What tools are you using
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A socket set of hand me downs from my dad that must be as old as me and a £5 socket set from a cheap shop as it has a small ratchet but needs a size adaptor for everything that came in the set... Stanley screwdrivers, pliers, needle nose and snips. Cheap B&Q adjustable spanner. Wickes cheap and nasty piff poor cordless drill that's needed replacing since the day I got it but that I've had for 10 years.
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I'm using Crescent tools (US) very good quality and cheaper than most decent brands. Got them from Costco. Halfords Professional range are pretty good, a lot of Snap-On tools are rebranded ones but are generally pretty good. If you are looking for a near-complete set of tools for working on a car, I would highly recommend the Crescent tool set. It doesn't have any fancy ratchet spanners like halfords, but the quality of all the tools is top notch.
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I have a selection of pilfered shop use tools from back in the day when I ran a parts shop, I have three half inch rachets for some reason? guess you can't have too many. Other than my old man owns a garage and only has Snap-on and Mac, boy he has £1k's and £1k's of tools!
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+1 for the crescent tools recommendation. Got a massive set for about £50 from Costco, all works well and is more than I'll ever need. Although my dad got laid off recently so there's 3 massive wheely tool boxes in their conservatory full of snap on gear. Wouldn't even know what to do with most of it though.
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I've got a load of crescent tools somewhere in my basement, gathering dust.
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i've got this crescent toolkit
it seems we all do. i bought it for about £30 7 or 8 years ago from costco. its a great bit of kit and after years of use the only problem i have is the plastic box it comes in the clasps have snapped so it doesn't stay shut. the tools themselves have been excellent.
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i've got this crescent toolkitit seems we all do. i bought it for about £30 7 or 8 years ago from costco. its a great bit of kit and after years of use the only problem i have is the plastic box it comes in the clasps have snapped so it doesn't stay shut. the tools themselves have been excellent.
Thats what I've got, I dumped the plastic mould box for the same reasons and have it all in a cantilever steel tool box, german porn film washing machine repairman style.
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it seems a strongly worded letter to crescent tools is in order. we could lambast them on the quality of their plastic cases and demand a replacement. perhaps a sales of goods act 1979 amended in there for good measure.
dear sir.
infact i think maybe get rodan to make a complaint website and they can send clarence beaks to meet us in the orange section of the car park with the crop reports and a cheque for £1000.
dear sir.
infact i think maybe get rodan to make a complaint website and they can send clarence beaks to meet us in the orange section of the car park with the crop reports and a cheque for £1000.
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Stahlwille or SnapOn only. Mitatoyo for measuring equipment. I do use some SnapOn bluepoint for things like pliers and screwdrivers, punches etc... Spanners, sockets and wrenches have to be top draw though, cheap tatt can never handle a big dirty extension.
1/2" drive FTW.
1/2" drive FTW.
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Any mention of trading places makes me LOL. Hard. many thanks.
In the RAF we used snap on ratchet handles and they were s**t, broke all the time. Wierdly, the cheaper stuff seemed to last.