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Be careful to avoid these though http://toolguyd.com/irwin-vise-grip-pliers-nws-style-made-in-taiwan/ Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk

Go for the new Irwin pliers that are rebranded NWS. I highly recommend. http://toolguyd.com/irwin-nws-pliers/ Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk

What socket holders do you guys use?

I just link them in parallel and they charge ok. That's how a dual battery car and battery forklifts work

I have one and use it lots and find it pretty good. Our cars tend to be smaller in the U.K. though. I would recommend getting a double piston one though. I had a single piston one but it was a cheap Chinese thing and it kept blowing o rings. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

They have them here at the moment but I'm in Glasgow UK Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Try Costco.

Have a look here re the matco surface drive sockets. http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=286816

A bit of a thread drift but my 3/8 metrinch is my go to socket set. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I think Richmond tools went bust but here are links to to Metrinch sockets and spanners. http://www.directsupplyukltd.co.uk/metrinch-tools/c106 http://uk.rs-online.com/web/b/metrinch/ http://www.metrinch-tools.com/website/introductie.php

I have similar sockets to the matco ones they were made by a UK company called Richmond and sold as Metrinch. As they drive on the flats rather than the points of the hex they have fantastic grip don't round and can be used on damaged heads. Driving on the flats also allows them to work on both...