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Tools
wonderboy:
What ever you buy, dont buy anything that from draper. In their infant wisdom, the RAF whent cheap on most tools, ie draper and draper expert. Screwdrivers break, spaners snap and they do more damage to equipment than we do :lol: . So they are ging back to the drawing board and we might end up with Snap-On again :D .
However i use halfords pro and Teng tools and never had a problem. Just remember dont buy the cheapest set, buy the best you can afford.
hairyasswelder:
First thing is to think how often you are going to use these tools. Once a month, once a week, all day- every day or just the annual service???
I also have an assortment of 'high quality' tools and my preference is Brittool. Draper Expert are pretty good for sockets as are Halfords if you want 'mid range' tools.
Snap - on are seriously overpriced, unless you use them daily and they earn their pay and yours..
I like Facom, Teng are ok
REMEMBER anything with moving parts is NOT covered by lifetime guarantee :shock:
Try engineering suppliers as the discount to trade can be 40%+ (Snap-on wont do this) The ones we use sell Britool, Gedore,Teng, Draper and can get others
There was a Guy on here selling some new Teng stuff in 'For Sale' section
before christmas
Well that was my opinion :P
hairyasswelder:
Oh and I forgot, DONT buy a snap-on welder
They are made by Cebora, Italy and rebadged, oh and repriced :shock:
Good wellder but the sticker does not make it work better :lol:
Hightower:
I've got a toolbox full of Halfrauds Pro stuff and it's great. Only problem I had is when an allen key socket thingy broke ('cos I put it on the end of a breaker bar and stood on it to try and free up a really rusted in bolt). Took it back and they replaced it no Q's asked.
As has been mentioned, buy the best you can afford. The Halfrauds Pro stuff is not that cheap, but it's readily available and they do stand by their warranty.
TDi90:
good stuff, cheers for all replies!! i will go on a car boot sale hunt, and also off to halfords with my christmas money :lol: 8)
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