Thread: Cheap tools that work well, what have you got ?

Another pressure washer attachment.

This foam gun covers your car in foam before you wash it.

Snow Foam Lance Gun

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Again, this works really well for a cheap tool.

It's really hard to find a video online without an American talking about himself for the first half , so skip to about 1:30 to see how it works.

Foam cannon

Different soaps get various results. I've been using some truck wash.

I picked up this gas torch attachment at a swapmeet for $15.

It attaches to the butane canisters that go in those cheap stoves.

I've used it to soften hot dipped galvanised coating to remove it from threads,
and a couple of times to heat stubborn bolts that wont turn.
It's a handy little torch.

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Originally Posted by rijidij

We all know there's a lot of crappy cheap rubbish when it comes to tools, but occasionally you get something cheap that actually works well.
I'm not talking about things that need to be good quality, such as a torque wrench for example, more about tools that are non critical, or a bit of a gimmick.

Here's a few I've tried lately....................

This is an attachment for a pressure washer that mixes sand, or other blasting media, with the water to make it abrasive.


Wet Blaster

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I found it works really well on alloy parts because it's not too aggressive.
Before blasting this side cover plate looked the same as the gearbox that it's sitting on.
It only took a few minutes to get it looking like this.
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Works well on surface rust.
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It didn't do as well with the paint on this Defender panel,
it took a few minutes to do just this small patch back to bare metal.
But, I reckon with a better quality blasting media it would work better.
I was just using some brickie sand that I had. I sifted it through some fly wire.
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It used quite a bit of sand, so I installed a valve to regulate the flow.
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Many thanks. Excellent simple idea (and with your recommendation). Your link says $34, but just ordered one for $25.99 free postage - there are even cheaper ones on e-Bay but plus postage

Originally Posted by rijidij

Another pressure washer attachment.

This foam gun covers your car in foam before you wash it.

Snow Foam Lance Gun

IMG_0477.jpg

Again, this works really well for a cheap tool.

It's really hard to find a video online without an American talking about himself for the first half , so skip to about 1:30 to see how it works.

Foam cannon

Different soaps get various results. I've been using some truck wash.

Great Xmas presents for family - just bought a couple of them for son and SiL. Ebay prices vary from $19 to $99 in the quick look I had after purchasing your version.

Why can't people post threads in the correct area, e.g., Tool Time?

Originally Posted by p38arover

Why can't people post threads in the correct area, e.g., Tool Time?

If they did retirement would be boring

Originally Posted by p38arover

Why can't people post threads in the correct area, e.g., Tool Time?

If they did, then moderators would be out of a job.

Originally Posted by Bigbjorn

If they did, then moderators would be out of a job.

It will never happen
Plenty of tools around to keep them occupied