New Tools from Core RC

they look nice, im in the market for a 2.0mm Hex driver

I’m not in the market for any but I want some now! 😍

If I hadn’t of bought some MIP’s 6 months ago, I would definitely give these a go, you know they will be decent if they are Core RC 👌 

Straight outta china... Rjx or H.d...

On 14/04/2021 at 18:03, Fly In My Soup said:

Straight outta china... Rjx or H.d...

 Tend to agree, Don't help when they don't appear to even try and cover it up,

Hudy set for 60 odd quid

Cheap set off Amazon for 11 quid

 

Plus any number of other sets for the same sort of money

As a man who uses tools for a living though I can assure you that many that look the same are not created equally...

Just now, walkbythesea said:

As a man who uses tools for a living though I can assure you that many that look the same are not created equally...

Disclaimer to the above - I don’t know which of any of the above are actually any good or not...

3 hours ago, babylon said:

 Tend to agree, Don't help when they don't appear to even try and cover it up,

Hudy set for 60 odd quid

Cheap set off Amazon for 11 quid

 

Plus any number of other sets for the same sort of money

 

Yeah that's it right there.... Rna tools it was sorry not rjx... outta shenzen... 

 

They make them to order and just lazer on your logo.... 

 

 

2 hours ago, walkbythesea said:

Disclaimer to the above - I don’t know which of any of the above are actually any good or not...

 

They are literally the same though... Made in the same factory... 🙆‍♂️

 

It's just an illusion because of the brand moniker that's been put on it... 

 

No one makes their own stuff anymore it seems... (or very very few)... Not even mip make their own drivers... Although I do believe they're made domestically in the US still by a third party 

2 hours ago, walkbythesea said:

As a man who uses tools for a living though I can assure you that many that look the same are not created equally...

Thats what i keep telling the missus...

I think the handles are the same but some tips are different as i had some budget ones and they were really bad.

14 minutes ago, Fly In My Soup said:

 

They are literally the same though... Made in the same factory... 🙆‍♂️

 

It's just an illusion because of the brand moniker that's been put on it... 

 

No one makes their own stuff anymore it seems... (or very very few)... Not even mip make their own drivers... Although I do believe they're made domestically in the US still by a third party 

Yeah, I must admit I’m not super knowledgable about RC specific tools and brands - but there are definitely still some that seem better than others and it’s not all badge engineering. 
 

You know far more than me, what would you recommend?

8 minutes ago, turok007 said:

I think the handles are the same but some tips are different as i had some budget ones and they were really bad.

Yeah, this is what I mean - especially 1.5 and 2mm tips as it’s hard to harden something that small and still maintain resilience. 
 

I bought a set of Fastrax when I first got back into the hobby in February and have replaced the 1.5 already as I “unscrewed” the tip clean off the shaft, and the 2 needs changed as it’s pretty chomped just from daily use. 

Edited April 16, 2021 by walkbythesea

1 minute ago, walkbythesea said:

Yeah, this is what I mean - especially 1.5 and 2mm tips as it’s hard to harden something that small and still maintain resilience. 
 

 

I think most proper named ones are good  but all will give up trying to shift a really stuck bolt or screw.

1 hour ago, turok007 said:

I think the handles are the same but some tips are different as i had some budget ones and they were really bad.

 

The ones with the hardened tips Ti coated are better (brass coloured).... The other ones are just the same but not Ti coated... 

 

The price difference between coated and non coated is 15pence per driver... 

 

These are the prototypes for the ones I had made for Dbi... (i later changed the brand font to a more stylised one).... Total cost of these was £9.40 for a set of 4...and that's with a small moq of 15 sets a time... If you ordered a 100 sets it'll bring the cost down to about £7 per set of 4.

 

These are about a year old now and get used a few times a week.... They do last... If you get the ti tips... These are still on the original tips.... 

 

Sure they're not snap on... But they're also not snap on prices I guess... That being said... If I used them everyday for work... I would.. And did... Invest in a snap on set with their bs 'lifetime warranty' 🤣👍.... But you're looking at roughly £30 each driver for snap on

 

Swings n roundabouts 

Oh man, they’re lovely!

 

Are they for sale anywhere?

 

It’s Ti tips I’ve used as replacements in my Fastrax

3 hours ago, walkbythesea said:

Oh man, they’re lovely!

 

Are they for sale anywhere?

 

It’s Ti tips I’ve used as replacements in my Fastrax

Thanks amigo, they where decent for what they were, solid cnc handles.... Not into the knurled tools craze😁

 

They where for sale for about 6 months... I cut my ties with the Chinese supplier for reasons that shall remain unspoken

 

I made 120% markup on a set of 4, think how much hudy is making 😂