Tools!

[Ritchy]

well spent a bit of time adding up my tools as im gonna insure them as my garage dont insure our tools, £5,000 in my toolbox, thats just my stuff at work, thats not counting my other 5 toolboxes at home and all over the rest of the garage at home, just crazy the amount of stuff i need, still got more stuff to buy as well, gonna buy a new toolbox next year, snap on, n thats gonna come in at £5,000 just for the box! i dare to think what my dads spent on stuff at his garage, 2 ramps, 20 ton press, 50 ton press, safety cleaners, huge prts wasehr, automatic specialist tools, scanner:P n more lol must be into the 10s of thousands:O

[stamford]

It certainly does add up, I sold a few boxes a number of years ago as I had duplicate stuff, set for work and a set for the garage. I'm down to just the one Snap-On now, nowhere near as much as I used to have. Look after them as they will last longer than you will!

[Ritchy]

theyve lasted pretty good so far, all ive lost in the last 3 years, is a stubby snap on pozi driver, snap on feeler blades, about 6 of those orange handled electrical screwdrivers, have to be the best tools ever as well:Pcouple of sockets and my best matco quater drive flexi ratchet was gutted cuz it was about £40

[peterzs]

You have to watch out if you carry tools in your car or works van, our insurance didnt cover tools that were left overnight unless the car/van was in a locked garage.

[Ritchy]

i have a bluepoint socket set in my car, its only worth about £100quid n a few screwdrivers ect, nothin too major

[StragglaSteve]

Originally Posted by ritchyp

i have a bluepoint socket set in my car, its only worth about £100quid n a few screwdrivers ect, nothin too major

only? i would be fuming if i lost summin worth £100!

[Ritchy]

well i would be a bit gutted, but ya know grand scheme of things its not the best set, id go for halfords socket sets before snap on now tbh, halfords tools are really well made, cheap with the trade card, and if you break them(which trust me u have to be doing somthing wrong to) they just take it back, dont even look at it, where as snap on its scrutinized, then he orderes it....n like 1 month down the line itt gets replaced, n i have to do without whatever it is, im not dissing snap on, the tools are great, and big mick tries his best, but whoevers at the other end, n theyre way overpriced too, my snap on buzz gun was best part of £300 very good tho:P, when i take stuff home from work for doing engines ect it all goes straight in my garage locked up pure gutter though when things like that arent insured, im amazed arnold clark dont insure our tools, someone could just come in n walk out with the toolboxes n we'd get nothing!

[peterzs]

We took on an apprentice in the workshop, next thing he was buying a Snap on tool box, £2000. I said go to Halfords, theirs was about £200. but he paid weekly to Snap on. He was happy!!

[Ritchy]

well mines made of 3 halfords boxes, bolted 2 together for the rollcab, but startin to run outta space now lol, very pleased with the boxes though after all its not the box that makes u the money its whats in it

[peterzs]

Snap on sales men must be good, always see their vans parked up outside garages, works units.