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Chat & Social => The Bar - General Chat => Topic started by: blueboy on July 30, 2007, 08:17:22

Title: Northern tools
Post by: blueboy on July 30, 2007, 08:17:22

Morning folk's have any of you bought tool's from this company,and if you have are they any good for occasional use or just crap.
I know you get what you pay for but i can't justify paying big money for tool's that only get used from time to time.Plus i'm a tight scotsman. :lol:

Title: Northern tools
Post by: Daz800 on July 30, 2007, 08:26:32

dont buy cheap tools, they break, snap or bend the first time you use them and in the long run thy cost you more.
buy "good" stuff ( silverline spanners are very good).

daz

Title: Northern tools
Post by: Bulli on July 30, 2007, 08:55:44

i couldnt agree more, my personal fave are Halfords. They arent too silly money and you can buy a box with nearly everything you will need in for less than a ton.

Title: Northern tools
Post by: waveydavey on July 30, 2007, 09:07:25

Normally I would agree but it depends on what you want:

If it might damage the job don't go cheap but many things they will do the job at a fraction of the price and you don't need them to last long to pay their way.

Title: Northern tools
Post by: Evilgoat on July 30, 2007, 09:20:28

Nother vote for Halfords here, but in this case, the professional range stuff. Has the cheap stuff come apart before (sockets seem to be made out of toffee) Never had any of the profession range stuff I have now let me down.

Title: Northern tools
Post by: 666 on July 30, 2007, 09:36:24

Quote from: "Evilgoat"

Nother vote for Halfords here, but in this case, the professional range stuff. Has the cheap stuff come apart before (sockets seem to be made out of toffee) Never had any of the profession range stuff I have now let me down.

Yep go for the professional range, not bad quality plus a life time guarantee on them too!

Cheers

Mark

Title: Northern tools
Post by: beast5680 on July 30, 2007, 21:21:47

Northern tools have some good stuff at good prices but they also have some rubbish stuff, i,ve bought 3 ton trolley jacks and axle stands which were good value and a 1/2" drive battery 24v rattle gun which i use at work and it does get hard work as well and has been no trouble, also had a battery drill from them which has been very reliable

Title: Northern tools
Post by: blueboy on July 31, 2007, 14:52:01

Cheer's guy's sound's like Halford's is the way to go.


What tool's do you reckon a newby should start with ?bout time i started getting some decent kit instead of using my old mix'n'match hand me down's!
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