you will note, it has a a paddle switch lol
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Yesterday, a Vessel 26002 impact screwdriver, which shows many signs of evolution over my old 2600 item.
Proper little cutie, it is.....
Proper little cutie, it is.....
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That's one of the reasons I don't like mine, a toggle switch on the back end of the unit. It's a bit like a USB socket - difficult to figure out which way it needs to be flicked to turn it off when it's an emergency. I also find that sometimes the burr will start to work it's way out of the collet, then starts to vibrate and the race is on to get it switched off as it appears to move more quickly the longer it takes to find the switch.
That's one of the things that is slowing down my grinding back of welds on the project car - knowing I have to use the die grinder, and knowing that it's going to vibrate a lot. I suppose I could use the air one, but not until the weather gets a bit better - if I recall correctly it, along with my air drill, gets very cold in use.
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We bought a Makita die grinder to take down welds on our car resto but have found a Black and Decker powerfile to be a better tool for the job. The die grinder is heavy and scary; the powerfile slower but easier to use and more versatile as you can remove rust and paint. The powerfile is the tool I wish I'd bought on day one and the big die grinder one I probably wouldn't buy again. I have just bought a Lidl £15 one though, but it's smaller and a lot less scary looking.
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I'm intending to pick one of those up, I was hoping I might find one in Aldi or Lidl for a bit less money but it looks as if I'll just have to stump up the £50 in B&Q. Obviously that means Lidl will have them a few days later for £15. Presumably the £15 Lidl thing you're talking about is the die grinder - I picked one of those up as well, it's nicer than my Katsu one but mainly because you can run it at different speeds. Power switch is a rocker one, so probably a bit more difficult to find when it needs to be killed off. I must look for a 240V dead mans switch, that's a good suggestion earlier up the thread.
One particular stretch that needs to be ground back lends itself well to the die grinder, though - it's a weld along the inside of a curve just above the swage line on both rear quarters, which are about 5' long each side. Though I imagine the Powerfile held at ninety degrees to the panel would probably do it. This is why I have a load of things for grinding - sometimes the usual one won't get into where the grinds are required, or sometimes it's uncomfortable to hold it that way.
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I gifted it back to the care home.That's cute.
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I owned a B&D powerfile for over 20 years before I thought to use it doing some wood butchery for my neighbour's art installation. What an amazing tool. I still have it 35 years after getting it as part of a workshop clearance, it wasn't new then.
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I've never seen Lidl or Aldi do the powerfile knock offs unfortunately. I'd definitely get one or even two if they were under £20. We wore out the rubber cylinder on the end of the arm on ours; replaced it because it was only a fiver a couple of years ago but it's around a tenner now. I snapped up a nearly new powerfile on ebay a couple of years ago just to alternate with the old one and so I was never without one.
Had a quick look and Toolstation have the B and D one for £50, with the other brands not much cheaper. The cheap Silverline ones seem to be unavailable now.
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I have the B&D one that I paid £50 for seven years ago after the aldi one that I bought to see if it would come in useful finally wore out. Never regretted it, it comes in useful all the time where I can't get in with an angle grinder and flap disc. I use the cheap belts from screwfix and have never had a problem with them.
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They would be bionic half balls.
More the "three bob and do you want some scrap mate" man.
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Is this for the Battlestar Galactica convention ?
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There's a Voche one that's similar in design to the Silverline one. It's not really any cheaper than the B & D and Evolution offerings, but it does look like it will get into tight spots like the Silverline.
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It's the Silverline ones I've seen on FB Marketplace, but they're usually almost the same price as the B&D one from B&Q or wherever, so might as well stick with that.
