17-10-13, 01:24 PM
Buy the best you can with the tools that will be used a lot, like spanners and sockets/wrench's. Better to have the 4 spanners you need in a quality metal than a whole set of shite. Halfords advanced, Draper and Teng are good enough for a home enthusiast. However, buying "cheap" tools is fine for some things that only get used from time to time. My rubber mallet and hammer were under £5 each, unbranded and over a decade in use. Same goes for my Stanley type blade and a few other bits. The point is, choose where to spend your money and don't be tempted by an offer that seems to good to be true. A box full of tools for £200 is not worth having
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