1/16 tips

[ben]

Does anyone else have problems with snapping the 1/16 drivers? What make of tips do people think are the strongest?

Ben

[millzy]

no - I find the 2mm ones are crap and round out first


Ive got CML ones there not bad

[Southwell]

The reason you are snapping them is because you are doing up things with it at an angle, which puts loads of pressure on them.

[ben]

I cant say i havent angled the driver.. lol

what make of tips do you use eastwell?

[Southwell]

Ive still got my AE ones, im just waiting for them to wear out. My 1/16th one snapped when i was in a rush and angled it. Ill have a look at my other one, it's never broken, but the tip is moulded into the handle, cant remember the make.

[Body Paint]

The new associated ones are rubbish! Mine are made of cheese, I have had them about a year now and I have had to grind them back so many times (because they round off) that I already need a new 16th tip and my 0.50" lasted about 5 minutes

My old AE driver lasted 13 years before finally I snapped it.

[millzy]

Originally Posted by Body Paint

The new associated ones are rubbish! Mine are made of cheese, I have had them about a year now and I have had to grind them back so many times (because they round off) that I already need a new 16th tip and my 0.50" lasted about 5 minutes

My old AE driver lasted 13 years before finally I snapped it.

are the AE ones the colour coded lot - pink red blue and that?

[Southwell]

Yeah.

[millzy]

oh ive snapped them- i stil have the handels in the box lol

the gold one snapped first and the rest took a dive after- the 2mm ones i hate are red as well = but it think there fastrax

[JohnM]

Originally Posted by Body Paint

The new associated ones are rubbish! Mine are made of cheese, I have had them about a year now and I have had to grind them back so many times (because they round off) that I already need a new 16th tip and my 0.50" lasted about 5 minutes

And I thought it was me being a tit that was breaking them

I keep the Associated handles, and put EDS shafts in them, seems like good quaility stuff.

[sosidge]

Of the smaller tips, the brand I have been most impressed with are the Wiha tools that Schumacher (used to?) distribute. Pretty cheap too.

Wiha is a proper tool brand, not cheaply machined drill blanks in a bling handle.

[ben]

wooohooo my B44 and B4 are in about 20 pieces... now i can put them back together with my broken 1/16 driver

My day isnt going too well

[millzy]

what takes 1/16 on the b4 dude

tell me where im wrong- top off my head b4s at home so cant check but....

1.5 bulkhead - front bumper -wing- shock tower location- rear bumper top and bottom (could be wrong on the last)
3/36 top plate front tower -rear tower U plate- -top plate- gear box cover- gear box cassing shock wishbone location

2mm- anti squat - t plate- motor screws

0.5 hing pin holders

[Northy]

Originally Posted by ben

wooohooo my B44 and B4 are in about 20 pieces... now i can put them back together with my broken 1/16 driver

My day isnt going too well

You stupid Jeb-end......

G

[ben]

Originally Posted by millzy

what takes 1/16 on the b4 dude

tell me where im wrong- top off my head b4s at home so cant check but....

1.5 bulkhead - front bumper -wing- shock tower location- rear bumper top and bottom (could be wrong on the last)
3/36 top plate front tower -rear tower U plate- -top plate- gear box cover- gear box cassing shock wishbone location

2mm- anti squat - t plate- motor screws

0.5 hing pin holders

Milzy i think my car uses imperial screws...... Unless you've made a metric car.. isnt 1.5 the pinion size

Ben

[chb]

Why don't we move away from 1/16 allen ????? It's too small

It seems like FH screws at the bottom of b4 & b44 can be replaced by 5/64.

Also, it has the great advantage to be equal to 2mm, the most used size on metric cars