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Nick
Joined: 02 Nov 2004 Posts: 34535 Location: Hereford
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Posted: Sun Sep 04, 11 7:38 am Post subject: |
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Ty Gwyn wrote: |
Are Elora still West German?
I bought a 120 piece socket set out of exchange and mart,40 yrs ago,still good,bar for the few bits i broke through my ignorance at the time
Bit far from you Nick,but there`s a shop in the Upper Swansea Valley,that sells second hand tools,spanners galore,from the likes of British steel and Landarcy oil works,all top brands,Britool,Kingdick
All prceeds to good cause,Tools for Self sufficiency for Tanzania
Believe there`s a branch in Crickhowel. |
Very interesting, do you have a name, please? |
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Cathryn
Joined: 16 Jul 2005 Posts: 19856 Location: Ceredigion
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Cathryn
Joined: 16 Jul 2005 Posts: 19856 Location: Ceredigion
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Nick
Joined: 02 Nov 2004 Posts: 34535 Location: Hereford
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nora
Joined: 20 Mar 2005 Posts: 1539 Location: West Yorkshire
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onemanband
Joined: 26 Dec 2010 Posts: 1473 Location: NCA90
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Ty Gwyn
Joined: 22 Sep 2010 Posts: 4562 Location: Lampeter
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Posted: Sun Sep 04, 11 9:10 am Post subject: |
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Nick wrote: |
Ty Gwyn wrote: |
Are Elora still West German?
I bought a 120 piece socket set out of exchange and mart,40 yrs ago,still good,bar for the few bits i broke through my ignorance at the time
Bit far from you Nick,but there`s a shop in the Upper Swansea Valley,that sells second hand tools,spanners galore,from the likes of British steel and Landarcy oil works,all top brands,Britool,Kingdick
All prceeds to good cause,Tools for Self sufficiency for Tanzania
Believe there`s a branch in Crickhowel. |
Very interesting, do you have a name, please? |
Click in TFSR,it will take you there. |
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Treacodactyl Downsizer Moderator
Joined: 28 Oct 2004 Posts: 25795 Location: Jumping on the bandwagon of opportunism
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Behemoth
Joined: 01 Dec 2004 Posts: 19023 Location: Leeds
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nora
Joined: 20 Mar 2005 Posts: 1539 Location: West Yorkshire
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Nick
Joined: 02 Nov 2004 Posts: 34535 Location: Hereford
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nora
Joined: 20 Mar 2005 Posts: 1539 Location: West Yorkshire
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Treacodactyl Downsizer Moderator
Joined: 28 Oct 2004 Posts: 25795 Location: Jumping on the bandwagon of opportunism
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dpack
Joined: 02 Jul 2005 Posts: 45382 Location: yes
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Posted: Sun Sep 04, 11 9:41 pm Post subject: |
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milwarkee cordless better than most on a wire ,
a good drill is needed for many tasks,
for heavy diy a drill / driver and a chunky sds with a hammer only setting is ace ,
i know that milw' is pro spec but a good drill makes diy plausible ,a rubbish one wont
estwing for claw hammer forty quid ,does the job ,wont break but may be prone to leaping into strangers tool bags
a few good chisels are best found pre loved cos proper modern ones are daft expensive .the ones with a button ended tang are good for rough stuff but get a nice old metal one inch for shaving etc ,look for the hamon of good forge folded steel in boot sale tool boxes ,a new handle etc is easy
erbaur stuff is cheap but sort of works till it breaks ,a 50 quid double diamond disk wall chaser survived 20 m of chases into cement /hard brick ,bargain even if it never works again , it was rather noisy and bouncy but .....
auctions for distress ,gov surplus etc can be very useful
chainsaw husky ,a bit harder to field strip and sharpen than stilh but they dont cut out if nose down ,
the west germans and best spec chinese factories make good pliers etc
good spanners and such are best pre loved ,they depreciate faster than than a fish but for no good reason
one good tool is better than a set of assorted carp
if the kukri got burned ,try lohn nowill of sheffield for a good hedging and every other thingy tool ,
if you have a list we can look out for the odd ones |
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