MogLite Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 £9.99 Haven't seen em, but look pretty standard 1/2 decent quality Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonk Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 even if they last 6 months they're probably worth it, plus good for undoing all size nuts too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Humphreys Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 Aldi were doing them for £8.99 with 3 years warrenty. Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
will_warne Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 that's not bad for a tenner! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 I bought some a while ago to keep in the car for measureing stuff when out and about, and I can't fault them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landrover598 Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 I think i'll have to get one, the one they gave me in work is held together with duck tape and needs a good clout to work ocasionally Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warthog Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 Mate, brought some for work....Calibration dept would not give them the clearance for ISO9000 standards (finicky measuring certificate malarky) Reason: Distortion.... of tracks. But hey they aint bad though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathan Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 Lidl's are doing them for £9.99 too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reads90 Posted September 19, 2006 Share Posted September 19, 2006 Aldi were doing them for £8.99 with 3 years warrenty.Paul mmm could sdo with a set of them. wil have to look out for them in Aldi and lidls then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s2hotdog Posted September 19, 2006 Share Posted September 19, 2006 I got one from Lidl's good enough for the money - as alot of there tools are Cheers Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollythelw Posted September 19, 2006 Share Posted September 19, 2006 I found the cheapos eat batteries and have an interesting lack of repetition mutitoyo do a nice set - tough enough to double up as a tyre lever in an emergency - over 15 years of abuse and still working well but retro is still cool so I tend to use my old analogues just as often Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astro_Al Posted September 19, 2006 Share Posted September 19, 2006 ... but retro is still cool so I tend to use my old analogues just as often Me too - I thought I was too young to be old skool? Manual every time for me, maybe I'm just too tight to fork out for a new one. Al. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollythelw Posted September 19, 2006 Share Posted September 19, 2006 I just thought fashion had skipped a generation? didnt realise it was an old school look Al? [cricket box on] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark90 Posted September 19, 2006 Share Posted September 19, 2006 Next you'll be telling us you use slide rules Not something I remember from my school days, but I recall my old man mentioning them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
02GF74 Posted September 19, 2006 Share Posted September 19, 2006 they fine as long as the battery works, I've got a similar set and don't use it that often but when I diod come to use it, the battery was dead. I now remove the battery when not being used but it is fiddly replaciung it each time. the obvious thing would to make a solar powered jobbie to keep the battery up to charge. I don't have that problem with my non digital ones. hence they are far better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astro_Al Posted September 19, 2006 Share Posted September 19, 2006 Philistine. You just don't appreciate my pre-worn-cutting-edge-workshop-bling-a-la-mode-garage-workclothes. Do you know how many vaguely effeminate Italian fashion-school gap-year mincers it took to burn the holes in my trousers in exactly the right places? That kind of skill doesn't come overnight you know. You might call yourself a fabricator, but you'll never be up with the big boys unless you LOOK the part! Mark - I've never even seen a slide rule! I don't know what they look like. I feel young again! Al. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reads90 Posted September 19, 2006 Share Posted September 19, 2006 i needed some last week for the camper trailer to messure the bearing and alxe. Did not think of going to Aldis or Lidls. Went to Repco and they were $150 so i left it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollythelw Posted September 19, 2006 Share Posted September 19, 2006 Al, I ONLY ever wear Saville Row in the workshop, anything less is vulgar modernism, my tailors use a special weld spatter resistant chalkstripe wool, single vent, 4 button cuff design that proves dashing yet practical during overhead welding, Egyptian cotton detachable collared shirts with asbestos weave and a silk/kevlar weave tie in a windsor club knot......... its the only way baby, you'll see the light one day.. call myself a fabricator? nooooooooooooo, George was/is the master of weld Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astro_Al Posted September 19, 2006 Share Posted September 19, 2006 Al, I ONLY ever wear Saville Row in the workshop, anything less is vulgar modernism Ah! Truly a gentleman of class! Classic elegance. My post-modernist-retro-kool-weld-splattered-baggies are clearly not in your league. Is it generally accepeted that steel toe-capped rigger boots are suitable for use with darker suits? How should one co-ordinate boot colour with tie choice - should boots and handkerchief match? Tell me, do you find a broader chalk stripe affects your grinder-fu in any way? For my part, whenever I grind a little bit too much off I always seem to be wearing a fuller striped suit. Al. Sartorial Student. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MogLite Posted September 19, 2006 Author Share Posted September 19, 2006 Al, I ONLY ever wear Saville Row in the workshop, anything less is vulgar modernism, my tailors use a special weld spatter resistant chalkstripe wool, single vent, 4 button cuff design that proves dashing yet practical during overhead welding, Egyptian cotton detachable collared shirts with asbestos weave and a silk/kevlar weave tie in a windsor club knot......... its the only way baby, you'll see the light one day.. call myself a fabricator? nooooooooooooo, George was/is the master of weld I've just run that description past my tailor, I emailed him a picture of you, and he used the latest computer imaging to reproduce the image. He took the liberty of adding anti-splatter head gear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollythelw Posted September 19, 2006 Share Posted September 19, 2006 Ive often found the key to workshop sartorial elegance lays in the basic coordination of footwear and suit, Jermyn Street being the home of Londons finest shoemakers is the place to find a handmade rigger of distinction, classic brogue with a 200 joule toecap in a relaxed fit, cuban heels are optional. Providing the hankie and tie (or cravat) are well matched then add your own caddish flair from there For styling hints the younger fellow could do worse than visit the achives of The Slingshot the advertisements are particularly worth noting. The link between Fu and chalkstripe has been bandied about by the popular press far too often these days - its modern nonsense - most Fu incidents relate directly to insufficient chi flow in the workshop, move the plasma to face the lampost in your yard and you will find a much more efficient ducting of energy. The thompson in your tailors artwork is a little unsporting Andy, a Kreighoff would be more in keeping, I do like the way he has employed a "coco the clown" waistband in the pantaloon, is this to allow for additional heat shielding to be incorporated of has he mixed your measurements in with mine?? I'd normally prefer a smaller brimmed panama as it allows for ease of wear whilst welding in confined spaces however I think with a sufficiently jaunty angle the pimp look could work........ We need a pims dispenser in the lab next Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
will_warne Posted September 19, 2006 Share Posted September 19, 2006 Jez, please help, I need advice. My current shirt maker is unable to supply Egyptian cotton fireproof shirts in double cuff as I find buttons just aren’t up to the job. Can you suggest a more suitable taylor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astro_Al Posted September 19, 2006 Share Posted September 19, 2006 Will - it's only people who actually fabricate stuff that need fireproof shirts. Just buy a regular one. Savvy? Al. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollythelw Posted September 19, 2006 Share Posted September 19, 2006 why have you got one then Al? lamb.............slaughter... mint sauce......... (or in the Rubber things case... lubricant) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astro_Al Posted September 19, 2006 Share Posted September 19, 2006 Nope - just a bunch of holes in my non-fireproof one! But not regular holes - designer holes. Completely different. Al. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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