Klien Tools have landed

[Geordie Spark]

spair???? do you keep them under the stares???

............. to keep the ginger stepchild company.

 

[GB.Kayak]

i like wiha also. But I needed some new cutters quick time as had a little accident with mine that left a hole through them and were useless at cutting after lol

Were we cutting live cables ... ? ;-))

I was once using a 2.2 kW router, cable lying across an untidy working surface dragged a chisel off the top and it fell to cut the cable. The chisel was thrown some distance! It took some work to regrind the tip ... but longer to get a replacement Bosch lead!

 

[Pete999]

Tried to get one of their tool bags from cef £130:00 no chance

 

[LankyWill]

I managed to get the pliers for £75 in the end and almost didn't get them because of the price. The bloke then told me they come with a lifetime guarantee which covers everything (including blunt jaws and warn grip plate) apart from live cable chomping:biggrin:. My knipex ones have warn down jaws and grip plate after about 5 months and they cost £40. Their screwdrivers are supposedly made from a single piece of steel bar ground to a point and shaped unlike most which are just drop forged. One bloke still uses his dad from the 1920's

 

[shanky887614]

I managed to get the pliers for £75 in the end and almost didn't get them because of the price. The bloke then told me they come with a lifetime guarantee which covers everything (including blunt jaws and warn grip plate) apart from live cable chomping[emoji3]. My knipex ones have warn down jaws and grip plate after about 5 months and they cost £40. Their screwdrivers are supposedly made from a single piece of steel bar ground to a point and shaped unlike most which are just drop forged. One bloke still uses his dad from the 1920's

lanky,lanky.

the steel nowadays is usually inferior.

i own a few straight razors and the ones around 100 years old are the best quality.

so much so that if any nos blanks come up for sale they sell for a fortune

 

[LankyWill]

lanky,lanky.

the steel nowadays is usually inferior.

i own a few straight razors and the ones around 100 years old are the best quality.

so much so that if any nos blanks come up for sale they sell for a fortune

You would think with all this modern technology we could design a better steel for tools. Its a shame titanium is expensive a set of drivers cast in them would be nice.

What's a nos blanks?

 

[shanky887614]

You would think with all this modern technology we could design a better steel for tools. Its a shame titanium is expensive a set of drivers cast in them would be nice.

What's a nos blanks?

new old stock, bassically steel made and stored ages ago.


they can make as good steel but they choose not to as its cheaper

 

[Brad1]

I haven't tried the screwdrivers yet, but the most I hold the 9" pliers the more I like the feel of them... Just the screwdrivers seem "cheap" with the handles, although they do have that tempting plastic top to turn into the Multi screw and chisel!

 

[LankyWill]

Been using their 8" electrician pliers with crimping element all week and their the dogs. I find them more comfortable than my knipex ones and they cut better.

 

[123]

Maybe that's because they cost 3 times the price?

 

[telectrix]

not 3 x the price of these beasties. these are the dogs.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Draper-Twinforce-Leverage-Diagonal-Cutters/dp/B008H14XM0

 

[Geordie Spark]

lanky,lanky.

the steel nowadays is usually inferior.

i own a few straight razors and the ones around 100 years old are the best quality.

so much so that if any nos blanks come up for sale they sell for a fortune

We've lost our way with steel making and Phosphor Bronze too. Neither are what they used to be!

 

[shanky887614]

We've lost our way with steel making and Phosphor Bronze too. Neither are what they used to be!

Sheffield steel used to be known as some of the best in the world but thats gone now.

i gave one of my old razors to mike, he will tell you how sharp the edge is on it