PSA[1]: 50% off Halford Pro Tool sets

So imagine what's it's like when you roll out a Snap On tool cab

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'Hog
'06 ST4-S
'96 Bastard12 '89 R100RS '81 XS650 '78 RD400
'81 R65 Outfit
CO2-A load of hot air

 

But closed in Bradford.

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Nige,

BMW K1200S
Honda Transalp XL600V
Range Rover Vogue

 

Is there anyone in Bradford that celebrates Christmas?

 

hehe - not many.

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Nige,

BMW K1200S
Honda Transalp XL600V
Range Rover Vogue

 

Depends on the definition of Celebration.

Plenty of the Prawns will be out for a bit of burglary to lift the
Christmas Presents.

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'Hog
'06 ST4-S
'96 Bastard12 '89 R100RS '81 XS650 '78 RD400
'81 R65 Outfit
CO2-A load of hot air

 

Yeah my ex boss has better tools in his home workshop than in the
garage he owns! He's a proper Snap On addict.

 

It's a dangerous disease with no known cure other than poverty

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'Hog
'06 ST4-S
'96 Bastard12 '89 R100RS '81 XS650 '78 RD400
'81 R65 Outfit
CO2-A load of hot air

 

Which is highly, highly unlikely to happen to the man in question!

 

Nah. Not pro kit.

Sir wants the £100 pro 150-piece socket and ratchet set and the £40 10-
piece flex-head spanner set.

I have both and they are excellent.

Last time they were giving the black pro roll-cab away with the pro
sockets, spanners and screwdrivers sets. For £250 all in.

 

One can never have enough pro spanners. I have several items multiple
times in the same size. Always handy.

 

<Chuckle>

 

I've just lashed out on one of these

http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item.asp?P65=&tool=storage&item_ID=71459&
group_ID=18012&store=snapon-store&dir=catalog

to go with this

http://www.flickr.com/photos/78131584@N00/1507806002/

and I still didn't have enough room so today I went to Machinemart and
bought one of these as well

http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/cbb203-3-drawer-step-u
p-tool-chest/path/clarke-hd-plus-tool-chest-range

My fucking toolbox is damn near as tall as me now, and I need footstool
to stand on to get into the top tray.

 

Top notch my arse.

"Adequate"

Paul.

 

I have a few of the Snap on fixed head ratchet spanners too, but only
the 10/13/17/19mm variety.

I thought I'd buy a full set of cranked ones from Laser, as they might
have come in useful, but I've yet to use any of them. Pointless if you
have a decent range of deep sockets ...

Paul.

 

Harsh.

I do have a few Halfords pro tools, but i'll use anything better in
preference that's closer to hand.

C/F this weekend, I tightened up the crankshaft bolt with my biggest
breaker bar, but I couldn't get quite the right angle for the final
push, so I had no qualms sticking my longest Snap-On 1/2" ratchet on
the bolt for a final thrutch. I had my full body weight kicking on it.
It's never going to let go. I wouldn't do that with a Halfords one,
you'd put yourself in hospital ..

Paul.

 

Fucking pikey, any self respecting tool porn addict has *2* roll
cabinets ;-)

Paul.

 

zymurgy wrote:

I do, the old Draper one is stuffed full of the larger less frequently
used stuff.

 

You misunderstand, probably coz I was in a hurry so didn't elaborate. I
*like* Halfords Pro stuff, but firstly the two kits TOG mentioned
aren't the Pro range, & secondly anyone who's been spannering as long
as TOG will already have 90% of what's in those kits, & the reason he
hasn't got the other 10% is because he's never needed them & never
will. So pissing some money on something more specialised like the
bendy ratchet spanners would make far more sense imo.

 

I have this one:

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_
catalogId_10151_productId_173083_langId_-1_categoryId_165572

It's very good.

 

Pissing money on unnecessary tools is never wasted ;-)

Paul.