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malcky
I have only just started college last month so have plenty time to kit myself out with the most common HAND tools for the most common jobs you guys do on a daily basis, not looking at power tools yet....will get that thread started another time.
One thing I want to do IF possible...and thats a BIG if, is try get as many of my HAND tools that are made right here in the UK, which I know will bump up my costs...this is also assuming that stuff that is still made in the UK is good stuff and not cheaper materials from elsewhere and then built in the UK if that makes sense?
Thats one of the reasons I ordered the benders that was posted earlier in this thread, which arrived today and they look brand new....not a mark on them so probably stripped down and re-painted yellow and changed every nut, roller, guides and the other bit I cant remember the name of right now..haha. £45 delivered seems fair to me...although not used them yet.
Ordered the 7" & 9" footprints (not the thumb version) today seeing as they are well liked on here and also discovered made in the UK as well, these I will take to college and see how the things work compared to the adjustables used there.....Will I still need a set of adjustables or do these footprints cover the same tasks?
So, items to look for that are still made here will most likely be: spanners, pipe cutters, claw hammer and anything else people can suggest.
One thing I want to do IF possible...and thats a BIG if, is try get as many of my HAND tools that are made right here in the UK, which I know will bump up my costs...this is also assuming that stuff that is still made in the UK is good stuff and not cheaper materials from elsewhere and then built in the UK if that makes sense?
Thats one of the reasons I ordered the benders that was posted earlier in this thread, which arrived today and they look brand new....not a mark on them so probably stripped down and re-painted yellow and changed every nut, roller, guides and the other bit I cant remember the name of right now..haha. £45 delivered seems fair to me...although not used them yet.
Ordered the 7" & 9" footprints (not the thumb version) today seeing as they are well liked on here and also discovered made in the UK as well, these I will take to college and see how the things work compared to the adjustables used there.....Will I still need a set of adjustables or do these footprints cover the same tasks?
So, items to look for that are still made here will most likely be: spanners, pipe cutters, claw hammer and anything else people can suggest.