Bought a set of Sidchrome sockets when doing my apprenticeship in 1974, busted a few bits over the years, ratchet handle and some sockets.Originally Posted by threedogs
They have been replaced without question. Recently busted a socket, the bloke behind the counter had a good look to see if it had been used in a rattle gun.
No sign so replaced on the spot.
Not bad after 42 years. Didn't have a receipt either!
Buy once Buy right! "Canna hand a man a granda spanna" or something like that.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AY4upxZ_zOs
Old Reliable, sitting under a bench in the cave, been there for years.
Cost $18.00 in '74, subsidised as factory was going metric.
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And another I bought for work, everthing in one case. It is really handy, so good it goes out back with me on the desert trips.
Cost $124.00 in 2104! (Supercheap Autos special)
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Heres another interesting Sidchrome ratchet. Model 13914.
Works as a conventional ratchet, also the handle twists either way and tightens or undoes what ever the head is set at. So in a tight spot just twist the handle not swing the arm IYKWIM.
$5.00 in a dead stock bin at Bunnings. Too interesting to resist!
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Also have some Snap-on stuff from our racing days, small profile tools for tight spots and tough as. But bends the card when buying it though.
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