Sp tools good or bad

I have also brought cheapo short series rachets, about the size that fits in the palm of your hand. Check out the junk shops for some second hand stuff to often can pick up a bargan , dont discount BA size tools in the second hand shop either. You anywhere near a caterpillar dealer? My dad also had ECT tools from when he was 16ish. It had a good life, but I guess I exceeded its limits. Join Date Jan Location Posts 8, Spend the money.

Buy the tools that come with the lifetime replacement. Do you get the apprentice tool bonus? Cheers Simon. When I first started playing with cars, even though not professionally, I bought the best I could afford. That was 20 or so years ago. In saying that I use impact sockets for rattle guns and the like so I don't tend to break stuff. I vote for kincrome though i had all the series 1 stuff lasted 6 years and still going strong used in trade so everyday use.

I've got all Kincrome at home, mainly Sidchrome at work. Still nothing compared to the older Sidchrome's, heaps better than the newer stuff! Also check out Bahco, they seem to feel pretty good in the hand. My mate who's a diesel fitter has the entire super works gold tool set at home super cheap auto.

Reliability wise he swears by them and a little birdie tells me they are made in the same taiwanese factory as Kincrome They also have the same lifetime warranty as Kincrome. Ive got myself a complete mechanics SP tool kit at home! Also plenty of sidchrome tools.. The sidchrome gear is slightly nicer to use and is finished of just that little better!

In saying that the SP tools are faultless for the average handy man like myself and are a lot better priced! If your just kicking around at home go the SP value for money If your planning on swing'n off them all day go sidchrome Clint.

Lots of these other ones that look good too I guess. I say they are all good - but the one is the one you get for a good special price on the day. Everyone swears by something diff - I say get the one that is at a nice price when you are ready to buy! Kingchrome are a great tool for the home mech, can't speak for the pro's cause i ain't one Ive got mostly Kinchrome tools in mine and they work well.

Also repco tools do the jobs. It seems that the general suggestion is that of the two, sidchrome would be the way to go. I noted when looking at the SP sockets that you could get kits with either 6pt or 12pt sockets and other kits with a mixture. I was of the belief that 6pt sockets werebetter as there was less chance of rounding the bolt head. Regards, Paul. I have all Kincrome gear at home except their std ring spanners I do use Kincrome ratcheting spanners.

I use SP spanners as they are a much better spanner than the Kincrome ones. A handy feature which not all spanners have is the "Dual Flat Drive" the drive goes all the way to the outside edge whereas Kincrome and a lot of others I have used have a chamfered inside edge and the actual drive section is back from the outside edge.

Aother vote for sidchrome. I use sidchrome every day at work ad they havnt let me down yet. My boss has kinchrome, and would not buy it again. Repco are good, so is sidchrome, and kinchrome are pretty close and cheaper. Very handy tools. FYI Sidchrome i believe was actualy bought out by Stanley tools. Last full socket set i bought had 2 Stanley sockets enclosed in a sealed container. Im a Maintenance fitter by trade and I have 2 fully stocked Sidchrome tool kits along with a few Kingchrome bits and peices, All great gear, cant fault any of it.

But i guess that the "aerospace industry" could be broadly categorized, maybe they sell to the ground support equipment mobs!!! At work it is snap on, stahwille mmmm nice , blue point, sidchrome, and a smattering of other brands such as bahco etc.

Most of my home stuff is sidchrome, had it for years and it is awesome. I also have a bit of kinchrome, teng tools, fuller and a few others, sometimes you just need a particular tool so you buy it at the time regardless of the brand. With Hand Tools, Ie Spanners and wrenches screwdrivers you cant go past Snap-On they are the best, fit an finish is amazing and faultless performace over an over again, just a shame they cost so much but the best always does, Im lucking enough to have a full set, but my ass did hurt for a bit For you home Mech I belive SWG are the best value for Money, they are made by Sidchrome just rebranded SWG for the Cash you just cant go past it, if I had my time again I would have bought SWG yeah I wouldnt have the bling of Snap on but my ass would have remianed a Virgin.

With Airtool its a diffrent story, stay the hell away from Snap-On and SP, when the tool goes down, and it will go down, they always do, you can expect a wait of more than a month for a repair im talking WA and with Snap-On Blue Point they are only able to service your tool as they dont sell parts to other companys.

The Airtools I would recomend are Atlas Copco Pro they just look the shit and perform really well, there like the Snap-On of Airtools and Sumake a Cheaper Tool with heaps of power and cheap spares and repairs. This is just my 2c worth. Very handy tools Yeah i got these as well but theres a bit of slop becuase of the dual size and if in tight confined places not the best setup to be using as you cant get as much swing on the spanners.

I could have saved money by getting metric only but I have some American stuff as well and they're not smart enough to go metric yet. I like Repco, they look and feel nice. The only problem I've had with repco are their socket drive allen keys. The keys are held in with grub screws and keep falling out. The price and selection is comparable, or better in the case of Ryobi , and Ryobi has been using the same battery system for decades.

And if you want a better warranty, consider Ridgid. TTI would probably sell replacement batteries through Amazon in that case, but then you have to wait for the batteries to arrive. Depending on your situation, Hart tools can be just fine. Since I live in a large metro area and have lots of choices, I have plenty of other options for tools. I could literally walk to Home Depot if I wanted.

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