Best tool brands

[morten]

By far, the most "sexy" power tools are Festool (previously named Festo) Product-Overview

 

I am the prown owner of Festool:

- Cordless drill

- Pendulum jigsaw

- Circular saw

- Router

- Planer

 

With the TS 55 Circular saw and the guide rails being the champion

[doobin]

For power tools, then Makita all the way.

 

With regard to Silverline sockets etc- you say they're popular. That's because they're the best value on the market today. Forge Steel (screwfix own) have shot up in price over the last year, and looking at the castings Silverline seem to use the same factory for a lot of the stuff.

 

Never understood the obsession with Snap On and the like (Draper Expert in particular- the ratchet is clunky old fashioned rubbish). Good tools but not value for money when compared to Silverline unless you use them every minute of every day. Have used Silverline 1/2" breaker bar, Silverline 32mm socket and a five foot scaffold pole to crack tractor wheel nuts before, without breaking the tool. Very good kit.

 

You'll struggle to find a better, more versatile 1/4" socket set than Silverline.

 

Halfords Professional are also nice tools.

[Robbo7822]

For Power Tools..............DeWalt

For Spanners/Sockets.....Snap On (Expensive)

For Chisels......................Irwin (Previously Marples)

Screwdrivers...................Bahco/Facom/Snap On

 

IMHO:thumbup1:

[WoodED]

ow one make i forgot about is hilti,,, but you can only get them direct, they are expensive but they are built to last, i have a hilti breaker that belonged to a demolition company befor i owned it. and it still works perfectly, but for tools you can buy in a shop,, it has to be makita, then dewalt and hitachi

[Efco UK]

Have a look at the full range of Bahco from spanners to Loppers and Bow saws, all have lifetime guarantee from manufacturing defects and spare parts are available via good dealers.

[liamjordan]

i always go for cheap, thats just the way i am, and i have no complaints at all, i never expect the tools to be as good as the expensive range ones, but i buy them to do a purpose and dont abuse them... too much

 

I have a lot of rolson tools and they are great imo

 

axes i have cheap unbranded mauls why spend loads when these work fine? its beyond me, and an oregon felling axe, great bit of kit

[Mark Bolam]

When you get older, you realise what is worth spending money on and where you can get away with just buying the cheapest you can.

 

Knowing the difference is an expensive process called 'experience'.

[dandkgroundcare]

stihl/husky for saws

makita for power tools

cat. for hydraulic breaker

halfords pro for spanners and sockets

felco for pruners

the list goes on and on

[doobin]

When you get older, you realise what is worth spending money on and where you can get away with just buying the cheapest you can.

 

Knowing the difference is an expensive process called 'experience'.

 

Couldn't agree more. It varies from person to person.

 

Bentley Continental? No thanks. For that money I'll have a Fendt 936!

[Sam Thompson]

Gransfors Bruks

Snap on

Makita

Buck knives are well liked, I dont - but lots do

Bladetech sharpeners

Husqvarna & Stihl... clearly

Felco Pruning Shears

Silky Fox saws

Mora knives

Helly Hanson workwear

 

 

 

Hope thats some use