Spanner Deals & Offers

Not bad, I am overstocked on 1/2 but not on impact stuff

I bought http://www.halfords.com/workshop-tools/tools/tool-kits/halfords-advanced-modular-tray-set-18pc-impact-socket-set last week for £32 with my trade card, these 6 point sockets are superb for the money if you already have a 1/2" ratchet.

I agree mate

I I would maybe live with the imperial sockets, sell them off etc, but then the rest is 12 point this set is ok when either whatever you work on is up to 3 years old or you work on 12point bolts all the time which I doubt...

need we need more, and then more again

waste of time Hello, Thank you for your recent order from our Halfords eBay store. It is with regret that we must advise we are unable to process your order due to an administrative error with our stock. We have received a high volume of orders on this particular item. Sadly, we are unable to fulfill your order on this occasion. As such we will be required to cancel your eBay order. This item has now been removed from sale. On behalf of Halfords, I wish to apologise for any disappointment this has caused. A refund will be processed shortly by our payments team and returned to your PayPal account.

Their ebay store takes your money and order and then emails you a cancelation. Avoid like the plague. Halfords needs to rebuild its reputation.

Yeah fair enough. Would have been good if my nearest store wasn't a special out of the way 60 mile round trip to go there. Location dependent of course / postcode lottery.

Free click and collect

£12 in-store at Halfords with their Trade Card.

I’m not talking people out then. I recommend them they are brilliant and good value. I figured if any of mine break I’d just take it in. If they refuse take up with management most places would just give a new ratchet for what it’s worth

If you ever need to change the battery on a Fiat 500 or Ford KA MK2 this will be invaluable. There is practically no access and using a non-ratcheting combination spanner is a lesson in tedium (lol)

To break the ratchet then you are working on an item thats not been oiled or is rusted badly. Tools only snap through miss use or bad thought and planning. ;)

Just got in there before midnight. Thanks OP

My local Halfords are fantastic. They replaced my faulty ratchet spanner on the spot. I religiously only buy Halfords tools for this reason. However they need to expand their range ask pretty much have everything now

Ive seen a few sets without a 15... i guess its just not a standard size (except in the world of bikes)

I have a feeling they will be cheese grade metal, passing on this

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It's only £1 off - how good can they be?

Have some heat, Nice find, Plenty of stock at all my local stores.

OOS.

It's becoming quite typical of ScrewFix deals to not have stock :-( Good deal if you can find it though.

as usual no stock where i live and 20 miles away

There was stock available as I ordered 2 sets, looks as though there wasn't many left. (annoyed)

You can add to basket but doesn’t seem to be available at any stores when checking out.

This set does not include a 11mm spanner which is strange..

Cool (y) 🏻

And a NutJob!

That's the little fella.

Lol, no, prefer Toolstation generally. Like forge steel kit but only when heavily discounted! Screwfix buyers are better than the Argos ones for sure, and no I am not related to one!

Well OTOH, I've had drop forged sets of sockets which I've completely rounded off certain sockets and so thrown them away or the square bit has simply broken off rendering the whole set useless. I did this a few times before I hit on chrome vanadium sets. Maybe you've been gentler with yours? My nuts and bolts always seem to be well rusted on and determined to resist to the end!

Amen to that

Bag of spanners aka Margaret Beckett!

Yes, we've found one all right, You!!!

Rolson stuff is very poor quality and an adjustable spanner doesnt need that handicap..

has 14mm but no 15mm? Cold for me as it lacks a more common size and includes a less common one

Had a browse yesterday and ordered Hope they are shiny!

Half of this is imperial!

200 piece is £125 with trade card. Decent quality tools coupled with a lifetime warranty

Good Friday soon, unless desperate could get a cheaper price. My 200 piece only cost me £127.

I think I paid £150 for my set at ‘half price’ which is always on!

Good tools, nowhere close to half price and not even the best buy from Halfords.

No, You said knuckles.

(lol)

Sorry already posted https://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/3-piece-wrench-set-499-screwfix-cc-2872935

sure I posted them and used that description (flirt)

Or you could just stick with the 1 deal you've shared in 10 yrs. Thanks for your input.

Spanners have their place. The heads of the are smaller than adjustables so can get in restricted spaces. Also the ring side has more angles it can be used at (again useful in restricted spaces). Finally I’ve never found a adjustable spanner that doesn’t have play in the screw and jaw which means it doesn’t fit the bolt head exactly and so if applying g a lot of force to turn the head there is a risk of rounding off the head (and scuffing your knuckles!). You can get a lot more force through a ring spanner which grips it all the way round and far more snug I thinks it’s not a bad price - heat!

So much easier to carry around a couple of good quality adjustable pliers.

I prefer imperial mints ummmmm 💟

Not many imperial nuts around these days! I'm sure you will get to these eventually on your screwfix reposts. You should get more heat on those

Or £3.99 for 12 @ ScrewFix

I agree with ynos. B&Q are owned by the same company that own Screwfix. Screwfix have a brillant website and have click and collect off to a tee. B&Q have a naff website that says up date your browser, does not always go through to payment, sometimes you think you have not completed when it has. When you get to the store their stock control is awful and takes ages to find the items if at all. I am amazed B&Q are still in business. or why they do not implement Screwfix system.

This deal looks like a bag of spanners.

Have ordered several things off here at B&Q .They take your money and then you call to pick up at your local store and they haven't got your order and blame there ordering system.You then have to wait for your money back .AVOID

Basically the tool will work but if used every day all day might break alot sooner than a more expensive tool. So many DIYer may use it once or twice and can't justify spending a lot on tools.

What’s a wrench?

"... if only needed for DIY would be find (sic)..." Why is poor quality OK for DIY but not for professionals? When I do DIY I aim to get a professional result - may take me longer but I'm certainly not aiming for a bodge job! "Length (mm) 250mm Measurement system Imperial" What? They're adjustable anyway!

Going to be for the price. But for people that may use them once or twice a year will serve them

The jaws on these are really slack. Bought a set out of curiosity and they are what they are, cheap and cheerful.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mac-Allister-12-pcs-Spanner-size-8-22/122922618417

Most small sets only go to 19mm to be fair.

Good price - 22 max is quite small tho - eg I think radiator valves are 24+ (at least on my rads!) But can’t really complain for a tenner (highfive)

B&Q stock control is appauling, either it is actually on the shelf but not on the system or it's in the TradePoint warehouse.

ordered, just had a phone call saying not in stck - either staff are taking it (like argos) or the website has wrong stock levels

Sweden I can only buy from screwfix.eu there prices are normally cheaper than uk. usually get the cheap offers before uk.

We're all learning. I'm sure you have other great qualities and I'm certain I have witnessed them here on these forums :)

Hmm I thought my ears were burning

I know many spanners and they're a combination of stupidity and ineptitude.

Wheres here? Showing at £5.99 to me still

I see your point, but I think these are about the normal length for rachets. The T bar (it isn't really a breaker bar) is about the same length but obviously a bit more robust, so you could have extended it with the 19mm combination spanner to make a lever about 18" long. That would normally remove wheel nuts, unless they have been done up really tight (in which case it is probably worth having a proper breaker bar or wheel brace to hand). I had a look at the set I bought this afternoon and I can't find much to dislike, apart from a personal thing that it still has a few imperial sockets that I will probably never use (as I said above, my American Craftsman tools are predominantly imperial sizes, which were fine in Va, but not much use here).

Well I know everyone loves these but I have a gripe with them. The ratchets are short so it is difficult to get leverage with them (probably helps not getting warranty claims I suppose). I had trouble getting the wheel nuts loose on my car the other day for this very reason. "Use a breaker bar" I hear you say - set comes with one ; tried to use it - no longer than the ratchets so no use. Otherwise fine

I have collected the tool kit - and I must say I'm very impressed for the money, it is every bit as good quality as the Craftsman tools I bought back with me after living in the USA (those tools still work well, but the majority are imperial sizes so they are less useful here than they were in Virginia). I think this set was a bargain, but clearly the 'voice of the body of the kirk' here on HUKD disagrees with me and has voted the item slightly cold. This doesn't worry me in the slightest, but it has reminded me why I don't often bother posting items on this forum - I don't think I will do so again.

The Halfords professional range have a life time guarantee .. just like snap on tools. Halfords professional is the best you can invest in at this price.

These are great tools. They are in a different league to the normal (poo) ty tools that get posted and everyone wets themselves over. Have some heat.

That's no way to talk about your workmates!

i did read description and when clicked on link it took me to here http://www.diy.com/departments/mac-allister-foldable-ratchet-combination-spanner-set-pack-of-5/963893_BQ.prd?utm_campaign=bau&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=47868&utm_content=Communities+&+UGC&awc=483_1515802093_ca617b69fff19d246ab364966d686989 .which showed Mac Allister Foldable Ratchet Combination Spanner Set, Pack of 5,managed to pay and click and collect,and managed to pick a set up friday and they look descent quality for a tenner,as i said £2 a spanner is a bargain if you can get them,

you could post a pic of the actual utem, and delete link...

Great deal if you can get it. Very very very limited stock availability.

I wish people would read things its not even small print......! the photo shows the most similar item on B&Q website the description describes the actual item set of "5 fixed head ratchet spanners" sizes in the description the actual product cannot be found on their website it is in store only and could be national is that simple enough for people I said it all above so now i'm repeating myself for the sake of people who cannot read :/

8, 10, 13, 17, and 19mm for those who can't be bothered to click on the link and scroll down. Yes there are such people out there believe me. Picked up a set in Hull today. Not bad quality looking at the weight of them. Would have liked a 12mm and 14mm in the set but good value for a tenner.

That's exc vat

actually they are £8.33 so cheaper if you can get them here is link for those that might need it http://www.trade-point.co.uk/departments/mac-allister-foldable-ratchet-combination-spanner-set-pack-of-5/963893_TP.prd

Same price at trade point

Ordered just like poker will I get it or not

Can't reserve and collect..... Sigh

Bought these a few months ago, great quality, don’t be put off by the cheap price