[Aroy]

I now have 4 drills
. 50 year old Woff 1/2". That is a beast.
. 45 year old Russian 10mm, light duty
. 2 x Bosch GSB10, hammer drill

For normal masonry drilling it is Bosh every time.

For light work the Russian one.

For really heavy work - concrete and large diameter holes Wolf is the best.

Please note the the diameter ratings are generally for drilling into steel. For masonry you can easily doble the drilling diameter. For wood you anyway use "holesaw" for larger diameters. So a 10mm medium duty hammer drill is goos enough for 20mm or more hole in brick work. But for concrete you need more power expecially to drill through the stones.

[itwasntme]

Originally Posted by itwasntme

Great tips, thank you! Unfortunately I need a multi-purpose one with which I can frequently assemble furniture and infrequently drill holes in brick walls to hang heavy pictures.

Got the sanction for a “Big Daddy” Cordless GSB 185-Li snagged for ~9.75K after discounts and loyalty points:
https://www.amazon.in/gp/product/B0B...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Arriving tomorrow

IKEA awaits!

[manishalive]

Originally Posted by itwasntme

Got the sanction for a “Big Daddy” Cordless GSB 185-Li snagged for ~9.75K after discounts and loyalty points:
https://www.amazon.in/gp/product/B0B...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Arriving tomorrow

IKEA awaits!

Eager to know what's in IKEA boxes. Also Bosch is a good choice, but I have bought Black and Decker multitool evo which is economical and have more attachments.

[sagarpadaki]

For those looking for a stubby screwdriver with changeable bits, Stanley has one which is available on Amazon. I was looking for such a product since long since I have Ph2 stubby from Taparia. I have some scenarios where I need to use PZ and Torx bits in tight locations. This should help

https://www.amazon.in/dp/B004AEZDKO?...hk_typ_imgToDp

[Thad E Ginathom]

Originally Posted by sagarpadaki

For those looking for a stubby screwdriver with changeable bits ...

Everybody should be! If they don't have one already. Wonderfully useful tool. I have one with a ratchet.

[sagarpadaki]

Originally Posted by Thad E Ginathom

Everybody should be! If they don't have one already. Wonderfully useful tool. I have one with a ratchet.

Agree!

I was looking for one since a long time. There were no reasonably priced options. There was one from Klein tools or something, that was ridiculously priced.

[Thad E Ginathom]

Originally Posted by sagarpadaki

There were no reasonably priced options.

Mine is a Rolson. It would have been bought in London (UK) and would have been cheap! Rolson is a budget brand found in many hardware stores there.

I do not know about India price/availability

[vamsi.vadrevu]

Hi everyone,

I'm interested in DIY and I'm planning to get myself a torque wrench for two of our cars (Alto K10 (2013) and Nissan Magnite (2023)). I intend to at least be able to torque the wheels correctly.

I recently went to a wheel alignment center where they screwed the lug nuts into the wheel with a pneumatic gun! I'm 100% sure they're overtightened and I intend to correct this.

I've been looking at different options on the market.

Wheel torque specs for my cars are
Alto K10 - 83.5 Nm
Nissan Magnite - 110 Nm

Below are some of the options available from the research I did online.

1. Taparia TPWR 160 (40 to 220 Nm range) - Price around Rs 4500.
2. Torque Master TM 160R (50 to 220 Nm range) - Price around Rs 3600.
3. MacMaster ‎TW 160R (50 to 220 Nm range) - Price around Rs 4700.

I plan on buying from Indian manufacturers so that we can avoid customs price.
There are options from Stanley and other foreign brands but they're not made in India and are priced twice as much.

Below are some of the questions I have!

1. So are these Indian brands worth it?
2. Is buying online safe (from Amazon, Moglix, toolworld, www.chandcompany.in etc). Or should I get them from offline stores (I'm from Hyderabad). Can anyone recommend a good precision hand-tools dealer in Hyderabad?
3. Are the models I shortlisted suitable for the use case.
4. Is it safe to carry around these torque wrenches in our boot at all times?
5. Do we have calibration services available for torque wrenches in India?

Any help/suggestion is highly appreciated! Thank you!

[SunnyBoi]

Originally Posted by vamsi.vadrevu

I've been looking at different options on the market.

Wheel torque specs for my cars are
Alto K10 - 83.5 Nm
Nissan Magnite - 110 Nm

I use this torque wrench exclusively for tightening wheels

https://www.amazon.in/AmazonBasics-2.../dp/B07SV45HRY

I have another Tekton 20-140ftlb torque wrench I use for my engine and suspension work. Using a torque wrench continuously at high levels will make it deviate from its calibrated state. The amazonbasics torque wrench is there to prevent my very good torque wrench from going out and it does a good job. Wont break the bank too.

[sukiwa]

Originally Posted by vamsi.vadrevu

Below are some of the options available from the research I did online.

1. Taparia TPWR 160 (40 to 220 Nm range) - Price around Rs 4500.
2. Torque Master TM 160R (50 to 220 Nm range) - Price around Rs 3600.
3. MacMaster ‎TW 160R (50 to 220 Nm range) - Price around Rs 4700.

You can choose any of these based on local availability. I have Torque master and Mac Master.

1. So are these Indian brands worth it?

Absolutely.

2. Is buying online safe (from Amazon, Moglix, toolworld, www.chandcompany.in etc). Or should I get them from offline stores (I'm from Hyderabad). Can anyone recommend a good precision hand-tools dealer in Hyderabad?

Prefer local store for Torque wrenches. Plus most online retailers have resorted to minimal packing these days, can't risk a Torque wrench.

3. Are the models I shortlisted suitable for the use case.

Yes, you have already checked torque ranges, just verify that model that you choose has ratchet mechanism when you visit local store. R in model name generally signifies ratchet. I am not sure of 83.5Nm for Alto as most analog wrenches that I have come across have markings in increments in 5Nm so either 80Nm or 85Nm.

4. Is it safe to carry around these torque wrenches in our boot at all times?

Please don't.

5. Do we have calibration services available for torque wrenches in India?

Not aware about your city, however most cities/towns having manufacturing industries should have calibration services.

In addition to torque wrench itself, I hope you have required matching sockets. If you have 1/2" sockets, pick up torque wrench with 1/2" drive.
Similarly, for 1/4" drive and sockets.

[adi_nano]

Hi everyone,
Can anyone give me pointers on a good terminal extraction tool. I got one from Amazon however it does not seem to work and was of very poor quality as well.

[Fillmore]

Need some inputs over here.
I plan to setup a small slow speed polishing rig , to fine sand some bottles (post cutting) . Basically a Lapidary machine setup.

Something like this


Have two questions in this regard.

#1. What is the kind of motor that I need to be looking for ? The RPM should be quite low around < 200 rpm , the kind of the speed that these Idli/Dosa wet grinders run at.

#2. Once I source the motor, what is the tool/method to fix a shackle nut to it ?
i.e I would need to fix one of these. On which the sanding disc's mount.



The shackle nut is available for a Drilling machine chuck kind of mount.


Are there any better options to fix a Mount on to the motor for the discs's ?

Also between the motor and the nut there should be at least 6-8 inch gap , the reason being a basin comes in the middle which is needed to collect the water that trickles when grinding.

Please do let me know if you have any suggestions.

Thanks
Fillmore

[Aroy]

You need either a variable speed DC motor with a controller, or use a series of pulley to reduce the speed.

As the speed required is low if used with gears a small motor will do (as in dosa grinder).

[Thad E Ginathom]

Help please! Chennai.

Someone, somewhere on this huge forum, mentioned a big hardware store where one can wander around and pick up whatever one wants.

I'm sure I posted that it must be about half an hour from me. Sholinganalur area?

I've searched and searched but I can't find it here or Google.

Where?

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Update: After another search on the forum I found it...

Originally Posted by thanixravindran

I remember seeing some gloves in IBO OMR Padur recently. ... ... ...