Gotta Love Motorised

[ste]

Have a read here mate :)

http://liveonsat.com/los.other_rugby_L.php

I looked on there but doesn't give any real choices... probably have to feed hunt.

 

[dave100]

That choice for rugby league is not to bad but always best to feed hunt.

 

[steptoe]

I think I may branch out into fitting multi LNB dishes and motorised, be a nice sideline these days,

btw @ste my mate recommends this
http://www.idealindustries.ca/produ...div=2&l1=tools&l2=compression_tools&l3=33-632
so i'm going to pick one up at wholesalers tomorrow , ::

he has this one, and says its the mutts nuts http://www.idealindustries.ca/produ...div=2&l1=tools&l2=compression_tools&l3=30-793

 

[ste]

Does the same job but is it a lot more expensive?

 

[steptoe]

Does the same job but is it a lot more expensive?

the one my mate uses is about 80£ , but he does a lot of coax work,
the one he recommended to me is 17£ +vat at my wholesalers, I've just checked, so not mega money, and I can put it down as business expense, and 20£ for 100 F connectors, :)

 

[ste]

Not bad at all :)

 

[steptoe]

Not bad at all :)

thats what I thought,
I have about 60 connections to make in my own gaff alone,
bloody hell, never realised it was that many until I started doing a rough count just now,!!!!!

 

[dave100]

This is the best buy if your going to do quit a few ;)

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Compressi...813519?hash=item233da0f30f:g:xKcAAOSwPe1T9xcG

 

[ste]

This is the best buy if your going to do quit a few ;)

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Compressi...813519?hash=item233da0f30f:g:xKcAAOSwPe1T9xcG

Not good enough for steptoe that

 

[steptoe]

This is the best buy if your going to do quit a few ;)

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Compressi...813519?hash=item233da0f30f:g:xKcAAOSwPe1T9xcG

I looked at quite a few, then thought, stop being stoopid, ring someone that uses these all the time,
he reckoned the problem is that the plastic gives after a while and the compression doesnt remain stable or consistent,
and, thats more expensive than mine [albeit with 50 connectors], but I cant claim it back, ;)
and I can get mine on 60 days free credit, :cool:

 

[ste]

I looked at quite a few, then thought, stop being stoopid, ring someone that uses these all the time,
he reckoned the problem is that the plastic gives after a while and the compression doesnt remain stable or consistent,
and, thats more expensive than mine [albeit with 50 connectors], but I cant claim it back, ;)
and I can get mine on 60 days free credit, :cool:

60 days free credit on a £17 tool ... now we know you're a cheapskate

 

[steptoe]

60 days free credit on a £17 tool ... now we know you're a cheapskate

I'm skint atm buddy, waiting on being paid for some jobs, its hard work when other people make you wait 30days for payment,
I need more shotgun as well, and a few other bits, so might as well bunch it up.
every little helps, as they say

 

[dave100]

You won’t brake this one most metal and can adjust to crimp better & for the price it’s a no brainier
I use one like this :)

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3-in-1-RG...231326?hash=item2cb80a1c1e:g:MOIAAOSwz-5ZhvWc

 

[ste]

Just looking at mine here and it's mostly all metal - all the main bits anyway.

 

[dave100]

You don't need to pay over the odds for these

 

[dave100]

@steptoe i have a spare one its yours for a fiver ;)

 

[steptoe]

You won’t brake this one most metal and can adjust to crimp better & for the price it’s a no brainier
I use one like this :)

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3-in-1-RG...231326?hash=item2cb80a1c1e:g:MOIAAOSwz-5ZhvWc

thats the very one I sent my mate a link to, I thought at that price it looked more than decent,
he reckoned it was a copy of the Ideal X3 , and was either get that one, or the one he sent me.

@ste he was concerned about most of the stops sat on a plastic bed that would maybe eventually crack.
dont get me wrong, probably fine for 90% of people, but as its part of my job, and if I'm going to move away from screw on connectors, I just thought I might as well do it with something that I have a bit of a warranty with if it goes wrong.

 

[steptoe]

@steptoe i have a spare one its yours for a fiver ;)

can I get it on 60 day interest free credit,?

 

[dave100]

No Problem Mate

 

[ste]

There's no useful plastic parts on this one i've got - just inspected it carefully, it's just fancy bits of plastic - if all these snapped off, it would work the same.

Who's bothered about warranty on a less than £10 tool