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Decent Torx Sockets?
« on: 03 December 2009, 17:15:59 »
Ok so the "most reliable Omega in the world" needs a few jobs doing. (Spoke too soon :P) Anybody know if the cheap torx sets on a rail on ebay are any good or should i be looking elsewhere, also what sizes will cover most jobs.
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Re: Decent Torx Sockets?
« Reply #1 on: 03 December 2009, 17:21:41 »
got mine from halfauds  :y

life time warrenty on them  :y
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Re: Decent Torx Sockets?
« Reply #2 on: 03 December 2009, 17:50:06 »
Buy a decent name. You get what you pay for with tools. Cheap is cheap.
Spend a little extra & you save money, because they'll last many years instead of five mins.
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Re: Decent Torx Sockets?
« Reply #3 on: 03 December 2009, 18:09:53 »
Always buy the best you can afford they will last longer and less likely to slip and round off the bolts causing even more grief  :y
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Re: Decent Torx Sockets?
« Reply #4 on: 03 December 2009, 18:20:51 »
think halfrauds sockets are snap on / blue point rebranded  :y
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Re: Decent Torx Sockets?
« Reply #5 on: 03 December 2009, 18:25:54 »
i bought a set off ebay on a rail from i tooling they work great but like you say buy the best you can
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Re: Decent Torx Sockets?
« Reply #6 on: 03 December 2009, 19:14:30 »
I've found the following set to be very good if it's just torx bits you need:

http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/pro151-29-pce-metric-socket-set/path/torx-spline-and-star-tools

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Re: Decent Torx Sockets?
« Reply #7 on: 03 December 2009, 19:34:19 »
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I've found the following set to be very good if it's just torx bits you need:

http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/pro151-29-pce-metric-socket-set/path/torx-spline-and-star-tools

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I agree Kevin always found clarke tools to be fairly good
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Re: Decent Torx Sockets?
« Reply #8 on: 03 December 2009, 20:19:32 »
one of the few criticisms i have of Halfords pro set is the 3/8 drive on the smaller torx sockets is a pain, the shank often seems to get in the way.

1/4 inch drive for the smaller size sockets where possible ime :-)
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Re: Decent Torx Sockets?
« Reply #9 on: 03 December 2009, 20:25:06 »
Ive found the Halfords to be made of toffee.

seem to brake one whenever i do something remotely hard...

yes there guarantee'd. but they also leave you stranded.

have now replaced with
http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/cht144-40-pce-torxspline-bit-holder-s/path/torx-spline-and-star-tools

a cracking set  :y
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Re: Decent Torx Sockets?
« Reply #10 on: 03 December 2009, 21:21:38 »
I've got the Halfords ones, they're well used and still in good nick :y
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Re: Decent Torx Sockets?
« Reply #11 on: 03 December 2009, 21:32:16 »
Sealey £22.50  :y
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Re: Decent Torx Sockets?
« Reply #12 on: 03 December 2009, 22:29:26 »
We used to have the Snap -On Vanman visit every month when I worked in a Bodyshop and you could build up a great tool kit.

 The tools were first class and guaranteed for life, but they were expensive and walking onto the back of his Van always meant you bought something new.

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Re: Decent Torx Sockets?
« Reply #13 on: 03 December 2009, 22:55:34 »
I got a torx set box, come with 300  ( the tool shack )bits etc £30 even micro torx good for taking electrical iterm's to bits, :y
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Re: Decent Torx Sockets?
« Reply #14 on: 03 December 2009, 23:23:36 »
Thanks for all the suggestions guys.  :y Just out of curiosity rustym95, is that the tool shack in Florida I just got from Google :)
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