~nomad~

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I am looking for a full "proper" setup, talking hand tools here, good quality, ratchets, spanners, ratchet spanners, screwdrivers etc. Plus chests for em all. Fed up of the crap I have now

Prob have a grand to spend, maybe 1500. wanna get a compresser and bits too and have decided on a max of 2k in total, reckon the compressor stuff will be 500 to 1k

cheers guys

Ginge !

mate you need to think what ya need first, pm copwboi for his draper full set he got for 300 quid, just add a fwe select bits and we never had a issue with his tool kit ever

AJC

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501 piece tengtools kit for 2k at my local tool place, thats with 3 stack tool box

Ginge !

the draper one is 300 quid with the 3 stack too , also get a drill and sander

Rs Gus

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www.snapon.com

AJ Escos

but gus he has no chance of getting a full set for £1000>£1500

STUCOS

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My new snap on evolution tool box cost £2.5k empty,try machine mart,or get sombody in the trade to get a sealy deal for you

cheeRS stu

AJC

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cheap as chips, is it gd quality

Ginge !

its draper profesional and has never let us down in anyway

i got a full halfords tool kit with every tool, they sell and that works but costs a fair bit, took me 2 years of stealing a tool every few days to get my kit built up

~nomad~

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lol, thats the way to do it .

looked on machine mart, wasnt too sure about the stuff they have there. Draper pro is good stuff then?
Snap on, I wish.
Anywhere else online that sells tools worth a look? wont buy it online more than likely but good to get an idea

Ginge !

buy it online if ya know what ya getting , draper pro are the same as halfords prob stuff

~nomad~

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where can i get the draper pro stuff?

Daviet

what about mac tools
lifetime gaurentee aswell i think
aslo taskmasters got a lifetime gaurentee i think

Cowboi

try these sites:

http://www.tooled-up.com/

or

http://www.justoffbase.co.uk/s.nl/sc.9/.f


what are u planning on using your compressor for?

if u got the room and the money its well worth having a big decent one!
but if ur talkin about the odd job here or there i'd think twice about ur budget!

1k will get u and industrial standard compressor.
its also gonna need a 30amp supply from ur fuse board!

anless your a sparkie like me and ur fuse board is in the garage thats gonna be more expenses on top!

~nomad~

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think i will be needing a kinda midrange compressor, want impact tools and to d a little bit of painting. gonna look on those sites now, looking at the halfords pro stuff i may have overbudgeted. i can buy the biggest one of each of there sets for £450

Daviet

www.uktool.com aswell

Ginge !

dont buy halfords pro sets !!!!!, half the tools are imperial, if ya want to build ya own set then pm me and i can sort out a load of stuff to make a set with everything ya need

GARETH T

this willl get you started

Ginge !

gareth thats alot more than 300 quid, pmsl at them adding all the sockets in the disription and not just saying 6 to 30mil socket rail

2k for a tool kid for a diy man

my tool kit had all the tools to remove and totally strip a cossie engine, also to strip a mk4 escort carbio to a bare shell, surely thats enough tools

GARETH T

how wrong are you,,, a man can NEVER have enough tools

EssexBoyRacer

To get you started with Compressor tools take a look at this...






£99.99 from argos!

Cowboi

at the end of the day mate its all up 2 u!

if u wanna be able to say ive got a 2k tool kit that will never break and a compressor that will run anything thats up 2 u!

but if u aint actually gonna strain ur tools that much then would u not prefer to have a grand sitting it ur pocket still.

get a starter kit and build on it.
u wont know what u want till u need it. and the money u save buying a basic kit now will allow you to dictate exactually what u have and need it ur garage with out spending to much on tools that will sit there for the rest of their life looking shiny and "cool"


putting them on the all is also a good idea as u c straight away if any are missing and know where that fooking 13mm socket is when u need it!

there plenty of good quality tools out there at good prices. i doubt u will break much stuff anless u aint using it for it normal purpose.

just as long as it dont made in taiwan or something its all good!
britain make the best stuff!
but german stuff and similar are also good!

Ginge !

wake up mr patriot, we just charge more, the metal will not be from this country and the machines wont me made here either, its like building a engine in ya kitchen rather than the garage using the same tools, what would make it stronger

i will repeat, cowboi's kit has tooooo many tools for a ford and its usefull for all the odd stuff, i got a full halfords kit and tbh got a few too many tools example is my 2 of every size ratchet spanner and 1 of the angle head ratchet spanners in all sizes, but if i can strip a engine then to me thats a good enough kit, cowboi's is much better but he cheats by making his own tools as hes too impaitent to find em for sale

L33 BYT

Teng stuff is pretty good. Never broke any of my teng stuff and is about 6 years old now.
http://search.ebay.co.uk/Teng_W0QQso...trypageZsearch

Cowboi

oh ginge.

possible 2 of the best makes of tools are king dick and britool.

i could be wrong but i think they have made in england stamped on them!
u being "young" might not of heard of them. but any older tradesmen on here will know about them!

Thrush

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I agree. I use my tools everyday, and have a fair collection of a lot of makes (Snap On, Halfords, Draper, couple of Teng bits, Facom) but I don't strain my tools fitting windscreens like I would if I was a mechanic or worked in a bodyshop etc, so it made no sense for me to buy a full set of Snap On sockets or Snap On ratchets for mega £££'s when a set of Halfords Pro ones would do perfectly, and still have lifetime guarantee.

I like Halfords Pro stuff a lot, ratchets and socets are very good (never let me down yet) as are the ratchet spanners (I now have a set of both fixed and sqivel head ones I'm such a tool whore ) and some Draper is okay, but not a real fan of theirs.

Machine Mart - well I wouldn't touch anything of theirs again, hand tool wise. Their Clarke range is pretty crapp, as are their toolboxes and chests - only last a couple months before getting bent up and drawers sticking etc.

Best thing to do really, if your gonna be using them a lot and doing hard work on cars etc is to get on ebay and get some second hand Snap On bits - don't even matter if they are boroken, they still carry lifetime guarantee! I bought a busted Snap On ratchet for a tenner one time, then took it back to a Snap On van, exchanged it for a new one worth about £100 and sold it again on flea bay for nearly £50

Clare

I have a mate who can do Draper tools and equipment at a percentage less than their advertissed website prices, if interested pm me and i'll give you his contact details (it is legit btw he's an approved outlet for Draper).

Daviet

buy a decent basic toolkit so you have one of nearly everything then just buy snapon stuff for the extra ones you need.ie extra 13mm etc and a decent set of sockets.you can get the snap on stuff pretty cheap on ebay from the states .my mate got 10 impact sockets from the states for £50quid delivered which was a bargain i thought.only defirence really is that alot of the stuff is blue point but still made by snap on and still covered by gaurentee here

Daviet

youve now got me wanting tools now
this looks a bargain for £400 says usuall price £1100
http://www.boystools.com/*_summer_2005_deals_*.shtml

Ginge !

thrush the draper pro range is actually the halfords pro range of tool, there made by the same company , just stamped different

i abuse my tools regular and ive only snapped cheep sockets the type found in jim galballys tool box, all my halfords are fine for the fit ect and then draper pro range i used to use when i managed a cycle shop as it was the only spanners at the time that had the smooth snap on style finish and they never had a issue

i got some britool spanners and screwdrivers aswell,,,,,,,,,,,, but cowboi there from my dads tool kid , how old are you again , stop listening to pensioners talking about the war and how to repair hilman hunters intime for bill and ben and realise that in 10 years britain will not be making anything at all, its all done over seas and its cause there cheeper and in most cases better

jooster

hi m8
try drive vauxhall nasty word vauxhall i know but they had a special offer on box sets i think it was 500 piece set in a chest top box and roll cab for £599 drive vauxhall aldershot