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

[Maker]

My friend got one of these taser lighter things, no idea what the benefit is, but given the arc length it's got to be in the low kilovolts, of course the first thing I did was touch it. Apparently no one else had tried it, but clearly a degree has no bearing on daftness.

 

[Bki26]

My friend got one of these taser lighter things, no idea what the benefit is, but given the arc length it's got to be in the low kilovolts, of course the first thing I did was touch it. Apparently no one else had tried it, but clearly a degree has no bearing on daftness.

Meant to be great for wind and don't need to buy gas to refill just plug in to charge like a torch.

If you want an actual taser thing get one of these they give the finger numbing arm jerking combo when producing 1-2cm arcs

Pardon our interruption...

 

[iNf]

This little lot turned up from amazon haul today, including the world's smallest clamp though for 32p I can't complain.

 

[8ob]

Today I acquired a nice little Stihl pressure washer, other than a lance leaking like a colander it works

Bob

 

[Kram]

This little lot turned up from amazon haul today, including the world's smallest clamp though for 32p I can't complain.
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Good stuff, I got two of those sharpeners at 50p each, how bad can they be. It would be irritating if they work better than the £150 Milwaunkee rotary tool

I also got lots of rotary tool bits and a pair of full length diamond chainsaw files.

I noticed that the rotary bits were all 4mm, so I put another haul order in.

I appear to have ordered three 1/4" socket sets, for 50p each!?
Edit: the price appears to have dropped to 23p!

12pcs 1/4 Inch Ratchet Socket Wrench Set, Drive Socket Tool Set with 6″ Connector Extension Bar &10 Sockets (4-13mm) for Auto Repairing and Household : Amazon.co.uk: DIY & Tools

Shop 12pcs 1/4 Inch Ratchet Socket Wrench Set, Drive Socket Tool Set with 6″ Connector Extension Bar &10 Sockets (4-13mm) for Auto Repairing and Household. Free delivery on eligible orders of £20 or more.

www.amazon.co.uk

Haul is a bit sneaky, any UK shipped items were not part of the 60% off thing, I was going to get some 3d filament.

However I like their accounting mistake. Add 3 quid postage, take off 60% and then remove the full three quid, so my £17 basket cost nearly nothing..

 

[Kram]

I was hoping to recieve the Makita RT01 router kit today, but its sent by Drop Hide Loose. The ffirst tracking update shows its collected at 10am yesterday. Todays update, not yet recieved from customer

 

[Dapph2]

I was hoping to recieve the Makita RT01 router kit today, but its sent by Drop Hide Loose. The ffirst tracking update shows its collected at 10am yesterday. Todays update, not yet recieved from customer

At their distribution hub somewhere in outer Mongolia ?

 

[Dapph2]

Good stuff, I got two of those sharpeners at 50p each, how bad can they be. It would be irritating if they work better than the £150 Milwaunkee rotary tool

I also got lots of rotary tool bits and a pair of full length diamond chainsaw files.

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I noticed that the rotary bits were all 4mm, so I put another haul order in.
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I appear to have ordered three 1/4" socket sets, for 50p each!?
Edit: the price appears to have dropped to 23p!

12pcs 1/4 Inch Ratchet Socket Wrench Set, Drive Socket Tool Set with 6″ Connector Extension Bar &10 Sockets (4-13mm) for Auto Repairing and Household : Amazon.co.uk: DIY & Tools

Shop 12pcs 1/4 Inch Ratchet Socket Wrench Set, Drive Socket Tool Set with 6″ Connector Extension Bar &10 Sockets (4-13mm) for Auto Repairing and Household. Free delivery on eligible orders of £20 or more.

www.amazon.co.uk

Haul is a bit sneaky, any UK shipped items were not part of the 60% off thing, I was going to get some 3d filament.

However I like their accounting mistake. Add 3 quid postage, take off 60% and then remove the full three quid, so my £17 basket cost nearly nothing..

Dam you Sirrah Dam you .. I've just emerged from the rabbit warren called Amazon Haul a few pounds lighter .

 

[marlinspike]

I'm getting loads of Amazon emails offering me Haul stuff now. I'd be interested in any reviews people have of what they received. A lot of the stuff is things like laundry baskets for 50p. Surely the quality is going to be mostly Shein/Temu landfill?

 

[nickk]

This hitch lock,some generic Chinese no doubt,it’s the appearance that counts.

 

[Robotstar5]

This hitch lock,some generic Chinese no doubt,it’s the appearance that counts.View attachment 522226

Seeing that I would automatically think of Lowe & Fletcher they've been supplying that style lock for many years, but probably costs 10x what you paid for it.

 

[Farside]

This hitch lock,some generic Chinese no doubt,it’s the appearance that counts.View attachment 522226

A hitch lock? Doesn't look like it would withstand a pixie with a hammer.

 

[Wedg1e]

My friend got one of these taser lighter things, no idea what the benefit is, but given the arc length it's got to be in the low kilovolts, of course the first thing I did was touch it. Apparently no one else had tried it, but clearly a degree has no bearing on daftness.

One of the bits of kit we see at work is known as a Holiday Detector, aka pinhole detector or spark tester; in use the operator pushes a brush along a painted surface (typically a pipeline) while the thing knocks out upto 40kV (at low current). In the vent of a pinhole in the coating, an arc jumps the gap and the machine emits a beep to let the operator know.
The propensity for shocks due to failing insulation on them is legendary... we used to have one fruitcake who would grab the brush in one hand and the earth return in the other - at 20kV. It's probably similar to a failing HT lead on a petrol engine initially; his argument was that once he'd shorted it out the power supply couldn't maintain the 20kV so the average voltage was much lower.

 

[Wedg1e]

A hitch lock? Doesn't look like it would withstand a pixie with a hammer.

Two paper clips would open that, no need for violence.

 

[Onoff]

A discounted but still vastly overpriced piece of plastic for siliconing

Nothing overpriced about it. Game changer that Fugi Cramer kit.

 

[Turbo]

Today I acquired a nice little Stihl pressure washer, other than a lance leaking like a colander it works

Bob

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I may be wrong but I think that the stihl washers are made by Wap.

 

[Welderpaul]

One of the bits of kit we see at work is known as a Holiday Detector, aka pinhole detector or spark tester; in use the operator pushes a brush along a painted surface (typically a pipeline) while the thing knocks out upto 40kV (at low current). In the vent of a pinhole in the coating, an arc jumps the gap and the machine emits a beep to let the operator know.
The propensity for shocks due to failing insulation on them is legendary... we used to have one fruitcake who would grab the brush in one hand and the earth return in the other - at 20kV. It's probably similar to a failing HT lead on a petrol engine initially; his argument was that once he'd shorted it out the power supply couldn't maintain the 20kV so the average voltage was much lower.

Holiday detector

 

[pedrobedro]

The propensity for shocks due to failing insulation on them is legendary... we used to have one fruitcake who would grab the brush in one hand and the earth return in the other - at 20kV. It's probably similar to a failing HT lead on a petrol engine initially; his argument was that once he'd shorted it out the power supply couldn't maintain the 20kV so the average voltage was much lower.




One of the propane fork truck fitters used to get newbies. He would hold the plug lead end in his hand and ask them to turn the key then grab their other hand.

 

[Puglet1]

A hitch lock? Doesn't look like it would withstand a pixie with a hammer.

@nickk should be ok then as I haven’t seen one this side of the Irish Sea for ages.

 

[Dapph2]

I'm getting loads of Amazon emails offering me Haul stuff now. I'd be interested in any reviews people have of what they received. A lot of the stuff is things like laundry baskets for 50p. Surely the quality is going to be mostly Shein/Temu landfill?

Look across the store content top line there are numerous store areas . In the Haul icon on the left there ( where I got captured ) is mainly Temu & Ali stuff , some pure tat. The home icon has tools of sorts where you can spend hours and hours looking at all 23000 or more products.