Can ya hand a man a grander spanner (or not)?

I'm in the market for a "decent" quality toolkit, ie not a Kamrt jobbie, is Sidchrome still the best or are there some as good and cheaper?

theres kingchrome, they do a good bit of kit too.

snap on if you like spending $$$$$$$

snap on if you like spending $$$$$$$

I call them snap off. I'll let you figure out why. I'll take Kingchrome thanks.

I buy sidchrome

this place is fairly competive in prices http://www.justtools.com.au

ebay is often more expensive than them.

I've got a kmart set, pro choice, 17 years old, still going strong, never broken any of it
And yes it's been used

Thanks for the heads up guys, Kinchrome looks good and just sussed out Bunnings, nothing decent <$200 so Just Tools looks good

Yeah, don't bother with Bunnings for trade tools...they are always dearer...

Bunnings is also full of that GMC shit gear ... its replacing the good stuff so bunnings is a no go zone for me.

Sidchrome for the last 20 years with no probs
& Kinchrome is on par

Most of my gear is KingChrome or KC Pro Am, and I haven't had a prob with any of it over the last 10 years and they come with a lifr time replacement warranty.

I like Snap On or Kinchrome but when u get them be sure they are Lainie proof

Is ANY tool Lainie proof??

Is ANY tool Lainie proof??

I can promise yours is

I am a tool and yeah i'll agree, pretty Lainie proof!!!!

Sidchrome are now owned by Stanley in the US. As far as I can tell the quality hasn't dropped, but I'm not sure they still offer an 'unconditional' guarantee if broken in the line of duty. I have Stanley sockets as well (1/4" drive) they aren't too bad either.

Kinchrome is also pretty good as mentioned...Snap On are obscenely expensive. I have a few 'Crescent' brand tools as well (also a US Company) they seems really good quality as well.

http://www.crescenttools.com/

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