It is a distressing situation you find yourself in, isn't it.Just bought a new machine and need some (anyone sensitive close your eyes now) metric spanners
Does someone on here sell them?
Richard
not as good as they used to be but halfords tools are ok.
if you register on the website they send you discount codes. i got a £300 tool set for £114 delivered.
A bloke arrived at work with a set of those, and just before tea-break, the Engineering Manager had a walkabout in the hangar and saw them....I use "Metrinch" spanners and sockets which are suitable for Metric and inch. The open end side is not so usable but these have on "rounded" nuts and bolts a very good grip. I use these for over 10 years now and nothing is worn. I even bought a set of spanners and sockets for Euro 100,- which i keep in my classic car.
Also bought a very good timing light a while back, that includes the dial for testing if the advance is working correctly.
Peter, I work on multi million Dollar aircraft, so the standards for acceptable tooling are a bit tighter for us.John, why are Metrinch tools no proper tools? I experienced that the open end spanners don't work very well but i have good experiences with the non - open end and the sockets. They don't damage your bolts and nuts
Peter
so an Inch sized bolt or nut needs an Inch sized spanner and vice-versa for Metric ones. It probably stems from too many slightly worn spanners and too many rounded/graunched fasteners that needed drilling out, but, that's just my ideas on Metrinch.....
although I have to admit to using an 11mm spanner when I need 2 x 7/16" and can only find one
+1 to that. I can't see how the same spanner can be a proper fit on both a 1/2"AF (12.7mm) and a 13mm.
Peter, I work on multi million Dollar aircraft, so the standards for acceptable tooling are a bit tighter for us.
We are governed by the Manufacturers and the Clients we fly for, so things like unauthorised tooling are a big no-no. We cannot even make "special" tools for those difficult jobs without getting them run through the drawing office and Quality Assurance before they are sent out.
I am also a bit of a tool snob, so an Inch sized bolt or nut needs an Inch sized spanner and vice-versa for Metric ones. It probably stems from too many slightly worn spanners and too many rounded/graunched fasteners that needed drilling out, but, that's just my ideas on Metrinch.....