Christmas Prezzies - Who's Gettin' Tools!?

DaveHerns said:
I've still got Hilka and Kamasa socket sets I bought 30+years ago and I've not broken many bits except the odd rachet
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So have I and I'd agree with you, and considering mine were in daily use for about 25 years I think they've done really well. I do have some better quality as well though.
I have 3 tiers of spanners, the good Britool ones I bought when i was an apprentice (along with a few Snap-On), a second division which for most purposes are still perfectly fine, and 3rd division, which are the ones that get cut up and bent for those awkward little jobs.
The problem with the really expensive stuff is that it's just as easy to lose as the cheap cr*p, but you feel so much worse when it happens. I have loads of Snap-On and MAC tools that other people have lost, and I've been lucky enough to find! :LOL:
 
after buying a smarty farty streamlight torch for christmas to replace the one i lost...... i found the old one in the pen pot... missus had thought it was a pen!


i second what you say about tools and their loss, really annoys me, ive got so much socketry but its all at work, need to bring my roll cab home soon!
 
harveyp6 said:
DaveHerns said:
I've still got Hilka and Kamasa socket sets I bought 30+years ago and I've not broken many bits except the odd rachet
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So have I and I'd agree with you, and considering mine were in daily use for about 25 years I think they've done really well. I do have some better quality as well though.
I have 3 tiers of spanners, the good Britool ones I bought when i was an apprentice (along with a few Snap-On), a second division which for most purposes are still perfectly fine, and 3rd division, which are the ones that get cut up and bent for those awkward little jobs.
The problem with the really expensive stuff is that it's just as easy to lose as the cheap cr*p, but you feel so much worse when it happens. I have loads of Snap-On and MAC tools that other people have lost, and I've been lucky enough to find! :LOL:
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:D Next time I lose a tool, I won't get upset because I will know that Harvey's found it.
Not sure if the more recent Kamasa stuff is quite as good as the older items. I managed to split a Kamasa socket recently; I was only subjecting it very mild abuse at the time.
 
Mild abuse...... An excellent concept, I presume the definition of which is "only subjecting the socket to 4ft of the scaffolding pole rather than the full 6ft......
 
Whitewash said:
Mild abuse...... An excellent concept, I presume the definition of which is "only subjecting the socket to 4ft of the scaffolding pole rather than the full 6ft......
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No scaffolding poles were involved. I used a normal 12" wrench. Maybe it was the fact that it was a 12mm socket and I hammered it onto to a rusted 1/2" bolt head that did the damage :oops: It was only a 2lb hammer = mild abuse.

Really must get some imperial impact sockets to avoid this kind of thing again. :D
 
JVY said:
Whitewash said:
Maybe it was the fact that it was a 12mm socket and I hammered it onto to a rusted 1/2" bolt head that did the damage :oops:
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I would give my students more than mild abuse if they did that..... one of my pet hates using the wrong socketry ARGHHH!
 
Not strictly a christmas pressy, but I did pickup a cheap draper "workmate" copy from asda the other day for £9, bargain.

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Whitewash, I only did it as the 1/2" bolt question was a bit corroded and the 1/2" sockets (even the hex one) felt a little wobbly. I think what I need is some of those turbo sockets. It was when I was dismantling my Dedion tube. So I suppose it was worth maybe writing off a socket. Kind of like Harvey, I have some less-good spanners and sockets that I sometimes grind bits off of to adapt for the job in hand.

Richard, like your workbench. Might see if my Asda has any. I've had one or two of these over the years and they brilliant for doing DIY jobs as they are light and portable. What's the quality like? Can't expect too much for £9 - just wondered?
 
Snap-On are good value for money tools. Snap-On has started to outsource manufacturing to the Far East, so the advantage
of American quality has diminished somewhat, but their lifetime guarantee is a bonus that is available to ALL their clients, not just
professional users.
I had a 9/16" that was losing the chrome out of the inside of the jaws and my dealer replaced it free of charge.
 
Richard, like your workbench. Might see if my Asda has any. I've had one or two of these over the years and they brilliant for doing DIY jobs as they are light and portable. What's the quality like? Can't expect too much for £9 - just wondered?
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The metal is fairly thin, but once bolted together it makes a reasonable structure. Worktop is pretty good. I couldn't resist for £9, and it's certainly worth that, costs me more than that for 3 of us at the chip shop ! :LOL:
My only complaint is the jaws don't open quite wide enough to clamp a T16 head in :D
 
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