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Posted 3 months ago

Green handled screwdrivers, and blue handled screwdrivers.
Which ones are imperial and which are metric ?

Posted 3 months ago

That box has grown to a size where it is no longer mobile, like one of those canal boats that is always moored by Callis with fairy lights. You should consider (Sun. and Mon.) nightly rentals or selling espresso off of the bench, next to the toolbox. Sowerby Bridge is ready for this.

Posted 3 months ago

@robertajobb Green handles are screwdrivers, blue are picks!

Posted 3 months ago

I knew reading this would cost me money.
Engineer pliers inbound 🙂
And I’ll second what you said about the Knipex, just bought some…

Posted 3 months ago

I bought my partner a roll of that leopard print duct tape for Christmas a couple of years ago. She was well pleased.

Posted 3 months ago

I bought my partner a roll of that leopard print duct tape for Christmas a couple of years ago. She was well pleased.

It feels wrong that that made it past the filter but **** doesn’t.

Posted 3 months ago

The tool tips on these posts are great. Engineer pliers on the way.

What size Knipex do people find most useful (looks like those are the 180)? They vary a fair bit in terms of size and price.

Posted 3 months ago

Can anyone read the part number on the Knipex pliers wrench?

Posted 3 months ago

They’re the 180mm ones judging from the 1″ scale on the mat they are sat on.

Posted 3 months ago

There’s more than one on RS or Amazon with prices ranging from 8 quid to over £60!

Posted 3 months ago

@everyoneabove!

These are 180’s the most useful size for most bike stuff, I’ll warn you now though, as soon as I got my hands on these I started planning to get the rest of the sizes!

Posted 3 months ago

Should have mentioned above as well, the smaller Engineer pliers will also get seized pad retaining pins out of shimano calipers without resorting to power tools!

Posted 3 months ago

There’s more than one on RS or Amazon with prices ranging from 8 quid to over £60!

It’ll be these. Plier-wrench. Price difference for the same size will be due to different grips on the handles, some of which are for high voltage protection. Not sure where you see any 8 quid ones though!

Posted 3 months ago

The £8 stuff is replaceable soft jaws for them

Posted 3 months ago

https://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/pliers/2386976

£7.57 plus VAT

Posted 3 months ago

@doomanic as @b33k34 said it’s usually the soft jaws that sell for about 8 quid but that looks like they’ve listed the pliers for the wrong price there! Gotta be worth a punt for less than a tenner!

Posted 3 months ago

Poor old rs-online, I wonder how they are going to handle all our orders?
Guess i’ll find out soon.

Posted 3 months ago

4 for the price of one 😀 (assuming they actually ship). Nice!

Posted 3 months ago

I’ve ordered two. 😀

Posted 3 months ago

They’re now at £44 and my order is not able to be tracked online so I’m guessing they’ve cancelled it.

Posted 2 months ago

@doomanic
Just woke up to an email from RS, delivery date has been changed from the 24th to the 21st!
Still won’t let me track my order but it sounds like they’re still coming!

Posted 2 months ago

Sweet. I have the same email.

Posted 2 months ago

Has anyone received their RS order yet?

Posted 1 month ago

@doomanic. Not yet but I’ve been calling to check on it every few weeks, apparently they should be shipping this week!

Posted 4 days ago