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| Thread ID: 97201 | 2009-02-07 12:36:00 | anyone recommend a good ratchet? | hueybot3000 (3646) | PC World Chat |
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| 745701 | 2009-02-07 12:36:00 | i broke my second one today so time for a good one, dont want the best but its gotta handle some grunty engine work. can someone point me in the direction of something. would prefer 1/2inch whatchamacallits ta |
hueybot3000 (3646) | ||
| 745702 | 2009-02-07 13:08:00 | A ratchet spanner or screwdriver. You want a good 1/2inch whatchamacallits or whatever but you do not want to pay for the best I think. How many 1/2inch whatchamacallits do you want? Do you want a 1/2 inch spanner set and if so I wonder if you have gone metric yet? If it is a spanner set then what engines would you work on? And what bolts would you be working on? If you do not buy the best then look at breaking the third set of whatever you are asking for. Do you need a torque spanner that could be used to screw down a head onto a block in automotive engines? |
Sweep (90) | ||
| 745703 | 2009-02-07 16:27:00 | One word - Snap-On {OK, so it's a hyphenated word!} |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 745704 | 2009-02-07 18:56:00 | One word - Snap-On {OK, so it's a hyphenated word!} You can't buy snap-on here through shops, their sell to the trade only(correct me if I'm wrong). Repco own brand is half decent off the top of my head. |
plod (107) | ||
| 745705 | 2009-02-07 20:32:00 | You can't buy snap-on here through shops, their sell to the trade only(correct me if I'm wrong) . Repco own brand is half decent off the top of my head . You're right, but if you see a Snap-On truck at a shop, you can very well go on the truck and buy what you want . You'll never make the driver/salesman angry by slapping him in the face with money . I bet you can even find the local Snap-On dealer in your phone book and call to get his route for the next day and tell him you need to buy a 1/2 inch ratchet . He'll smile all the way to the bank . Wow! :eek: I just checked the Australian Snap-On site and if the money in Aussieland is that far into the toilet, then you are in deep doo-doo . :waughh: Try a look-see here: . snapon . com/catalog/item . asp?P65=&tool=all&item_ID=54408&group_ID=12918&store=australia&dir=catalog" target="_blank">buy1 . snapon . com |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 745706 | 2009-02-07 20:47:00 | You're right, but if you see a Snap-On truck at a shop, you can very well go on the truck and buy what you want . You'll never make the driver/salesman angry by slapping him in the face with money . I bet you can even find the local Snap-On dealer in your phone book and call to get his route for the next day and tell him you need to buy a 1/2 inch ratchet . He'll smile all the way to the bank . Wow! :eek: I just checked the Australian Snap-On site and if the money in Aussieland is that far into the toilet, then you are in deep doo-doo . :waughh: Try a look-see here: . snapon . com/catalog/item . asp?P65=&tool=all&item_ID=54408&group_ID=12918&store=australia&dir=catalog" target="_blank">buy1 . snapon . com Its total over kill for the home handyman in NZ, very expensive here . |
plod (107) | ||
| 745707 | 2009-02-07 20:53:00 | I can see that! | SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 745708 | 2009-02-07 21:01:00 | I first came across Snap-On tools in Zambia, 40 years ago, a friend became a salesman for their franchised dealer there. They were very expensive compared to other tools even then. We were told they were the best tools. | zqwerty (97) | ||
| 745709 | 2009-02-07 21:14:00 | They indeed are the best . I have over $40,000 . 00 USD in Snap-On tools to show for my 47+ years in the filed, and that's not counting the specialty tools (electronic, pressure, vacuum, injection testers, etc) that I also have had to buy . Air-powered tools are another exception to the hand tools classification as are my compressor(s), vacuum pumps, grinders, drills, pneumatic hammers, painting guns and air-sanders . I have a few MAC . Cornwell and Proto tools that I bought for those specialty jobs that Snap-On didn't have or make yet . The shame of it all is that a guy collects all this stuff over years of work and trade requirements, and when he dies, his wife sets it all on the front lawn and accepts the first $200 . 00 to take it all away . |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 745710 | 2009-02-07 21:29:00 | i broke my second one today so time for a good one, dont want the best but its gotta handle some grunty engine work. can someone point me in the direction of something. would prefer 1/2inch whatchamacallits ta Powerbuilt, and Sidchrome are pretty good for the price |
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