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v40mav:
First place I visited was my fathers toolkit to see what I could use. Got some good britool and draper tools but many were old wf sizes.



Bought a mixture from draper and clarke (machine mart) clarke with life time gtees.  I could not justify the cost of snap-on  :? although if i needed to rely on tools for my main work then these would be tool of choice.

I do buy the best power tools I can as they do last - mainy dewalt / bosch.

you get what you par for.

Rangie3.0LtrDan:
Halfrauds tools arent too bad from what i have seen, i have a set and they havent let me down at all.

bezzabsa:
my Halfords set has so far broken 1 ratchet, 3 sockets, several screwdrivers - and even the tool chest!!!!!

V8MoneyPit:

--- Quote from: "v40mav" ---I do buy the best power tools I can as they do last - mainy dewalt / bosch.

you get what you par for.
--- End quote ---


I think you'll find DeWalt are now made in China and are not as good as they used to be  :roll:

My father-in-law sells tools so I usually get nice healthy discounts off anything a need  :D Just have to wait for them to be sent down from Scotland.

freeagent:
i've got a mixture of Halfords professional, Britool, Teng and Stanley.
there is a world of difference between the halfords pro stuff and the halfords cheapie stuff, the pro stuff is on a par with Teng and britool, and certainly good enough for trade/ commercial use.

i've had a few nasty accidents with cheap stuff (like hex-keys snapping, sockets splitting and breaker bars falling apart just when you are leaning on them) so i'll never buy cheap stuff again.

we've given our halfords stuff some serious grief (like 5' extension tubes on breaker bars) and have yet to break anything. rumour has it that Halfords pro gear is just re-badged sykes-pickervant gear, and it certainly looks pretty similar. The farmers next door to our place have Halfords gear in their tractors and unimogs... and they are proper thugs with tools.

Halfords rachet ring spanners are one of the smartest tool investments you can make, you will wonder how you ever did without them.

I've got a complete set of Britool ring spanners, which are certainly on a par with snap-on.  

i don't expect to have to replace any of my handtools, just add to the collection as and when, this lot will certainly last as long as i do.

I'm sure Snap-on are the best, but you'll not go wrong with Halfords Pro, Britool or Teng... i think its a bit of a fashion thing with Snap-on though... just like dewalt in the carpentry trade....

Powertools... i've got mostly DeWalt, and a few bosch and Makita bits... you get what you pay for... £10 grinders from bootsales will shake you to bits before they catch fire.... a bosch grinder will work all day every day, because thats what they are designed to do...
next time you walk past a hire shop.. take a look at what they're hiring out, theres a reason why most of it is Makita or bosch stuff.

we've also got an SIP welder, (good trade quality stuff, and fine for a bit of sunday afternoon welding) a Meddings Floor standing pilar drill, a startrite bench mount pilar drill, a startrite bandsaw...... you get the idea.

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