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The Pub / Re: Confessions of a tool junkie

« Last post by Jurek on Today at 10:15:01 pm »

I'm on the Niwaki website...

In a fit of sense, I decided that the likelihood of me wiping and oiling a set of carbon steel secateurs every time I use them without fail was probably nil, so I didn't buy. Need to find a suitable lazy git's alternative.

I has Niwaki things, and can categorically state that oiling after every use is not needed, and I can also say that I definitely need more Niwaki tools

It isn't possible to have too many Niwaki tools.

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The Pub / Re: The Cryptic Crossword Clue Thread

« Last post by citoyen on Today at 10:02:11 pm »

Is the Granuiad prize crossword getting easier do people think?

I used to rarely finish them, but recently have had much more sustained success.

Varies but yes, they are easy more often than they used to be.

Today’s Maskarade was very easy.

Carpathian, who is always towards the easier end of the spectrum, made her first ever appearance in the prize slot a couple of weeks ago.

Last week’s Picaroon was a bit trickier.

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The Sporting Life / Re: Southend Football

« Last post by Peter on Today at 10:00:07 pm »

That is ironic!

I don't go to many matches now.  As a youth I watched Middlesbrough, which probably explains the disenchantment.  Cloughie had left by then, worse luck!

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The Pub / Re: Confessions of a tool junkie

« Last post by ElyDave on Today at 09:59:49 pm »

I'm on the Niwaki website...

In a fit of sense, I decided that the likelihood of me wiping and oiling a set of carbon steel secateurs every time I use them without fail was probably nil, so I didn't buy. Need to find a suitable lazy git's alternative.

I has Niwaki things, and can categorically state that oiling after every use is not needed, and I can also say that I definitely need more Niwaki tools

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The Pub / Re: The Cryptic Crossword Clue Thread

« Last post by cygnet on Today at 09:35:47 pm »

Is the Granuiad prize crossword getting easier do people think?

I used to rarely finish them, but recently have had much more sustained success.

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The Pub / Re: Confessions of a tool junkie

« Last post by Jurek on Today at 09:32:53 pm »

I saw another interesting YouTube video, which may be of interest to the occupants of this thread. 

  My 2024 Compact Toolkit with No Compromises - Jon Gadget

If you bought the items he lists, it would cost over £700.

The Leatherman Adapt Kit is a very nice item to store everything, but it's over £70 alone! There appears to be a profusion of multi-tools, with overlapping functionality. Some of those, like the Wera Tool-Check Plus I think are reasonable, but the Leatherman Bond Multitool would seem to be better replaced by a reasonably good pair of needle-nosed pliers.

I'd also not bother with the Fluke non-contact voltage detector, but use something like a Fluke 101 with a decent pair of probes. That can indicate the presence of 240V as well as test continuity, fuses and batteries.

The Toolan Mini Hacksaw handle thing seems nice, but wildly overpriced at £42. There are several small handles that will take a mini-hacksaw blade, and can be disassembled down to a reasonably compact form.

The Metmo Pocket Driver is also nice, and definitely a target for the Tool Junkie, but seems a bit too specialised for this kit.

I can understand that this list was made with a No Compromises approach, but I think several items there could be replaced at a lower cost, without reducing the available features.

He includes a few general parts, like tapes, two-part epoxy, and and cable ties, but I think it would also be useful to include a few other consumables, maybe a short piece of mains cabling, an assortment of self-tappers, some nut-bolt pairs with washers and lock-nuts, some cut up pieces of sand-paper, Sugru (or similar), wire-wool, and short pieces of cable/webbing (small bungee cord?)

So, what do the panel think of his choices, and what other tools or consumables would you include? How would you contain a similar tool kit?

That was a boring read. Boring in as much as it covered 95% of what my Every Day Carry (Not so much EDC as it is what I keep at work)  kit includes.
The one thing I would add that is in mine, is Black Tack.
A weapons grade version of Blu Tack - and my next best discovery.
Covers a multitude of unable-to-stick-to sins.

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The Pub / Re: Tune Association II - Son of Tune Association

« Last post by CrinklyLion on Today at 09:28:45 pm »

Time Trades - Jeffrey Lewis

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Further and Faster / Re: New bike for Audax from Halfords.

« Last post by Delidroid on Today at 09:26:18 pm »

Nice one. It’s a Date. I’ll wear my Ebbsfleet FC away shirt ( It’s very yellow). My Name is Derek but everyone calls Me Del. I look forward to it. I’ve just bought some padded shorts and gloves.

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OT Knowledge / Re: Old style razors

« Last post by MattH on Today at 09:18:36 pm »

I'm currently using a couple of Razorock synthetic brushes, which work very nicely for me. I've been using Proraso soap in the plastic for a few years, but have just moved onto Palmolive menthol shaving cream (in a toothpaste like tube). Get the brush wet (I soak it in very hot water), put a pea sized bit of cream into the brush, a quick squeeze of the bristles with my fingers to spread it a little, then straight onto my dampened face and stir it about a bit to get it to lather up.

It feels better to me than the Proraso, and takes up less space in a washbag when travelling. A different smell, but it's grown on me.

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OT Knowledge / Re: Underfloor heating pros / cons

« Last post by Sergeant Pluck on Today at 09:09:47 pm »

Electric or wet?

Leccy.