Where to buy tools in brisbane?

[Jitterbug]

I am in the process of setting up my own business, performing specialised mechanical maintenance, and need tools.
The only specialised tools are sockets up to 3", other than that, standard shifters, sockets, vice etc etc.
For those in the know, where in brisbane is recommended for decent trade quality tools without breaking the bank? I guess I would use bunnings as the bench mark...

Thanks and merry christmas!

[nugge t]

Trade Tools have a good range at good prices. They stock Sidchrome but also have their own brand, Force which looks pretty good and I think, but don't hold me to it, has a life time warranty as well.

[Blknight.aus]

Theres a number of places you can use, put your kits together in parts

for your most common use items buy the good stufff, things like the ratchet, breaker bar, extension bars and the most frequently used sockets (for a rover 10,13,14mm)

[uninformed]

IMO Sidcrome is absolute junk now. Their ratchets are horrible. Masters sells gearwrench ( i have no idea on quality) and for some reason the sell Stahlwille spanners. Quite well priced considering. (Stahlwille are top quality german made) Masters is actually the cheapest place I have seen these spanners.

I buy most of my stuff online. I troll Ebay.com (usa) for snap-on and if you know what you are looking for, you can usually buy new or near new stuff at half price (still $$ but worth it IMO)

Koken make some pretty good sockets and ratchets.

The last chippy I worked with had the new Stanley stuff, black chrome finish. Looked ok?

I think Genius is ok, Canadian company, made in china etc.

Trade Tools stocks some brands but can get most.

[scarry]

Trade Tools have a good range at good prices. They stock Sidchrome but also have their own brand, Force which looks pretty good and I think, but don't hold me to it, has a life time warranty as well.

X2

Find their prices pretty good,and the force stuff good as well.Their prices on power tools are also good,and they have a large range on show and in stock.

[Disco44]

Trade Tools have a good range at good prices. They stock Sidchrome but also have their own brand, Force which looks pretty good and I think, but don't hold me to it, has a life time warranty as well.

X2 Tradetools.Look in yellow pages.

[Debacle]

If you are anywhere near Redcliffe, Tampico Tools at Clontarf are quite good on price sometimes. The stock they have on hand isn't always great, but they can get it ordered in for you. Wouldn't hurt to give them a list of what you want and get a price.

Tradetools at Geebung give excellent service, can also recommend them.

[blue_mini]

Ask the bunnings special orders desk to get you prices and then see if they'll beat competitors prices, they should but some don't.

And yeah im not a fan of sidchrome anymore, sockets and spanners are great, ratchets are made of landy axle steel. And the older style kincrome with the black plastic handles are good, the new all steel ones aren't as nice to use.

[Bigbjorn]

If you don't mind good used tools, call Tyron (Jeckle) Saunders who is a tool dealer, 3348-9859. He usually has a big selection available including Whitworth.

If buying new, my order of preference for industrial quality professional tools is Armstrong Bros of Chicago, Allen (the Allen of Allen head bolts), Britool, Dowidat, Proto, Beta. Armstrong's range are industrial quality built to last and not pretty shiny things made for pyramid selling from vans.

[Hoges]

If you don't mind good used tools, call Tyron (Jeckle) Saunders who is a tool dealer, 3348-9859. He usually has a big selection available including Whitworth.

If buying new, my order of preference for industrial quality professional tools is Armstrong Bros of Chicago, Allen (the Allen of Allen head bolts), Britool, Dowidat, Proto, Beta. Armstrong's range are industrial quality built to last and not pretty shiny things made for pyramid selling from vans.