Tool sets

[bazza2541]

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.

[calam]

If you show me yours, i'll show u mine 

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. 

Im a bit crap when it comes to mechanics 

[karbon]

Mac Tools for me boys and girls.

Feel free to check out my post in misc for my foose design trolley 

[peterp1per]

I only use the real deal i'm afraid.

Snap on all the way...none of this stanley tosh that Karbon uses     

[jackel]

I only use the real deal i'm afraid.

Snap on all the way...none of this stanley tosh that Karbon uses     

snap ons fine but for ratchets you cant beat facom

[fifegt4]

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.

[Driveby]

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  

[Jeff]

Uh?... I just have some whitworth spanners and a hammer!!!!
Do I need to upgrade

[karbon]

I only use the real deal i'm afraid.

Snap on all the way...none of this stanley tosh that Karbon uses     

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.

[peterp1per]

easy tiger...was only pullin ya leg 

either way you won't find cac tools in my toolbox  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 

[fifegt4]

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

[karbon]

easy tiger...was only pullin ya leg 

either way you won't find cac tools in my toolbox  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.

[paul_gt4]

I use old boys tools, my old boys that is......

[karbon]

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!!

[Coyoteboy]

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.