BSW sockets or spanner set

**JDNSW** · 4th April 2016, 02:51 PM

Originally Posted by 1950landy

Trouble with 2nd hand ones they are usually worn out so close inspection is needed & open ended spanners are usually stretched. Most good tool suppliers can supply new ones, even cheep ones are usually better than 2nd hand.

Not my experience - I have found that Whitworth spanners second hand are often hardly used. Of course, some are, but you simply give them a miss.

John

**numpty** · 5th April 2016, 07:00 AM

Originally Posted by JDNSW

Not my experience - I have found that Whitworth spanners second hand are often hardly used. Of course, some are, but you simply give them a miss.

John

I agree with John.

I bought most of my Whitworth spanners and sockets as a 16 year old apprentice in the late '60's (yes, last century)

and they are almost as good as new.

Perry

**DoubleChevron** · 5th April 2016, 12:34 PM

I thought everyone used A/F and whitworth tools ....................... where they don't have the right metric size.

eg:
35mm == 1 3/8
44mm == 1 3/4

etc...

It's way easier to find larger sized spanners and sockets at your sunday markets in A/F than it is in metric

**mick88** · 6th April 2016, 11:48 AM

Originally Posted by JDNSW

Not my experience - I have found that Whitworth spanners second hand are often hardly used. Of course, some are, but you simply give them a miss.

John

Have to agree.
I have purchased a lot of second hand Sidchrome spanners on Ebay and Gumtree and find most are as the good as the day they were made. Occasionally there is a buggered one, but most likely from misuse or neglect, rather than overuse.
Sockets too can be a bit tired if they have had a lot abuse/use on rattle guns, otherwise they are also near new.

Cheers, Mick.

**scarry** · 10th April 2016, 05:21 PM

Originally Posted by mick88

Have to agree.
I have purchased a lot of second hand Sidchrome spanners on Ebay and Gumtree and find most are as the good as the day they were made. Occasionally there is a buggered one, but most likely from misuse or neglect, rather than overuse.
Sockets too can be a bit tired if they have had a lot abuse/use on rattle guns, otherwise they are also near new.

Cheers, Mick.

May as well add my 2 cents worth,i agree as well.

My main target is shifters,as the boys are always losing them.

I find the majority are in excellent condition,and most are the older good quality brands,not the Chinese garbage that you can pick up new.

And very cheap,i picked up 10 for $80 a few weeks ago at one local market.And they were all made in either Europe,USA or Japan.

Ditto for set spanners.

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