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Britishtools

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Anyone using genuine British tools out there? Just wondering exactly who prefers what. King Dick or Britool? /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/england.gif
 
King Dick, Britool, Williams Suprslim. Most around 40 - 50 years old, some even older.
 
WOW! Still in good shape I presume? I'm still under the impression that Britool is SLIGHTLY better than King Dick though.
 
My father got the King Dick when he was servicing aircraft. They were first class then. The Britools came later.
I bought the Williams Superslim as a set in 1964, the year I got married.
All in good shape, and quality about even. Never opened the jaws on an oe spanner, and the 12-point ring and sockets work better than some 6-point I've come across.
 
I have come across some sets, a little lower quality than Britool and King Dick but they fit all whitworth sizes. I dont suppose any one would be surprised to find out they were made in India.
 
Got a Draper socket set of Inidan manufacture that had been with me some 25 years now. Bought in the UK though, in case that carries any points?

I have a few of the Skyes Pickevant specialty tools for the Mini - their cone compressor, ball joint splitter, and flywheel puller.
 
My set is labled "Bedford-Vadnium" The other side proudly proclaims "Made in England" and they are dual-labled in both British Standard and Whitworth sizes.
I got them on Ebay from the U.K.,used, I watched MANY auctions before I got a good deal. I wound up with twice as many wrenches for the same price as a King Dick set. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
 
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