 4 to 5 hours here depressing my self

Good thoughts your way, and hope it gets better soon.

 

[Memmeddu]

Thank you .
I've just got back home, had dinner and now I'm just releasing the stress.
Anyways tac was 2 days ago .
I've got the results this morning at lunch time.
They described a critical situation but fortunately it solved by itself most likely do to the colic I've got this morning at around 9 AM .
Anyways I've just had to take the situation in control.
The tac said "7mm stone most likely obstructive and right kidney in pain "
I have got scare for my life .
Obviously more afraid of a painful death then needles ,hospitals and blood.
Went there explained the situation in the triage ,got blood exams, and they left the needle there just incase.
Ecografic exame .
Then 4 or 5 ours waiting till got to the urology department, and there again explaining everything.
Another ecography and the specialist told me about the situation explaining I'm fine now but if I wanted I could do the shock waves treatment on Thursday.
I've accepted.

So hopefully I'll temporarily solve a problem I'm struggling with since already 7 years ago.
All in less than a month
Cause I've firstly done a ecography on June 16
Then an urological visit
A tac 2.days ago .
And after a week of painful colics I've had to go to the hospital

 

[DAPPH]

Albrecht keyless chucks are a great quality piece of gear !

Well due to having very painful trigger ring fingers on both hands I've opted to have a keyed chuck and will be adding 40 mm extending rod on the longest arm ........ cheap at £8 ish .

I was trying to use a rubber strap jar opener to tighten the chuck and a set of water pump pliers & rubber strip.. the chuck was gritty and stiff.
Seems it has a lh screw thread inside the chuck so undo to the right , then get a 8 mm / 9 mm Allen key in the chuck gently tighten it and smack it smartly anti clock and it should loosen . If they have used stud lock I'll slip a red hot rod into the chuck to warm the stud lock up enough to enable me to undo it.

Temu have refunded the cost of the drill and told me to dispose of it plus they gave me an extra 20% if I buy from them in 6 days .......... money now well spent on a router

 

[JOEPRO]

This hydraulic cart covered in more detail in another thread

 

[Kram]

Could not resist. Perfect complement to my new sun deck...

I blame YouTube but yes, it is in fact awesome!

Interesting but very expensive. I hate flies.

I wonder if a toy foam/gel gun would be as effective?

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Nerf-Gelfire-Blaster-Hydrated-Eyewear/dp/B0C1KH1T8R/