Kingchrome

Kincrome or Kingchrome? worlds apart in quality. just like palsonic & panasonic, SONY vs SQNY. Yamaha vs Yamana, you get the gist.

 

set on ebay for $199

Kincrome 25 Pce 1/2" Drive Metric/AF Socket Set 13418P - eBay Socket Sets, Hand Tools, Tools, Home. (end time 28-Sep-09 20:47:37 AEST)

another one $183 plus $30.75 for postage

Kincrome Socket Set 25 Piece AF & Metric 1/2" Sq Dve - eBay Socket Sets, Hand Tools, Tools, Home. (end time 04-Oct-09 15:21:08 AEDST)

so i think you got an alright deal

 

Yes thats a fair price, RRP is $242, but you only pay that from franchise stores really.
Transquip sells them for $189, and normally a bearing shop etc will do you a better deal then Transquip. So yes a fair price, but not a massive bargain.

 

Kincrome stuff is worth the money for the lifetime warranty. They're a nice tool to use, and you know you'll never have to buy another one, because if it breaks the replacement is free.

Have a look at Repco tools prices too, because I've heard rumours that their stuff comes out of the same factory as Kincrome tools, just with a different stamp.

I'm not sure what Stanley tools are like these days (I know their new screwdrivers are made out of cheese) but I've got an old Stanley socket set that I abuse on a regular basis, and I havn't been able to break anything yet. The old ratchet was a bit rusty and chuggy after a few years of neglect - I soaked it in engine oil for a few hours, gave it a bit of a workaround, and now it's good as new. I still prefer the feel of my Kincrome 1/2" driver though. Something nicer about it It's also nice how Kincrome sockets have the rough edges on them, so you can still turn them with oily hands.

The best spanners? Gotta be snap-on. They're clearly a step ahead of Kincrome/Supatool or Sidchrome/Stanley, but you pay for it. Their spanners are practically unbreakable!!

 

Seems like you saved yourself a couple of $$$, which is better than nothing!!

Why did you choose this set?? I took a quick look at the specs, and its missing a couple of socket sizes (11 and 16mm). Nothing worse when your working on a car, and your missing the socket size to remove a nut/bolt!!!

 

Yeah, that's never a good thing! You want something with more sockets than you think you'll ever use - they ALWAYS come in handy!!

Here's a new version of the kit I use. My set has to be at least twenty years old, the red metal case is covered in rust, and yet all the original sockets are still present and working It's a bloody good buy for the price.

New STANLEY 43 Pce 1/2? Metric & A/F Socket Set 89.509 - eBay Socket Sets, Hand Tools, Tools, Home. (end time 29-Sep-09 10:23:40 AEST)

Then on top of that, buy a few Supercheap sockets and a cheap ratchet for backup. I've found they're not too bad for the money you pay. Get them in the common sizes like 3/8, 1/2, 10, 13, 14, 15, 17 and 19. Then if you bust one of your good sockets at 4am on a Sunday morning, you're not stuck without a replacement until the shops open on Monday I believe if you keep the receipt the Supercheap stuff carries a lifetime warranty too. They just rely on you losing the receipt, because that stuff WILL break I've broken two 14mm Supercheap sockets trying to remove heads.

 

Hmm, I was thinking of buying the exact same set.

Morton, how often do you use sockets greater then say 24mm or 1"?

 

You only have to need them once or twice for them to pay for themselves.

 

I use the 32mm for wheel bearing castle nuts all the time And the 1 1/4" is good for bashing in some oil seals.

I'll second that. If you only use it once in your lifetime years, it was worth having all along

 

Yep, repco stuff is alright. 50% off their tools atm too.

 

The new Bahco sets are good, my dad has one of these. Might not be as good as they were back in the day (nothing is) but it's still right up there

SYDNEY TOOLS - Bahco 94 pieces socket & Mechanical set

 

They are good, I agree with you on that; I have seen a few broken Snap-on spanners in my time though. On one occassion, an apprentice bought a new 7/8" OE/Ring spanner and snapped the jaw off ten minutes after he bought it. It was replaced free of charge of course, but yeah, they do break. Snap-on side cutters are absolute crap! Their jaws are soft and blunten or break really easily.
Bit off subject there... sorry bout that

 

Haha the best side cutters I ever bought were a $10 R-Tool pair (or something similarly brandless) from Burson. They came in a dodgy red packet, but I havn't been able to break them even trying to cut 4ga cable yet