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

KimB · Dec 28, 2021

This one that I got the other week

this is really good, used it a few times already, just need to find a socket set to replace mine. Some of them have had it.

Craig-SM · Dec 28, 2021

They’re a great bit of kit, you just need the ratchet now.

Bravheart · Dec 29, 2021

KimB said:
This one that I got the other week this is really good, used it a few times already, just need to find a socket set to replace mine. Some of them have had it.

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Remember the 3 year warranty needs to be logged online

James1979 · Dec 29, 2021

KimB said:
This one that I got the other week this is really good, used it a few times already, just need to find a socket set to replace mine. Some of them have had it.

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As far as socket sets go, teng are reasonably priced. I’ve never had any problems with warranty either. Why I stopped buying strap on is the warranty became a battle of wills toward the end

KimB · Dec 29, 2021

Craig-SM said:
They’re a great bit of kit, you just need the ratchet now.

I want the ratchet impact thing but I don’t think I can justify it haha, only other thing I’d like really is the angle drill.

Malky said:
Remember the 3 year warranty needs to be logged online

Already done that

James1979 said:
As far as socket sets go, teng are reasonably priced. I’ve never had any problems with warranty either. Why I stopped buying strap on is the warranty became a battle of wills toward the end

I’ll have a look. I want a 16pc set. I have a socket rail and some foam coming to make my own inlay for it all to fit in one box.

Snap on impacts and drills are so rubbish. The guy at work has them, he really doesn’t understand how crap they are.

The_Yellow_Ardvark · Dec 29, 2021

KimB said:
Snap on impacts and drills are so rubbish. The guy at work has them, he really doesn’t understand how crap they are.

They used to be very good.
But I agree, they are pants now. The are trading on their past good name.
When I did Lorry Loader cranes, we had Snap on Man, Mac man and a indipentant man come round in their vans.
I stoped using Snap on when it became imposible to buy anything, unless it was on Credit. Plus the stanbdard of the tool range was disapointing.
Phill said it was because the tools are now made outside of the USA.

droopsnoot · Dec 29, 2021

lotus_esprit_s1 said:
Slightly dirty pelicase retrieved from bin

Not just me that picks random plastic tool cases out of skips then. I've got a few now, I just don't actually do anything with them. I can feel a "space optimising" session coming on.

Cobbler · Dec 29, 2021

droopsnoot said:
Not just me that picks random plastic tool cases out of skips then. I've got a few now, I just don't actually do anything with them. I can feel a "space optimising" session coming on.

Back in the skip then :laughing:

northwest · Dec 29, 2021

Toolsetter to interface with Mach3 on the Mill, given to me by a very generous Scotsman yesterday:

Yesterday I set off reasonably early and went to visit one of @Hood 's friends in Glasgow, he very generously spent a couple of hours explaining the function of the Controller I have just bought and demonstrating it on his Lathe, I left feeling as if I should just cut out all the pain and buy a machine with 2" capacity up the spindle and live tooling and be done with it. I might just do this. I am very grateful to Forbes for his time, it took me four and a half hours to get up there but three to get back, I didn't get lost on the way back! I DID find some extremely large potholes though but that is another story.

Hood · Dec 29, 2021

Not sure if that will work with the IP-M, it needs encoder inputs and if I recall the IP-M can not accept the Enc Module

Hood · Dec 29, 2021

Just looked and afraid I was correct

You may get away with just using normal digital inputs and configuring them in Mach for A+/- and B+/- for one of the encoders. That will assume you have 4 spare inputs.

Hood · Dec 29, 2021

Just another thought, the digital I/O on the IP-M will be 24v so you will likely have to convert the 5v from the encoder to 24v for the IP-M. I think I did that at one time when I was beta testing a Scorpion controller but that was a long time ago so don't recall exactly what I did.

Ruffian · Dec 29, 2021

Malky said:
Remember the 3 year warranty needs to be logged online

Appreachiate you saying this.
Just registered mine for the warranty.

P.s. they arent going to stay this clean for long.

God mode restorations · Dec 29, 2021

Today I acquired.
Some nice size old school Jones and shipman turning tools.

Rrunnach · Dec 29, 2021

northwest said:
Toolsetter to interface with Mach3 on the Mill, given to me by a very generous Scotsman yesterday:

it took me four and a half hours to get up there but three to get back, I didn't get lost on the way back! I DID find some extremely large potholes though but that is another story.

All downhill on the way back, hence the 1.5 hour, time saving

James1979 · Dec 29, 2021

KimB said:
I want the ratchet impact thing but I don’t think I can justify it haha, only other thing I’d like really is the angle drill.

Already done that

I’ll have a look. I want a 16pc set. I have a socket rail and some foam coming to make my own inlay for it all to fit in one box.

Snap on impacts and drills are so rubbish. The guy at work has them, he really doesn’t understand how crap they are.

The angle drills are alright. If mine broke I wouldn’t replace it but I’ve air ones. The 90 degree impact it really useful on heavies and plant.

Sockets and things are a personal choice. I prefer the Halfords ratchets as they are more like the snap On ones and nicer to hold. Their warranty is ok but the service depends on which spotty serves you.

Teng is increasingly becoming my go to. One because we have a decent dealer and two, because the warranty.