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General Discussion Area / Re: Tool box recommendation
« on: 25 May 2011, 23:02:33 »
Shouldn't you ask his boss what tools he's going to need to start with?
As for insisting on Snap On, some of it's worth the money straight away; ratchets, commonly used spanners and sockets. BUT, they're not the only tools of that quality, and they are seriously expensive.
I certainly wouldn't be buying a SO BOX if money's tight; it would be better spent on the tools to go in it.
I'm a big fan of the Halford's Industrial boxes(the black ones), which are frequently on offer, and to my eye as good as similar sized SO ones for a fraction of the price. I see them in garages and workshops all the time.
I also bought a middle box to go with mine earlier this year(I ran out of room) which Halfords don't do. It's Britool, and exactly matches the current Halfords boxes(mine are earlier models), and that's a brand the tool snobs can't easily turn their noses up at!
I've been using a Halfords professional(advanced now) socket and spanner set every day for the last 8 years and can't fault it; only had to replace a small ratchet and sockets because I lost them - something that's easier to accept when the whole set cost £70, not just the ratchet!
I snapped one of their 1/2" breaker bars standing on the end of it trying to undo the truck wheelnuts; when I took it back the bloke looked at it and asked what I'd been trying to undo with it. When I said "wheelnuts" he just smiled and got me a new one!
As for insisting on Snap On, some of it's worth the money straight away; ratchets, commonly used spanners and sockets. BUT, they're not the only tools of that quality, and they are seriously expensive.
I certainly wouldn't be buying a SO BOX if money's tight; it would be better spent on the tools to go in it.
I'm a big fan of the Halford's Industrial boxes(the black ones), which are frequently on offer, and to my eye as good as similar sized SO ones for a fraction of the price. I see them in garages and workshops all the time.
I also bought a middle box to go with mine earlier this year(I ran out of room) which Halfords don't do. It's Britool, and exactly matches the current Halfords boxes(mine are earlier models), and that's a brand the tool snobs can't easily turn their noses up at!
I've been using a Halfords professional(advanced now) socket and spanner set every day for the last 8 years and can't fault it; only had to replace a small ratchet and sockets because I lost them - something that's easier to accept when the whole set cost £70, not just the ratchet!
I snapped one of their 1/2" breaker bars standing on the end of it trying to undo the truck wheelnuts; when I took it back the bloke looked at it and asked what I'd been trying to undo with it. When I said "wheelnuts" he just smiled and got me a new one!
