Tools worthy of a mention.

[sime42]

15 minutes ago, PeteB said:

I got some Wera spanners lately. Right good! Nice rachet action and a novel open ended set up. I'm told the Wera tory or Allen keys are ace and just feel "right".

I think Wera tools are very good. High quality German engineering. I've got some of their screwdrivers; they just "feel" right as well.

 

8 hours ago, bmp01 said:

Magnetise the end of the T27 bit .... ? 

Wera do a tool for magnetising screwdrivers and drill driver bits.

[difflock]

8 hours ago, sime42 said:

I think Wera tools are very good. High quality German engineering. I've got some of their screwdrivers; they just "feel" right as well.

 

Wera do a tool for magnetising screwdrivers and drill driver bits.

Surely stroking the tool with any strong magnet is al that is needed? 

Like one liberated from a bust microwave.

Edited July 22, 2022 by difflock

[sime42]

1 hour ago, difflock said:

Surely stroking the tool with any strong magnet is al that is needed? 

Like one liberated from a bust microwave.

Of course, any magnetic would do it. I only mentioned the Wera tool as I have one. Not something I'd normally go and buy; I inherited this one. 

Anyway, my preferred source of strong magnets is from bust laptops. They're very slim and the strength to weight ratio is incredible. Neodymium I presume.

Where do you find them within microwaves?

[difflock]

14 hours ago, sime42 said:

Of course, any magnetic would do it. I only mentioned the Wera tool as I have one. Not something I'd normally go and buy; I inherited this one. 

Anyway, my preferred source of strong magnets is from bust laptops. They're very slim and the strength to weight ratio is incredible. Neodymium I presume.

Where do you find them within microwaves?

Not actually sure, but I seem to recall recovering a very powerful round one, like one that would draw blood as it nipped a careless finger between it and a girder.

cheers

 

[Macpherson]

1 hour ago, difflock said:

Not actually sure, but I seem to recall recovering a very powerful round one, like one that would draw blood as it nipped a careless finger between it and a girder.

cheers

 

 

In my workshop I use a very strong magnet from a large PA speaker [around 8" dia.] to hold all the little tools like chuck keys / small blades / tiny things that get lost etc, it works great and everything that I keep there becomes magnetised👍

My micro wave has just given up the ghost so I must have a look inside.

[difflock]

Yup!

That is where I got it, identical.

[bmp01]

As above. 

And knackered pc hard drives for little flat magnets - neowotsits

Good for cleaning up filings and swarf - but use magnet in a plastic bag so magnet and ferous junk can be separated (preferably over the bin).

[coppice cutter]

Took a punt on one of these this spring, based entirely on positive experience with other Fiskars products.

 

WoodXpert™ Brush Hook XA23 | Fiskars

WWW.FISKARS.COM

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The longer handled brush hook has all the good qualities of its little brother including the redesigned backwards...

 

Early days yet although I've used it a fair bit already.

 

It is superb, the best way I can think of describing it is to say that it is to billhooks what the X series are to axes.

 

Highly recommended.

[Stere]

Thought the old brands - ones like brades and gilpin etc that they don't make anymore were regarded as the best?

 

Called them slashers with long handles

 

Morris  ones are still around but heard the new ones aren't  of a very good quality, and the blade needs re profiling from new?

 

 

 

The japanese make some nice billhooks (and hand tools generally) tempted with one for triming hazel rods.

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.objectsofuse.com/products/garden/saya-nata-right-handed-hatchet

 

 

Other german branded ones:

 

Nordforest Bush Hook with a 40 cm Aluminium Handle

WWW.CHRISFORESTRY.CO.UK

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This really useful Nordforest Bush Hook with its 40 cm aluminium handle is a great tool for tree nurseries. It has a...

 

 

Sickle Bush Hook

WWW.CHRISFORESTRY.CO.UK

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A particularly light and versatile design with an additional blade on the back edge. Comes fully sharpened and ready for use...

 

 

Now the test of sharpness would be if it can trim a hedge like this:

 

 

Edited July 25, 2022 by Stere

[Bob_z_l]

1 hour ago, coppice cutter said:

Took a punt on one of these this spring, based entirely on positive experience with other Fiskars products.

 

WoodXpert™ Brush Hook XA23 | Fiskars

WWW.FISKARS.COM

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The longer handled brush hook has all the good qualities of its little brother including the redesigned backwards...

 

Early days yet although I've used it a fair bit already.

 

It is superb, the best way I can think of describing it is to say that it is to billhooks what the X series are to axes.

 

Highly recommended.

I've had one for a while. It's light.

It's light unlike the regular billhook but with that extra length of handle cleaves branches right off.

Don't need to put a lot of effort in to get good results, but enough to get through the big stuff....as it's quite light.

 

It sits happily in the collection of Fiskars axes. All fantastic tools.