What tools?

[jg.mit]

Hi all. I am wanting to know your advice on tool brands. For power tools I am drawn towards milwaukee and there isn't much chance I will stray away. For hand tools I am drawn towards Teng Tools because of their reputation and variety, but I am also considering Draper and Sealey. What is everyones opinions?
PS: I am picky and like to have most things one brand so mix and match isn't really and option.

Thanks in advance.

[Baldchap]

What do you plan to do with said tools?

[steveo3002]

alot of sealey is rebadged china stuff , look around and you can find ebay no name stuff without their sticker on

i dont stick to one brand , not many makers are good at everything

if warranty bothers you then halfords is open 7 days a week vs fighting with sending things back etc

[Drezza]

I'd go Halfords pro and DeWalt power tools

[jg.mit]

Just general mechanicing, home repairs and tractor restorations.

[jg.mit]

What do you think about Draper tools?

[the cueball]

I have a mixture of Halfords professional, Draper "old" tools (not the newer chineseium ones), Bahco and Norbar.

Power tools are usually Dewalt, although I've not got a few things from Lidl/Aldi like a compressor, saw etc and they are OK for what I need.

[steveo3002]

jg.mit said:

What do you think about Draper tools?

nothing special , often rebadged

to be honest most stuff above poundland level will do for the home mechanic for hand tools ...for cordless yes the milwaukee are nice

Edited by steveo3002 on Monday 22 February 11:28

[devnull]

I have a mixture of Halfords pro, Makita (i.e. I will look to see if they have something that can use the LXT batteries first and then miluwalkee next.

I also use a lot of Wera and Knipex stuff now for good quality job specific tools.

[jg.mit]

Thanks for all the replies, I will take them into account.

[Krikkit]

Halfords Pro or Bahco would be my choice, I'm very much a fan of Bahco socket sets etc.

Next tier up would be Wera, Facom, that kind of brand.

[steveo3002]

wera , vessel , knipex , channel lock , gedore , stahlwille , facom , king dick, hazet , bondhus are all makes id be pleased to own

i dont see sealey or draper as anything special , go for it if the price is cheap otherwise u.s pro from ebay and the like will do for budget stuff

[jeremyh1]

Drezza said:

I'd go Halfords pro and DeWalt power tools

Im with you I have Halfords advance tools with the lifetime return promise and they never let me down

[stevemcs]

Halfords pro and Millwaukee for me with a few Wera bits

[spikeyhead]

Halfords pro socket set and Wera screwdrivers.

[Nampahc Niloc]

I’m very happy with all my Halfords Advanced tools, with the lifetime guarantee being an added bonus. If you can wrangle yourself a trade card, their prices become a lot more competitive.

[Chris32345]

Nampahc Niloc said:

I’m very happy with all my Halfords Advanced tools, with the lifetime guarantee being an added bonus. If you can wrangle yourself a trade card, their prices become a lot more competitive.

If you get them on sale they are allready competitive given the warranty

Especially compared to snapoff which is arout 4-5x times price not little extra benefit

[Jonj1]

Lots of people are saying Halfords Pro. I've not heard of that myself, is that like workshop stuff?

I use Halfords Advanced. Great tools and good quality

[105.4]

Sockets: Halfords Pro mainly
Spanners : Halfords Pro
Ratchets: Machine Mart / Clarkes, (very durable)
Screwdrivers: Facom with a cheap eBay set for abusing
Air tools: Blue Point and Ingarsol Rand
Pliers: MAC Tools, Facom and Irwin.

All my other bits are a mixture of mid level brands.

I’m not a fan of either Draper or Sealey though.