Imperial in-car toolset

[Feet 'n Inches]

I know they're not running at the moment but car boot sales are often ideal for old imperial tools.

Looking at the photo of the tool roll, I would have thought this would have been all you need.

 

[winchman]

Few bits from Halfords should be fine

 

[bricol]

You might see if someone over there sells these.
I gave my kids each one for their cars, in case of emergencys.
I think they would wear out quickly in day to day use.
https://www.harborfreight.com/hand-tools/tool-sets/tool-kits/tool-kit-with-case-130-pc-63248.html

I began to think I might have a Harbor Freight problem when the manager began to recognise me in one of the Hosuton ones

 

[CompoSimmonite]

I would have thought imperial tools would be more common here. In Oz working in the mines you needed both and no problem getting decent AF spanner’s etc.

Decent quality AF tools are either getting difficult to find or expensive. Luckily I've already for a good selection (Bedford, King Dick, Gedore, Sykes and Pickavant, etc) from when I first started collecting tools for working on my cars but not the ratchet type hence buying from USA

 

[mtt.tr]

I would give that a miss

Its hard to know where to stop when it comes throwing together a few tools for emergencies, a Bergen roll of spanners and a rail of their a/F sockets would be a start.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/123776888511

Sockets https://jrtoolsuk.co.uk/bergen-10pc-1-2-drive imperial-sae-af-shallow-sockets-7-16-1-6-sided-1288/

I carry a halfords 3/8 set and silverline combination open end spanners, they have got me through a number of pickles at work.

Saves loading and unloading tool chest

 

[Burdekin]

Decent quality AF tools are either getting difficult to find or expensive. Luckily I've already for a good selection (Bedford, King Dick, Gedore, Sykes and Pickavant, etc) from when I first started collecting tools for working on my cars but not the ratchet type hence buying from USA

Unfortunately all my sidchrome tools from Oz were sold or given away. Cost a lot, sold for peanuts.

 

[8ob]

I have never used them but Metrinch are another alternative, quite a lot of nice sets available.

Bob

 

[Farside]

I had something like a Universal Metrinch Spanner.
Never found anything it fitted.

 

[Burdekin]

Tools arrived today, will thin what I take down and swap over the spanner set with a smaller set I have already.