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Second hand snapon on ebay, I've got some mega bargains from it.
Where to buy QUALITY car maintenance tools
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i got the ratchet in the end, used it in anger a couple times
its more weighty than my my original one and has a different offset so im not getting on that well with it so far
sorta wish i got the poly polypropylene one
but im getting a new 3/8 set because i now accept that i do want a 12 point socket set.
i did buy a £65 halfords set and i hate it. packing it up and taking it back.
binning that and replacing it with
Clarke PRO23 33-Pce 3/8" Drive Socket Set
Top quality professional tools in high chrome vanadium steel and carrying a lifetime guarantee will inspire confidence. Specially designed Flat Drive sockets allow up to 30% more torque to be applied. A pleasure to use!
NB: Lifetime Guarantee does not apply to ratchet mechanism.
18 x standard length sockets - 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24mm
9 x deep sockets - 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 19mm
8" quick release ratchet handle
2 x spark plug sockets 16mm & 21mm
Also includes 2 x extension bars and a universal joint
All contained neatly in a tough moulded carry case.
'Pro' tool lifetime guarantee (except ratchet mechanism)
its more weighty than my my original one and has a different offset so im not getting on that well with it so far
sorta wish i got the poly polypropylene onebut im getting a new 3/8 set because i now accept that i do want a 12 point socket set.
i did buy a £65 halfords set and i hate it. packing it up and taking it back.
binning that and replacing it with
Clarke PRO23 33-Pce 3/8" Drive Socket Set
Top quality professional tools in high chrome vanadium steel and carrying a lifetime guarantee will inspire confidence. Specially designed Flat Drive sockets allow up to 30% more torque to be applied. A pleasure to use!
NB: Lifetime Guarantee does not apply to ratchet mechanism.
18 x standard length sockets - 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24mm
9 x deep sockets - 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 19mm
8" quick release ratchet handle
2 x spark plug sockets 16mm & 21mm
Also includes 2 x extension bars and a universal joint
All contained neatly in a tough moulded carry case.
'Pro' tool lifetime guarantee (except ratchet mechanism)
i broke my ratchet lastnight
ive had it for years. stupidly i was using it has a hammer, against a breaker bar, shocking a stubborn bolt out where i only had limited space. the anti/clockwise selector popped off so now its locked in both directions
RIP my big ratchet
http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/p...socket-set/path/socket-sets-sockets-tool-sets
tempted to get this though
http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/p...-polished-chr/path/ratchets-torque-wrenches-2
I have one which is referred to as the Halfords Professional Advanced, its the 1/4" and the 3/8" set of metric sockets, with 12 sided sockets for the 3/8" and 6 sided for the quarter, and deep sockets for both which are 6 sided.
These are the ratchets with more notches on the mechanism so you don't need as large a throw to get it to work, 64 iirc.
I have broken a few tools, but from misuse, hammering a ratchet instead of using a breaker bar, impacting a deep socket with a BFO hammer that split it, and a couple of the extension tubes with the pin style end. Had them all replaced no problems.
As for the Snap On van coming around once a week, what happens if you break a tool on Friday and he doesnt come until next Thursday? Phone him up to make a special trip for you? Seems just as much hassle to me and your a captive market in the garage for him!
I've used Teng and Halfords Pro stuff for ~4 years with great success.
ive already got a perfectly acceptable 1/4 set (6 side) and 1/2 set (6 side) so i want a middle sized 12 side set to fill the gap and those funny times you need a 12 sider.
here is the only 3/8 set they do
http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/..._productId_525109_langId_-1_categoryId_165572
almost nothing for your £45
definately a lot better off with the clarke set
here is the only 3/8 set they do
http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/..._productId_525109_langId_-1_categoryId_165572
almost nothing for your £45
definately a lot better off with the clarke set
Mostly they don't break because I don't misuse them but yea, if I'm really desperate for a tool then you can indeed ring him up and he'll bring it over for you.
On the whole though that doesn't happen as there are more than enough tools to go around with 5 tool chests full here.
Ideally you want a 6 sided 3/8" set as this will be your main set.
1/4" drive is for all the fiddly stuff 10mm and below
1/2" are for tractors
Mostly they don't break because I don't misuse them but yea, if I'm really desperate for a tool then you can indeed ring him up and he'll bring it over for you.
On the whole though that doesn't happen as there are more than enough tools to go around with 5 tool chests full here.
You've got a good one then, our local bloke took 2 weeks to replace some battery packs when he had a few duff chargers that were frying things.
However it does balance out. One of the guys managed to sheer the end of a draper 1/2" short extension while working on the snap-on van. Bloke dug out an ever so shiney replacement foc
Ideally you want a 6 sided 3/8" set as this will be your main set.
1/4" drive is for all the fiddly stuff 10mm and below
1/2" are for tractors
haha then id have three 6 side sets and nothing to turn a crank with etc etc and need a 12 side
i got that red clarke set for my brother for xmas a couple years ago, his first socket set. by the sounds of it hed given that set horredous abuse. the ratchet only died when one of the screws came out of it without him realising, but he just repaired it anyway so ill report back when i get it
oh, machine mart invited me to a VAT free and -10% this weekend!!
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Lol, so much hatred in this thread
Use your tools properly and they won't break...
I beat the hell out of my tools, just one of those things you have to do with old cars and seized items. Never break anything though
Use your tools properly and they won't break...
I beat the hell out of my tools, just one of those things you have to do with old cars and seized items. Never break anything though
spent saturday in a workshop working with a guy changing the manifolds on an S4 (engine out)
the workshop was kitted with Teng and we had access to everything (but had a pretty strict keep it tidy policy)
this will sound nuts, but my gyppo collection of tools were the preferred weapons of choice! the gyppo 12 point 3/8 clarke set i got saved the day when no one could get a snapped manifold stud out. i hammered a 5mm 12pt on and out it came in no time. the socket wasnt even marked
so i think that went to show that a well thought out selection of (albeit motley) tools can be right up there with the expensive stuff too
the workshop was kitted with Teng and we had access to everything (but had a pretty strict keep it tidy policy)
this will sound nuts, but my gyppo collection of tools were the preferred weapons of choice! the gyppo 12 point 3/8 clarke set i got saved the day when no one could get a snapped manifold stud out. i hammered a 5mm 12pt on and out it came in no time. the socket wasnt even marked
so i think that went to show that a well thought out selection of (albeit motley) tools can be right up there with the expensive stuff too