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On 9/16/2023 at 9:41 PM, Honza said:

Does this count? 😁

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oooh a Mk4 very nice! How are you finding it?

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Wow. I just received mip hex drivers.

For more than a week, i tried to remove pinion screw from a motor with bunch of hex drivers (1.5mm) but couldnt because all drivers were slipping.

Used mip 1.5mm hex driver and.. just worked wow.

(looking into more mip tools)

 

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These my main RC tools, a Tamiya "Phillips" (but not actually phillips) screwdriver, an old (German I think?) screwdriver, a my main soldiering tool, and a set of "black market" RC hex drivers, which are often re-labled and sold under different names.

The spongy paint brush is used to dust the on-road cars off, since they always pick up a layer of dust from the pavement.

The T wrenches I just toss into different bins with other parts, since they're good to randomly stumble upon.

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16 hours ago, Xeostar said:

oooh a Mk4 very nice! How are you finding it?

Big step up from my slightly modified Ender 3, but that's not surprising 😁 It's a kit, so I spent a week building it - while relatively easy (except for cable management which I suck at), it's not as flawless as Tamiya or Lego kits 😁

I only finished it two weeks ago, so I didn't have chance to try out a bigger or more complicated print yet. The smaller prints just worked. Only the WiFi function can be a bit wonky, upload speeds are super slow, not usable for larger files. 

Only minor issue I have is oozing of filament during calibration, which leaves dots of material all over the buildplate, especially after filament change.

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This is the majority of what I use regularly. In another tool box is the hobby knife, ball cup tools, body reamer etc. A lot of those weren't magnetic. I've also misplaced my body scissors somehow.

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On 9/21/2023 at 12:31 AM, Sogogi said:

Used mip 1.5mm hex driver and.. just worked wow.

(looking into more mip tools)

Glad its done the job 👍

You do get what you pay for with these, but ,boy do you pay.....😬 (the reason I've only the 1.5mm)....

 

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Ok, i need to test those MIP i read so much about (and not only in this thread), RCMart had a nice price and only 4$ shipping to Norway (very nice) so placed a order with them.
 

 

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These are the tools that I use all the time. I invested in a proper RC hauler bag with decent space for tools because I always forget something whenever I go to the track. The bag saves space on my desk and I no longer forget to pack any of the tools

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I hide anything I’m not working on in  moment including the project, tools, reference etc. As I do not want visual reminders once I’m doing something else. As a result things become messy quickly. Here’s my fastest access drawer. There’s almost no tools. I guess it explains the bulk of my chassis being TRF kinda well, 2mm hex and a 7.0 box.  
 

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Was organizing some tools… and realized i have 2 versions of Kit included hex wrenches… i don’t even know where ‘’made in japan” one came from…

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1 minute ago, echobase said:

@skom25 Did you find the blue tamiya turnbuckle wrench to be helpful with the XV-01 build?

Only if you use aluminium turnbuckles. If you use steel, it is better to use steel version.

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9 hours ago, Sogogi said:

i don’t even know where ‘’made in japan” one came from…

Japan? 😛

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5 hours ago, Mouc-RC said:

Does Old School machine tools count?

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"1/14 scale Lathe" ...

Awesome! I have wanted a lathe since I took a machining 101 class at university in the 90's. One day maybe.

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Seems that everybody forgot about the Tamiya QD wheel wrench...

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Though it's a nice little wrench, no?

 

 

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