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Lord Shagg-Pyle:
Was going to suggest car boots, but got beaten to it, so how about second hand shops?
If buying new, avoid anything where the chrome plating looks slightly dimpled. Its a good indicator that the tool has been made in China or India out of compressed cow dung. This means that the tool, usually a spanner, will bust and your Landy will bite you very hard, drawing blood.
If you are after the more specialist stuff try Frost Automotive on the Net.

As an after thought on this subject. I know all good mechanics never lend their tools out ( guffaw, guffaw, snigger, tee hee, that sounds rude etc etc...), but has it ever been thought of to set  up a tool list, by region?
e.g, I have a set of coil spring compressors that I will probably (hopefully) never use again, but would be happy to lend them , providing they don't get busted.

freeagent:
The Halfords Pro stuff is REALY good, i've got loads of it, given it loads of abuse and not broken anything...

otherwise, I'd stick to Britool, Facom or Teng... Snap-on is too expensive unless you use it all every day....
Stanley spanners are pretty good aswell, i've got some that i've had since I was a kid (am 34 now) and they're still like new....

if you keep an eye on halfords they do special offers from time to time, like buy 2, get one free... pretty good if you buy sets.

extreme90:
i like britool and facom now, used be snap-on but i now call um snap-off....says it all really
and life time garuntee of tony with all his stuff aswel   :lol:
dan

ben_haynes:

--- Quote from: Sheddy ---Halfrauds do a nice range now, again they supposedly have a lifetime guarantee .... but they don't have the "feel" of snap-ons wares.

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i would not bet on it

i have snap-on Mac, halfords Facom Brittol and Tona and various other sets

the mac tools are ace but the halfords ones have lasted longer than most of my snap-on stuff and they do have life time warrenty.
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mmgemini:
First of all I think in fact I know Snap-On sockets and ratchets are the best. They are also vastly overpriced. Well have a shout at your MP over that and get the import duty removed.

As has been said it's the feel of Snap-On that makes them good.

I'm not over fond of Snap-On spanners though. Most of my Snap-On is 3/8 drive and it still gets used. Even at my age Snap-On is my first call for tools.

I always recomend that people buy sockets and tools not in sets but as they are needed.

I have a pair of Snap-On side cutters that were used for years every day at work. Then at home most nights, yes I did "govvy" jobs then. These side cutters are over 30 year old and will still cut straight and clean. They still get used to cut piano wire.

There's a post on tools on www.lrtech.co.uk that might help. It could be on the Defender board.

I've recently bought some Halfords ratchet combination spanners. First use looks good. Time will tell.

Do not spend a lot of money on 1/4 drive. Buy cheap and replace with good as you break the larger sockets. My 10mm 1/4 drive Snap-On socket cost more than the whole set  :roll:

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