Pete Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 Instead of using a board lifter at our last project i got swmbo to help do the ceiling. One of the boards snapped over her head she still reminds me about it regularly. Guess what we are buying soon!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Construction Channel Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 20 minutes ago, PeterW said: Next tool hire for the team ..?? Board lifter ..?? it sounds like a good candidate, big enough that no one really wants to keep one, cheap enough for an initial investment, how much does it cost to ship something like that around? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 I did debate making one out of Unistrut and galv conduit...but borrowed the BiLs in the end. I could you know... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToughButterCup Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 16 minutes ago, Pete said: Instead of using a board lifter at our last project i got swmbo to help do the ceiling. One of the boards snapped over her head she still reminds me about it regularly. Guess what we are buying soon!! @Pete, I admire your technique. I used the same one today. Debbie hoisted a couple of tonnes of blocks by hand up 30 feet to our top scaffolding . And will do the same again tomorrow. Guess what I want for Christmas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 Two Debbies 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterW Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 15 minutes ago, Construction Channel said: it sounds like a good candidate, big enough that no one really wants to keep one, cheap enough for an initial investment, how much does it cost to ship something like that around? Well funny you should ask but it's about £30.... so once you've shelled out the £150 for the lifter and it's extension you're basically on a £30 for as long as you need (Highlands excepted of course)... Even easier if it's in a decent "box" made of OSB that means a cardboard one doesn't get knackered ... I may need one soon too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crofter Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 I did all my PB without a collated driver. I had the loan of a 110v Makita one but it was unreliable, kept marking the PB or just jamming, and the cord was too short so I was forever lugging around a huge transformer. Really wasn't too slow to do it all the hard way, using the drill rather than impact driver, so that I could set the torque. For cutting box-outs, the oscillating multi-tool was weapon of choice- although I've used plastic boxes fitted after the PB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickfromwales Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 1 hour ago, PeterW said: The old Self build yahoo group had one that you bought shares in .... Next tool hire for the team ..?? Board lifter ..?? Will P&P be a bitch? The only downside is this is going to be an item that more than one person needs at the same time. Boarding goes on for quite a long time. I Bought mine off eBay for £140. Quite a strong one with extensions etc. £40 P&P though. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferdinand Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 4 hours ago, Nickfromwales said: Will P&P be a bitch? The only downside is this is going to be an item that more than one person needs at the same time. Boarding goes on for quite a long time. I Bought mine off eBay for £140. Quite a strong one with extensions etc. £40 P&P though. . One advantage of buying through Amazon Prime if the eBay seller will is high for pp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 If you're not affixing your back boxes to a stud i.e. just using a dry lining box then it's imperative that the cut out is as neat as to keep integrity of the board. Once you start tearing the paper on the board and losing chunks of plaster on the back as your blunt Stanley breaks through then a regularly used socket can become loose. I've been known to paint the edges of the cut out with PVA to keep the powdery edge together. Multitool makes a neat job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToughButterCup Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 9 hours ago, Pete said: Two Debbies Nightmare.... for a variety of reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crofter Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 1 hour ago, Onoff said: If you're not affixing your back boxes to a stud i.e. just using a dry lining box then it's imperative that the cut out is as neat as to keep integrity of the board. Once you start tearing the paper on the board and losing chunks of plaster on the back as your blunt Stanley breaks through then a regularly used socket can become loose. I've been known to paint the edges of the cut out with PVA to keep the powdery edge together. Multitool makes a neat job. My sparky was pretty good at borrowing my multitool, except for one lightswitch where he just grabbed a padsaw. And this was in a wall that was already plastered. Not massive chunks coming off, but certainly enough that I'll need to make to good with filler. Totally avoidable. This is why I'm doing 99% of the build myself... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crofter Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 6 hours ago, Nickfromwales said: £40 P&P though. . My heart bleeds I've just had to pay £50 P&P for a £200 shower tray, and that only got it as far as Inverness; add another £65 van hire on top to get it to me. I swear I spend more time sorting out postage/haulage than actually building stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferdinand Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 You lot are 'orrible. Now you have me wanting one. Two more SENCO DS202-14V DuraSpins on Ebay. This one, on its own: £100 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SENCO-DS202-14V-DuraSpin-DS202-14V-Cordless-Collated-Screwdriver-/282622613945?hash=item41cd9ed9b9:g:EcgAAOSwLzhZniWZ This one, which includes a Senco SD300 Drill-Driver in a double set: £110 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Senco-DS202-14V-Cordless-Collated-Screwdriver-SD300-Drill-Driver-2x-Batteries/182717067711?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649 Does anyone know if there any issue with the double set? Is it, for example, an old product that is >5 years old (say)? Cheers Ferdinand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterW Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 Senco double is a good set if you want another drill. Batteries can be redone pretty quickly so not something that will be obsolete soon either 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferdinand Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 21 minutes ago, PeterW said: Senco double is a good set if you want another drill. Batteries can be redone pretty quickly so not something that will be obsolete soon either Cheers. Bought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterW Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 If the batteries are duff then drop them in to County Battery ok Kirkby ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferdinand Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 2 minutes ago, PeterW said: If the batteries are duff then drop them in to County Battery ok Kirkby ... Cheers. IIRC someone said they are the same as Ryobi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpmiller Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 I got a 14.4v Makita recently for pretty cheap with a broken battery contact in the handle, charger and two reasonable batteries. Not a hard fix for now (loadsa solder), but I should really hunt down a replacement socket. Anybody have a Makita tool with a duff motor going spare? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferdinand Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 On 01/09/2017 at 19:01, Ferdinand said: Cheers. Bought. My Senco collated screwdriver and drill/driver is here. Beautifully packed. And in clean condition, everything included. For £120 inc pp I call that somewhere between good and very good even if I need to spend £40-50 or so on new batteries, and I think I can recommend the ebay seller, who is unfortunately not a tool specialist. . Ferdinand 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferdinand Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 Does anyone have a good source for Dura Spin collated screws? I think I want box of 1000 for drywall, and also a box of 1000 for flooring, to play with. I am guessing 35mm and 37-40mm respectively. It would be useful to know the codes, as the ones on the case lid (eg 06a162P) do not seem to match anywhere Cheers Ferdinand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterW Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 2 hours ago, Ferdinand said: Does anyone have a good source for Dura Spin collated screws? I think I want box of 1000 for drywall, and also a box of 1000 for flooring, to play with. I am guessing 35mm and 37-40mm respectively. It would be useful to know the codes, as the ones on the case lid (eg 06a162P) do not seem to match anywhere Cheers Ferdinand Yep I used these guys all the time.. http://www.collatedfasteners.co.uk/duraspin-39a35mp-drywall-to-wood-screws-box-1000-i535.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferdinand Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 17 hours ago, PeterW said: Yep I used these guys all the time.. http://www.collatedfasteners.co.uk/duraspin-39a35mp-drywall-to-wood-screws-box-1000-i535.html Thanks Peter. That might not be best fr me, as I pay VAT (not self-building). For me that is £9.50 ex VAT or £11.40 inc VAT (I am not self-building) for 1000 qty with a £11.99 delivery charge. For a small quantity I think I have found a better one at FFX, who do free delivery and £10.13 a box inc VAT. https://www.ffx.co.uk/tools/product/Senco-39A35Mp-8715274010502-Duraspin-35Mm-Drywall-To-Wood-Collated-Screws?gclid=Cj0KCQjwub7NBRDJARIsAP7wlT8BUPUOoitfBiuXMSa3kj_jNENB7DzB58lWA0wNqzbXHm41EO--hysaAjLvEALw_wcB Cheers Ferdinand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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