OMO: Recommend a socket set - SV650.org

10-05-15, 09:03 PM

It's a friends 40th birthday next week. I have the big Halfords Advanced Professional 200 piece set. It's extremely versatile with everything you need in one set, it's become my "go to" set of tools.

http://www.halfords.com/motoring-tra...et-spanner-set

And he's always borrowing it and his wife's told me it's on his birthday wish list.

Thing is 150 quid is way outside what we'd normally spend on each others birthday presents. Even if I get three of us to chip in, £50 would be a bit dear for the other two.

In the 5 years I've had mine though, I've NEVER used any of the imperial AF sockets, they are a waste of space and money, unless you have classic cars or bikes.

So are there any sets out there that have that kind of versatility, but only have metric, so need less pieces, so cost less money?

I believe in buy cheap buy twice, so looking for a similar quality to Halfords Advanced Pro, with lifetime warranty, so Bahco, Teng, etc, etc

Thanks

andrewsmith · 10-05-15, 09:16 PM

Teng will be around £200 in cases

What you thinking budget total?

10-05-15, 09:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by andrewsmith

Teng will be around £200 in cases

What you thinking budget total?

About 100 quid would be ideal. If the other two only want to spend 20 quid I'll put in the 60, but I think they'd be happy with 33 quid each.

Take the £150 quid Halfords set, throw away all the useless AF bits, and price accordingly, that would be perfect.

Halfords do a £100 quid set, but it hasn't got some of the pieces I do use, and has all the AF pieces I don't.

http://www.halfords.com/motoring-tra...et-spanner-set

10-05-15, 09:43 PM

What do peeps think of this?
http://www.amazon.co.uk/BGS-technic-...xp_grid_pt_2_1
Is BGS a known tool brand & good quality?

andrewsmith · 11-05-15, 06:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fordward

What do peeps think of this?
http://www.amazon.co.uk/BGS-technic-...xp_grid_pt_2_1
Is BGS a known tool brand & good quality?

For the money spot on!
Never seen that size kit for under 100 quid

andrewsmith · 11-05-15, 06:27 AM

Just had a look at teng. A 3/8 sets £80

http://m.screwfix.com/p/teng-tools-3...?filtered=true

Spanners £45

http://m.screwfix.com/p/teng-tools-m...?filtered=true

Bibio · 13-05-15, 05:19 PM

depends what your friend is going to be using it for. 12 point sockets are bad for rusted on nuts/bolts and this is why i use 6 point as often as i can. if its for working on bikes you dont want to be using 1/2'' as they are to heavy and you end up snapping things or stripping threads. 3/8 are the way to go.

Trev B · 15-05-15, 01:25 PM

I have a set of Kamasa from Halfords,had them 20+ years and still ok I'm sure they have a life time guarantee but never had reason to take them back!but as Bibio says get 3/8 drive,mines 1/2" and as he says it's really a bit industrial for 99% of bike work!!!

andrewsmith · 15-05-15, 08:55 PM

I prefer 1/2" drive, but I have a stubby ratchet for the small jobs
I use 3/8 on the hex drives as they feel right

10-05-15, 09:03 PM	#1
Fordward Guest Posts: n/a	OMO: Recommend a socket set It's a friends 40th birthday next week. I have the big Halfords Advanced Professional 200 piece set. It's extremely versatile with everything you need in one set, it's become my "go to" set of tools. http://www.halfords.com/motoring-tra...et-spanner-set And he's always borrowing it and his wife's told me it's on his birthday wish list. Thing is 150 quid is way outside what we'd normally spend on each others birthday presents. Even if I get three of us to chip in, £50 would be a bit dear for the other two. In the 5 years I've had mine though, I've NEVER used any of the imperial AF sockets, they are a waste of space and money, unless you have classic cars or bikes. So are there any sets out there that have that kind of versatility, but only have metric, so need less pieces, so cost less money? I believe in buy cheap buy twice, so looking for a similar quality to Halfords Advanced Pro, with lifetime warranty, so Bahco, Teng, etc, etc Thanks

10-05-15, 09:16 PM	#2
andrewsmith Member Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, Just south of salad dodging country Posts: 7,750	Re: OMO: Recommend a socket set Teng will be around £200 in cases What you thinking budget total? __________________ RIP Reeder 20/07/1988 - 21/03/2012. Always missed squire!!! Every year we meet old friends, gain some new ones, lose old ones and you always remember them all. “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” Mahatma Gandhi

10-05-15, 09:43 PM	#4
Fordward Guest Posts: n/a	Re: OMO: Recommend a socket set What do peeps think of this? http://www.amazon.co.uk/BGS-technic-...xp_grid_pt_2_1 Is BGS a known tool brand & good quality?

11-05-15, 06:27 AM	#6
andrewsmith Member Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, Just south of salad dodging country Posts: 7,750	Re: OMO: Recommend a socket set Just had a look at teng. A 3/8 sets £80 http://m.screwfix.com/p/teng-tools-3...?filtered=true Spanners £45 http://m.screwfix.com/p/teng-tools-m...?filtered=true __________________ RIP Reeder 20/07/1988 - 21/03/2012. Always missed squire!!! Every year we meet old friends, gain some new ones, lose old ones and you always remember them all. “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” Mahatma Gandhi

13-05-15, 05:19 PM	#7
Bibio Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: here as devil's advocate Posts: 11,540	Re: OMO: Recommend a socket set depends what your friend is going to be using it for. 12 point sockets are bad for rusted on nuts/bolts and this is why i use 6 point as often as i can. if its for working on bikes you dont want to be using 1/2'' as they are to heavy and you end up snapping things or stripping threads. 3/8 are the way to go.

15-05-15, 01:25 PM	#8
Trev B Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 283	Re: OMO: Recommend a socket set I have a set of Kamasa from Halfords,had them 20+ years and still ok I'm sure they have a life time guarantee but never had reason to take them back!but as Bibio says get 3/8 drive,mines 1/2" and as he says it's really a bit industrial for 99% of bike work!!! __________________ Somewhere up north,Never regret something that once made you smile!!!

15-05-15, 08:55 PM	#9
andrewsmith Member Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, Just south of salad dodging country Posts: 7,750	Re: OMO: Recommend a socket set I prefer 1/2" drive, but I have a stubby ratchet for the small jobs I use 3/8 on the hex drives as they feel right __________________ RIP Reeder 20/07/1988 - 21/03/2012. Always missed squire!!! Every year we meet old friends, gain some new ones, lose old ones and you always remember them all. “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” Mahatma Gandhi

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