Recent content by Luke M

I was thinking hairdryer too going to have to borrow one for tomorrow. Thanks for the help!

I've just bought a new top and bottom toolbox all is fine with them apart from there's several advertising stickers on the drawers what's the easiest way to remove them. I'd use a heat gun but the garage is without one at the moment. Thanks

How are the .161 series of ratchets as I'm thinking about getting a set of them soon.

I was once told using grease for lube in a ratchet will eventually hardened up and lock up the ratchet. True or false?

I'm positive my boss has a few Par-X spanners maybe even a full set. I will have to have a better look on Monday as they never took my interest until now.

Any rebrands of things available to the UK I know Halfords rebrand some Gearwrench things but anything else?

Ouch that finish isn't nice at all! The back drag on the dual 80 is a big seller for me is it really non existent?

At the moment I only have regular ratchets 1 1/4 2 3/8 and 1 1/2 as I've only been working as a mechanic under a year. I really like the 3/8 long handle flex head grip model but the 1/4 I may just get regular length flex head.

How's the quality and price if you don't mind me asking?

Thanks for the input. I think with the replies it's obvious what I'm going to buy. The snap on wiil be much much easier to fix/replace as I'm in the UK gearwrench is rare here but a snap on truck comes by the garage every Friday. Now regular or long handle? Decisions decisions.

With my birthday coming up soon I thought I'd improve my ratchets. I'm now stuck between buying the gearwrench 120 set of 4 flex heads new or buying a snap on 1/4 and 3/8 flex head used for around the same price. Any help on which and maybe even why to win me over. Thanks.

I found that AmazonUK had the cheapest. Don't know about shipping out of the UK.

Anyone know what the Facom 161 pear head ratchets are like? I've been on the brink of buying a set of them lately.

I have their hook and pick set which are really handy and haven't failed me yet.

I was bought a 170(?) price Halfords set around 8 months ago and have been very happy with it all the only thing I have broken was a T45 bit that broke (rounded) on a citreon c3 brake housing that was seized up. I took it to my local shop and it was replaced with no problems. I'm just about to...