Jakey
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As a few people know, im trying to become a mechanic etc. and i've started looking for some toolboxs, tools etc.
Basically just wondering if anybody recommends anything specific and what other people use.
So far its looking like Halfords Pro stuff.
Ta 
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Tom
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Halford pro is decent stuff. My mate who's a mech uses mainly snap-on which is obviously very dear. He supplements this with halfords pro and something else (can't remember name  )
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Baskey
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^^ the reason alot of mechanics use snap on stuff is as well as being decent, you can get good payments on it.
My mate had a large tool box (about 1k) and another 1k of tools to go in it from a snap on dealer and he basicly paid no interest over 3 years.
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Gary
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dnt get snap-on, Halfords por FTW. Why spend double on snap-on when u get the same guarentee with halfords
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Tom
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It's all got lifetime guarantees on aswell.
My mates got a limited run box which cost him £3k, and the locker section was about an extra £600
He's got about £10k worth of tools
He's had all sorts of free stuff from the snap-on bloke like petrol rc cars etc
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ShEp
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teng ftw
its cheap and liftime guarantee, and its nice to use.
spanners are comfy to have in your hand if you know what i mean, only teng things i dont like are the ratchets, which is why i bought snap on ratchets
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nova_gteuk
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Machine and mart i bought my toolbox from roller cab and chest on top with 9 drawers.was ok when i done my apprenticeship  would off got a snap on but on apprentice wages could never afford it lol but i have snap on stickers on my roller cab and it kinda lookslike one lol 
and yes halfords pro stuff is your best bet 
My toolbox
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Dan
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snap on, nothing else come close. ive spent a small fortune on the stuff, when ure using it day in day out, you realise how much better it really is. The majority of people here recommend halford pro, which is ok stuff, but i really dont recommend it to a mechnic who is going to be using it 24/7. ive had a few bits of there stuff, and its all broken, ok the guarentee was good, got it all replaced, but some just broke again, and i never bothered no more.
But, i do come from the HGV side of the world, so it maybe different in the car game, where your not putting the stuff through its paces as much.
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bieransri
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quote:
Originally posted by Dan
snap on, nothing else come close. ive spent a small fortune on the stuff, when ure using it day in day out, you realise how much better it really is. The majority of people here recommend halford pro, which is ok stuff, but i really dont recommend it to a mechnic who is going to be using it 24/7. ive had a few bits of there stuff, and its all broken, ok the guarentee was good, got it all replaced, but some just broke again, and i never bothered no more.
But, i do come from the HGV side of the world, so it maybe different in the car game, where your not putting the stuff through its paces as much.
agree with this. its good for say doinf jobs at home but not day in day out in the workplace.
main reason i buy snap on is because its got the gurantee, and the van comes to our workplace every week. so no needing to go to halfords to get it replaced
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Dan295
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snap on is officially the bollocks, costs a small fortune in itself, however you really do get what you pay for, a freind at crown honda uses them day in day out, brings them home at the weekend and hes had them ages now, the bearings are fine and they look & perform like they just came out of the box
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Jakey
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quote:
Originally posted by nova_gteuk
Machine and mart i bought my toolbox from roller cab and chest on top with 9 drawers.was ok when i done my apprenticeship would off got a snap on but on apprentice wages could never afford it lol but i have snap on stickers on my roller cab and it kinda lookslike one lol
and yes halfords pro stuff is your best bet
My toolbox
Just been on MM and theres some good stuff on there
Might look into getting my box from there.
Then get my tools from Halfords Pro.
Cheers for your replies but at the moment, being at college full time i don't think i'll be able to fund £££ worth of Snap On gear.
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Mike
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At a garage I used to work at, we managed to snap a snap-on breaker bar  When we asked for a new one, we didn't tell him that we was using a 5 foot scaff bar for extra leverage 
Never bought snap-on myself tho. Halfords pro, and odd bit's from Beta. Got a roll cab from Beta, for about £290, seems sound enough
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All Torque
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This is the best tool I know.
Seriously... I'd go for Halfords tools. Or Snap-On if you have to work on large machinery.
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Robin
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I use whatever I can get, normally Halfords, sometimes Teng, Snap On, Mac, or Facom, 90% of my sockets are Draper.
Most of my stuff is Halfords, and I've never broken anything.
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Jakey
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To true Pete, very good tool though
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Kurt
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quote:
Originally posted by All Torque
This is the best tool I know.
Seriously... I'd go for Halfords tools. Or Snap-On if you have to work on large machinery.
you are officially of prick status!
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Dan
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If your starting out, and cant afford the big boys toys so to speak, start with the bluepoint 3/8" socket set, along with the 1/2" set for about 160 quid plus the vat, pay £15 cash a week. itll b like opening the crown jewles, and its nearly as good, if not a good as the main snapon stuff. Buy yourself a cheap box, from say halfords teng, or machine mart, some socket rails and clips, put ya sockets etc on them, and your laughing. then once uve just about paid the sockets off, move onto some bluepoint spanners for 50 quid, and ull have a grat basic tool kit. buy cheap hammers from the market to start with, and ure well on the way to building a very good and reliable kit.
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Dave A
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halfords pro stuff is great for the money, have loads of it and they swap it no questions asked if it breaks (only had 1 thing break so far) I use it every day in a proffesional garage.
get a trade card and get up to 30% off the price as well.
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All Torque
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quote:
Originally posted by Kurt
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Originally posted by All Torque
This is the best tool I know.
Seriously... I'd go for Halfords tools. Or Snap-On if you have to work on large machinery.
you are officially of prick status!
Alright mate, hows the corsa? 
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Jakey
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quote:
Originally posted by Dan
If your starting out, and cant afford the big boys toys so to speak, start with the bluepoint 3/8" socket set, along with the 1/2" set for about 160 quid plus the vat, pay £15 cash a week. itll b like opening the crown jewles, and its nearly as good, if not a good as the main snapon stuff. Buy yourself a cheap box, from say halfords teng, or machine mart, some socket rails and clips, put ya sockets etc on them, and your laughing. then once uve just about paid the sockets off, move onto some bluepoint spanners for 50 quid, and ull have a grat basic tool kit. buy cheap hammers from the market to start with, and ure well on the way to building a very good and reliable kit.
Couldn't agree more mate 
Thanks very much
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TomWilly
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quote:
Originally posted by Dan
If your starting out, and cant afford the big boys toys so to speak, start with the bluepoint 3/8" socket set, along with the 1/2" set for about 160 quid plus the vat, pay £15 cash a week. itll b like opening the crown jewles, and its nearly as good, if not a good as the main snapon stuff. Buy yourself a cheap box, from say halfords teng, or machine mart, some socket rails and clips, put ya sockets etc on them, and your laughing. then once uve just about paid the sockets off, move onto some bluepoint spanners for 50 quid, and ull have a grat basic tool kit. buy cheap hammers from the market to start with, and ure well on the way to building a very good and reliable kit.
pretty much what i did
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will_ainsworth
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on the same subject of tools i have basically none, i have to borrow tools to do stuff like when i changed my seats, was thinking of getting a nice cheap kit so i can do all the jobs i need to do with my own tools, would this be an ideal thing to buy,,, http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/cht548-300pce-home-garage-repair-kit/path/socket-sets-sockets-tool-sets/brand/clarke
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Dan
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once uve got ure basic kit built up, spanners, sockets, hammers, ratchets, breaker bars etc, then u can move on to the specialist stuff, to suit what jobs you do. then when uve got that lot, and more, and ure about 5 - 10k into snap on books, u start buying for the sake of it ive found lol
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Jakey
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quote:
Originally posted by will_ainsworth
on the same subject of tools i have basically none, i have to borrow tools to do stuff like when i changed my seats, was thinking of getting a nice cheap kit so i can do all the jobs i need to do with my own tools, would this be an ideal thing to buy,,, http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/cht548-300pce-home-garage-repair-kit/path/socket-sets-sockets-tool-sets/brand/clarke
I got told at college by my tutors not to buy that kinda stuff.
Theres a Dynamics one or something like that in Halfords, its like 150peice for £40-50 and apparently there crap.
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