Now I have had my own workshop built at home I can no longer use my Dads
Spanners. What does the panel recommend? ie the best makes, etc. Looking for
millimetre Combination spanners.

In article <S4GZd.206$_u3.118 (AT) newsfe2-gui (DOT) ntli.net>,
Colin Jacobs <colin.jacobs (AT) tesco (DOT) net> wrote:
I'm very happy with Halford's pro range.

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On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 18:47:14 GMT, "Colin Jacobs"
<colin.jacobs (AT) tesco (DOT) net> wrote:

Take a look in the shop you're buying from. Select the mid-priced
range. The cheap ones aren't worth buying and the expensive sets
aren't worth the money.

If you're that worried, try to stick to the good brands, ie
Sykes-picivant, Snap-on, Britool etc etc.

Personally, I buy mine from Cromwell Tools - The Kennedy range are
quality spanners and quite reasonably priced. E.G. 18pc Combination
Metric 6-24mm - around £50

Shop around, don't buy cheap crap.

Alex

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Dave Plowman (News) <dave (AT) davenoise (DOT) co.uk> decided to enlighten our
sheltered souls with a rant as follows
As am I.

I carry one of the Halfords £15.00 socket sets in the boot of my car. Very
handy and seems sturdy enough.


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On Wed, 16 Mar 2005 00:01:38 GMT, Alex <nospam.alex (AT) cbmsys (DOT) co.uk> wrote:

I've not been disappointed with Machine Mart's range.
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I buy a lot of spanners from autojumbles etc. - a good way to get Snap-On,
Britool etc. for a fraction of the cost of buying from a shop. You get some
that are obivously cheap junk (chromed lead) with famous names stamped in
them, but they're usually obvious.

Mike.

"Colin Jacobs" <colin.jacobs (AT) tesco (DOT) net> wrote

"Colin Jacobs" <colin.jacobs (AT) tesco (DOT) net> wrote

My advice is the same as always.
IME If you buy spanners marked 'Chrome Vanadium' you don't need to spend a
fortune to get decent spanners. There's an abundance of good cheap spanners
available these days, at prices that seem far too low for them to be any
good.
Screwfix, Draper, Clarke, J&L Industrial Supply, all sell good sets of
Chrome Vanadium spanners at surprisingly cheap prices.
As an example. I baught a combination set from J&L a couple of years ago.
£13 IIRC for a 10-32mm set. Still going strong with no signs of wear, and I
use them nearly every day.
Mike.