What make of spanner?

[dowcow]

It’s a matter of perspective really, I use spanner’s to make a living so they have to do there job when called for. I have/had “decent” mid range spanner’s in the box and they have there place, but when you bend, open up the jaw or snap one not only do you lose some more skin but the job is stopped! so, not only do you have to pay twice for the spanner but the time lost can’t be replaced.
I appreciate top brand tools aren’t for everyone but they have their place ?

Yep, I can appreciate that if you spend all day on the spanners the best stuff would be worth having. I imagine there's a degree of trust from the customer if you have quality tools too. Fair enough for the apprentice to start out with cheaper tools, but if you're paying out for a man with experience you would expect him to have some inventory to back it up with.

Having said that, I know a guy who had a (none agri) contracting business, and he paid out for some better tools as he got fed of of the cheap stuff letting him down after seemingly little use. It cost quite a bit more, but didn't last any longer as it all went missing or got wrecked by his men just not caring for it as you would something you had paid a little extra for. A lot of the hand tools thus became pretty much disposable and the price paid out matched accordingly. I went looking for a spanner in his shed one time and there were half a dozen toolboxes each with a large selection of none matching spanners, barely a 17 or 19mm to be found amongst the lot.

 

[forblue]

I have about 4 stahlwille , 1 is a ring with words "stronger than any bolt" made from alloy steel rate them better than snap-on..

 

[Tomr10]

I have about 4 stahlwille , 1 is a ring with words "stronger than any bolt" made from alloy steel rate them better than snap-on..

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Stahlwille-17-12-Ratcheting-Combination/dp/B00LPDNOWW?ref_=fsclp_pl_dp_1

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[Tomr10]

Good set

50pc Multipurpose Spanner Set | S0565 | Lifetime Warranty | Sealey

Multipurpose Chrome Vanadium steel spanners, fully polished with mirror finish. Hardened and tempered for corrosion resistance. The set consists of nineteen combination spanners with open ends and WallDrive® rings; five offset ring spanners with bi-hex rings; ten mini combination spanners with...

www.sealey.co.uk

 

[chaffcutter]

Sad story, or maybe distressing (it was for me) . My cousin who worked with me all his working life bought snap on gear for nearly 40 years, his boxes and sets were fantastic, about twice as much as in Phil’s photo at a guess, there was every tool you could ever want in a workshop.
He was diagnosed with althziemers and his wife divorced him, his tools were all in the garage at her house. He died about four years later having been in care homes all that time.
Sometime after the funeral I saw the ex, and asked what had happened to his tools. ‘Oh, I asked John (a friend of his)what they were worth, he said a few hundred, so I sold them to him for £300’. Hellfire I could have cried, I reckon there was probably £15000 worth in total.
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[Pistonbroke]

Good set

50pc Multipurpose Spanner Set | S0565 | Lifetime Warranty | Sealey

Multipurpose Chrome Vanadium steel spanners, fully polished with mirror finish. Hardened and tempered for corrosion resistance. The set consists of nineteen combination spanners with open ends and WallDrive® rings; five offset ring spanners with bi-hex rings; ten mini combination spanners with...

www.sealey.co.uk

That's near as damn it the same as my siegen( sealey ) set in the post on page two. Same walldrive etc. £84incvat at ffx now

 

[Phil P]

Sad story, or maybe distressing (it was for me) . My cousin who worked with me all his working life bought snap on gear for nearly 40 years, his boxes and sets were fantastic, about twice as much as in Phil’s photo at a guess, there was every tool you could ever want in a workshop.
He was diagnosed with althziemers and his wife divorced him, his tools were all in the garage at her house. He died about four years later having been in care homes all that time.
Sometime after the funeral I saw the ex, and asked what had happened to his tools. ‘Oh, I asked John (a friend of his)what they were worth, he said a few hundred, so I sold them to him for £300’. Hellfire I could have cried, I reckon there was probably £15000 worth in total.
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That’s the trouble when your Mrs (ex Mrs) sells your tools or toys for what you told her you paid for them ?

I’d have to double check but I have mine insured for around 25k, but don’t tell the Mrs ?

 

[michael N123]

Halfords and Bergen here

 

[Tomr10]

That’s the trouble when your Mrs (ex Mrs) sells your tools or toys for what you told her you paid for them ?

I’d have to double check but I have mine insured for around 25k, but don’t tell the Mrs ?View attachment 862969

That one of them computer mebobs

 

[Phil P]

That one of them computer mebobs

Panasonic tough book?

 

[Tomr10]

Panasonic tough book?

Don’t ask me it’s yours lol

 

[Steevo]

Panasonic tough book?

I thought he was just referring to the old style 1980s computers that take up a whole room.

Then I zoomed in and saw you had a laptop there! Is it metric or imperial?!

 

[AFM]

Facom or Sealey. Sealey has lifetime warranty and as long as you go for the premier stuff it’s pretty good. Depends if your likely to loose them.

Facom is top notch stuff as good as snap on or better I would say. Wouldn’t want to loose to much facom stuff though!

 

[Phil P]

Don’t ask me it’s yours lol

I meant are you referring to the laptop ? ??

 

[Tomr10]

I meant are you referring to the laptop ? ??

I know lol how do you find it you had it long

 

[Steevo]

I’m surprised @Cab-over Pete and @Kevtherev haven't found this thread yet....

Reliable tools, favourite spanners etc.

 

[Phil P]

I know lol how do you find it you had it long

No longer have the tough book, you can get a lot more computer for a lot less money when it doesn’t come in a magnesium hard case!

 

[Hesston4860s]

That’s the trouble when your Mrs (ex Mrs) sells your tools or toys for what you told her you paid for them ?

I’d have to double check but I have mine insured for around 25k, but don’t tell the Mrs ?View attachment 862969

Very much the same box as I have, but I don’t have the Center draw section or little side cab. Your looks to be newer that mine tho, mines got the old brass keys not the new round ones.

 

[dieselboost]

Got a mix of Teng and Halfords Professional here in numerous socket and spanner sets. Happy with both but personally prefer the Teng. Great value on Teng online through Amazon and Independent UK tool retailers compared to the prices motor factors look for.

Also have a set of Facom Combination spanners. I rate these really highly, lovely feel in the hand If I was on the tools every day I'd be leaning towards more Facom/Gedore/Snap On etc.

Can remember vividly saving for months and buying my first 1/2 Teng socket set and breaker bar when I was 11.

Up to that point all we had were a few vice grips, stilsons, hammers and a Chinese Chocolate 1/2 socket set that my father got from collecting milk tokens!

 

[Tomr10]

This is also handy

https://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/Stanley-Lo...d-1106-497b-bb88-1e048a61e8d8&epid=1904192220

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