Economical tools.

[Stew]

I started building on a little tool kit today. All bought at Communica for what I thought were pretty good prices. See attched till slip with prices. The side cutters are not flush cut unfortunately and the flush cut ones were a fair amount more expensive.
The wood is to build two atty build stands. Does anyone have or know where I can get some 510 inserts to put in the wood?

 

[Grand Guru]

Awesome project @Stew. My best building stand is home made! It costed me less than R30!

 

[M.Adhir]

@Stew you dont need 510 inserts specifically. When i built my couch-station (sits over my leg without toppling), i used some extra length nuts from the local hardware store, just countersunk them into the wood and tightened properly (a bolt and 2 washers- bolt is slightly shorter than the length of the nut).

 

[Stew]

@Stew you dont need 510 inserts specifically. When i built my couch-station (sits over my leg without toppling), i used some extra length nuts from the local hardware store, just countersunk them into the wood and tightened properly (a bolt and 2 washers- bolt is slightly shorter than the length of the nut).

Thanks. Standard metric nuts in South Africa are a different pitch to the atty threads. Atty threads are .0.5 mm pitch. Please be careful you don't wreck your atty's.
510 literally means 10 threads at 0.5 mm per thread. The diameter is 7mm. If you were to create this thread yourself, it would use an M7 x 0.5 tap.
Coarse thread m7's have 1mm pitch and fine thread m7's have 0.75mm thread.
Even m7 x 0.5 pitch taps to cut your own threads are not available in SA.

 

[Stew]

Awesome project @Stew. My best building stand is home made! It costed me less than R30!
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Thanks. Where did you get the base the atty screws into?

 

[Grand Guru]

Bought a few from wish.com

 

[Stew]

Bought a few from wish.com

Thanks very much.

 

[DavyH]

I went for the Coilmaster kit which didn’t cost all that much more and is really well packaged. Anything of theirs I’ve bought has been extremely good value, especially their build mat. Coilmaster mat, 80cm x 30cm, R250. A gaming mouse mat, pretty much the same thing, 90cm x30cm... wait for it... R699.

 

[blujeenz]

Thanks. Standard metric nuts in South Africa are a different pitch to the atty threads. Atty threads are .0.5 mm pitch. Please be careful you don't wreck your atty's.
510 literally means 10 threads at 0.5 mm per thread. The diameter is 7mm. If you were to create this thread yourself, it would use an M7 x 0.5 tap.
Coarse thread m7's have 1mm pitch and fine thread m7's have 0.75mm thread.
Even m7 x 0.5 pitch taps to cut your own threads are not available in SA.

I got my tap and die set from @kimbo about 4 years ago, I stand to correction, but he had to import them, as you found out, not available locally.

 

[DavyH]

I started building on a little tool kit today. All bought at Communica for what I thought were pretty good prices. See attched till slip with prices. The side cutters are not flush cut unfortunately and the flush cut ones were a fair amount more expensive.
The wood is to build two atty build stands. Does anyone have or know where I can get some 510 inserts to put in the wood?

Maybe Bearded Viking can give you a steer? I don’t know if he’s a member and he makes atty stands, so he may not be keen on doing so. Try the website.

 

[Stew]

I went for the Coilmaster kit which didn’t cost all that much more and is really well packaged. Anything of theirs I’ve bought has been extremely good value, especially their build mat. Coilmaster mat, 80cm x 30cm, R250. A gaming mouse mat, pretty much the same thing, 90cm x30cm... wait for it... R699.

Thanks, I also looked at them as well. I was worried about the quality of the folding scissors in a lot of them. Learning cotton needs a really sharp pair of scissors.
I am sure they are great kits though.

 

[Stew]

Maybe Bearded Viking can give you a steer? I don’t know if he’s a member and he makes atty stands, so he may not be keen on doing so. Try the website.

Thanks. Will definitely look them up and ask.

 

[Dela Rey Steyn]

Here is an option for you @Stew :

https://vapeguy.co.za/accessories/22mm-heat-sink

@BumbleBee is a trusted and awesome vendor

 

[Stew]

I got my tap and die set from @kimbo about 4 years ago, I stand to correction, but he had to import them, as you found out, not available locally.

Thanks very much. If I don't come right with a few inserts I will maybe have to buy a tap and will contact @kimbo

 

[DavyH]

Thanks, I also looked at them as well. I was worried about the quality of the folding scissors in a lot of them. Learning cotton needs a really sharp pair of scissors.
I am sure they are great kits though.

The scissors are the only bit that’s really sub par. I should have mentioned that..

 

[Stew]

Here is an option for you @Stew :

https://vapeguy.co.za/accessories/22mm-heat-sink

@BumbleBee is a trusted and awesome vendor

 

[Christos]

@Stew you can wait till a mod breaks and use the 510 or if you must have a 510 thread I can scratch in my box for you.

 

[Stew]

Thanks. @Dela Rey Steyn, definitely looks like a good idea. Pity they don't have stock at the moment but at least I have a name of an item to search for.

 

[CJB85]

Thanks very much. If I don't come right with a few inserts I will maybe have to buy a tap and will contact @kimbo

Best option for awesome cheap scissors are in the nail section at Dischem, or clicks... if you know someone who can get you a pair of surgical scissors, you have struck gold.

 

[CJB85]

Oh, and a super cheap, super nifty tool for tucking and positioning of cotton is a safety pin.

 

[Stew]

@Stew you can wait till a mod breaks and use the 510 or if you must have a 510 thread I can scratch in my box for you.

Thanks, LOL. I have just started and hope nothing breaks for a long time.
If you find something that would be magic.

 

[Christos]

Old bottom fed 510s that leak.

If you find yourself in jhb south you are happy to have them @Stew.

 

[DavyH]

Best option for awesome cheap scissors are in the nail section at Dischem, or clicks... if you know someone who can get you a pair of surgical scissors, you have struck gold.

The scissors that come with Wahl hair clipper kits are good too. People don’t normally use them, so if you know someone with clippers...

 

[Stew]

Best option for awesome cheap scissors are in the nail section at Dischem, or clicks... if you know someone who can get you a pair of surgical scissors, you have struck gold.

Thanks very much. There used to be a little medical supply shop just around the corner from me, sadly they have closed. Will try and find one close by again.

 

[Stew]

The scissors that come with Wahl hair clipper kits are good too. People don’t normally use them, so if you know someone with clippers...

Thanks. Good idea.