Decent 1/2" drive socket set in Dublin

09-09-2010 3:59pm #1

Hello,

looking to get a decent 1/2 inch drive socket set with short 10-32 mm hexagon sockets and deep sockets 10->20 odd mm. Torx and allen etc. a bonus.

I foolishly donated my old Mannessman set I had for years thinking I could pick up a good set easily but no luck. Checked Halfords, McQuillan, Perenco, but no luck. Willing to pay €100 max. Something like this would be ideal:

http://www.tooled-up.com/Product.asp?PID=143082

This has potential but don't want to pay for AF sockets and not sure if they are hexagon or not:

http://www.halfords.ie/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_11101_catalogId_15551_productId_163022_langId_-1_categoryId_212616

McQuillan had a 25ish piece set without deep sockets for €80, Perenco one was about €110.

Help!

shamwari · 09-09-2010 5:25pm

Not exactly in Dublin, but pretty close to what sockets you need, nearly on budget, and very hard to beat for out & out quality

http://www.teng.co.uk/mr1234-teng-tools-34-pce-1-or-2-inches-drive-regular-or-deep-socket-set_789_pd.asp

If available locally, I doubt it would be anywhere near the price offered online.

mp22 · 09-09-2010 5:56pm

AF in regards to sockets means across the flats as measured on a hex head nut ect

09-09-2010 6:10pm

Cheers Shamwari,

Teng are really good kit allright and this one seems good price for that kit.

Pity that this set only goes up to 27 mm...

Same site also has a Sealey set around the same price. I just contacted them for price of delivery to Ireland.

09-09-2010 6:13pm

mp22 wrote: »

AF in regards to sockets means across the flats as measured on a hex head nut ect

Cheers, I assumed it's short hand for imperial. My bad.

-Corkie- · 09-09-2010 7:12pm

I have two C.k socket sets and find them fantastic...

shamwari · 09-09-2010 7:58pm

samih wrote: »

Cheers Shamwari,

Teng are really good kit allright and this one seems good price for that kit.

Pity that this set only goes up to 27 mm...

Same site also has a Sealey set around the same price. I just contacted them for price of delivery to Ireland.

Hold sway till Lightning comes back with that link to where he bought his. In addition, you can buy the extra sockets you need individiually; only problem is that there'll be no fancy case to store them in.:o

10-09-2010 9:43am

Thanks Lightning, much appreciated. Corkie, where did you buy your C.K.?

The toolshack came back to me too. It's a fixed shipping to Ireland at £14.99 up to 25 kg. I guess it would make sense to buy more stuff at the same time.

Yes Shamwari, it's good have all your tools in one basket. This was the Sealey I mentioned earlier around same price with Teng, what do you think:

http://www.teng.co.uk/s0692-sealey-socket-set-45pc-1-or-2%E2%80%9Dsq-drive-metric_8956_pd.asp

Teng does look really nice though in comparison...

10-09-2010 12:54pm

Cheers, looks like a nice kit but.

Thanks for all the suggestions, going to think about it for a moment.

-Corkie- · 10-09-2010 5:12pm

samih wrote: »

Thanks Lightning, much appreciated. Corkie, where did you buy your C.K.?

The toolshack came back to me too. It's a fixed shipping to Ireland at £14.99 up to 25 kg. I guess it would make sense to buy more stuff at the same time.

Yes Shamwari, it's good have all your tools in one basket. This was the Sealey I mentioned earlier around same price with Teng, what do you think:

http://www.teng.co.uk/s0692-sealey-socket-set-45pc-1-or-2%E2%80%9Dsq-drive-metric_8956_pd.asp

Teng does look really nice though in comparison...

I got mine in a homevalue hardware outlet in Cork. I have to say they are very impressive. Be careful as there is a lot of junk for sale out there.

shamwari · 10-09-2010 6:05pm

samih wrote: »

Thanks Lightning, much appreciated. Corkie, where did you buy your C.K.?

The toolshack came back to me too. It's a fixed shipping to Ireland at £14.99 up to 25 kg. I guess it would make sense to buy more stuff at the same time.

Yes Shamwari, it's good have all your tools in one basket. This was the Sealey I mentioned earlier around same price with Teng, what do you think:

http://www.teng.co.uk/s0692-sealey-socket-set-45pc-1-or-2%E2%80%9Dsq-drive-metric_8956_pd.asp

Teng does look really nice though in comparison...

I'd say the there's much of a muchness between the Teng and Sealey sockets, but the Teng ratchets are very strong indeed. I've never broken one and I can say hand on heart that they are very tolerent of hard work. The only ratchet that I've seen which somes close to them is a halfords one, and it wasn't cheap.

analfabets · 11-09-2010 2:04am

I got this set cople of months ago. Couldn't be happier. 10mm-32mm

Tragedy · 11-09-2010 2:42am

Got a teng 1/2 and 1/4 set a few months back. Brilliant kit, and sockets take some abuse.

Decent 1/2" drive socket set in Dublin

Comments