Anyone Here Familiar With Signet Tools?

[Stuey]

http://www.signetcanada.com/

Are they good, and where are they manufactured??

 

[The Muffin Man]

Hmm, they have the "Surface drive" logo with the wrench sets on their site. I wonder if Danaher supplies their wrenches .

 

[Stuey]

Anyone else?

 

[bchee]

never heard of them but I downloaded the pdf catalog and will browse through it tonight.

 

[tatra]

saw them for the first time about 8 years ago i think.........at welding supply store no less........no experience with them but seem to remember they didn't look too bad for the price.........other than that, no other feedback...........

 

[rhandwor]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/ Use search Signet I have a few I purchased to fill in a set.
I think their made in the UK.

 

[reversegear]

They are an importer, and sell mainly to Canada, Japan, Europe and Israel. (Unless Israel is part of Europe?) They get their ratchet wrenches from Danaher, but they source things all over. I don't know much about their quality controls/standards.

http://www.signetools.com/

 

[Stuey]

Hmm, so I guess I shouldn't bother with them. I saw an odd looking screwdriver set by them, but I need more screwdrivers like my wife needs more reasons to be horrified by my spending habits.

 

[lbgradwell]

My understanding is they are primarily sourced from Taiwan. I sent them an email a couple of years ago asking that very question...

I have encountered their product in person only once when I had my truck repaired at an independent garage. While the mechanic was working, I pawed through his tools and examined some Signet combo wrenches. They seemed of high quality, but no more so than other similar tools.

 

[Nightwingz]

My Box Is About Half Full Of Them. I've Never Had Any Of Them Fail, And They're Cheap Enough I Can Afford. Head Office In Pickering, Ontario.

 

[Rossco]

Yeah I thought Signet was Canadian ..

I have a set of Signet Flexi Gearwrenches .. Althought they are made by Gearwrench they are still have Signet warranty.

 

[Jim Johnstone]

One of their distributors is a major bicycle parts distributor for Canada, and as a result, the bike shop I worked for over the last 10 years used their wrenches. Now obviously bikes aren't a real heavy duty application, but I never had any issues with them, never rounded one out, never broke one etc. I'd rate them at least as good as the stuff you can get from HD, Lowes, Canadian Tire etc.

 

[Rico.]

Just to resurrect this thread if any one is interested, Signet main hand tools are made in
Taiwan. They are exactly the same tools as the Halfords Professional range
and are regarded quite highly over here, obviously factoring in the price.

For the money I think they are excellent value tools and can recommend them for people
not wanting to spend big money on the big boy's (Snap-On, Facom, Stahlwille, etc.)

Very good tools at a very agreeable price.

 

[capnrob97]

I just got a Signet wrench in the mail today that I ordered on eBay to fill a hole in a set, as the wrench was the right length.

I think the fit and finish are on par with my Craftsman Professional wrenches.

 

[oldmerc]

I have some and we also have some at work . They are good enough to make a living with . Made in China but what isn't these days .

 

[ndoran]

Our local hydro company uses Signet tools on the line repair trucks. Cheap enough that when they drop them in a blizzard it is not a disaster and reliable enough that they can rely on them to repair the overhead cables in a blizzard