Daveskater
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Get down to Wickes, I've bought 3 today and it's come to under £3.
The prices on the hanger things were something like £3.50, £3 and £2.80, but they went through at 87p, 80p and 73p. Seem alright too, and you can't argue for that price. They go from 7mm to 21 or 22 I think 
Numberwang!
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I like you Dave, you are a man of men
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willay
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not bad really but for that price they could be made out of newspapers and tesco trolleys
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Daveskater
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True, must be a mistake though. My theory is they were upping the prices, but only put the pence in and not the pounds.
Can't really argue though, only lost two thirty in total 
These but not in a set: http://www.wickes.co.uk/Sundry-Tools/Combination-Spanner-Set/invt/167742
[Edited on 04-06-2009 by Daveskater]
Numberwang!
Originally posted by AlunJ
I like you Dave, you are a man of men
Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle
Look at my pictures
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LeeM
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i nearly bought a few 30mm+ combination spanners from halfords today but had no idea what i'd ever use them for so didnt bother. they looked cool though lol!
as far as cheap spanners i'd only get halfords pro stuff so when it does break they give you new ones
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Daveskater
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 I always have a silly giggle at the 34mm spanners in Halfords 
I did go to Halfords first but their combination ones didn't look like they'd do what I needed them to, and it would have cost more
Numberwang!
Originally posted by AlunJ
I like you Dave, you are a man of men
Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle
Look at my pictures
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sebbyg
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i bought a load as i work there, i'm pretty sure they are made by draper, think they are a deleted item hence the price
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john_c20xe
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draper/halfords ect im sure are all made by the same people, iknow draper dont make their own tools as they buy them from a factory so im guessing halfords get them from the same place as thier tools are idetical,
personaly i quite like the spaners from draper and halfords, wouldnt but naff all else from them tho! good price
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Rob E
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Cheap spanners aint worth the time when your using them day in day out. I have a cheap set and an expensive set and the difference is quite remarkable
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john_c20xe
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to be ohnest i use halfords spaners and ratchet spaners and stubby spaners at work, seem them same compared with snap-on spaners that work mates have just not as pircey, i do admit they are not as good as flank drive snapon spaners but they do the job for me, they are very strong and reliable, to be fair i know snap on have lifetime garantee but their stuff aint all good quality, most of my tools are snapon as i need them for work and ive noticed that theres beter tools out there for half the price, ive got a set of 3/8 torx sockets i payed 140 quid for and i dont get on with them at all, they twist and brake far to easily! anoys me alot when doing a rush waitig job, 
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DizzyRebel
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Best stuff for me is facom, their spanners are mint.
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Warren G
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wow
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pow
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I have a halfords proffessional set of spanners, they are the daddy.
Plus, a 36mm one
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john_c20xe
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quote:
Originally posted by DizzyRebel
Best stuff for me is facom, their spanners are mint.
you shittin me?
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Daveskater
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At my last job I was thinking of getting a set of Snap On spanners, but the guy came round on a Wednesday which I almost always had off
Good job I didn't though, only worked there 3 and a bit months in the end, now work in an office 
Numberwang!
Originally posted by AlunJ
I like you Dave, you are a man of men
Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle
Look at my pictures
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alan-g-w
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quote:
Originally posted by willay
not bad really but for that price they could be made out of newspapers and tesco trolleys
They say Chrome Vanadium on them which is what all the top of the range brands are made of as well.
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craig8
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quote:
Originally posted by john_c20xe
quote:
Originally posted by DizzyRebel
Best stuff for me is facom, their spanners are mint.
you shittin me?
i use facom spanners every day and half the time they are getting tghe shit beat out of them (heavy plant) and i have never once had a problem with them, combined with how much they cost you really cant beat them for value, and im talking sizes from 8mm up to 46+
E36 328
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AlunJ
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wickes won't sell me any tools because I'm under 21... wtf? wouldn't even sell me a can of wd40... takes the piss, i'm boycotting them
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craig8
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refused to sell me a saw and some drill bits when i was 20, their policy is a bit of a joke tbh
E36 328
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AlunJ
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If I wanted to murder someone, tbh I wouldn't use a screw driver and some wd40... maybe I'm just old fashioned though? lol
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oceansoul
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i use some big spanners at work.......pedastool bearing mounts.....40mm spanner 
tbf they were in english not metric, but 40mm fitted haha BIG ol spanners....i struggled to lift . . . .. . .
[Edited on 05-06-2009 by oceansoul]
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Daveskater
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My dad said he has to use a 54mm spanner occasionally at work Said it's massive
Numberwang!
Originally posted by AlunJ
I like you Dave, you are a man of men
Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle
Look at my pictures
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alan-g-w
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I've used a 62mm spanner or somewhere around that at the work before, it's a big motherfucker.
[Edited on 06-06-2009 by alan-g-w]
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DizzyRebel
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why do people hand spanners so big? have the never heard of sockets and a breaker bar? they save so much space lol
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dean101287
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quote:
Originally posted by DizzyRebel
why do people hand spanners so big? have the never heard of sockets and a breaker bar? they save so much space lol
Maybe, just maybe, because you cant get a socket on it? For example, you have a long length of stud bar with a nut in the middle. 
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DizzyRebel
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Ive never seen that sort of setup before, must be real old to use something like that!
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