What set of Tools?

[Traveler]

Watter handgereedskap is in jou toolbox??

Myne is 'n stel van Ampro. Sal nie omgee as dit Snap-On was nie.

[pietpetoors]

Het klein King Tony socket stel, maar die spanners kom alles van my Oupa's, my Pa en pantjieswinkels. Meestal Gedore en Hazet

[Traveler]

Het klein King Tony socket stel, maar die spanners kom alles van my Oupa's, my Pa en pantjieswinkels. Meestal Gedore en Hazet

So ou stel Gedore's is regtig lekker om te kan besit.

Ek is of 'n breekgat, of die kwaliteit op die nuwe Gedore's is twyfelagtig want daai sockets en ringspanners breek ek te maklik. Maar as ek die dag 'n ou stel raakloop koop ek dit. Ek het nog nooit 'n ou Gedore gekraak, gebuig of gebreek nie.

[OOOOMS]

Or 'Lunch Box' sockets, plyers, side cutter, screw driver, allen-keys, hose clamps, tyre lever, Q20, pipe clamps, pratley putty, crimping tool, lots of cable ties, welding rods

[Mud Dog]

I have a mixture of Stahlville & Gedore .... bits and pieces collected over the years.

[OOOOMS]

What are the 'best' tools to have say top 5?

[Scooter]

I have a combination of Gedore, mastercraft, stahlwille, ampro, king tony

I buy the cheaper ones to cut and bend to suit my needs and spend a little more on the tools that will be used for what they are meant, and in that way I have never broken any of my tools, not even a 10 spanner.

SNAP ON is great, i used them when i was still a mechy (bosses tools ) but they have great back up service and guarantees which makes them more appealing.

But I cant fault any of the tools I have cheap or not. If used for the application they are intended they will always give years of good service i reckon. :D

[Mr_B]

I got a mix as well, got a red box of Ampro stuff...(the mini rachet is busy killing over)... also got Gedore... cheap stuff(incl. 2 ratchet spanners) that just says 'Chrome Vanadium' on them... and then there's a whole mix of stuff I 'inherited' or 'borrowed' from my dad... he was a fitter and turner in the Navy in the late 60's, the stuff I got from my dad is brilliant quality and outlasted the majority of the modern stuff...

Yes I'd love some Snap-on and Stahlwille goodies... so please remember my birthday...

Mr B

[MORNE]

So twee maande terug het ek n hele toolboxs Jonnesway gereedskap gekoop.Voel nice en sterk en het dit vir n goeie prys gekry.

[3.0 D4-D]

ek het nou so jaar lank my nuwe gedore stel,ek moet se ek het nie n probleem met die spanners of sockets nie maar die skroewedraaiers laat veel tewense.die flats het ek almal se punte afgebreek.die goed is tehard dit breek regtig temaklik.

[pietpetoors]

Enigste probleem wat ek nog met my gedore skroewedraaiers gehad het is dat dit te maklik wegraak.

[2.8 d/cab SFA]

got in 1998 gedore tool box with tools, awesome

[Traveler]

Plenty of our field service vehicles at my previous employer where kitted out with Ampro and Jonnesway. Snap On was too expensive.

Beste skroewedraaiers wat ek al gehad het was Metrinch. Daai skroewedraaiers word nou al 25 jaar lank as skroewedraaiers, beitels en tentpenne gebruik en doen steeds die werk. Niks gebreek of gebuig nie. Ek sal regtig bly wees as ek nog Metrinch skroewedraaiers kan kry.

[SideKick]

Don't, didn't have ANY tools of my own. Never have. (Don't ask)

Went out looking for a starter set this morning and ended up buying a 68 piece King Tony set. WAY more than I budgeted!!!! On the one side I'm crying cause I'm broke now, but the other side I'm smiling because the tools are very nice.

Actually went looking for a Master Craft set, but couldn't find any sets with propper hex sockets. All the sets out there have those 12 spline crap sockets . . . Master Craft, Gedore, Grip . . . all of them.

A mechanic recomended King Tony tools to me. Hope I'm not going to be disappointed!!!

[Thunder02]

Got a set of Gedore spanners,Metrinch sockets,love the idea of the sockets working on the centre of the flat and not rounding the corners of the hex... Got a few Stahlwille tools(put away)only for special occ.like putting new bits on hilux.

[george]

I have been using a set of Crescent tools.The reason being it comes in a nice flat toolbox that you can place behind the seat

[pietpetoors]

Stephan, I have a smal King Tony socket set which must be about 15 years old now.
So far I did not break anything and it is still as good as the day I bought it.

[Mud Dog]

Have both hex and spline sockets .... prefer the hex, but sometimes the splines come in handy when you cannot get a ratchet handle in because of the big head .... the splines give you more handle positions.

[Rollercoaster639]

I have been using a set of Crescent tools.The reason being it comes in a nice flat toolbox that you can place behind the seat

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[Toerboer]

I got to meet one of the King Tony Rep/owners,they have a complete made up toolbox,the big trolley with draws,3 sets of sockets,Spanners,hammers etc.Basicly everything you will need to start a workshop for R8000.00.They have a lifetime gaurantee,sounds good to me.

By the sound of things,he whants me to redo his hole kitchen,so I have been thinking,you now.

Top tools I would rate the next few under the top 5,Snap-on,King Tony,Gedore.Gaurantee does not meen mutch if there is no back up from the suppliers.From what I have seen King Tony and Snap-on don't make a fus,the exchange broken tools

Having sad that I have bought a few cheap little tools,that have supprised me.

[Thabogrobler]

Depends how and what you use your tools for.

Eg I have some Gedore tools, currently a broken(don't ask - staff) Kennedy shifting, el-cheapo this and that, Rothenberg screwdriver, Big(%^&%&#%^&Expensive) Rigid tools, Cheapish Stanley, etc.

I have a toolbox and my staff has theirs but, eish, the tools of the boss they work so much better!

All depends on what is floating in the bank the day I buy tools.

But someday, very soon I will spend big moolas on some decent tools for myself - I had a look at Jonnesway and must say it looks like quality?

Smittie, ek dink ek gaan jou moet kon help daar??? Jy kan versker nie 'n hele kombuis doen vir R8 nie?

[ChrisF]

in die toolbox - kombinasie van ou spanner wat ek by my pa ge-erf het, en n ou Gedore socket stel.

op die tool bord teen die muur - Ampro

in Elders se kit - n "rol" van no-name spanners, en n goedkoop stel sockets. n verkeideidenheid tange, ens geen spesifieke "brand" nie.

[Black Sam]

Volledige stel "Ampro" in laai box, geen klagtes

[The Legend]

Ek het n stel Stalhwille ring spanners van nr 6 tot 24 en n stel Stalhwille sockets van nr 10 tot nr 30.Ek gebruik hulle al vir die afgeloopte 33 jaar en het nog geen probleme met hulle gehad nie.

Kan ongelukkig vandag nie meer bekostig om by te koop nie.Ek het ook so 30 jaar terug vir my n stel vessel skroewe draaiers gekoop,waarmee ek ook nog geen probleme ondervind het nie.Sal baie graag wil weet of hulle nog vervaardig word.Die skriewedraaier het n swart en geel handvatsel en sy steel is vierkantig en nie rond so by ander skroewedraaiers nie.

[CasKru]

Ek het 'n socket stel by my pa ge-erf. Ek kan nie nou die naam onthou nie maar verbeel my die is iets soos Koneme.... Daai goed het al abuse gevat maar is nog perfek. Ek dink die enigste ding wat al gekraak het was die sparkplug socket (maar ek het so vermoede dit was gebruik om iets anders as 'n sparkplug uit te draai).

Verder is daar 'n kombinasie van flat spanners. Die wat mens by Makro koop en dan ook Stanley en Gedore.

[Hilux 1]

do not own any hand tools, BECAUSE i'm driving a Hilux.
het n lekker set sockets gehad tot dit uit my bakkie gesteel was. het so paar los gedore spanners en skroewe draaiers.