I don't know if this is any good or not but I came across this catalog/promo for Kingchrome tools aimed at apprentices.
hope it helps
KINCROME Tools & Equipment - Promotions
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I don't know if this is any good or not but I came across this catalog/promo for Kingchrome tools aimed at apprentices.
hope it helps
KINCROME Tools & Equipment - Promotions
When I was an appy I used my tool allowance to buy second hand tools at auction - not sure if you can still do that but it was a great way of getting quality tools very cheaply. I used to bid on whole boxes and just take out what I wanted and re-sell the rest.
I did buy a few things like ratchets and air tools brand new.
A quality box is a good start - White International are good, so is SP.
Keep an eye out for garage sales too. I've scored quite a few old Stahwille, Gedore, "made in Australia" Sidchrome etc. tools for a dollar or two each over the years.
Forgot to mension, the SP kit comes with metric and imperial ring/open end spanners as well, they go up to 19mm and 3/4''.
CHEERS TIM.
i agree with second hand stuff.......
if only i thought about it back in the day......back then it was more important to have all the name brand stuff......
i could have had 2 or 3 times the amount of tools right from the start if i got second hand stuff.....
look on ebay.....closing down workshops......classifieds in the papers......even garage sales and deceased estate sales......
its more important to have all the tools you need to get a job done properly using the right tool.......
rather than not having the right tool and destroying things by using the wrong tools......such as using vice grips or shifters and rounding
off nuts and bolts because you dont have that size socket.......
with the dollars saved on the second hand tools.....you can replace any that are worn or missing.......
but look at what you buy so you dont end up with a boxfull of useless crap......
and dont throw out old or broken tools.......they get used to make up special tools.......as they can be bent.....ground........cut and abused
without ruining you proper tools......
Ray good to hear your boy's going to learn a trade.Quote:
Originally Posted by hiline
My youngest is going to go along the same lines , but in the ADF. No apprenticeships there, they go in as Adult trainees and get full pay and all allowances instead of the $6 per hr that Civvy apprentices get. If your son was inclined to put up with the Drill etc, the pay's better and he'll get to work on more stuff
Very Very good idea..from Defenderzook.Quote:
Originally Posted by DEFENDERZOOK
So many times that i have needed a tool that was 1/2" shorter or needed to be bent to get at something that some manufacturer has designed/re-designed.
At home i have on my wall a Kingchrome double door toolkit.
At work i have a mix of Kingchrome/Sidchrome/Repco & Snapon.
Yes Snapon, expensive but they do make some excellent tools.
Again as Defenderzook has said, it is quite amazing what you can find at auctions, ebay, garage sales, trading post & deceased estates.
If you have the time look around, ask what deals can be done as an apprentice, but be wary, lots of people out there that arent trustworthy.
All the best to the young fella, you must be proud;)
For a short time in my youth I was in the trade and my box is full of a real mix. Some top shelf stuff like Stahwille & Snap On , some middle of the road like sidcrome and some bargain basement stuff from india and taiwan. There have been some disappointments over the years but some of the basic stuff from india & taiwan like sockets and spanners continue to serve me well some 35yrs on. The only thing about top shelf stuff is they handle better (usually). I mean by that , the sockets are easier to change or the ratchets have less backlash and are smoother. In general developing countries mostly seem to have a good handle on tool steel now days.
I got this with my $800 voucher.... the SP Tools kit as mentioned above.
Great quality and decent range of sockets. Spanners are top quality as well but only go up to 19mm which is pretty poor, I revert to cheapy bigger spanners until I build up SP collection. They also miss a 15mm spanner which I can not fathom, its pretty common! I coughed up and bought a SP 15mm to fill the gap....
I was tossing up between the SP and the Kinchrome set. I have a little 3/8 Kinchrome set that has done some pretty heavy work, its also very good quality for the price.
Govt used to give you a voucher, but now they just dump $800 cash into your account which is much better! On my second $800 I went and bought a Waeco fridge :twisted: haha.
For $800 you could probably pick up a fantastic 2nd hand lot of quality tools. Thats what I would be looking for first, better value for free money :)
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Good luck for your boy, hope he sticks it out.
Working on the principle that some one else told him, that you cannot have too many tools, my boy has purchased several tool boxes of tools very cheap at a local Pawn shop. Sadly most other pawn shops are not cheap, but this one often is, so he regularly checks what is available. My son should sell of what he does not need at a later date, often buying a whole tool box for just a couple of its tools, at less than those couple of tools among the others would be worth new.
As an example at this pawn shop I purchased a brand new SP 1/4 drive socket set--both metric and imperial, for just $10-- .
Yes and watch garage sales and local markets for bargains.
Good quality tools are a worthwhile long life investment [and I am not saying this cheap brand new 1/4 drive set is the best quality].
Mark them. I had lots of Sidchrome tools stolen a long time ago. I found a guy with them who had bought them at the pub, and went to police--I had marked them with fluorescent yellow paint. But the stepfather of the guy who had stole them claimed they were his, so the police said as they did not my name on them I could not prove that they were mine, hence I did not get them back.
I used to buy very cheap non-working Sidchrome Socket Wrenches, etc., some years ago and took them back to Sidchrome who replaced or fixed them under their Lifetime Warranty Guarantee.
That no longer works today, but at the time gave me some very good cheap socket wrenches.