Socket set tool recommendations?

Bolt a metal plate to the wall or floor and weld it!

Originally Posted by phil24_7

Bolt a metal plate to the wall or floor and weld it!

How hard is it to weld (in a functional, rather than attractive/neat) manner? I know it's not the same, but I can already solder and braze to a half-decent standard. Also, isn't welding it over the bolted plate irreversible? What if I move house (which I might well in the not too distant future)?

I've just come back from rigging my garage with some "entertaining" theft prevention devices, should they come back before I can properly beef up security. The other tools have all been moved into the house as a precaution anyway.

Wire the cabinet to the mains? that oughta stop em....Just dont forget to turn it off when you go to get a pair of pliers..

Sorry, I think you were looking for useful suggestions...I'll leave now...

Halfords pro tools also come with a life time guarantee.

Originally Posted by BigApe

Halfords pro tools also come with a life time guarantee.

not guaranted against getting knicked though

Apologies to piggyback on this thread but seeing as it's relevant I thought I'd not start a new one...

Is having a separate set of 1/4, 3/8, 1/2 the best way forward or are there adaptors available? You see my own set is mixed - sockets up to 13mm are 1/4 in and have their own ratchet, sockets 14mm and over are 1/2 in and have their own ratchet as well.

Currently I need to get a 12mm stuck engine mounting bolt out on my DR, but that socket only fits on the piddly little 1/4 ratchet. I can't get enough force through such a tiny tool. I have borrowed an impact driver for the task, but it has a 1/2 in drive. Is my solution to:

a) buy a duplicate rail of the smaller sockets but fitting a 1/2 in drive rather than 1/4 in?
b) buy an adaptor to make a 1/4 socket fit on a 1/2 drive?

Much obliged and sorry for the hijack! Will check on the brand of my own sockets to report back with something on topic

Originally Posted by Ceri JC

How hard is it to weld (in a functional, rather than attractive/neat) manner? I know it's not the same, but I can already solder and braze to a half-decent standard. Also, isn't welding it over the bolted plate irreversible? What if I move house (which I might well in the not too distant future)?

I've just come back from rigging my garage with some "entertaining" theft prevention devices, should they come back before I can properly beef up security. The other tools have all been moved into the house as a precaution anyway.

Not that hard to weld functionally but it wont look pretty. When you come to move you'll just need to grind the welds off.

What sort of theft prevention have ya got going on?

Originally Posted by phil24_7

What sort of theft prevention have ya got going on?

Nothing illegal/particularly nasty, just very secure, but I'd rather not go into specifics on a public forum- I'm well paranoid about my garage security at the moment, I don't even think I'll post pics when I'm done.

Just heard back from the insurers today, they're happy to replace all tools with the same brand, like for like and have seen sense and are replacing my several seperate rails of varying drives with 2 comprehensive halfords pro seperate sets; one 3/8 drive and one 1/2 drive. It should cover pretty much all my sockets, but they are happy to provide me with any that are not covered (which I can only really check once I have them in my possession).

Try fix web. They have some fatastic Stanley's sets to chose from.

Originally Posted by Dave The Rave

Try fix web. They have some fatastic Stanley's sets to chose from.

Out of my hands now mate; it's all being replaced with like for like stuff; predominantley halfords professional, with the odd stanley, draper, etc. bit here and there.