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Not really a bargain per se, but in case it's useful to anyone, I've got a generic 10% off code for M&P.
PC10D2020 Used today so it works. There's no end date printed on it, and it "excludes sale items". |
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Maybe this of use to someone after a new helmet or accessory.
https://www.racevisors.co.uk/ have a 15% site-wide discount on at the moment,. (code 15NOW) I just ordered a new visor and pinlock insert to extend helmet life for another couple of years. |
Re: Bargain Alerts Thread!!!
Unior 1/2" drive socket set- £18.68
Shows temporarily out of stock, but available to order so might get lucky https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B004XVQF...omicindustr-21 |
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Notice that socket set is 'unisex'... Have to say it is cheap but I hate those double hex sockets that hardly touch the corners of nut of bolt head... |
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A bargain, if you like rounding bolt heads.
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I have an, err..."large" selection of good quality European and Japanese tools/socketry, with both 12pt and 6pt sockets. I've never had an issue with 12pt providing the tolerance is decent and the bolt/nut is clean and not already butchered. Even badly rusted/seized stuff will tend to break the bolt before the socket lets go and rounds the head of the bolt (clean is important - take a moment to scrape away any rust or grime that might cause the socket to ride up and/or not engage properly).
Most ring ends of spanners are 12 point, and most modern 6-point sockets are flank drive anyhow so only engaging a small surface. I'm sure I saw a test of 6-pt Vs 12-pt and the conclusion was there was little if any difference in the amount of torque you could apply before failure. |
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Couldn't find the article, so for fun I've stuck an M10 grade 8.8 bolt in the vice and used a Facom 12pt and 6pt socket (Facom because I have both and the tolerance feels about the same), size 17mm. I went to 130nm and no perceptible difference. No marks on either tool and no damage/deformation to the bolt head. I think that's more than double the typical torque for that size/grade bolt.
I appreciate it's not scientific, but hopefully at least suggests that a 12pt doesn't spell doom on that virtue alone. |
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https://www.aldi.co.uk/search?q=Dry%...4cde0e0cc98f8f
These waterproof duffle bags are so useful for longer trips if you're not a full lugguage and his and hers matching leathers sorta person... |
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