Pro tools - Who are the best ?

FPV · Totara Joined: 07 Jun 2006 Posts: 6333

Like those Stahlwille tools made in germany Smile

Snap on, can ya beat the yanks in "Over Built" ?

On the budget side find that Powerbuilt has a nice feel to it and finish, good old Fuller Pro with the life time guarantee.
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myglaren · Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2009 8:25 pm Post subject:

Snap-On seem to be the ones most highly regarded here.
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edglimited · Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2009 9:03 pm Post subject:

My pick is Powerbuilt, there range is getting greater and the finish is up there with Snap-On and the rest. I wont even touch Sidchrome anymore. The best thing about the Powerbuilt Spanners is the offset on the ring end, it's brilliant.

Im sure there are a few backyard mechanics here, that can relate to the feeling when you think you've got a good grip on the shaft, and it suddenly slides off your nuts.....or ya bolts... Mr. Green

FPV · Totara Joined: 07 Jun 2006 Posts: 6333

Yeah and the blood looks red-der than red poking through the grease and oil Very Happy

Sidchrome no good anymore ? Shocked

Looking back the finsih on their socket sets were never that great, just big heavy cast rubbish, were a step up from those $10 jobbies back in the day though.

Are we going to hear from "The Trade Mechanic" what he thinks are the best or is he that good he just uses his bare hands to turn "His nuts" Very Happy

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edglimited · Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 8:56 pm Post subject:

I bought about $1000 worth of Powerbuilt tools from spanners to socket sets to screw drivers and blah blah blah etc. We worked it out to be the equivalent of $3500 worth of Sidchrome and $24.8mil worth of Snap-On..

You cant even buy Sidchrome anymore in most places. Even Repco has gone Powerbuilt mad.

rob 2 · Totara Joined: 22 Sep 2009 Posts: 912

Now away back in then there PA vauxhal days I was into British made tool. and King Dick. and Britool.
Turner screw drivers and Cresent spanners. Twisted Evil

Now I am old and redundent I only have the cheap asian made but good quality tools.
As long as the metal is hard and the chrome is good Mr. Green

edglimited · Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 8:49 pm Post subject:

What about Whitworth Spanners Rob, you would have no doubt had a few of them back in the good ol day's. I still got a couple of those babies hangin around, that come in handy for those "what size are those nuts" backyard jobs.

rob 2 · Totara Joined: 22 Sep 2009 Posts: 912

DUCKRACER · Totara Joined: 25 Jun 2006 Posts: 641 Location: 45 south.

I sold all the non-metric toys. Only German, Italian, and Japanese now. One set of spanners. Great. Mr. Green

DUCKRACER · Totara Joined: 25 Jun 2006 Posts: 641 Location: 45 south.

Ohr and I spose Aussie and Austrian if you count in the Jeep and the Ute.

rob 2 · Totara Joined: 22 Sep 2009 Posts: 912

In the Christmas junk mail Mitre 10 are selling SIDCHROME tools so they are still the best in our end of the world.