Neil discusses his plans to fully utilise the “great outdoors” this holiday weekend, plus we give you a brief overview of a couple of Bosch gardening tools that you should be getting a hold of before summer strikes for real!
Lastly we hear about an electric bike that Neil fancies using for his upcoming LEJOG.
Sometimes when the sun is shining and all seems right with the world, we do things that may seem silly at any other time. Things like demonstrating the Makita DP4011 rotary drill by drilling into a tin bath. But then, sometimes it’s those seemingly silly things that demonstrate the features of power tools, features like the torque limiter. Watch this video to find out more.
It’s Friday, so that means another edition of the Toolstop Podcast. Neil and Mark talk about some of the feedback received on the blog about; - Makita LXT power tools - How To – Choose a Cordless Drill We want the discussion to continue, so link through to the blog posts and add your comments or give our voicemail line a call – 0203 239 8593 or on Skype @ toolstop1.
Neil walks us through the points to bear in mind when buying a cordless drill, including factoring in the type of work you’ll be using the drill for and the existing cordless power tools you own. Part of our “How To” series.
Derek from Telesteps once again demonstrates the amazing engineering of their telescopic ladders, this time showing us the beautiful simplicity – but amazing effectiveness – of the 3.8m telescopic.
Features; * One ladder for every situation * Always the right length * Always at a safe angle * This telescopic ladder can help you reach heights of up to 5.0 metres, anywhere * Virtually no space is too confined – the retracted ladder is just 110cm high * It can be extended to its full length or step by step, so you have the right working height and a safe angle * The hardwearing aluminium tubes and perfect fit ensure the ladder has the stability required for daily professional use
This is a product where you’ve already expressed yourself. Here’s what some of you had to say on an earlier blog post;
Bought two sets of 3.8m telescopic ladders for building surveys. Pleased with the product but you need to practice the erection sequence. Also bought the feet which significantly improve ladder safety, but they kept falling off and we had to fit a small self tapping screw to secure them in place. Not the lightest of ladders but strong, safe and durable.
I bought the 3.8m ladder. Would recomend to anyone. One thing is that the slides need to be kept clean and lubricated. I use silicon spray to lubricate them and find it keeps them working well.
The Telesteps ladder has been great. Everything was as described, very stable and robust, and its main advantage for me is that I can get a full-size ladder in my car so that I can use it for jobs at my holiday home in the Lakes as well as at home.
If you’re currently using these ladders, we’d love to know what you think. Leave a comment or ask a question!
Neil and Mark have a chat at the 2010 Gadget Show, where they cover the Grand National and talk about some of the videos they made at the show. You can watch some of the videos that Toolstop have released from the show on Toolstop TV.
Download the audio. In this podcast we have a chat with the guys from RoboChallenge and they talk about how they harvest power tool parts to build their robots of….doom. We also caught up with Jason from The Centre for Computing History and we reminisce about Commodore 64s and whether technology will continue to impact our lives exponentially over the next 40 years. Finally, we hear from Mike from Kenwood and he explains the sort of ICE modification you should be making to your white van.
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Nothing to do with power tools this time, but we wanted to bring you this video about the new Flip Mino HD 2 video camera we came across at the Gadget Show. We’ve used Flip Mino HD cameras before at Toolstop (I personally still use one regularly as do my two oldest children (Grace, 5 and Cameron, 10) and we’ve been impressed with the quality of the captured video. However, the new Mino HD 2 looks absolutely incredible. Check it out;
More videos from the Gadget Show 2010 coming soon.
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