Halfords pro tools, bargain!!!!

it really is that quick · Crazy Courier Joined: 28 Oct 2005 Karma :

was in halfords today and saw that they've got the xmas specials in.

got halfords professional 100pc socket set, pro screw driver set, spanner set and tool chest on rollers for £250.

now to me that sounds like a bargain, there pro range is top notch stuff (including a lifetime guarentee).

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michael j · World Chat Champion Joined: 14 Jan 2006 Karma :

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nick606 · World Chat Champion Joined: 12 Nov 2006 Karma :

i also got a tool box from halfords socket set, screwdrivers, long nose plier, wire cutters, grips, and one of them funky screwdrivers with replaceable tips oh and allen keys for £50. There not the best made tool but its good for the money. I'm sure there was a post about it a month or so back.

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edit: but there isn't a socket for spark plugs which was a bit gay.

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---- · World Chat Champion Joined: 29 Sep 2006 Karma :

I get most of my tools from car boot sales Laughing

,yes im tight but look after the pennies n all that.

No way would i buy new.
i can buy a set of sockets for about £3 and they will do the same job as the expensive snap-off stuff Laughing

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Burnside · Spanner Monkey Joined: 29 Sep 2007 Karma :

Their website has a 150 piece pro set, online price £99.99

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I see what your getting at,but i still get just as good from the car boot sales as i would from machine mart but less than a 1/4 of the price.

I bought a 30 or so piece socket(with ratchets/reducers/extensions e.t.c.) set from a boot sale a few years ago called king dick Laughing

,it come in its own big steel carry case so i use it a lot (instead of lugging my heavy tool box everywhere).Cant remember exactly but i paid about £5 at most for it.never let me down once.
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nrml76 · Brolly Dolly Joined: 05 Nov 2005 Karma :

For someone who uses tools occasionally, cheap tools are quite satisfactory, as long as you don't punish them.

I've had only one socket on a cheap Draper socket and wrench fail. It was partly my fault for trying to force a smaller socket onto a slightly rounded bolt in an attempt to loosen it. It expanded slightly and is now useless. I wouldn't use them on seized bolts and nuts though.

My 1/2'' 28 to 210 NM torque wrench from Argos cost less than £15 (and is built like a weapon of war) while the Halfords equivalent costs £60. It is not critical for me if the Argos wrench is slightly less accurate, considering the torque range it is going to be used in. I overtorque most items in this range slightly to err on the side of caution.

I have just ordered a smaller 1/4'' 5 to 25 NM torque wrench on eBay which cost £25, and comes with a calibration certificate, and it will be rechecked by the company 6 months after purchase. The Halfords equivalent costs £50, and to my knowledge will not be rechecked.

I've had the screw that holds the chuck onto a hand drill shear off on a cheap drill (cost less than£10) after 2 years of moderately severe abuse. It can easily be repaired by tapping the remaining portion and replacing it with a new screw, but I just cant be bothered, so I got another one. I am not sure if high quality drills would be guaranteed to be entirely problem free for the same period.

I have more than two dozen other cheap hand and power tools randing from air compressors to hand files that have been entirely problem free.

If you do not use tools professionally, you can end up paying for quality that you don't necessarily need. Having said that, there is some crap being sold which most mechanically people would be able to spot fairly easily. We are incredibly lucky that we live in an age where we are spoilt for choice and affordability, and it would make sense to make the most of it. Thank god for Chinese manufaturing. Razz

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