Bargain Alerts Thread!!!

[CheGuevara]

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".

[yokohama]

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.

[CheGuevara]

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

[SV650rules]

Originally Posted by CheGuevara

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

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...

[DJ123]

A bargain, if you like rounding bolt heads.

[CheGuevara]

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.

[CheGuevara]

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.

[Dave20046]

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...