King Dick Gear

[Dustydazzler]

king dick tools are up there wth britool, gedore, and snap-on. top brand. depends on the price.

some pliers , grips etc works out about 3 quid an item in the lot...

 

[Julie.]

Here's a photo of my king dick.

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And you thought I was going to post a photo of my husband in a derogatory manner.....

Actually have several, small selection:

Of spanners, not husbands.... one is more than enough to deal with!

 

[ruston]

Nice old Whitworth there.
Nice pic .

 

[Dustydazzler]

I thought you were struggling with money. You were flogging off some screwdrivers on eBay the other day for £5.50 to get some cash.

times are a bit tough , I will admit to that...
i was selling the screwdrivers (and some other stuff i don’t need) to get a few extra quid this month...

 

[Julie.]

Nice old Whitworth there.
Nice pic .

Most of my king dick stuff is from the days of Whitworth (reduced sized, not pre 1920's Whitworth).

When things started to go metric brittool was the one to get, so most of my stuff is brittool

Recently I have a few snap-on bits, but with parents dying we have more spanners and tools than we know what to do with, most from garages (father-in-law owned a garage) - they are in the worst condition of any i have!

 

[Dustydazzler]

Most of my king dick stuff is from the days of Whitworth (reduced sized, not pre 1920's Whitworth).

When things started to go metric brittool was the one to get, so most of my stuff is brittool

Recently I have a few snap-on bits, but with parents dying we have more spanners and tools than we know what to do with, most from garages (father-in-law owned a garage) - they are in the worst condition of any i have!

my uncle was a boat mechanic and when he went into a care home my dad and I were tasked with clearing his old flat and various garages.
he had literally hundreds of old Spanners in various old metal tool boxes , we donated the majority of them to a local charity who run Diy work shops.

 

[Zerax]

My first set of spanners were King Dick... lovely tools... heavy chroming and a thing of beauty... sadly not used so much now as they're Imperial sizes.
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times are a bit tough , I will admit to that...
i was selling the screwdrivers (and some other stuff i don’t need) to get a few extra quid this month...

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[Grant1987]

Here's a photo of my king dick.

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And you thought I was going to post a photo of my husband in a derogatory manner.....

Actually have several, small selection:
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Of spanners, not husbands.... one is more than enough to deal with!

You’re husband must be honoured to have the king dick in the Julie household or vice versa? Is he Scottish?

 

[Julie.]

You’re husband must be honoured to have the king dick in the Julie household or vice versa? Is he Scottish?

Nope English!

 

[StephenRowley]

Toolboxes at college are kingdick stuff seem pretty solid stuff.

 

[pc1966]

Here's a photo of my king dick.

Very nice.

Non-sparking beryllium-copper perhaps? Someone has been working in an explosive atmosphere...
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Usually I find this site has some of the best prices for King Dick satisfaction:

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[pirate]

I inherited a couple of King Dick tools from my Dad..."footprints" he called them. Very solid build quality. Also have two Gedore adjustables, and they have a nice chromed finish and are very smooth.
I guess we are all seeing a trade-off between quality and price. If an occasional user, cheaper is ok, but if a heavy user then quality always wins.
I remember my dad getting his expensive wood-saw sharpened every year...think it was Spear and Jackson, and cost a lot of cash all those years ago...nowadays, saw technology is such that 3 for a tenner saws do a great job, and when they are blunt you bin them, or use them to cut breeze-block,.
However...tin hat on...cheap screwdrivers are the devil's playthings, and should be avoided completely...good ones are cheap enough.
Here are some expensive tools that I don't think will stand much abuse:
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The website says they make an ideal Father's Day gift...

 

[Grant1987]

Nope English!

What a let down I’m sure the Scottish version is better ?