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droopsnoot
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A couple more car radios, left out on the pavement in case anyone wanted them. I gave them a home, will test them later.
pawsnizzy
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Ah, but it's got a moderator too!They'll lock you up, if you use that on carol singers
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Well I have acquired some wood to extend my workbench:
I stuck a wanted add on Facebook looking for a 1.2m or longer length of kitchen worktop, an old woman 5 miles away contacted me saying she had 2 pieces free to uplift, my brother picked them up for me: delaminating, warped and a 5" hole in the middle of each piece that was about 1m long. So my brother took them to the local tip, just as a guy was unloading 2 good lengths of worktop - sorted
I stuck a wanted add on Facebook looking for a 1.2m or longer length of kitchen worktop, an old woman 5 miles away contacted me saying she had 2 pieces free to uplift, my brother picked them up for me: delaminating, warped and a 5" hole in the middle of each piece that was about 1m long. So my brother took them to the local tip, just as a guy was unloading 2 good lengths of worktop - sorted
25.4_mechanic
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Hi all,
Before the junk Allen keys in inches I had presented here, I had ordered another set elsewhere, for less money.
After a week of hearing nothing, seeing no progress on the tracking ID after "shipment data transmitted electronically" and no reply to any of my messages, I had cancelled the order and asked for my money back.
The seller then got back to me, saying he was terribly sorry and that he would refund 50% of the purchase price once I had received the goods.
My reply: sorry, ordered elsewhere, want all my money back, quick!
The money was with me the next day ....
.... and today the Allen keys still arrived unexpectedly:
The best thing is, they fit!
Probably also from the Far East, but under the label "BGS", tools are sold here that have at least undergone a certain quality control.
The barcode starts with 40, so at least one value-adding process must have been carried out in Germany (probably why the stickers are so straight on them...).
The actual manufacturer, however, has had himself removed from the register of barcodes, so something remains opaque.
Then they have the better form factor, are better made .... and nobody seems to want money for them from me .... 
It seems that these online retailers have too much money - or, to put it another way, we pay them far too high prices if they can afford this ...
This press oiler also arrived today for the Myford ML7. It was necessary because the machine came with one that was full of grease:
Pressol is one of the quality manufacturers that you can still afford.
Consequently, the barcode 4103810123733 actually leads directly to them, nothing to hide.
It's funny that I had already ordered a Pressol pressure lubricator from an online dealer.
It was listed as suitable for grease and oil:
When it arrived, I was surprised to see that only grease was indicated on the box, no oil.
Filled with oil and ... pumps but leaks.
I called the dealer: A: "We must have made a mistake, I'll send you a return label, you'll get your money back. What, the part is already oily? Keep it, you'll still get your money."
I called the manufacturer:
Q: "This pump was the wrong one, what do you have that is suitable for oil?"
A: "We have one, we'll send it to you, the invoice is enclosed".
Super service, friendly, quick and helpful!
Today, the right oiler arrives, accompanied by a delivery note: "Invoice paid".
How do they all do it and not go broke?
Carsten
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Before the junk Allen keys in inches I had presented here, I had ordered another set elsewhere, for less money.
After a week of hearing nothing, seeing no progress on the tracking ID after "shipment data transmitted electronically" and no reply to any of my messages, I had cancelled the order and asked for my money back.
The seller then got back to me, saying he was terribly sorry and that he would refund 50% of the purchase price once I had received the goods.
My reply: sorry, ordered elsewhere, want all my money back, quick!
The money was with me the next day ....
.... and today the Allen keys still arrived unexpectedly:
The best thing is, they fit!
Probably also from the Far East, but under the label "BGS", tools are sold here that have at least undergone a certain quality control.
The barcode starts with 40, so at least one value-adding process must have been carried out in Germany (probably why the stickers are so straight on them...).
The actual manufacturer, however, has had himself removed from the register of barcodes, so something remains opaque.
Then they have the better form factor, are better made .... and nobody seems to want money for them from me .... It seems that these online retailers have too much money - or, to put it another way, we pay them far too high prices if they can afford this ...
This press oiler also arrived today for the Myford ML7. It was necessary because the machine came with one that was full of grease:
Pressol is one of the quality manufacturers that you can still afford.
Consequently, the barcode 4103810123733 actually leads directly to them, nothing to hide.
It's funny that I had already ordered a Pressol pressure lubricator from an online dealer.
It was listed as suitable for grease and oil:
When it arrived, I was surprised to see that only grease was indicated on the box, no oil.
Filled with oil and ... pumps but leaks.
I called the dealer: A: "We must have made a mistake, I'll send you a return label, you'll get your money back. What, the part is already oily? Keep it, you'll still get your money."
I called the manufacturer:
Q: "This pump was the wrong one, what do you have that is suitable for oil?"
A: "We have one, we'll send it to you, the invoice is enclosed".
Super service, friendly, quick and helpful!
Today, the right oiler arrives, accompanied by a delivery note: "Invoice paid".
How do they all do it and not go broke?
Carsten
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Must be a day for Allen Keys, just got these ones.
Wanted a decent set so went for these, so hopefully they are good.
They are fine and long, to give an idea of scale the 10mm on is 230mm or approx 9" long.
They are Hex-Plus which means they supposedly drive off the wall rather than the corner and allows much more torque to be applied, you can see the shape here.
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They also have a ball detent on the long ends.
And it seems to work fine on standard depth hex.
Wanted a decent set so went for these, so hopefully they are good.
They are fine and long, to give an idea of scale the 10mm on is 230mm or approx 9" long.
They are Hex-Plus which means they supposedly drive off the wall rather than the corner and allows much more torque to be applied, you can see the shape here.
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They also have a ball detent on the long ends.
And it seems to work fine on standard depth hex.
25.4_mechanic
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They actually do!
We have them in metric, it's our goto tool to get scrappy Allen srews out, I don't use them to tighten srews except it's for eternity (LockTide Red e.g..)
Good buy!
Carsten
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I do like wera stuff I've never had any problems with anything I've had and their driver bits and holder are excellent too .
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Wera sell imperial hex key sets too. I have some I bought a couple of years ago to go with the multicolour metric set
Very good investment. I don't think I've rounded off any hex hex bolts since
25.4_mechanic
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Wera makes a lot of good tools.
With the cheap set from today let's see how many more sizes I find a need for at the ML7 - after a while I'll buy those in top-quality.
Carsten
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I got a controller from Alibaba that turns an old laptop screen into a TV/monitor, it has hdmi vga composite video usb and antenna tuner inputs, power by 12 volts so quite portable.
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Hood
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I deliberately went for the normal ends, ball end can be good in some circumstances but they can be a pain when trying to start a screw where access is limited and you are having to try and use the key to get it in place.
The other set I was thinking about getting was these Bondhus ones.
Decided the Wera Hex-Plus may be better on the shallow sockets that the button heads on the Africa Twin has. They are shallower than normal as Honda has kept the one size head and hex which is what a normal M8 button head would have but they are M6 and even some M5.
James1979
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They’re cool. What sort of make is bondhus? Not come across them.
I have recently discovered flex head sockets so these hex keys look equal useful
Hood
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I think Bondhus are a top tier make, certainly any I have used have been good. USA made or at least they used to be.
Good -unconditional warranty on tools -that I've never had to use with any of the allen keys or allen drivers I've had of theirs. Not inductrial use, but pretty hard, regular use over the last 17 years for one metric set.
I suppose I could complain about the holder - they are a bit loose in it now
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What is it Brad?
