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1394 Posts Member #: 1346 Post Whore bromsgrove |
13th Jan, 2009 at 11:56:29am
Just wanted to see what people thought, did not want to send loads, halfors is £15 and Rolson is £10 though no life time guarnetee Edited by philc on 13th Jan, 2009. |
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 8215 Posts Member #: 90 Post Whore Somewhere around Swindon |
13th Jan, 2009 at 12:33:28pm
i only ever bought one rolson tool at that was an impact socket fit was shit and i am sure it split Crystal Sound Audio said:
Why wolfie...you should have your name as Fuckfaceshithead ! "A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools."-Douglas Adams |
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 966 Posts Member #: 358 Post Whore Snetterton, Norfolk |
13th Jan, 2009 at 09:05:00pm
I have just bought a spi one from J and L Industrial supply, digital, metric and imperial display and good to three decimal places should you ever need it. Only £19.99 |
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Forum Mod  1322 Posts Member #: 28 Post Whore Milton Keynes |
13th Jan, 2009 at 09:06:40pm
I have a 99p one from ebay, chinese import job. When I was at uni we got it on the polished calibration blocks and it was bloody accurate, better than my lecuters expensive jobby |
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 1745 Posts Member #: 375 Post Whore Leicestershire |
13th Jan, 2009 at 09:39:03pm
I had one from aldi a couple of years ago, it's still going strong! Don't think you can go wrong with either. You get what ya pay for at the end of the day! |
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 1424 Posts Member #: 2810 Formally spanner181187 Dublin, Ireland |
13th Jan, 2009 at 09:44:22pm
On 13th Jan, 2009 SumpNut said:
I have a 99p one from ebay, chinese import job. When I was at uni we got it on the polished calibration blocks and it was bloody accurate, better than my lecuters expensive jobby Was it precise though? On 12th Nov, 2009 Paul S said:
I think Gary OS has taken over my role as the forum smart arse  On 30th Apr, 2010 Rod S said:
Gary's description is best |
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Forum Mod 1322 Posts Member #: 28 Post Whore Milton Keynes |
14th Jan, 2009 at 11:57:27am
Yes, thought that was what I said? |
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 736 Posts Member #: 1865 Post Whore Norwich, Norfolk |
14th Jan, 2009 at 12:15:59pm
i got the halfords one a few weeks ago, not had a problem, seems accurate enough |
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1424 Posts Member #: 2810 Formally spanner181187 Dublin, Ireland |
14th Jan, 2009 at 03:20:19pm
Accurate and precise are two different things. Accuracy means that it takes a measurement which is close to the true dimensions.
On 12th Nov, 2009 Paul S said:
I think Gary OS has taken over my role as the forum smart arse On 30th Apr, 2010 Rod S said:
Gary's description is best |
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2496 Posts Member #: 1954 Post Whore Luton Bedfordshire |
14th Jan, 2009 at 04:39:22pm
What are you measureing? Edited by Mr Joshua on 14th Jan, 2009. Own the day
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 6274 Posts Member #: 509 Post Whore Isle of Man |
14th Jan, 2009 at 05:42:05pm
distance id guess "Turbo's make torque, and torque makes fun"
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 9326 Posts Member #: 59 First mini turbo to get in the 12's & site perv Herefordshire |
14th Jan, 2009 at 06:25:06pm
Peni? |
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1394 Posts Member #: 1346 Post Whore bromsgrove |
14th Jan, 2009 at 09:13:57pm
i have gone with halfords £15 trade, atleast it has lifetime guarntee |
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