tools, which ones are good?

[undersuspicion]

Hey guys,
looking to buy some new tools. Tossing up between kinchrome and sidchrome. Looking for sockets, spanners and a few other bits and pieces.
Any one got any opinions on either brands? Open to suggestions of other brands.
Thanks in advance.

 

[Cameron P]

sidchrome or snap on mate.. lifetime warrenty, for i know snap on does anyway

 

[undersuspicion]

yeah snap on is a bit out my price range mate, hence looking at either sidchrome or kinchrome. Used sidchrome before with no issues, just wondering if anyone else had opinions on other brands

 

[F l a k]

I've got an SP Racing socket set and an SP Racing spanner set. They are easily the nicest tool's I've ever used. Look awesome, tough as, lifetime warranty, and seem a lot nicer and arguably of higher quality the the Sidchrome and Kinchrome ones. They probably are more expensive though.

 

[undersuspicion]

I've got an SP Racing socket set and an SP Racing spanner set. They are easily the nicest tool's I've ever used. Look awesome, tough as, lifetime warranty, and seem a lot nicer and arguably of higher quality the the Sidchrome and Kinchrome ones. They probably are more expensive though.

where can you buy sp racing tools from? Will have a look at them mate.

 

[borgie1979]

Got kinchrome mate and i think they are excellent , good value for money

 

[undersuspicion]

cheers for the input borgie

 

[Tom_1569]

If you want a ratchet that sounds like a D7 turning around on Conrete then Sidchrome is for you. If you want a ratchet that sound like a ratchet, then get Kincrome.

Go into bunnings or the like and try both side by side, thats what I did and it was an easy decision to buy Kincrome. Not sure if some punk put snad in the Sidcrome ratchet but it felt and sounded **** house.

 

[304runner]

I have both Kinchrome and Sidcrome and I rate my Sidchrome set higher then the Kinny's. I had a mate borrow my 3/8th ratchet which he used on a wheel nut (dopey). After standing on the ratchet it broke, so I just took it back into bunnings and they gave me a new one with no recept and no questions asked. Lifetime warranty

Kincrome=7/10

Sidcrome=8/10

But on a side note, the only bad point I can find with the Sidchrome is you can sometimes find a false neutral from switching between L & R.

 

[glenn l]

most of my personal tools are snap-on that i have bought over the last 17 years, great tools but the only reason i buy them is you can pay them off.
the tolls in our work shop are mainly total tools and they have had a very hard life for over 8 years now and appart from breaking a breaker bar and a swivel socket (through abuse) i have not got a problem with them except the laser etched sizing on the spanners have worn off and are hard to see. i think most of the brands mentioned above are good, if you look after them and dont abuse them and only use them now and again you shouldnt have a problem.