looking for some tools

now i have got my disco i am looking for some tools for when it comes to
servicing it, does anyone have any recommendations for online suppliers?
what i am after are things like oil transfer pumps, grease guns, feeler
gauges and any other special tools required for mk1 disco's. free postage
for large orders would be a bonus.

paul.

On or around Sun, 17 Jul 2005 21:00:37 +0100, MVP
<mr.nice@*nospam*softhome.net> enlightened us thusly:

>On Sun, 17 Jul 2005 20:05:01 +0100, "Paul" <[email protected]>
>wrote:
>
>>now i have got my disco i am looking for some tools for when it comes to
>>servicing it, does anyone have any recommendations for online suppliers?
>>what i am after are things like oil transfer pumps, grease guns, feeler
>>gauges and any other special tools required for mk1 disco's. free postage
>>for large orders would be a bonus.
>>
>>paul.
>
>Machine Mart and Screfix are wel worth a look in my opinion, I've used
>both many times by mail order.
>tooled-up.com looks reasonably priced but I've not used them.

for a very good but not cheap supplier:

http://www.jlindustrial.co.uk

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"Quos deus vult perdere, prius dementat" Euripedes, quoted in
Boswell's "Johnson".

Personaly for the amount of time you will use them i would just pay a visit to Halfords and get a socket set greae gun ect ect.

i have a Halfords socket set at work and i have has it for about 5 yrs now and i still tend to use that rather than all my snap-on tools and to be honest it does just as good as any other of my tools .

here it is http://www.halfords.com/opd_product_details.asp?id=16895&type=0&cat=68

And buy stuff like this http://www.halfords.com/opd_product_details.asp?id=17122&type=0&cat=146

like i say there is no need to spend a fortune on tools just to do simple maintaince on your own car

hope this helps m8

On 2005-07-17, bellautos <[email protected]> wrote:

> Personaly for the amount of time you will use them i would just pay a
> visit to Halfords and get a socket set greae gun ect ect.

I've rebuilt (or nearly rebuilt) a complicated turbocharged petrol
engine as well as landy work using the halfords "professional" set,
not much point splashing out for expensive tools unless you use them
every day.

--
For every expert, there is an equal but opposite expert

Have a look here. Sealy tools are very good, and quite cheap on this site. They deliver promply, and usually put freebies in too.

On one order they ran out of "free footballs", so they appologised and gave me a free 3pc set of pliers!

I forgot the sodding link:

http://www.justoffbase-tools.co.uk/

On Monday, in article
<[email protected]>
[email protected] "Ian Rawlings" wrote:

> On 2005-07-17, bellautos <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Personaly for the amount of time you will use them i would just pay a
> > visit to Halfords and get a socket set greae gun ect ect.
>
> I've rebuilt (or nearly rebuilt) a complicated turbocharged petrol
> engine as well as landy work using the halfords "professional" set,
> not much point splashing out for expensive tools unless you use them
> every day.

Pretty much my experience, although something like a grease gun probably
is too likely to be a source of a greasy mess if you buy too cheap. If
you're in a rural area, don't forget the agriultural machinery dealers.
There's still a lot of ag-machinery with numerous greasing points.

--
David G. Bell -- SF Fan, Filker, and Punslinger.

"I am Number Two," said Penfold. "You are Number Six."

On 2005-07-18, "David G. Bell" <[email protected]> wrote:

> Pretty much my experience, although something like a grease gun
> probably is too likely to be a source of a greasy mess if you buy
> too cheap.

Yep, I've bought 3 grease guns so far, two cheapies and one Draper one
that appears to be properly made. Got it from a bolt and tool shop in
Basingstoke that I frequent regularly (Berkshire Bolt and Tool).

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For every expert, there is an equal but opposite expert

Ian Rawlings <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:

> Yep, I've bought 3 grease guns so far, two cheapies and one Draper one
> that appears to be properly made. Got it from a bolt and tool shop in
> Basingstoke that I frequent regularly (Berkshire Bolt and Tool).

Sounds like farm sales. They always put the grease guns up in multiples of
three. Presumably, just in case two don't work.

Derry