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    who hangs spanners?

    given how many spanners i now have of the same size i decided it would be a free , neat and quick way to have excess spanners in a place i can get to them if i ever need more than 1 of the same size. i had that many spare 10mms i had to use 2 hangers for them! kept all my better brands in my...
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    2022 Garage Sale Thread

    £1.50 from carboot retired guy giving away loads of tools, i missed out and he only had these spanners left, but there was britool and facom in there so cant complain. owned a furtinure company
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    Show your new tool arrivals

    i seen this but didnt bother bidding, when you look at the cost the halfords version you can get new with a trade card.
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    British Tool Manufacturers

    halfords is an auto parts store that sell tools that are mad by others, thy dont make any tools https://www.halfords.com/ tools are from the APEX group mostly
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    Who has the most screwdrivers on Garage Journal?

    unlike most of you lot, i dont work in a garage, just a DIY'er / hobby for me so my selection of screw drivers isnt very much, nearly all are from flea market finds expect the bahco ratchet i got on amazon cheap.
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    >>>>> UK Hot Tool Deals - Post Them Here! <<<<<

    mr lemons, i came across some koken torx on a rail on ebay and im pretty sure the user name checks out :D , youll know what im on about.
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    What prevents you from buying additional tools?

    i buy things on facebook or carboots i dont have or may not even need at the time because if i ever come across doing something i do need a tool for and im left having to buy say for example a 35mm socket on the fly it could be expensive, but i dont mind paying a £1 for a socket i may or may not...
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    cheap stubby reversable ratchet spanners

    it may seem crude but i have often considered this, same for non ratchet spanner, stubbys seems to cost the same or more than standard size spanners. infact i also considered this for long hex bits, cheaper to buy some good branded allen keys and just chop the angle bit of the end and fit into a...
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    cheap stubby reversable ratchet spanners

    these dont seem to be around any more so looking to see if there are any other cheap brands who do something of the same sort, i can get them in bergen / us pro that dont have the switch on them, you have to slip the spanner. i can live with cheap as i wouldnt use them often and neither would i...
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    >>>>> UK Hot Tool Deals - Post Them Here! <<<<<

    looks to me like Koken branded ribe sockets could make an offer aswell and get them cheaper if of any use https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/193979649913?hash=item2d2a168f79%3Ag%3A4LkAAOSweD9gVez5&LH_ItemCondition=3000
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    craftsman usa made sockets

    i ended up forgetting to bid on them in the end haha. never mind
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    craftsman usa made sockets

    its these to be exact https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/124889261415?hash=item1d13fae567:g:SbQAAOSwdu5hN4oi
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    craftsman usa made sockets

    given im from the UK i never look or pay attention to brands i cant get over here , but i have seen some for sale in the uk and given they are USA made is the quality of them pretty good? im been looking for some 3/8 6 points as i only have 12 points in 3/8 both deep and shallow, so the chance...
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    2021 Garage Sale Thread

    Wiha t handles , £1 for them all
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    is SCM-V koken ?

    ye ive seen them in manchester, not to far from me as i live between there and liverpool
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    is SCM-V koken ?

    ah ok then, i know the top hex ones are teng tools, it was the 2 sets of torx rails i was after. ill give them a swerve then, he wanted £45 for them aswell
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    Sealey Tools

    i hada 3/8 breaker bar on a halfords 7mm hex socket the other week and it didnt even break, i was pretty surprised, for the price and warranty they are great, for spanners i just carboot them, only spanners i have new are a set of old halfords pro before the advanced range flexhead ratchet...
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    Sealey Tools

    i dont think i own anything at all sealey branded, but i do own some of the us pro sockets in 1/2" which ive had for 2 years and havnt cracked or rounded one of yet, i hammer on them and also use an impact on them. they do the job. i dont really buy anything new these days as i find most of my...
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    is SCM-V koken ?

    any body at all got any ideas? not got back to him yet if i want them or not as i just dont know
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    Sealey Tools

    theyll do a job just like bergen / us pro tools, but sealey also do sealey premier which i think are slightly better if you look of youtube you get people who review and slag them of , then others who praise them.
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