Autel ts501 tpms tool

 Some point at the end of last year my car tpms light started to blink at me, this was new and i had no idea why it was blinking, I checked the tyres and it was still flashing.

Usually if I get low pressure the light stays illuminated, so good old google told me the car had lost signal to one of the sensors in the car, which one?? Over time, I got to suspect the rear left was faulty. it needed testing. 

To replace a tpms valve the cost was anything from 100 pounds up, some would only install the maker only part and the sensor alone was a very silly price, so I started to google my issue to see if I could repair it cheaper, the short answer was I couldn't do it cheaper as replace one but in total both cars I have 9 sensors that would cost at least £900 as they fail

I looked into the issue and I found a company that provides many types of diagnostic tools, including tpms diagnostics, I purchased the autel ts501, it can read the sensor information amongst other things, there are 5 hand held units in the ts range and all do different things 

Hard workers

Ok before we got the house I got some tools and previously had some tools that I have been using over the last month and a bit of ownership.

One of the things I have is a set of five pry bars by roughneck. From tool station the link is Here.

These are the three bigger bars and they have been amazing for all the work I have needed them. 

I have used them to lifting floorboards, Prying off the old well fitted skirting boards, leavening out well seated nails and screws from the walls and they have taken a beating from a 4lb hammer forcing them where I need them to go!

For the money they cost me a while back I am truly amazed how good they are and they look the same shape.they were when I got them and I don't think I have been gentle with them.

Rating 5 out of 5

I took the plunge!

Ok looking in all the rooms I have to replace all the skirting boards in I have decided to get a mini circular saw.

I decided on a mini one as I have no need to cut huge bits of wood currently I need to cut a lot of 13mm thick pine wood at various angles to place on walls.

1st one I purchased was from Toolstation by draper it was 600w and cut to 27mm depth.

It looked to be what I needed, it didn't say if it did angled cuts bit it said max depth at 90 degrees so I purchased it.

On opening the box I found this plunge saw to just cut straight cuts  and allowed various depths so it was no good for what I intend to use it for.

I looked on Amazon and found the worx Wa429 it cuts deeper 46mm, can plunge and will cut to a 45 degree angle, video on the link. My only concern is it is 400watt and less rpm than the draper so it could stall when cutting.

It arrived Saturday in a sturdy looking hinged plastic box. 

Out the box it looks nice and felt quite light 

This is the back side where you can set the blade depth you require 

This is the front where you can set your blade angle 

These are the steel blade and the ceramic blade 

I had a quick go at cutting up some old wood at 45 degree angles and here it is not yo bad for a quick go 

Man tool No:3

So another gadget I got. A distance laser measure it's brilliant. It can measure.

I purchaced it for approximately £15 from AMAZON.

Apparently this unit will calculate square meter and cubic meter

Man tool no:1

Well I found out that a man tool will be a valuable thing here to remove the plaster and stuff from the walls and drill the holes.

Meet the bosch sds hammer drill found on AMAZON

I will review the item after I have used it for some time

The strip test

Ok I purchased a 5 pice combination tool a long time ago and one of the things it dose is strip walls.

I have to say I can't remember all it's functions as I purchased this year's ago and I don't think I ever got to use it.

Well today i did! And I have to say compared to the normal paper strippers it worked brilliantly.

The working end is a fine almost blade like scraper that allows it to get between the paper and the plaster and take it off the wall effortlessly, and the surface the the handle is more rigid so it let's you put more force to the blade than it being lost in the flex. The point on one edge also works well to force it's way in and also score the paper if needed

I feel this item on striping the walls alone was a worthwhile purchace

WARNING ok this is brilliant at stripping walls once you get the hang of it, I did find it also dug into the plaster if you held the scraper to steeply or you applied to much pressure to one side of the blade more than the other

The newer version can be found here for the sum of £3 I don't think you can go wrong!

Rateing 4 out of 5

Man tool No:2

Ok I purchased another man tool this time it's a cable and pipe tracer from bosch.

The bosch truvo cable detector. I haven't used it much but I feel when stripping the damp walls this will be a valuable tool as it will aid finding power cables before the sds drill dose trying to remove the damp plaster.

I have used it a few times and it works very well with power cables

I purchased the finded from AMAZON