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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: dave the builder on 19 June 2022, 21:46:19
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Lidl are doing a set of 6 sided sockets for £15
https://www.lidl.co.uk/p/diy-tools/parkside-socket-set/p52747 (https://www.lidl.co.uk/p/diy-tools/parkside-socket-set/p52747)
I've got a couple of smaller sets from a previous offer , quite good for the price :)
especially good if your nuts are rusty :-X
"Neatly stored in a sturdy metal case
Made from chrome vanadium steel
24 piece set
11x sockets 1/4” (6.3mm): 4-5-5.5-6-7-8-9-10- 11-13-14
13x sockets 1/2” (12.5mm): 12-13-14-15-16-17- 19-21-22-24-27-30-32
Matt finish with laser markings to help easily identify sizes"
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Wot, no ratchet? :o
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For £15? And you'd need two, as there's a big difference between 1/4 and 1/2" drive.
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For £15? And you'd need two, as there's a big difference between 1/4 and 1/2" drive.
I'm a tight pensioner Nick. ;)
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I paid £100 for a 180 piece set from HALFORDS.
The quality 'appears' excellent and it was delivered free of charge. :y
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Lidl are doing a set of 6 sided sockets for £15
https://www.lidl.co.uk/p/diy-tools/parkside-socket-set/p52747 (https://www.lidl.co.uk/p/diy-tools/parkside-socket-set/p52747)
I've got a couple of smaller sets from a previous offer , quite good for the price :)
especially good if your nuts are rusty :-X
I bought a set like that and kept it for making the 'special tools' that some jobs require which turn out to be £38 for a socket with a notch out of it, or one that's extremely shallow. I've got about 2/3 of the sockets left and they've paid for themselves times over. :y
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Lidl are doing a set of 6 sided sockets for £15
https://www.lidl.co.uk/p/diy-tools/parkside-socket-set/p52747 (https://www.lidl.co.uk/p/diy-tools/parkside-socket-set/p52747)
I've got a couple of smaller sets from a previous offer , quite good for the price :)
especially good if your nuts are rusty :-X
I bought a set like that and kept it for making the 'special tools' that some jobs require which turn out to be £38 for a socket with a notch out of it, or one that's extremely shallow. I've got about 2/3 of the sockets left and they've paid for themselves times over. :y
I had a knackered toolbox full of old sockets and spanners for the same reason. My V6 timing set came without the 30mm spanner, so I improvised by boring out a 1/2" drive socket to take the relevant torx one for the bolt, and welded on some steel strap to hold the tensioner. Took about 10 minutes and cost nothing.
(https://www.dropbox.com/s/d06kigcq0h68pex/CamAdjusterSpanner.jpg?raw=1)
It feels better bending or shortening an old spanner than a £20 Snap-on one. Welding a socket onto them to make a custom crowsfoot or other limited access spanner works well - I still have an 11mm one for replacing Yak air compressor, which saves about an hour of cramped fingers each time you have to remove and replace one.
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Thought you'd made yourself a Snap-On gentleman's pipe for a moment there... ;D