wanted : sockets an spanners

[McFall1984]

just started learnin bits an bobs about cars an have just bought an impact gun,

now im after decent spanners an impact sockets please

[Mazz]

The Halfords professional range is good

[McFall1984]

heard that funny enough, every 1 was warnin me off them

[McFall1984]

The Halfords professional range is good

can you link me to a good set please :thumb:

[Pistol Pete]

Have a look through that lot...

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/SearchCmd?storeId=10001&langId=-1&catalogId=10151&categoryId=165469&action=listrefine&constraints=teq%7C%7CType%7C%7CSockets%7C%7Csor%7C %7CPrice%7C%7C0%7C%7Crpp%7C%7C30

You want a ratchet, and a decent range of sockets and spanners the same size range.

[McFall1984]

thanks pete

[McFall1984]

also need deep impact sockets for the impact gun. heard standard sockets can shatter?

[George g]

teh halfords professional range is brilliant! almost the same warranty as snap-on stuff, but you dont have the premium of the tooling...

alternatively i have a similar set to this (did not cos anywhere near that, but the only one i can find thats similar) it has almost every concievable tool i have needed including some pretty specialist stuff, like e-torx & security tools.

http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item.asp?P65=&tool=all&item_ID=78089&group_ID=20241&store=snapon-store&dir=catalog

[Pistol Pete]

Yes. Impact sockets are black and hardened. Should be some in amongst that lot.

[George g]

heard standard sockets can shatter?

they can, but you have to give them some hammer, but i would advise getting a set of them as they are not too expensive for medium quality.

what impact driver do you have?

[McFall1984]

1/2" dewalt

[Pistol Pete]

lol on a budget then!!! If your just starting out a socket/spanner set will see you right.

[George g]

1/2" dewalt

they are cock on! :thumb: i wish i could afford one! :(

if you have enough money, a full, medium size roller cab with almost every concievable tool you will need is around £5-10k from your local snap-on man! you will make his day whn you walk onto his van. hehe.

otherwise halfords professional is really goo. just make sure its the professional range, not the normal stuff.

[McFall1984]

got it on the bay of E, wasnt cheap but had to get 1, just need deep impact sockets an decent spanners

aye pete money tight lol

[stupot89]

i'll say go to halfords as well i have used them now for 4 years in the trade and only ever had to replace torx 40 as i snap em for fun lol as for the impact sockets i use bergen they a good i got a set for £25 and they go from 10mm to 30mm missin out 14, 18, 23, 25-29

[McFall1984]

stupot were do i go to get the bergen impact sockets?

[Pistol Pete]

Amazing what you find on google/eBay these days.....

http://www.google.co.uk/products?hl=en&q=bergen+impact+sockets&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=evACSve2D8mMjAf1-M30BA&sa=X&oi=product_result_group&resnum=1&ct=title

[McFall1984]

pete have you seen the postage to n.irelabd for the ebay stuff? its a joke, n.ireland is a part of the uk yet were still charged for being outside it

[stupot89]

the top set is the on i have try a local motor factors or tool shop like hss i got mine off a irish man with a van full of tools that come round every month or so

[McFall1984]

ok i'll try a few motorfactors first an see what i can get

[Pistol Pete]

Round here the local garages have a tool van/man stop in once a week. Maybe have a word with a local garage. Buy some tools that way?

[McFall1984]

yea i'll give that a go, havent seen a tool van drive round here but i'll try a motor factors

[stupot89]

9 times out of ten you wont see a tool van unless it snap on or mac as they are just plain vans