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No these are not anti-static. When working on the internals I use anti-static tools and all within an esd work bench etc. I should have clarified that. I certainly in the past killed a few GPU's and HDD's not following correct protocols.

Sadly the UK is a very wet and damp nation. Not rare to find cars up in Scotland with extreme weather wear that are only a few years old. Many won't buy cars from Scotland. Just rains loads here and living right beside the Atlantic oceon, Irish sea and North Channel, our cars endure a lot of salt in the air.

Well had the car to be looked at yesterday by a great mechanic in our car club and turns out the knocking noise from the rear is the upper suspension arms rusted and snapped on passenger side. Ten year old car so expected. On driver side rear, we have a crack in the spring on very bottom. So time to shell out a few hundred more. Damn car has cost me over £1,000 ($1,800) in past 5 months. Had new alternator, new fuel pumps and let me tell you, BMW have a two fuel pump system. When one goes, the other goes with it. Lower engine mount replaced and few other things. Plus two new higher end tyres on rear. Hopefully this will be the end of those little repairs for a year. So what you got needing done to your ride?

Lovely having the kids help out. My little girl is 4 years old and love electronics. I have taught her how to solder and make simple circuits to light up LED's with a 9V battery. Thanks for sharing.

Man, bow hunting would be awesome. I never got around to it but worked with a guy once who use to travel up to northern Minnesota and bagged some bears a few times a year. Very fatty jerky from that. Guns. I had one 9mm Kel-tec P11 model I believe for conceal carry type size and had to return it after a year of use. It cut my hand up bad everytime. Always left the range bleeding. Kick back took layers of skin off and even a local cop who worked there tried it and had same issue. Probably was best for a female as my wife had no issues. Number one handgun was a Glock 22 in .40cal. That was a fantastic weapon. Never understood those who bought the huge Desert Eagle lol. Like a canon with a handle. Now living in the UK, we are not even allowed a BB gun.

Well, I got a few moments to take some photos to show the difference between the CK Tools (made in Germany) and the Bahco (made in Spain) VDE drivers that are tested to European and I believe international standards for up to 1000V. The largest difference is mostly the handle and how it fits in your hand. The CK Triton have ridges that are suppose to make it fit your hands better. However, I have pretty large hands and find it would fit a smaller hand better. I reach for the CK Dextro range instead mostly as they are smooth and fit all hand sizes. You can see the Dextro ones in my photos. Both the Bacho and CK feel well made. Very strong and stand up to good use. You can push down hard and both grip and strength is there. Both feature the black/carbon colored steel. The plastic on the Bahco feels harder and more slippy but not slippy that you would lose grip. So a different plastic is perhaps used. I find the Bahco tips to be smaller than the CK. More narrow. The flat heads have more curve as it leads into the tip. Both work as expected. Work wise, I honestly do not feel or notice any difference at all but that could come down to how you use your tools and your work environment. Mine are mostly used in computers/servers and installation of networks and electronic work where a lot of force is not really required. Both driver sets retail at around the same cost. I paid £18.50 for the Bahco and £19 for the CK. Here are some photos.

So far from todays use, it is pretty good. No false readings. Had it in a few computers around motherboard and power supplies and picking up the volts. Also tested it at home on known live plugs so forth and lights up good. Paid 24 British pounds and happy enough with it that I will be going back to get a few more.

My understanding is that it is simply the handles/grip that is different. My CK tools offer two types of VDE with exact same safety ratings etc. Only difference is the Triton drivers handles are designed to fit a hand and the regular CK Dextro are smooth. I think that is the same with the red vs orange Bahco. I could be wrong.

This is my first set of Bahco VDE and they feel very good quality. The grip is nice. The handle feels smooth yet strong. The tips of the drivers feel well made. Between Wera,CK and these new Bahco, I do not notice much of a difference. Handles are unique in their own ways but overall qaulity when working with these three brands feel no different (to me anyway). I can push down hard if needed and they just feel solid. All are within same price range, here in the UK anyway. I will post up some photos later of the Pozi head differences. The CK drivers are slightly more chunky I think than the Bahco. I will have to check that out later.

Well, I just been to my supplier to see the Milwaukee gear and came away with a Klein votlage tester and a set of Bahco VDE screwdrivers.

Hey guys. Currently in process of setting up my own business and looking for any advice on contractor insurance. I will be around various work sites, ranging from installing servers/networks to carrying out network security testing and all that sort of work. I am trying to find out all I need about insurance to cover myself/business. Any pit falls to avoid? any particular benefits to look out for? Anything at all would be great guys. Currently in the UK but insurance here pretty much works the same as in the states. Workers comp insurance??

Great post and thanks for sharing the article. I never knew most of that and in many cases it just comes down to which sticker is on the tin. I would feel cheated having spent an extra $100 bucks or so. I think I will mostly stay with my normal tool brands and maybe in the future if I can pick something like Mac or SO up for a decent price, I might give it a try. For now though, I can't justify the cost when my good tools are working just fine. Thanks for sharing bud. Really helped me out.

Missouri is the hottest temps in the states I got to live through. Minnesota gets hot but nothing like Missouri. Was stuck in Fort Leonard Wood for nearly a year. Summer temps in full ACU's was awful. Few young guys died in basic training from heat stroke. Seemed to be non stop thunderstorms and tornadoes too.

I have seen SO tools and just don't "get it". No prices in catalouges is annoying. Pushing folk towards high interest credit is another no-no for me. I simply can't see how their screwdrivers are any better than my CK,Wera ones. It is a major price hike over those. One fella I knew spent near £300 on a set of screwdrivers last year from SO. He says they are great and I am sure they are, but just how great? I also keep coming across people who have broke loads of these tools. Just makes ya wonder. Is it just the fanboy side that folk go for? So so many great top quality tool companies around now.

Yes there are loads of free apps on iOS. Having developed for the iOS platform I can say that one of the reasons why most developers will charge is that Apple make us pay $99 to submit our apps. Then it goes through Apple testing. Android was always free to submit to. For using Macs in the workplace and knowing they will get pretty beat up on site, I simple save hundreds and buy them used. Right now buying a 2010 Macbook for work. The networking tools I use don't need the latest and greatest architecture so no point spending 2 grand when I can spend $400 to get the same results.