Tablet/iPhone Tool Kit Review

Tablet PC - Smart Phone Deluxe Tool Kit - mini review

Price: £1.75 free shipping

Manufacturer: made for MuchBuy

Description: Comprehensive tool kit for opening and repairing tablets and smart phones. 

Vendor: MuchBuy via ebay

Shipped From: USA

It was about time I got myself some decent pry tools. The amount of effort required and the resulting extra damage to plastic cases caused by using a piece of cutlery was getting ridiculous. I often have the covers of devices for various reasons and using a knife from the kitchen drawer just isn't right.
I saw this deluxe kit floating around on ebay. The price looked really good and the picture suggested that you get more tools than you would ever need (which turns out to be true).
It seemed a little daft not to buy one..
Delivery took a few weeks as the parcel had to come from the US.

There isn't much to say about the unboxing as there wasn't one.
So here is the contents of the plastic tool pouch....

Tool Kit Contents

• Fine bristle paint brush (dust removal)
• Needle nose Tweezers
• Glass sucker tool (for screen replacement)
• T0.8, T1.2  Torx screwdrivers
• Size 1.2 Philips head screwdriver
• Capacitive screen/Glass separator
• Long edge scraper/Spudger
• Flat plate metal Spudger
• Spade end metal Spudger
• Various sizes pry tools
• IPhone opening key
• Lint free cleaning cloth

Particulally useful tools

This pair of metal spudgers are the most durable and sturdy of all the pry tools in the pack. I don't think I need to use anything else for cover removal than these two really. 

This little selection is for changing a broken screen on a tablet or smartphone.  The sucker ring and screen separator tools are the most useful when fiddling about with capacitive screens. The little iPhone compartment key is handy as they always seem to get lost? (although nothing to do with screens)

When a metal Spudger is not a option and a softer, more gentle approach is needed then this plastic Spudger does the business. Yeah, it does look like an ice scraper for the car - another use for it maybe?


I think that overall this is a pretty tidy little kit with more than enough bits and pieces to get the job done.
The mixture of plastic and metal pry spudgers is useful.  The ability to switch from metal Spudger to plastic can be the difference between puncturing a lithium battery or not. - I don't want a venting battery in the living room.


Rating: ✅✅✅✅
A great value starter kit for any DIY tablet or smartphone project.  A surprising amount of stuff in one small bag!
Brilliant

Poundland DIY 8 Wood Drill Bits

Save Me The Best Bits

Price: £1

Vendor: Poundland

Description: 8 pack of Wood Drill Bits in a handy box

Ah! Today we see celebrity Bricklayer Tommy Walsh present something fantastic for only £1 and as usual he doesn't fail to accomplish his mission.

Not content with offering the standard 6 bits in a box Tommy dishes out 8 of the little beggars to us in this offering.

Sizes: 3,4,5,6,7,8,9 and 10
Currently I have only had the need to use the size 6 for a little mundane changing of a Window Blind job so as yet unsure of the full pack potential.
The Bit I used looked fine and seemed good quality. There were no problems during drilling what-so-ever. The bit held together well and cut a straight true hole. Job done!

You can't moan at the price and they work really well.  I dont see the point in having to search around a big store like B&Q and pay over the odds when you can get these. Cheers Tommy!

AA Mini Air Compressor

AA gadget Blows Cheapies Outta Sight!

Price: £9.99 (varies)
Vendor: Spar. (Petrol Station)
Description: 12V Mini Air Compressor/Tyre Inflater (depending which packaging you get) 3 meter power cable and an internal LED light.
What's in the Box: Main unit, 2 x Adapters for Football's and Air Beds etc.

Frustrated with having to keep popping to the local Tesco to top up my tyres with air  (I'm sure I have a slow puncture?) I wanted a quick and easy home solution . I wasn't expecting a Pocket sized solution!
Having filled up at a service station I saw these on their "crappy gadgets which are normally overpriced" stand for £9.99. Deciding to take a chance on the the purchase and took it home.
Unboxing revealed a small sized square main unit with the Valve attachment tucked neatly into the body.  The main 12V fag lighter power lead was baled up outside the device. This measures roughly 3 Metres which is dead handy as I have come unstuck with shorter cables in the past.
Along with the unit comes a little bag with a couple of Adapters for blowing up foortballs (spike/needle tip) and one for blowing up inflatable beds, chairs paddling pools (tube shaped)

The overall look of the device is smart and compact. The no  nonsence switches, nicely hidden hose and handy LED torch add a practical element to the model.
As for the performance, I managed to blow up a Space Hopper from flat in under 90 seconds which I thought was good. I don't have a leaky car Tyre just now but I will update this post as the issue arises.

Having spoken to a few people and tried a few cheapo compressors, it seems this little beggar steals the show in terms of performance and being compact in design. A terrific little pocket sized tool!

Work Zone Electric Glue Gun

Fantastic value if you are stuck!

Apologies for the joke, but I can back up that statement. wholeheartedly. You see, one afternoon I needed something cheap and fast to tackle a little project I had in the house. The superglue had run out and to be honest wasn't really doing a proper job so it left me on the hunt for something else and sharpish!
Taking a hasty trot through the local shopping precinct (and after dashing through Poundland) I thought I would take a look in Aldi.
Not always stocking the right tools you want at the time you need it,  I wasn't holding out any hope. Five minutes of wandering up and down the specials section I happened across the said Glue Gun! Looking down at the price I noticed it said £3.99....  Now then, that sounds right up my street. Any spare Glue sticks knocking around here too?.
Yes sir!, 24 of the littlele beggars in a neat little box for £3.99 . I took no time in picking up both the Gun and the extra Glue sticks and trundled off to the checkout.
So £8 for the lot. Really good value and a 3 year Warranty. Can't be bad!


Price:  £3.99
Vendor:  Aldi supermarkets
Description:  20W Hot Glue Gun
What's in the Box: Gun, Stand, 3x Glue sticks. Instructions.

Related Product:  24x Glue sticks (refil pack)
Price: £3.99

Both items bought together is £7.98