Thread: Tools?

If your after Home mechanic style tools you can't go past JBS/Kingchrome/Supatool. JBS tool as made using superceded snapon dies so they perform well. I have found the Supatool 3/8 excellent for fixing landrovers

Its all down to personal preference. I am lucky now that i drive desk i get you use all my snap-on work tools to fix my Rangie

ooops I saw the title and thought you where refering to the boke I work with

IMO Stanley Pro range, pommy brand, cheap as and hard as nails!

for the home handy man/greaser depending on whats cheaper where you are shopping my money goes to supertool and kingchrome they have an extensive range and good sets. There are a few specialist bits that you might need that you need to go sidchrome or snap on for but unless your really into spannering your rover you probabley never will find out what ones they are.

Most of my kit is over 30 years old, still nearly complete, never broke any of it but modified some of it to suit certain jobs. It is an ETC set, dont know if you can buy it now or the quality if you can. Never liked sidchrome as the spanners had sharp edges and gets hard on the hand when you bash them with the palm of your hand. I like to use quality 1/2" drive bars, rachet brand wasnt an issue as long as it had a fine tooth clicker, have a 18" proto drive bar. I think most mid price range spanners would comer your needs. I also buy cheapo chinese jobbies for modifying theses days as most will cold bend to the desired shape but still undo the nut/bolt.
cheers
blaze

get a 100 ft breaker bar

Where I live, beyond the fundamental orifus of the country, choice is somewhat limited. Sidchrome have a nation-wide promotion going at present, meaning that I would pay the same price as residents in civilization instead of the normal rip off local prices. BTW ADO is $2.05 & ULP $1.85

Dad has an ETC socket set. Id say its also 30+ years old. Im pretty sure you can't get it anymore.

Hey Blacknight, you at Amberley Base?