King Dick

[Mr Cerbera]

Hi y'All,

I started working with motors under the watchful guidance of my Dad.
Whilst at home I used his amassed boxes of tools to do what was necessary.
When I left home I had to start from scratch and bought what was needed in the price bracket I could afford (namely Draper).
I recently borrowed some tools from my German neighbour, which were of a high quality and were made by Proxxon.
Apart from a few Stanley scewdrivers, I have not been impressed with most of my other tool acquisitions.

So, my looong, drawn-out question is ...
Do you guys have any 'Go To' Tools manufacturers that you default to ????

Ta !

PJ

Edited by Mr Cerbera on Thursday 1st April 11:12

[pmessling]

Can still get king dick tools.

Personally if I can't borrow it from my tool box at work then Halfords tool. Good warranty, good prices. Most of my stuff at work is britool.

[Mr Cerbera]

Cheers Pete
Is your Work Toolbox supplied by Work ??

Have you ever bought stuff from Machine Mart ?

Ta !

[phillpot]

Halfords professional are a good balance of quality and price for the home mechanic.


Back when I were a lad Britool were the tools to have, then along came Mr Snap On

[thebraketester]

I started to acquire Craftsman Forged in USA tools last year. Will basically keep adding to them now to get rid or sell the stuff I have.

[phazed]

I have a few King Dick spanners. Good tools.

Plenty on the bay.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_t...

I haven't looked down too much in case there are other items apart from tools!

[phazed]

I have a few King Dick spanners. Good tools.

Plenty on the bay.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_t...

I haven't looked down too much in case there are other items apart from tools!

[dudleybloke]

Still making them in England I think.

[phazed]

Both my son and I bought a set of Halfords Prof. about 12-13 years ago. Had huge use and mostly going strong or exchanged for new under warranty!

[pmessling]

Mr Cerbera said:

Cheers Pete
Is your Work Toolbox supplied by Work ??

Have you ever bought stuff from Machine Mart ?

Ta !

Yep.

[MattPlaneCrank]

I can recommend Teng tools. Although sadly (and obviously) not a UK manufactured brand (Swedish design Taiwanese manufacture) I got my first socket set in an offer from the Triumph Sports Six Club in 1987 when my first car was a Triumph Herald 13/60 convertible. I've tried to beak it many times but failed, it's got an all time warranty anyway in theory though I may have misplaced the receipt. I've bought a lot of their tools since and they are always super.

[glow worm]

I've found Halford Professional range good too. I was very impressed when they did a free replacement for my 15 year old faulty torque wrench under it's lifetime guarantee .

[Supateg]

I too started off under the guidance of my Dad, with the added benefit of going to car boot sales in the 90’s with him and building my tool set. - good memories
Back in the day I bought...

Britool,Gordon,King Dick,George,Sykes Pickervant,Churchill...
Later on... Beta,Mac,Facom,KD,lisle, Blue point
More recently I try to buy Snap on... there shiny, good, expensive and if you drop dead, the Mrs can flog them because they have high residual values.

I’ve noticed that a lot of the blue point tool are not made in USA now so watch out.
The Cerbera requires a large toolkit with plenty of tight access tools...the 3/8 wobble socket extensions are great. Decent hex set both std and ball end a must.
Metric and A/F.

Probably missed loads out, hope this helps a tad.

[Mr Cerbera]

Supateg said:

I too started off under the guidance of my Dad, with the added benefit of going to car boot sales in the 90’s with him and building my tool set. - good memories

Supateg said:

I try to buy Snap on... there shiny, good, expensive and if you drop dead, the Mrs can flog them because they have high residual values.

Supateg said:

the 3/8 wobble socket extensions are great.

OK, ST, you've got me there.
What on earth are these ?
Link please ?

Ta !

PJ

[RUSSELLM]

Hi ya Paul.

Halfords Professional for me too.

The wobble bars seem to have a bit of a chamfer on the end. Pop your socket on, and the socket wobbles about.

Comes in handy if you need a bit of an angle when trying to get on something hard to reach.

[Mr Cerbera]

Cheers Russ

I totally agree with the Halfords option - I bought my Toolboxes from them and they have been outstandingly Fabulous

The only prob I have with Halfords is that, since Brexit negotiations have completed, British Post is being loaded with 48% Duty, unless "Cadeau" (Birthday Present) is written on the outside and ordering Halfords online doesn't have that as an option

[Mr Cerbera]

Have realised that this has become a "Tools for Cerberas" Guide so One more thing from me.

My old man never used ratchet spanners as he thought they weren't accurate enough.

I was a lazy bd though and started with my Draper ½" drive set.

I was later, lucky enough, to meet a brilliant Cerbera expert who used ⅜" drive many times, under the bonnet.

I have since used both ⅜" and ¼" to great effect

Edited by Mr Cerbera on Sunday 28th March 14:35

Edited by Mr Cerbera on Sunday 28th March 14:36

[MattPlaneCrank]

Mr Cerbera said:

Supateg said:

I too started off under the guidance of my Dad, with the added benefit of going to car boot sales in the 90’s with him and building my tool set. - good memories

Supateg said:

I try to buy Snap on... there shiny, good, expensive and if you drop dead, the Mrs can flog them because they have high residual values.

Supateg said:

the 3/8 wobble socket extensions are great.

OK, ST, you've got me there.
What on earth are these ?
Link please ?

Ta !

PJ

[ukkid35]

Wish I'd bought one of these years ago!

You still need a torque wrench to finish, or a ratchet to break a fastener free

But it makes life so much easier

[MoonMonkey]

I broke my Richmond hammer the other day, cheap brand but it was 38years old. Only used for precision adjustments. Shaft snapped so maybe woodworm got it.

Also recommend Halfords Professional and I’ve had a good 25 years out of Draper socket set