Trailerfitter's Toolbox Tour-If you can't get a socket on it....Combination Spanners pt 1.1

Here we go. A guided tour of my toolbox but instead of just bragging about what I've got, I'm going to show you how I use 'em.

[@tomward7479]

I did that metric marking on imperial spanners too few weeks back. The old style britool spanners are as good or possibly better than snap on, i have a few armstrong tool ones aswell, also very good.

[@mikeharvey9844]

I have a few Halford Professional now, since Snap-On would not replace my 3/8" drive ratchet that I bought in 1974. The mechanism broke last year, and is now unavailable. I thought they should supply a new ratchet, but no. I use lots of Whitworth sizes on my 1956 Norton. I agree, open ended as a last resort, unless you want to round the nut off.

[@tomot6581]

I would never buy another snap on tool if that happened to me

[@stefanobio7045]

Hi Mike....Halfords Professional range of tools are very good and on the trade card good value, ive been using a 1970's halfords 1/2 drive ratchet for years, it even has an oil hole to lubricate the ratchet mechanism, i gave it to our son who is both a heavy and light vehicle mechanic and the ratchet is still going strong......

[@matthewwiddows6319]

would like to see a head to head with say a snap on tool and a bergen\sealey\silverline tool. would have to be a daily used tool to get enough wear. I allways have this argument with a friend who has snap on and takes the mick of ebay tools, but i say they can do the same job as his spanners that cost multiples more. would love to know the break even point if it exists.

[@trailerfitter2]

worth a sort but it would need some calibrated kit so SNap n desn't come back with a lawsuit lol

[@davedook3959]

I like the direction of how youre taking the channel Chris, yes tool reviews are a pretty interesting topic , showing long term use of tools how they hold up etc .. my personal favorite tools are Britool, I bought a bunch of them from an agent some time ago, i r really like the 75 degree offset spanners , i have a very nice set of Stahlwille in my toolbox at work, Cheers Chris.

[@RobertSmith-fv3ux]

Now that is a good shout Think how much you would have to shell out if you were to buy big spanners Yes a/f is a cross flat's W/w is the size of the threads (diameter) Not that long ago battery terminals were all w/w 5/16

[@masonbradley1812]

C'mon Chris get'em out. Been waiting a long time for this 👍👍

[@trailerfitter2]

This'll be a long winded series...

[@raymccarthy7492]

I find with calipers ,when you crack the bolts .I use the milwaukee right angle impact to spin on and off bolts .

[@harveysmith100]

The last bit in the dark was great, and yes it would!!

[@andrewthompson6901]

hey mate snapon spanners 800$ here in Australia for the 10 to 19 or 460p UK money crazy I weeks pay for a set

[@garethjones8047]

Whilst I agree that in some instances nothing comes close to snap on, for instance my lineman pliers, £53 back in 2004 when I was earning about £300 take home as a Hgv mechanic, I do feel that over £400 for a basic spanner set is out of reach for most apprentices trying to build their kit is really taking the piss. I had a mortgage at 22 so I had to make a compromise between price and quality. Britool or Gedore were always a good compromise for me but my 3/8 ratchet is actually an Halfords Professional, did many many years in the trade with it and lots since and its never had the ratchet mechanism replaced. At the time as a young man with responsibilities, paying my mortgage seemed more important than spending vast amounts on tools to fix my bosses trucks.

[@trailerfitter2]

In hindsight you are right. I always look at tools as consumables. They are not assets that increase in value as do houses.

[@heavymachinery2843]

I have tons of wrenches mostly gedore i realy like tham but also beta stahlwille and a few orhers i use wrenches a lot my new favorite are stahlwille and beta retchet wrenches and my all time favorite is the gedore 1b wrench good Video 👍

[@davedook3959]

Stahlwille are top notch

[@heavymachinery2843]

@@davedook3959 they are nice too i have a few of them

[@adamgeorge1494]

Hi Chris, what do you use to mark your tools with that orange ink? Is it a paint pen? Do you have any specific one you'd recommend?

[@trailerfitter2]

paint pen but I'd like something something better

[@norb0254]

Your not a metric boy ,you worked on land rovers ,lol all the series 3 i worked on where imperial fastening ..Though i think they may have went metric when the 90 110 came out

[@lewistingey1610]

The BlueSpot set of aircraft spanners you recommended are fantastic bits of kit! Well worth the money, I use them a hell of a lot!

[@heavydiesel]

Have some whitworth tools for working on my Atkinson.

[@Defender110SLO]

Thank good that my father brought some from work. 😉 Cheers. 🍻

[@vic6820]

1/4" Whitworth on a Defender battery terminal 😁

[@CANDiagnostic]

Have you got different brand of lipstick on? Something different about you

[@trailerfitter2]

must be the workshop lights 🤣🤣

[@leewot]

I don’t really understand imperial .. except if you ask me how tall I am , how heavy I am, how far it us to the pub, how fast I’m gonna drive there & the quantity of beer I’d drink .. in which case you can forget metric

[@trailerfitter2]

ha ha exactly.....

[@JonWhitton]

Thanks for sharing Chris

[@adrianmassey6673]

Why are ring spanners always 12 point? Can you even get 6 point combination spanners?

[@heavydiesel]

Have seen six point ring spanners so they are available.

[@trailerfitter2]

yeah you can get 6 point but they are not popular.

[@alistairjackson8150]

This was a great video. Really interesting to see the confidence you have in 12 point spanners. Do you ever feel a 6 point is required to avoid rounding? I always worry with sockets.

[@trailerfitter2]

nope. I've got 6 pointd sockets for that.

[@stefanobio7045]

xi-on sockets are brilliant......

[@alistairjackson8150]

@@stefanobio7045 Would you look at that, useful advice on KZbin. Thanks, may well get a set!

[@stefanobio7045]

@@alistairjackson8150 Hi Alistair.... xi-on sockets are excellent ive been using them for many years now, the inner profile have been designed to grip the nut or bolt securley, even when damaged or corroded, they are very good quality, they have a knurled grip to make it easier to remove from the ratchet or breaker bar. I purchased several sets 1/4", 3/8" and 1/2" drive in both shallow and deep.....you will find numerous sellers on Ebay.....best regards, Stefano.

[@richardhartley7094]

👍👍

[@ethanwilkinson9585]

Bluepoint have a spanner set that is twisted in the middle so you are holding the other end on the flat face rather than the thin edge (meant to stop it digging into your hand) seems like a neat design but don't justify the price in my opinion

[@CANDiagnostic]

I have these spanners. Don't waste your money imo