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andycwb:
I've got a Teng set that I got at a discount shopping around - that's what gets most abuse.

I heard a story from the US of someone who (deliberately) dropped a spanner into liquid nitrogen and then dropped it on the floor to see if the stories about what would happen were true.

They were.  It shattered into small pieces.  So he took it back to the shop and asked if he could have a new one under the lifetime warranty.  "Sure, they said."

The next time he was in that shop, the pieces were glued to a card above the counter in an approximate spanner shape, with the words "Lifetime warranty: even if you do this, we'll replace it."

I wish I could remember what make it was.

beast5680:
I have a complete mixture in my boxes
If your just getting a toolkit together buy a spanner set that your not afraid to modify to fit things, i have a lot of modified spanners ie bent to fit cut and welded into odd shapes needs must in my job
Ibuy some snap on stuff when i need to and my boxes are snap on as i have found them to be the only boxes that don,t crack up when in a service van
my 1/2" socket set is still mostly the original one i recieved for my 15th birthday from mum and dad which was a draper expert set ,these sockets have had a lot of use over the last 20 odd years and are still going strong

Range Rover Blues:
Familiar story, Britool that my Dad gave me, some cheapo ones and Halfrauds for the ones I use a lot.

Lucy1978:
I use a halfrauds Po socket set, came with spanners and ratchet ring spanners, was about 140 quid and worth every penny, it's been given some serious use, came with us down Africa and now 5 years after we bought it the only thing to have broken is one catch on teh plastic case it came in.

Mash:
I've got a right collection that I've aquired over the years..Personally I hate Snap-On stuff..Give me MAC anyday.. Snap-ON lifetime warrenty varies from dealer to dealer, due to the clauses in their warrenties !

Out on the road (I work in recovery) I use a lot of Halfords pro stuff, it's cheap and cheerfull plus does the job really well..Never had a problem with getting a replacement. and I aint to bothered if I leave a Halfords rachet at the side of the road, whereas I'd be gutted leaving me Mac ones there...

At the end of the day it is each to their own personal preferance as to what brand they use..Bit like buying cars really init  :wink:

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