PSA[1]: 50% off Halford Pro Tool sets
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From: Champ on 5 Dec 2009 05:26 On Fri, 4 Dec 2009 21:02:26 +0000 (UTC), "Krusty" <dontwantany(a)nowhere.invalid> wrote: >You misunderstand, probably coz I was in a hurry so didn't elaborate. I >*like* Halfords Pro stuff, but firstly the two kits TOG mentioned >aren't the Pro range, & secondly anyone who's been spannering as long >as TOG will already have 90% of what's in those kits, & the reason he >hasn't got the other 10% is because he's never needed them & never >will. So pissing some money on something more specialised like the >bendy ratchet spanners would make far more sense imo. I spent some time looking at the site yesterday, and reached exactly the same conclusion. So I'm off to get the flex head ratchet spanners in a mo. -- Champ We declare that the splendor of the world has been enriched by a new beauty: the beauty of speed. ZX10R | Hayabusa | GPz750turbo neal at champ dot org dot uk
From: Jim on 7 Dec 2009 08:38 Krusty wrote: > You misunderstand, probably coz I was in a hurry so didn't elaborate. I > *like* Halfords Pro stuff, but firstly the two kits TOG mentioned > aren't the Pro range, & secondly anyone who's been spannering as long > as TOG will already have 90% of what's in those kits, & the reason he > hasn't got the other 10% is because he's never needed them & never > will. So pissing some money on something more specialised like the > bendy ratchet spanners would make far more sense imo. The bit that annoys me is that people keep giving me additional redundant shitty socket sets for Christmas rather than individual decent tools that wouldn't break as soon as I look at them strangely.
From: RobK on 7 Dec 2009 09:43 On 4 Dec, 12:06, Pip <gingerbl...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > I have a set of Snap-On fixed head ratchet spanners that are now years > old and have served me well. I have a more recent set of Halfords Pro > flex-head ratchet spanners too - and I'll use the Halfords spanners > every time, in preference. They're more comfortable in the hand and due > to the flexy bit you can get on nuts more easily and rotate without > catching knuckles more easily. If the nut is tight on the thread, I'll > use the Snap-On lads, because the ratchet mech is much more substantial. > I've got three of the metric ratchet ones ones and they are good. The thing that annoys me is Halfords charging twice as much for the AF set as they do the metric one. Cheeky buggers! -- 06 FXDBI 82 FXWG 00 F650 (For Sale)
From: 'Hog on 7 Dec 2009 09:59 RobK wrote: > On 4 Dec, 12:06, Pip <gingerbl...(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> I have a set of Snap-On fixed head ratchet spanners that are now >> years old and have served me well. I have a more recent set of >> Halfords Pro flex-head ratchet spanners too - and I'll use the >> Halfords spanners every time, in preference. They're more >> comfortable in the hand and due to the flexy bit you can get on nuts >> more easily and rotate without catching knuckles more easily. If the >> nut is tight on the thread, I'll use the Snap-On lads, because the >> ratchet mech is much more substantial. >> > > I've got three of the metric ratchet ones ones and they are good. > > The thing that annoys me is Halfords charging twice as much for the AF > set as they do the metric one. Cheeky buggers! Nobody sane needs non metric tools HTH -- 'Hog '06 ST4-S '96 Bastard12 '89 R100RS '81 XS650 '78 RD400 '81 R65 Outfit
From: Catman on 7 Dec 2009 12:34
boots wrote: > On Mon, 7 Dec 2009 14:59:41 -0000 in uk.rec.motorcycles, 'Hog says: > >> RobK wrote: >>> On 4 Dec, 12:06, Pip <gingerbl...(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>>> I have a set of Snap-On fixed head ratchet spanners that are now >>>> years old and have served me well. I have a more recent set of >>>> Halfords Pro flex-head ratchet spanners too - and I'll use the >>>> Halfords spanners every time, in preference. They're more >>>> comfortable in the hand and due to the flexy bit you can get on nuts >>>> more easily and rotate without catching knuckles more easily. If the >>>> nut is tight on the thread, I'll use the Snap-On lads, because the >>>> ratchet mech is much more substantial. >>>> >>> I've got three of the metric ratchet ones ones and they are good. >>> >>> The thing that annoys me is Halfords charging twice as much for the AF >>> set as they do the metric one. Cheeky buggers! >> Nobody sane needs non metric tools > > FX tightens strait jacket. > > That would be an old jacket, with non-metric fasteners? -- Catman MIB#14 SKoGA#6 TEAR#4 BOTAFOF#38 Apostle#21 COSOC#3 Tyger, Tyger Burning Bright (Remove rust to reply) 116 Giulietta 3.0l Sprint 1.7 GTV TS 156 V6 2.5 S2 Triumph Sprint ST 1050: It's blue, see. www.cuore-sportivo.co.uk |