Some basic tools - what are these like?

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/s...eceDynamicTool

Sounds a bit too good to be true to me?

Will they be made of the same material as suzuki bolts?

You need to be careful when talking about Chinese tools on here

Sounds alright for the price, what you planning to do with them?

[timwilky]

Originally Posted by muffles

Sounds alright for the price, what you planning to do with them?

I guess they would be ok for weighing down a body, until they rusted away and your body floated up a fortnight after you disposed of it.

Any other use for them? I doubt it.

Buy decent tools, buy them once and keep them a lifetime

I dunno about that, I seem to end up buying most of my bits and bobs from Halfords and for those sort of things they don't seem to do a 'bad' version that breaks after 2 uses.

For £50, if I had no tools, I'd be tempted (but I have lots of the tools already so don't need to). I've usually just bought the cheapest in Halfords and I've never had a spanner break in half or anything.

I don't keep them outside so they don't get wet and rust, but they are in a garage which means no heating so I imagine that's the worst they'd get from most people.

Just buy the £99 proffessional set and you will not have a problem and even if you do they will replace it for free. Lifetime warrety!

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/s...tNumber_370635

the ones in the link you posted are not very good when you see them in real life.

[Spiderman]

agree with ^^, the pro range is very good considering the warranty.

The link you posted, i'd imagine £45 goes on the box and the other stuff is about as good quality as you'd find in a cheap market stall.

[Spanner Man]

Good evening all.


I would advise anyone to avoid the cheaper ranges offered by Halfords, Laser, or Sealey & the like.
However, the aforementioned companies 'professional' ranges seem to be very good value.
A few years ago a mate of mine worked with me on a daily basis for a about 6 months. His tool kit consisted of Halfords pro & the like. There was significant wear on his tools after that time. I would estimate that his commonly used tools such as 10 & 12 mm spanners etc would have needed replacement after 12 months at the most. Whereas my Snap-On equivalents lasted around 12 years.
But even the most enthusiastic DIY'er would take years to wear out Halfords pro & the like, for it would be evenings & weekends versus constant daily use.
What's more, they only cost about 1/5th of the price of Snap-On etc


Cheers.

[5hort5]

My sets not dissimilar to the link and i agree they are not the best but tbh they are a load better than nothing and I can do all the small stuff I want to do with them down to chain adjusting and the like. The screw drivers will be carp though.

I have a mixture of decent / reasonable spanners, sockets etc, i found the sockets from machine mart quite good, i use them a fair bit and dont wear out that quick, allegedly lifetime warranty as well.
Saying that i have a britool 1/2 inch ratchet and its knackered, not that old either, they supposed to be decent stuff, not cheap either.
Compare the prices in machine mart before you commit to halfords because imo their no better.