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  • Tue, Dec 8 2009 11:10

    What tool kit to buy a for a christmas present

     

    My daughter wants to buy her boyfriend (who is a young farmer) a tool kit, or tools for christmas,

     

    she has £50-75 to spend, but does not know (without asking him outright, which will ruin the suprise, what he needs)

     

    Any ideas on what might be a good kit?

    Dont want cheap  bendy metal tools, as the y will break but there again dont want to spend too much as it mayy get lost on the farm

    there is some nice kits in halfords in the advanced range which seems to have a good reviews any help most appreciated!!

  • Tue, Dec 8 2009 12:11 In reply to

    • Peter Wells
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    Re: What tool kit to buy a for a christmas present

    Of course it all depends on what he has already got but, a grindstone, and/or tool sharpening item?.

  • Tue, Dec 8 2009 12:37 In reply to

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    she is going to ask his dad for advice, apparently he needs all sorts of tools as most have been lost or broken.

     

    He is also very fond of whacking things with a hammer if they dont playball!!

     

    he has got a huge tool box in his room, she is going to root though it for inspiration (hope he dont hide the porn there)Stick out tongue

  • Tue, Dec 8 2009 12:49 In reply to

    • He his-self
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    Re: What tool kit to buy a for a christmas present

    Costco does some nice full spec kits, spanners, ratchets, sockets, allen keys etc at that sort of money. Comes in a good solid case for behind the tractor seat.
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    Re: What tool kit to buy a for a christmas present

     

    MAM! don't be vulgar!
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    Re: What tool kit to buy a for a christmas present

            For £50 - £75 you will only get a small amount of high quality tools. If you would rather get a larger amount or a bigger set, you could try Draper. They supply very good value for money tools:  www.drapertools.com/b2c/b2chome.pgm 

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  • Wed, Dec 9 2009 9:15 In reply to

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    Re: What tool kit to buy a for a christmas present

    I am prepared to spend a little more than £75.  this is very difficult.

  • Wed, Dec 9 2009 9:24 In reply to

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    Re: What tool kit to buy a for a christmas present

    Sounds too good to be true and, as usual when this occurs, it probably is.

    However, the problem is also one of perception. My generation bought tools to last a lifetime; and they did. (I still have my spanners, pliers, hammers, cold steel chisels, etc from 1954. [I also have a Wolf 900rpm power drill from that date, still working])

    Many modern chaps don't mind tools 'wearing' out and so buy, expecting to have to replace. We didn't buy expecting to replace but assumed they would be handed on to the next generation.

    I suppose your daughter will have to make the judgement as to what will give him the most satisfaction.

    All the best

  • Wed, Dec 9 2009 19:25 In reply to

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    Halfords pro tools seem to have a good reputation, a good socket set is a safe bet. Peter is your drill a Wolf Cub by any chance? I inherited one years ago before giving it away when I bought a B&D 2 speed drill which lasted all of 4 years until the gearbox went. I still have a few tools like yourself dating from the fifties, pity the spanners are A/F and Whitworth.

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  • Thu, Dec 10 2009 18:37 In reply to

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    Re: What tool kit to buy a for a christmas present

    I've been thinking about this one for a week or so. It is tricky, and the reason is that you could easily spend £500 on a tool kit, but without knowing what it's likely to be used for, that would be overkill. My suggestion (for what it's worth) is to get a medium-to-good quality tool box, and then (say) a good quality screwdriver set and perhaps a combination spanner set in a proper roll, not the thin plastic ones they normally come in. That is by no means a full tool kit, but it is a good start, and to be honest the best way of getting a tool kit is to buy the tools piecemeal when you're sure what's needed. If you have a local "Sealey" dealer, their stuff is not absolutely top quality, but pretty good, and you'd probably get some good advice from the man behind the counter. You could also consider a visit (or a cyber-visit) to Machine-Mart.
  • Thu, Dec 10 2009 20:08 In reply to

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    Re: What tool kit to buy a for a christmas present

     have you considered a multi-tool, or a pocket/pen knife kind of thing? i always find i need my leatherman on me, for one thing or another

    i know everyone frowns upon them, but leathermans are built to last, and they only break if you try and use them for something they wernt designed for. 

    as a side note, remember- don't force it, if it wont go, get a bigger hammer ;)

  • Thu, Dec 10 2009 20:50 In reply to

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    Re: What tool kit to buy a for a christmas present

    adam19493:

     have you considered a multi-tool, or a pocket/pen knife kind of thing? i always find i need my leatherman on me, for one thing or another

    i know everyone frowns upon them, but leathermans are built to last, and they only break if you try and use them for something they wernt designed for. 

    I can vouch for the quality of true leather man's my dad had on go through a muck speared and a bit of cleaning up and its right as rain, they aren't just useful as a penknife, its a screwdriver when you need one/just need something adjusted slightly and many other things as well
    adam19493:

    as a side note, remember- don't force it, if it wont go, get a bigger hammer ;)

    and just think of it as encouragement rather than forcing
  • Thu, Dec 10 2009 20:58 In reply to

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    Re: What tool kit to buy a for a christmas present

     I also have a pocketknife on me, because the leatherman is a little bit fiddly to get the blade out, but the eatherman is there for, like you said, little niggly jobs, things that dont have a proper tool for them.

  • Fri, Dec 11 2009 18:08 In reply to

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    Re: What tool kit to buy a for a christmas present

    paddington bear:
    Peter is your drill a Wolf Cub by any chance? I inherited one years ago before giving it away when I bought a B&D 2 speed drill which lasted all of 4 years until the gearbox went. I still have a few tools like yourself dating from the fifties, pity the spanners are A/F and Whitworth.

    A lot of my spanners are metric. 3mm up to 21mm. Still going strong, no rust.

    Your question re the Wolf Cub took my mind back. No it is the larger version and really requires two hands. Its chuck requires a key (attached on a chain) and it has a button on the handle to hold the trigger closed. I don't know what the torque is but should the bit stick, you could break your wrist if unlucky.

    Ah, memories of the fitting shop of my youth.

     

  • Sun, Dec 13 2009 18:23 In reply to

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    My mother-in-law bought me an excellent tool set from Craftsman last year.  My problem is I rarely return a tool to its appropriate place.  If I am combining, many of my tools wind up in the combine, baling, in the baler tractor, etc, then I forget where I put them.  I think it would be nice to have a small set in each machine, although pricey.  Our most commonly used wrenchs are 1/2, 9/16, 3/4 and 15/16.  If they made a tool set with those, a nice hammer to smack things with, a crescent wrench or two, and maybe a roll of duct tape and a set of electrical connections and fittings, that would cover most of my needs most of the time. 

    A young man who helps me sometimes made an observation once in reply to me complaining how I never have the right tools. He said, "it isn't so much you don't have the right tools, you just seldom know where they are".  Maybe your daughters boyfriend needs a really nice toolbox??

  • Sun, Dec 13 2009 23:31 In reply to

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    If you buy Britool you will get the best and it will cost you more than other Brands but you won't get split Sockets or worn edges on Spanners.American Spanners are the same . Stuff from China made by Wang is going to be Wang.Cheap Tools are Cheap from day one,good tools are respected from day one.

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