Where can I buy high quality imperial tools?

[HustleRussell]

teamHOLDENracing said:

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?

Probably. There's probably genius mechanics out there who are bordering on autistic spectrum, don't have friends and are scared of the Internet.

[FreeLitres]

Anyone else feel slightly uneasy about an aircraft engineer saying he's struggling to find decent tools?

It makes me think of some of my plumbing bodge jobs where I used the wrong tools and rounded off plastic basin backnuts.



ETA: Beaten to it!

[lee_erm]

Definitely uses imperial bolts.

[j4ckos mate]

Chucked loads n the last 18 months.
Dad was an ironmonger he liked to help himself a lot of works tools



Whitworth af etc. He had many examples of different tools sizes
Miss you dad X

[hidetheelephants]

Bacons Dozen are fairly good.

[longshot]

I am frankly stunned that your company aren't helping you with this.

Unless they are mad or keen to go out of business, they should be very interested in what tools you use.

A cheap socket shattering into 4 pieces for example could ground a plane for days while you retrieve the bits.
Quality control springs to mind too.

Don't forget they should be cadmium free.

ETA. You may also find that some tools are so specialised that they are only made by Snap-on or maybe stahlwille.
The copyright on the tools design may be held by the product manufacturer too.

Edited by longshot on Saturday 28th November 00:22

[lord trumpton]

Theodoreallen said:

Where can I buy high quality imperial tools?

Much appreciated!

Ask a stormtrooper - the death star was pretty impressive

[nessiemac]

lee_erm said:

Definitely uses imperial bolts.

Not just Boeing, Airbus are imperial as well.

[hidetheelephants]

nessiemac said:

Not just Boeing, Airbus are imperial as well.

How does that work, what with them being French to a significant extent?

[Jimmyarm]

DuraAce said:

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

I would get the number of the local dealer, the prices on the website are pretty high !

[RCBRG]

hidetheelephants said:

How does that work, what with them being French to a significant extent?

what does the nationality have to do with it? its just an industry standard. aircraft made the world over tend to use imperial

[Durruti]

In my opinion, these are currently the best tools money can buy.

Check out the Joker range of spanners and the Zyklop Speed ratchets.

http://www.wera-tools.co.uk

[Riley Blue]

normalbloke said:

Ask your colleagues.

Far too sensible...

[AlanH1]

Ask everyone at work where they get their tools, someone might be able to help you out. People retire or leave the industry all the time.

Halfords Pro do a set of A/F spanners 3/8 to 3/4 which are really good as a starter. Their tool boxes are ok, in fact there is a deal on this weekend for top box and cabinet.

I.m.h.o. buy the best you can afford in sockets and spanners below 9/16, it will save your knuckles and last a lifetime. Also duck bills, snips, ratchet spanners anything you will be using daily. The quality of the bigger stuff is much better across a wider range of less expensive brands. My non branded wire locking pliers are still going after 20 years.

[Pesty]

Snap on as mentioned also worth considering is Beta.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Beta-55-AS-Double-Wrenches...

[Willy Nilly]

Teng

[addz86]

Change all the nuts and bolts to metric

[Pesty]

lord trumpton said:

Ask a stormtrooper - the death star was pretty impressive

Come on own up. How long have you been using that joke?

[lesstatt]

Try this lot as well, I used to work for them. They have their own range and also sell a lot of other makes, branches all over the uk

https://www.cromwell.co.uk/shop/030803/combination

[lord trumpton]

Pesty said:

lord trumpton said:

Ask a stormtrooper - the death star was pretty impressive

Come on own up. How long have you been using that joke?

Now that's a joke I've not used in a long time..........a long time.