cheep quality socket set

sickparrot

Seconding (thirding? forthing?) Halfords Pro, Had mine 7 or 8 years and only managed to bend one spanner, because I was using a scaffolding pole on it!

Often on special offer, you can get a smallish set and just add to it the bits you need.

Red_Cat

I have a Halfords set from 10 years ago and is still in good shape. Otherwise try Stanley.

TRADESIZE

halfrauds pro range man- top shi# lasts well, the first thing to break will be the box, so keep your recepit in a safe place as it has a 'lifetime guarantee'

Rolandtheroadie

TRADESIZE wrote: »

halfrauds pro range man- top shi# lasts well, the first thing to break will be the box, so keep your recepit in a safe place as it has a 'lifetime guarantee'

Why keep your reciept? It's a lifetime guarantee and it's all stamped HALFORDS. lol. kidding.

My middle ratchet was not quite right from the start and the selector pin fell out. They gave me a new set of inners to fix it.

Then one of the UJ's broke (whilst removing a cylinder head off a Range Rover). Instore told me as it had a moving part, it wasnt covered. I told them I would get one whether they gave me it there and then, or I had to come back.
2 days later I got a call saying no. I asked them to put the refusal in writing and send it to me. They told me to come back in and they'd replace it.
So the guarantees good too.

CHR15

goldspanners wrote: »

they been hammered and smashed on to more rusty nuts

Dirty boy!!!!

hartcjhart

oh and for anyone else interested in tools they should treat themselves to a stanley rotator drive ratchet. i bought one in the states 4 years ago, i though it would maybe only last a year and then break, ive still got it and use/abuse it every day and it still works well, its very handy for tight spaces.

Goldy any chance of a link to see it

goldspanners

hartcjhart wrote: »

oh and for anyone else interested in tools they should treat themselves to a stanley rotator drive ratchet. i bought one in the states 4 years ago, i though it would maybe only last a year and then break, ive still got it and use/abuse it every day and it still works well, its very handy for tight spaces.

Goldy any chance of a link to see it

this is the one,mine didnt come with the sockets though. it seems a good price for what you get. mine takes great deals of abuse daily,its even seized after being out in the rain, a quick spray with wd40 and away it goes again.

hartcjhart

cheers,I will go find one at half inch drive,we get some [EMAIL="bl@@dy"]bl@@dy[/EMAIL] awkward bits on powerstations:j:j

Inactive

cyclonebri1 wrote: »

I also bought a Kamasa set back in 1970 when I decided to build a beach buggy, that's completed 1/2 doz home built cars and done most of my maintenance since that date, can't vouch that they are still the same quality tho'

Still got mine, in a green case, I cannot break them.;)

BikerEd

Halfrauds Pro are good. I have some of them. I also have (and prefer) the Clarke Pro stuff from Machinemart which like Halfrauds has a lifetime guarantee http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/categories/search/socket-sets-sockets-tool-sets