whe i got out of rc 17 years ago i sold all my cars and tools.
so now i'm using my "real car tools" and well as you all know they are a real p.i.t.a. to use on rc's.
i'm about to put a new chassis on my b4 and don't want to use what i've been using.
can any suggest a decent tool set (hex drivers) that won't break the bank?
i dynamite ok? i really don't want to spend 60 bux on 5 fancy pants drivers.
bondhus make great ball drivers, they are available in alot of places.
I just picked up a few from mcmaster carr, searching under 'ball driver', they are very reasonable priced. I didn't look to see if they where bondhus or not, but they have a nice yellow and black molding, and the handle sizes are appropriate for the hex size(hard to strip out).
I can snap a pic for you if you want.....gimme till tonight....
The bondhus ones will work for a little while, but the will round off fairly quick with regular use.
I have the Thunder Tiger tools, $25 for 4 hex wrenches, decent quality. They are just now starting to need new tips after almost 3 years of regular use. My brother has the red aluminum handled Dynamite tools and they are very nice as well.
Mark
Aaaaahhhh crap! I'm about to get passed by that orange truck!
If your looking for other small but quality stuff besides allen tools, maybe this will be of use. I used to live down the street from this place, but didn't know it at the time. I have yet to try them out, but...
Which ever tool set you get, be sure to get handles where you can replace the tips. Then when you become *uncheap* you can buy really expensive tips, or just good inexpensive ones, your choice
Just as a heads up, I replaced all my allen screws in my X-Factory (converted B4) with T-10 torx. It's a Kinwald tip on the XF site. For the past year and a half I haven't stripped a single screw and I am using the same Craftsman torx screwdriver that I stole from my dads tool box (so its old) which hasn't worn either.
I bought every size and shape screw & nut I needed in bulk from McMaster. I spent $90, but now I have whats left of each box of 100 to replace screws in other cars as needed.
the bondhus ones I bought cost me a grand total of about 10 bucks. that's with buying 2 3/32" ball drivers.
once the balls go bad, a simple dremel tool makes as many new tips as I can grind flat.
OR....for $60.00, I can buy the set again 5 times over...and those aren't ball drivers. granted, that set has a couple more sizes I don't have or need, BUT, still, call it 3-4 times over what I paid.
just sayin'......
there's never a good time to be pennywise pound foolish, but there is a time to realize when something is wayyyy overpriced.
Mine was one of the cheap ratcheting screwdriver/socket sets and some jewelers screwdrivers (you know the ones). I might have taken my dad's needle nose pliers as well.
I got these pics from ebay, but...
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That's high end stuff right there! My first collection of RC tools was just an oddball collection of kit included Allen keys, stamped steel spanners and Tamiya socket tools, along with the household kitchen drawer Phillips screwdriver and pliers....
For ages I have been using a set of Bolink Torquers as my go to hex drivers. Solid aluminum handles have a nice weight and feel to them but I just wish they were a little bigger. I picked up a set of cheap Chinese hex tools Commonly seen on eBay for...
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Here is a tool that I can not recommended at all.
This Duratrax has multiple tips in metric, standard, flat head and phillips. They store in slots in the handle, accessed by rotating a blue plastic cap on the end of the handle. The detent on the...
Outside of your usual hex driver set (I have had my Dynamite set for 8 years LOL) what are your favorite tools in the tool box/work area?...Post pics if you want. Just looking to update/upgrade mine so any ideas will help.
Thanks.
This isint mine but thought you guys might like it:
“Tools Explained
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I forgot about the other hammer ones, those are good. And the dremel one was a new one on me. Its funny how those pieces always end up vanishing.
I thought there should be a thread for tools that people get a lot of use out of, in case it gives others some ideas for their own needs.
Right now, some of my more commonly used tools are my Leatherman Crunch (it's my soldering buddy for...
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I hate not having the right size drill bit, so my family took pity on me this past Christmas and got me a set of letter and number coded drill bits. It is amazing how much less frustrating it it when you have the perfect drive bit size. These do not...
Hi guys, i just tried to use a Tamiya multi tool wrench on some RC10 wheel nuts. Of course it was a fail due to different sizes! Is there a multi tool out there which fits both front and rear RC10 wheels?
I thought it would useful to post tools people have found very beneficial to the RC hobby. I'll go first - A recent addition to my tool box is the Dynamite EZ Body Post Marker Set (DYN5145). Great on painted bodies, I tried it out for the first time...
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Was posted years ago but feel it needs to be in this thread as well :lol:
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A tall upright machine useful for suddenly snatching flat metal bar stock out of your hands so that it smacks you in the chest and flings your beer across the...