same tools, different manufacturer

[bashbarnard]

A lot of snapon is rebranded stuff.

Most my kit is signet...I love it and cant fault it

yeah i steer clear of snap on although im in the trade. very few of there tools are actually worth the money. in fact the only ones that ive ever invested in are impact guns as they are better in my experience and circlip pliers as i used to break set after set after set just got fed up. 

Bergen are pretty good.. Cant for the life of me remember the other one though.. Ks tools maybe?

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not to sure about the bergen stuff will look into never personally used.  ks tools ive never heard of 

Recently bought an omega flexi-head ratchet which i'm pretty pleased with, the ratchet mech isn't as smooth or fine as i'd like, but for £23...

yeah we actually have an omega tool van come to ours which is really overpriced. if you buy online they are fairly cheap

Most of my kit is halfords professional / advanced.

Very decent kit for the money, and fact you can be anywhere in the country and get it replaced if it breaks in store is a huge bonus.

Had a socket set case replaced recently after the hinges went. FOC and delivered to my door as they didn't have in stock.

Granted they don't do everything, but 90% of kit you need you can pick up.

Their fine tooth ratchets are lovely, as are the ratchet spanners.

the amount of mechanics that take the mick out of my halfords stuff is astounding to be fair. specially when it does more work than other peoples snap on stuff and is fine. in fact ive only every broken one ratchet spanner by being a dick with it and as you say they replaced it no quibble off the shelf within 30 seconds of walking in store. 


has anybody thought of any off the cuff brands for torque wrenchs. ive used a sealy one for about 5 years day to day and its been fine. calibrated correctly etc for that long. however id like to keep it at home now rather than back and forth. so i need a new 1/2 and 3/8 one