GT4EC - The GT-Four Enthusiasts Club
General Category => The Chill Out Room => Topic started by: bazza2541 on June 01, 2009, 04:37:31 pm
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What do you all work out off?
Personally I swear by Teng and bought one of their Master Mechanics kits a few years back. Never let me down yet. Class bit of kit.
Like this one only grubbier and with loads of stickers on. :)
(http://www.sureparts.com/images/special_tcmm1001n.jpg)
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If you show me yours, i'll show u mine :P
I currently own a top of the range lifetime guarantee Halfrauds special. It contains all the sockets and spanner i need.
Anything harder than that and my mechanic supplies his own tools. ;D
Im a bit crap when it comes to mechanics :-[
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Mac Tools for me boys and girls.
Feel free to check out my post in misc for my foose design trolley ;)
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I only use the real deal i'm afraid.
Snap on all the way...none of this stanley tosh that Karbon uses :P ;D ;D ;D ;D
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I only use the real deal i'm afraid.
Snap on all the way...none of this stanley tosh that Karbon uses :P ;D ;D ;D ;D
snap ons fine but for ratchets you cant beat facom :) :)
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Yeah facom tools are good, I also use britool and king dick spanners. I have a clarke ratchet that has never let me down and has taken some abuse in its time. Also have Halfords ratchet spanners whiche are pretty good.
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Ive been a mechanic for some 20 odd years now so have a quite extensive tool set, the main core of which is Snap-On but covers all of the big names. I lub my tools :-*
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Uh?... I just have some whitworth spanners and a hammer!!!!
Do I need to upgrade :)
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I only use the real deal i'm afraid.
Snap on all the way...none of this stanley tosh that Karbon uses :P ;D ;D ;D ;D
Mr Piper you have made a serious boo-boo.
Strap-on hasnt been the same since they started having their stuff made by Laser, Neilsen and some other cheap as chips company, not to mention the lack of the lifetime guarantee, now at the discretion of the dealer. My brother was a strap-on distributor for 10 years up until 2008 when he swapped to Mac. Mac may be Stanley, but if you take a look at Stanleys USA range, you will see why strap-on is for those who have more money than sense ;)
Halfords Professional range is actually made by the old snap-on factory and a lot better than the current strap-on range. Stick with Mac or Teng, or even Britool.
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easy tiger...was only pullin ya leg :-*
either way you won't find cac tools in my toolbox :P lol
well maybe one 13mm half moon spanner :-[
macs biggest downfall is their toolboxes...the quality is absolute *BLEEP*e, although alot better than they were still not a pinch on a decent strap-on. all imho of course ;)
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I've got a set of IRMO (which I believe is a snap-on brand or so I've been told) spanners at my work and they do the job but i wouldn't ahve boughth them with my own money. Thankfully we get all our tools bought for us :D
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easy tiger...was only pullin ya leg :-*
either way you won't find cac tools in my toolbox :P lol
well maybe one 13mm half moon spanner :-[
macs biggest downfall is their toolboxes...the quality is absolute *BLEEP*e, although alot better than they were still not a pinch on a decent strap-on. all imho of course ;)
The best box I have used is actually a sealey, or is it snap-on, oh thats right, they are the same box ;)
I have had mac boxes for years and they never let me down. Got a snap on top box though, an old original and i must admit its still going strong.
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I use old boys tools, my old boys that is......
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I would use my own boys to be fair, only 2 things stopping me, the price of the ferry there, and the price of the ferry back!!
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Halfords Professional range is actually made by the old snap-on factory and a lot better than the current strap-on range. Stick with Mac or Teng, or even Britool.
I've managed to eat 3 "HalfPro" :) 1/2 rat sh$ts and they refused to warranty the ratchet mechanism, only if I broke the actual arm could I have a replacement. Possibly you could say I chose the wrong tool for the job in those cases, though I am talking 2 of the small (8 and 10mm) ratchet rings and one 1/2" socket driver.
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I just have a big bunch of tools of various makes that I have gathered over time lol, and a half decent socket set, made by Force in Australia and thats taken a real beating and still going great. I may buy a complete tool chest but what I have so far is adequate for my needs
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I just have a big bunch of tools of various makes that I have gathered over time lol, and a half decent socket set, made by Force in Australia and thats taken a real beating and still going great. I may buy a complete tool chest but what I have so far is adequate for my needs
I'm the same. A lot of my stuff is Draper (cheapo) but most of it holds up well.
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most of my tools come from costco's either cresent or sealey not particually expensive but then i do store them in a top off the range recycled mastic box but not just one box oh no i have 2 boxes almost full!!!
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Please pleas PLEASE can we have a recap of what is best ..... my stuff from the 50's is strong but does not fit this metric stuff and i ned to know what to buy (and how much to pay) as I am 'retired' and may take up the panners again! (whats a drevil again?) :)
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In my humble opinion I would say Halfords professional range is very good value for money.
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I've heard that but is the full set not over a hunderd notes?.... I only have a 'little' pension :)
Cheers anyway.
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to be fair jeff for general tinkering any old make will be fine. you local motor factors or halfrauds will sell pretty adequate gear.
it's only really when your giving your tools a hammering everyday for a living when you really can warrant spending the dosh on snap-on and mac type tools.
if your wanting air tools than stick with the top brands as cheap stuff is rubbish.
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Got to agree with Pete Jeff, if you are only tinkering try Neilsen or equivalent, more than up to the job, and always buy the best air tools you can afford, they will last longer and work out cheaper.
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I've got a Britool top box with mainly Halfrauds Pro stuff, some Snap-On, some Britool, some Facom and some other stuff.
Must admit, the Halfrauds Pro stuff aint bad at all for tinkering. Spanners have a smooth ratched system and are slim to fit the tight spaces ;)
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I saw Craigs Halfords set.. it looked majic but was 100+ ?
Whats these 'air tools' your on about? ....I have a foot pump????
I need screwdivers, not flat and not Philips, all these funny little cross headed screw on modern cars... what are they called?
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"Torx" I think.
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The halfrauds kit i got Jeff was @£80, and is all sockets and spanners, but with the torx bits included aswell.
More than capable of standing up to the jobs i need them for.
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Ah! Torx for torque then... talk tought me a lot :)
Ohhh sod this. garage tidied ..off to bar for a bit .
Thanks lads. Halfords it is then
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Get you pension out Jeff, Snap-Ons deal of the month is a nice big tool box for a mere £3100 plus vat with a £1000 trade in for your old box (if you need to ask, no it doesnt include any tools, this is just for the tool box :D)
Tempted......
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Muck me!... 2k + for a few spanners :)
I'll take your old ones Mark????
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is that the mclaren box driveby? does look nice..and big..lol
my plain blue snap-on box set me back 3500 plus the dreaded vat. got receipts for over 20k including the box/and box before that :o
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Yeah its the Mclaren roll cab, Ive got the bottom half (with out the Mclaren badge)
Jeff, the £2000+ doesnt include any tools, your looking at another £20,000 to fill it with Snap-On tools.
Most jobs would provide you with the tools you require to make them money/do the job they are paying you for, not mechanics, we have to buy our own >:(
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Gee suss! I'll stick with my hammer and chisle thanks. They shift anything!!!
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Most jobs would provide you with the tools you require to make them money/do the job they are paying you for, not mechanics, we have to buy our own >:(
aint that the truth! makes me angry... >:(
and when you lose a tool, that makes me even more angry.
and when you leave tool/s in a car and you know the customer will never bring it back as they think thay have just had one over on the company because of their expensive invoice makes me bloody fume with anger >:( >:(
please return my lost/forgotten tools :-*
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Having wrestled with wheel bearings (and lost) over the weekend I can happily say the only tool I need currently is a press. Fecking stupid bearings.