Where can I buy high quality imperial tools?

[Theodoreallen]

Hey there,
Im an aircraft engineer, and unfortunately, boeings are all imperial.
I need some new tools, but literally can't find imperial stuff anywhere, everywhere seems to be metric. Is thee any websites/shops you know of that seem imperial stuff?

Much appreciated!

[steveo3002]

snap on

[Theodoreallen]

steveo3002 said:

snap on

You can't buy them anywhere online. Any idea how i can find out where my local van would be? Haven't seen one in my area for years.

[OldGermanHeaps]

Costco, snapon, dewalt.

[Theodoreallen]

OldGermanHeaps said:

Costco, snapon, dewalt.

What kind of tools are sold at Costco? I don't want the cheapo easy-to-break things.

[NicheMonkey]

I've bought basic hand tools like digital vernier calipers, rad gauges, plug gauges, calipers, digital height gauge etc all from Amazon and then had them calibrated at work. Most of the digital versions have a setting to switch from metric to imperial too, I use them for first offs in machined Aero parts inspection. I even got a fancy borescope for those hard to reach places and surface tester for less than £100!

[Theodoreallen]

NicheMonkey said:

I've bought basic hand tools like digital vernier calipers, rad gauges, plug gauges, calipers, digital height gauge etc all from Amazon and then had them calibrated at work. Most of the digital versions have a setting to switch from metric to imperial too, I use them for first offs in machined Aero parts inspection. I even got a fancy borescope for those hard to reach places and surface tester for less than £100!

Cheers. I'm looking more for things like sockets and spanners though Its pretty hard to find!

[El Capitano]

They make you buy your own tools? Or do you just like to have your own?

Edited by El Capitano on Friday 27th November 20:17

[Theodoreallen]

El Capitano said:

They make you buy your own tools?

Yeah, unfortunately haha!

[DuraAce]

Theodoreallen said:

You can't buy them anywhere online. Any idea how i can find out where my local van would be? Haven't seen one in my area for years.

You can buy online. I buy loads of stuff from their website. You don't need to find a van.

[Theodoreallen]

DuraAce said:

You can buy online. I buy loads of stuff from their website. You don't need to find a van.

Really? Ill try again, couldn't find anything earlier aha

[lostkiwi]

Halfords. Decent quality too.

[Depthhoar]

Everything you need here:

http://primetools.co.uk/product-category/aerospace...

[DuraAce]

Theodoreallen said:

DuraAce said:

You can buy online. I buy loads of stuff from their website. You don't need to find a van.

Really? Ill try again, couldn't find anything earlier aha

http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/catalog.asp?store=uk

[hacksaw]

Are you looking for just mech tools or sheety gear as well? Yardstore.com is a good spot. eBay, of course. Britool / facom do imperial stuff, I've got a set of 12 point quarter drive sockets from Britool that, Imo, are as good as my snap on set. I'm an ex contractor and if you need any specific stuff, I might have a few spares lying around, although I was more of a sheety then mech. Also try connie tooling on Facebook, he does a lot of gear, full sets if you need it.

Edited by hacksaw on Friday 27th November 20:32

[entwistlecymru]

Elora and King Dick both make lovely imperial tools. Any Draper stockist can get hold of the Elora range - I've got lots of it and it's bombproof

[steveo3002]

if you did want to find the snap on van , any local garage should who it is and what days he comes around

[normalbloke]

Ask your colleagues.

[teamHOLDENracing]

Am I the only one hoping never to fly on a Boeing part built by the bloke who doesn't know where to buy his tools?

[Hamish Finn]

http://www.lasertools.co.uk/

Fill your boots mate. Metric, Imperial or even Whitworth if you need them.