Thread: Socket set, what and where?

I know that the new Sidchrome aren't up to the original Australian Made Sidchromes of old, but they are still nicely made and have a good warranty.

You can go way upmarket and spend a bomb, but for general home mechanicing they are excellent.

That's what I think anyway, and I am starting to go 3/8" instead of 1/2" inch for general socket set stuff these days.......

Stanley or Kingcrome, good value for money and will last, if I was a professional I'd buy Snap On, but I'm far from being that

Baz.

If it's Repco branded, and it's broken, they should replace bits. Lifetime guarantee.

Simon

Snap On is over rated.
I have quite a few Snap On bits including a 1/4" drive socket set (which is excellent) but like Stahlwille are just silly expensive.

Teng seem well made. I bought a combination kit of 1/4 and 3/8 drive allen, torx and posidrive bits a few months back and they are holding up ok.

Redbacks suggestion of Kinchrome or Stanley are good. I like Proto too (Stanleys upmarket brand) They feel and look like Snap On without the price.

Kingchrome seem to be alright to

cool thanks guys,
one more q?
what is the min and max 8-32mm ok?

If you look around pawn shops you might find some hardly used older Sidcrome, etc., and save yourself heaps.

I like the Sidchrome socket sets. TradeTools seems well priced and is where I go mostly for tools.

I've got 1/4, 3/8 and 1/2in sets. All necessary but I think the 3/8in set is the best starting point for general use but it depends on what you are doing of course.

I actually got the 3/8 set off ebay second hand. Half the price of new and still in perfect nick as you would expect from these tools.