Tools you have bought/want to buy feedback thread

[PeeBee]

Have carried one for 10 yrs in my rig, just replaced the batteries, money in the bank if needed. Its now registered with 'someone' that Jenny found so the elderly neighbours can make us of it in an emergency.

[Hodge]

Awesome stuff Darren MudRunnerTD .
We get get first aid refreshed including defib every 6 months. And every course I tell my self I should get one at some stage ...

[rusty_nail]

So a while back I bought an air rivet gun, after mudrunner posted a link to a nutsert gun which I also bought lol. Honestly the rivet gun is amazing. I saved a toolbox from my neighbour putting in the bin. Has a split along several edges. Anyway. Polyurethane sealant along each cracked edge, 50x50 angle with many many many heavy gauge rivets holding it in place. I've oversealed all open joins with glazing sealant. Back to rock solid. Couldn't have done it without the gun, made very easy work of using around 70 rivets. No sore haha at all and sooo much faster.

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[MB]

Awesome Salvage Nicco Mate [emoji106][emoji106]
Too many people chucking things away these days agreed….disposable lifestyles [emoji26]
Pneumatic/Cordless/240v Pop Pliers must be a game changer for young tradies, us older coolroom builders used to have forearms like Ivan Lendl but these days struggle to wank without lingering pain of old [emoji26][emoji23]


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[Cremulator]

I bought a Kincrome vice brake to bend smaller, thicker metal for brackets and the like.
This is some 3mm x 25mm mild steel, which is about it's thickness limit.
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I had some brackets on my roof rack that looked like they previously had some kind of attachment and I thought I could repurpose. This is a bad photo, but all I have.
The roof rack is a Tracklander model and Stropp will know the challenges of mounting things to the side of it!
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I gave them a clean up and a coat of paint, and countersunk the top bolt hole and replaced the button head with a countersunk bolt for less obstruction.
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I bent some clamps using 3mm x 40mm steel and achieved a rounder radius using a piece of 40mm x 40mm x 3mm aluminium U channel as the bend die base.
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These clamp tight onto a compact shovel or I can move them onto the side of the roof rack to hold a long handle shovel.
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[rusty_nail]

I bought a Kincrome vice brake to bend smaller, thicker metal for brackets and the like.
This is some 3mm x 25mm mild steel, which is about it's thickness limit.
http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2022/08/81.jpg

that is really awesome mate. im going to have to look for the similar jog for mine. love it!

[Cremulator]

So useful. I picked it up from Supercheap.

[jay see]

Used my sons Milwaukee wet/dry vacuum/blower to clean out the patrol. [emoji106]

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[MudRunnerTD]

Today was a Traumatic day in the shed.

I'm 53.....

Today I lost my 10mm socket. It rolled off the battery and into the abis. I have crawled all over the engine bay. Had it up on the hoist and sticking my fingers into every crevice. Magic! It's gone!!!

Gunna do a GoFundMe page. The Fark!

[Winnie]

Darren you are intoxicated! Get over it khunt!

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[Hodge]

Today was a Traumatic day in the shed.

I'm 53.....

Today I lost my 10mm socket. It rolled off the battery and into the abis. I have crawled all over the engine bay. Had it up on the hoist and sticking my fingers into every crevice. Magic! It's gone!!!

Gunna do a GoFundMe page. The Fark!

Hope they find it soon!

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[jack]

Today was a Traumatic day in the shed.

I'm 53.....

Today I lost my 10mm socket. It rolled off the battery and into the abis. I have crawled all over the engine bay. Had it up on the hoist and sticking my fingers into every crevice. Magic! It's gone!!!

Gunna do a GoFundMe page. The Fark!

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You’re not alone.

[MudRunnerTD]

Ok OK OK!!!!!!!

Normality Returns!!!

I am At Peace gents!!!

Hitting the Panard lower nut with the rattle gun put enough vibration for the GQ to Spit the thing back out at me!!! I have no idea from where but it landed on the floor beside me!!!

Thanks to all for your compassion and understanding except that bloke Winnie

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[mudnut]

Ok OK OK!!!!!!!

Normality Returns!!!

I am At Peace gents!!!

Hitting the Panard lower nut with the rattle gun put enough vibration for the GQ to Spit the thing back out at me!!! I have no idea from where but it landed on the floor beside me!!!

Thanks to all for your compassion and understanding except that bloke Winnie

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F@#K me! Are you a wizard or something?

[Cremulator]

I bought this TOPTUL mini bit ratchet set (GADW2701) from Audel tools in Dandenong South, that I've had my eye on for a while.
Good timing as the guy in store said he has been meaning to update the price from $59 to $89!
Still listed on their website at $59 ;)

It'll be good for some screws or fixings that need a bit more leverage as you can set up a T piece or right angle handle using the extension.http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2023/04/72.jpghttp://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2023/04/73.jpg

[PeeBee]

Ok OK OK!!!!!!!

Normality Returns!!!

I am At Peace gents!!!

Hitting the Panard lower nut with the rattle gun put enough vibration for the GQ to Spit the thing back out at me!!! I have no idea from where but it landed on the floor beside me!!!

Thanks to all for your compassion and understanding except that bloke Winnie

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I laughed when I read this, as I found a 10mm spanner, a small screw driver and about a dozen nuts and washers in the valley under the manifold when I stripped everything down recently. I am yet to find a 13mm socket though, maybe this is the next generation universal upgrade to the 10mm?????

[BrazilianY60]

You can't blame working on the GQ for loosing the 13mm. I bet there isn't a single 13mm nut on the Patrol as Japanese folks are very superstitious and have something against that number. When I replaced the GU engine, all medium sized bolts and nuts were either 12mm or 14mm, which made it quite handy having only two sockets on the pocket.

;)

[PeeBee]

You can't blame working on the GQ for loosing the 13mm. I bet there isn't a single 13mm nut on the Patrol as Japanese folks are very superstitious and have something against that number. When I replaced the GU engine, all medium sized bolts and nuts were either 12mm or 14mm, which made it quite handy having only two sockets on the pocket.

;)

Well obviously I fucked up a few thousand times using a 13mm spanner then???

[BrazilianY60]

Or maybe bolts you replaced. Sometimes you go to to the HW store with a japanese car bolt as a sample, and for the size and thread pitch you want, the head size is different.

[PeeBee]

Or maybe bolts you replaced. Sometimes you go to to the HW store with a japanese car bolt as a sample, and for the size and thread pitch you want, the head size is different.

Yes that could be the case, its also had an engine transplant non Nissan and a host of mods and accessories. Anyway I got it back

[MudRunnerTD]

OK Gents this is just getting silly!!

If you don't have a set of ratchet spanners then these are a bloody bargain. Nearlly stealing them. If you do have ratchet spanners then these are perfect on the other side of the shed or in a Rol iin the car permanently.

I have this exact set as an extra set on the far side of my shed. Yes I have a problem but finding a ratchet spanner ain't one of them. This is a Great set. I have them and used them a dair bit. My go to set that I have had for over 10 years is also gearwrench.

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[MudRunnerTD]

So I think I posted in here some time back about a New To Me Welder. I got it off FB Marketplace for about 20% of its retail value which was a steal. I have not done much in the shed for a link time and this is the second time I've used this welder. The first time was welding a body braxe on the GQ before Tassie which ended with my Car on fire and a total Loss of the Main Fuse board in the main loom in the driver side kicker!!! Was a bad day.

Well apprehensively I got out to the shed this afternoon and dialed in the welder for 5mm plate and vloodt Hell it's nice!! I wish I had it when I was building the bar work on the GQ as it's a World Better than the shitty one I had. Blame the tools I did and proved today that I'm not an absolute failure on a welder.

Welded up the top for my new Welding table and stoked with the outcome

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Pretty happy with how it came up. Some grinding to flat on a couple but stoked

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[jff45]

I sold my Unimig Procraft 240 MIG welder and my Unimig 200 AC/DC TIG both on Marketplace and got decent money for both so I went shopping yesterday and picked up a Unimig 230 4 in 1 machine that replaces both previous units.
They threw in a good $399 helmet in the deal so I’ll keep it as a spare.


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[MudRunnerTD]

So I am a Facebook Marketplace animal. Bargain hunter. Fins stuff all the time ans a few members here have benefited from this lol.

Win for me. I have been searching Festool for a while chasing a Plunge Track saw. I stumbled on a HUGE Collection of Festool Pneumatic Air fitting ans couldn't pass it. Mainly 6mm stuff which could be handy in a car build. I now have a life time supplier of quality Festool fittings....

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$50. Legit...... $50.. there has got to be $1500 with of fitting! More even

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[MudRunnerTD]

Same Bloke... a forced air Welding Helmwt with Air pump and Filter. Retail $1400

$300. Pretty stoked with that pickup too.

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Stoked

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[@GUte]

I just want a bluddy welding helmet I can see out of. Good helmet but its way too dark even with a sheet load of lamps on my work.

Many years ago I bought a Unimig 250a mult purpose mig welder which packed it in. Apparently it was my fault because my 10A run was too far and should have been on 15A. Awe well. But I have to say support by Unimig is second to none. I was well out of warranty yet they reduced my fix it charge by 50%.

Anyway, while this welder was down, I bought an old clunker 180A mig which cave men would have used for $100. Yep, marketplace. Man is this welder smooth. The old fella who owned this fitted a huge fan to increase its duty cycle and it sounds like an old VW! It ain’t goin anywhere.87517

[taslucas]

Market place is so addictive! Morning coffee and bargain scroll ritual [emoji28]

.......from under the great down under.

[MB]

Can’t be bothered searching above, potentially already posted these Great USA Vicey’s imported a year or so ago:

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Shipped into Australia, (as Vice Grip-AU) doesn’t sell them yet [emoji22]

Brought/Bought 3 x (Small / Medium/Large)

Unbelievably Ridiculous Torque grip, truly leaving at home these days most other tools on Gnarly Lightweight required trips [emoji736][emoji3590]

FWIW AB Brother, they can grip the likes of say 5mm of an exposed diff nut [emoji1645][emoji123][emoji123]


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[10G]

I want to buy a grease gun. I had one about 20 years ago and all I can remember is that more grease came out of it than went into the thing I was greasing.

Any recommendations, gotta be under $100.

[BrazilianY60]

I am using a pneumatic one. Very handy to just pull the trigger instead of pumping a lever single-handed while under the truck. And you can replace the grease fitting on the end of the hose (I haven't yet) with one that clamps to the grease nipple thing so you don't even need to hold the hose end.

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[BrazilianY60]

Same Bloke... a forced air Welding Helmet with Air pump and Filter.

Being something of personal use, is it cleanable/washable? Not talking about filter replacement.

[10G]

I am using a pneumatic one. Very handy to just pull the trigger instead of pumping a lever single-handed while under the truck. And you can replace the grease fitting on the end of the hose (I haven't yet) with one that clamps to the grease nipple thing so you don't even need to hold the hose end.

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Do you have to hold those flexi hose ends on??? I thought they'd all just clip on???

[BrazilianY60]

The one that came with the pneumatic gun doesn't clip on.

[MB]

Highly rate these little hydraulic scissor platforms if needing a second set of arms working alone [emoji123][emoji123]

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Managed last week to tweak two different brands of custom bar work together prior to shipping off locally for sandblasting/colour matching [emoji736][emoji106][emoji106]

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[Cuppa]

Do you have to hold those flexi hose ends on??? I thought they'd all just clip on???

With the many grease nipples on the OKA the idea of laying under the truck struggling to hold the thing onto a nipple whilst struggling to operate a conventional grease gun one handed, holding the whole affair against my body & inevitably getting in a mess held little appeal. To say nothing of the almost inevitable struggle to get the coupler off the nipple when finished.

So I bit the bullet & bought a battery operated grease gun off ebay. It came in the mail during the week & today I bought a quick coupler & tried it for the first time. Greasing under the truck is unlikely to ever be something which brings me joy, but after trying it out this arvo the new grease gun sure put a smile on my face.

Just place the gun on the ground. Clip the coupler on the nipple.
Move around to observe the grease exiting & then pull the trigger.
Press lever on the coupler & remove it with ease & no mess.
As good as i hoped it would be! So easy!

I had wondered about the weight of the gun, it is heavier than a conventional lever grease gun, but having a hose long enough to reach there is no need to hold it whilst in use. Makes so much difference for an old fart like me!

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[PeeBee]

Bugger, this just sounds too good to resist.

[jay see]

Ha funny you post this cuppa. I was talking to the purchasing manager at work about getting a new grease gun and he pulled up that same one.

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[MB]

Best modern heavy yard tools ever Cuppa Mate [emoji106][emoji106]
18V variants like beast have serious psi pressure, we use our ‘red colured’ ones to pressure up stuck nipples. Pull the trigger until stop/heard, walk away and then ‘pop’ we’re clean again [emoji106][emoji106]


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[Cuppa]

Best modern heavy yard tools ever Cuppa Mate [emoji106][emoji106]
18V variants like beast have serious psi pressure, we use our ‘red colured’ ones to pressure up stuck nipples. Pull the trigger until stop/heard, walk away and then ‘pop’ we’re clean again [emoji106][emoji106]




I considered a red one, ‘cos they weigh a bit less than blue, but at the end of the day all my batteries & charger are blue. Didn’t seem worth the bother getting an adaptor plate. I bought some tubes of grease at the same time. The Bigfoot EP2 orange stuff from Moreys. Got it because that’s what an OKA mate uses, & ‘cos when we were caretaking at Moreton Telegraph Station that's what the owner swore by for all their equipment. Eye wateringly expensive at
$192 for a 6 pack though!

[MB]

Red, Blue, Yellow, whatever colour, good cordless grease guns rock Cuppa Mate[emoji106][emoji106]

Picked up a 12v compact cut off tool skin today to attack the drivers side guard this time:

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So much lighter, nimble and easier for my hack accuracy than my 18v grinder utilised on the passenger side a few weeks ago:

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[MudRunnerTD]

So I have been chasing one of these for about 15 years. I have been deep in the Otways and used one in anger to weld a himount brakeshaft back together and when I did the Madigan 12 years ago 2 of the 4 cars carried one and without it we would have torched a Hilux in the middle of nowhere with a broken strut.

12v/24v mini spool MIG Welder. Facebook marketplace. Stoked. We have it for the Simpson crossing.

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[Winnie]

That's cool and all but Peebee is bringing a 3 phase welder and a lathe in case we need to machine up some parts

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[mudnut]

With the many grease nipples on the OKA the idea of laying under the truck struggling to hold the thing onto a nipple whilst struggling to operate a conventional grease gun one handed, holding the whole affair against my body & inevitably getting in a mess held little appeal. To say nothing of the almost inevitable struggle to get the coupler off the nipple when finished.

So I bit the bullet & bought a battery operated grease gun off ebay. It came in the mail during the week & today I bought a quick coupler & tried it for the first time. Greasing under the truck is unlikely to ever be something which brings me joy, but after trying it out this arvo the new grease gun sure put a smile on my face.

Just place the gun on the ground. Clip the coupler on the nipple.
Move around to observe the grease exiting & then pull the trigger.
Press lever on the coupler & remove it with ease & no mess.
As good as i hoped it would be! So easy!

I had wondered about the weight of the gun, it is heavier than a conventional lever grease gun, but having a hose long enough to reach there is no need to hold it whilst in use. Makes so much difference for an old fart like me!

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The quick coupler is a good investment. Wish there was a slim model for getting into the unijoints and such. I found I had to undo the front drive shaft to get to the grease nipples!

[PeeBee]

So I have been chasing one of these for about 15 years. I have been deep in the Otways and used one in anger to weld a himount brakeshaft back together and when I did the Madigan 12 years ago 2 of the 4 cars carried one and without it we would have torched a Hilux in the middle of nowhere with a broken strut.

12v/24v mini spool MIG Welder. Facebook marketplace. Stoked. We have it for the Simpson crossing.

https://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2024/04/160.jpg

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They are great, bought one in 1988 and yet to use it in anger apart from rooting around in the backyard testing it. I see yours has a gas bottle - must look at mine to see if it has that flexibility - probably has. I will have an arc welder with me and a lathe and a mill and a spray booth as Winnie suggests. I am leaving the safety shower at home - need to live dangerously occasionally.

[TPC]

So I have been chasing one of these for about 15 years. I have been deep in the Otways and used one in anger to weld a himount brakeshaft back together and when I did the Madigan 12 years ago 2 of the 4 cars carried one and without it we would have torched a Hilux in the middle of nowhere with a broken strut.

12v/24v mini spool MIG Welder. Facebook marketplace. Stoked. We have it for the Simpson crossing.

https://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2024/04/160.jpg

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We had a Hilux with a broken strut in the Simpson in 2012, couldn't fix it so he drove it back to Leigh Creek to get a new one.
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[PeeBee]

I think that failure was beyond a welder?

[MudRunnerTD]

We had a Hilux with a broken strut in the Simpson in 2012, couldn't fix it so he drove it back to Leigh Creek to get a new one.
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When we were refuelling in Mt Dare for the Madigan there was a young bloke in a shed behind the bouser with a broken strut, they did a runner to Alice for a replacement.

Day 6 on the Madigan half way between Hay River and the Station and the Hilux went missing, went back to find him with the bottom eyelet torn off the strut. Would have been a disaster. We were able to remove the bush, weld the eyelet back on and add gussets to both sides. Worked a treat.