Dammit, did not see that one, looks much better made! If this one falls apart I’ll get one of those!
Yes, it’s all metal and very nicely made.
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Fuckit, as I’ve not used it yet I’ve returned the other and ordered the sniny metal one, for made in Japan reasons…
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A reasonable powered solder-sucker is indeed transformative - wish I’d bought one years earlier than I did, though the plunger type are still useful.
When you clean the plunger - dismantle it completely, and then when it’s clean, spray everything with a good coating of WD40 - it’s useless stuff for lots of jobs, but does help to make the next cleaning session easier by stopping solder sticking too firmly to the insides.
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Bought myself a new Evolution mitre saw while Screwfix have them at 20% off. Managed to grab the last one at my local store. My previous one was absolutely hammered during our house renovation and subsequent work.
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Any excuse! 
Busted!
TBH FoL2 stripped the thread doing an oil change on his car so thought it was time for an upgrade.
Very nice!
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I helped FoL2 change all the springs and shocks on his 320D just before Christmas and said what we need is a through hole socket set when we were dicking about using an hex key and a long spark plug socket that luckily had a hex drive in addition to the usual 3/8 drive.
Guess what he got me for Christmas….
It is lovely
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Very nice pressie 
It is indeed, will be using it for things just for the sake of it even if through hole is not needed.
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Is that a bacho set? I’ve got one of those, it’s excellent for the money
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They’re Bahco ones, the Bacho sets are only available on Alibaba.com
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Huh?
They are on Amazon, Halfords and loads of tool sellers, (Screwfix etc) plus Bahco themselves
Read my post again…
they are Bahco thankfully.
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One of the things I’ve been meaning to do since I abandoned a lot of tools in France is to start rebuilding a decent set. I’m not doing any profound engineering work or anything, it’s really just stuff within the DIY category, but shit tools annoy me intensely, so I want to do this properly. I’m mostly looking at screwdrivers (inc Torx and allan keys), and ratchet/spanner options. Are Wera still the preferred option, and are there any particularly recommended retailers?
Also need to get a multi-purpose drill with a hammer option. Much as the Festool stuff was lovely I don’t think I can justify that, so it will probably be Makita.