What a Tool!

[Harry Bloomfield]

Its a 12/24/32 + a couple of flashing red LED's, all selectable via a single push button switch. It has a bracket for use as a cycle headlight, and another to use it as a head light.

It is rather cheap looking, unlike my 8 LED ones, but it certainly does the job. It also doesn't protrude out from my head as far as the 8 LED's ones. It's main case is silver, circular, with black brackets and head band. It was around £6.50 (£2 cheaper than my 8 LED jobs) and I got it from a small local DIY tool shop.

[John Stumbles]

A few years ago I got one from Screwfix on clearance and it has an amazingly thin but strong[1] blade. Brilliant for starting to lift floorboards etc. Never seen one like it since: the ones they have in their current range are significantly thicker and clumsier.

[1] i.e. I haven't broken it yet :-)

[HLAH]

Sounds like the one we got off Ebay to mount on the kid's pushchair. Very good and bright. I was thinking of getting another to use as a headtorch. Was it Blackspur branded?

I am going to see if the unused bracket could be modded to replace the one that broke on the Luxeon Star headlamp from Ebay, if I can find the bloody thing. This seems to be the problem with cheap Chinese electronic gear, certainly torches anyway, the electronic/electrical components work fine but the cases/mounts are made of rubbish brittle plastic and break.

H

[Harry Bloomfield]

HLAH wrote on 04/01/2007 :

I threw the packet away, but probably it was Blackspur.

It is very bright indeed, probably around 18watts worth of light, buy as you suggest quite brittle.

[Stephen Dawson]

Sorry, review a day late.

Today we have bashed, cut and pryed. The Fubar is a formidable additional to my asernal of tools. Helped used no end today install a 400mm sq 4 core armoured cable. Many admiring glances from others on site. A good all round tool that will have lots of uses for me.

Regards

Steve

[Doctor Drivel]

Bahco slip joint pliers, ones with the button to move ratchet, expensive but fit well and save the price in skinned knuckles and rounded fasteners.

Adam