Tool Shops? • Non-Gaming • Online Shopping • Eurogamer.net

Psychotext 12 Mar 2009 14:28:20 70,652 posts
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Buying a bunch of gear to kit out my garage and looking for online tool shops that people have used before and would recommend. So far I've got:

http://www.diy.com (B&Q)
http://www.justoffbase.co.uk
http://www.screwfix.com
http://www.tool-up.co.uk
http://www.toolstation.com
http://www.wickes.co.uk

...anyone got any others?

billythekid 12 Mar 2009 14:30:39 12,595 posts
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http://www.machinemart.co.uk/
http://www.hss.com/

TheSaint 12 Mar 2009 14:33:16 20,950 posts
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ratemytool.com?

Psychotext 12 Mar 2009 14:36:32 70,652 posts
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billythekid wrote:
http://www.machinemart.co.uk/

Good selection of shelving there at a good price. Nice one.

monkeyspasm 12 Mar 2009 14:56:39 2,971 posts
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/shameless plug

The company I work for sells tools and fasteners but I'm only just adding tools to the online shop at the mo - there's only spanners and screwdrivers on atm, with loads more to be done! If you give us a ring we may be able to help, we sell just about everything (specialise in old imperial fasteners like BSW & BSF):

http://www.thomassmithfasteners.com

/shameless plug

Sorry!

DaM 12 Mar 2009 14:56:47 17,729 posts
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If you can wait about 3 months I'll have a website up where you can compare all prices for powertools!

/bookmarks thread for research

Psychotext 12 Mar 2009 14:59:47 70,652 posts
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monkeyspasm wrote:
http://www.thomassmithfasteners.com

I shall consider it for all my fastener needs!

DaM... In three months I'll already be on to my next harebrained scheme. \o/

DaM 12 Mar 2009 15:02:28 17,729 posts
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Psychotext wrote:

monkeyspasm wrote:
http://www.thomassmithfasteners.com
I shall consider it for all my fastener needs!

DaM... In three months I'll already be on to my next harebrained scheme. \o/

Well we've got a garden stuff and a outdoor toys ones planned too, so you can build a gazebo or something.

monkeyspasm 12 Mar 2009 15:07:37 2,971 posts
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Ta Psychotext. Nobody else at my company thought an online shop would work, it's slowly proving them wrong, and I'm adding new items constantly.

I think you can tell from my site that I'm not a graphic designer, anyway! Needs an overhaul tbh (some of the pages are in severe need of a graphical overhaul), but it works - I tried to ensure it's fast & usable for the layman. And SEO wise it's stomping over some of our competitors, which is nice!

I'm thinking of getting a bigger shed & learning woodwork / carpentry to some degree. One thing I do wanna do is build my own arcade cab!

Psychotext 12 Mar 2009 15:10:54 70,652 posts
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@monkeyspasm: I've seen a lot worse - It's not a bad looking site at all. Functional you might say.

monkeyspasm 12 Mar 2009 15:18:43 2,971 posts
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Psychotext wrote:
@monkeyspasm: I've seen a lot worse - It's not a bad looking site at all. Functional you might say.

Thanks, the online shop bit is new - but stuff like the Products page was done when I was just learning HTML, and makes me cringe now, have to get round to updating it!

Machine Mart is good as recommended by billythekid - know a few people who use that.

I'm definitely gonna start learning more DIY - I didn't have a clue until recently, we're in the middle of a loft conversion at the mo and it's fired an interest.

I seem to be tinkering more with stuff as I get older - used to think sheds were for old men!

Psychotext 12 Mar 2009 15:21:15 70,652 posts
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monkeyspasm wrote:
I seem to be tinkering more with stuff as I get older - used to think sheds were for old men!

Talking of sheds...

Now this is a shed!

monkeyspasm 12 Mar 2009 15:26:54 2,971 posts
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Nice. Would look good with some arcade cabs in it!

Psychotext 12 Mar 2009 15:27:44 70,652 posts
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Just found these listed in the google shopping section. All of them have higher than a three star rating:

http://www.diytools.co.uk
http://www.tool-net.co.uk
http://www.transtools.co.uk
http://www.trssupplies.co.uk

jambii267 24 Mar 2009 21:45:44 1,416 posts
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My favorite tool store, although i have never used them online.

http://www.dm-tools.co.uk/index.php

otto Moderator 24 Mar 2009 21:49:09 49,322 posts
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As I mentioned in another thread I can strongly recommend that Useful Shop place (sp?), the Swedish one. There's one in the Whitgift Centre in Croydon.

Clas Ohlson, that's it

Psychotext 28 Mar 2009 13:28:07 70,652 posts
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Shall have a look at both. I seem to be living in B&Q at the mo which is costing me a fortune.

DaM 28 Mar 2009 14:55:03 17,729 posts
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Still a few months early for www.powertoolpricecheck.co.uk! I'll pimp it in the summer!

Psychotext 4 Apr 2009 16:58:44 70,652 posts
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Question for the "knowledgeable about tools" fellows. Back in the mists of time I used a particular accessory with a bench drill which could shave a hole in the surface of a bit of wood without needing to cut rightthrough it. What might that have been?

Also acceptable would be cutting a hole through wood and then giving that hole a slightly wider lip afterwards. Anything that could do that? I appreciate I could use a router but I find routing circles to be a pain in the arse.

Ged42 4 Apr 2009 17:34:59 7,985 posts
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/digs out Clas Ohlson catalogue

There seems to be thing called a Wood Router that might fit the bill, seems to be used for cutting shallow groves and curved edges in wood.

Here's a Clas Ohlson one

Psychotext 4 Apr 2009 17:38:25 70,652 posts
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Thanks. I have a router but it's quite awkward to use for things like this (mostly due to my own ineptitude). The thing I was looking for looks like one of these:

http://www.screwfix.com/prods/21983/Drill-Bits/Holesaws/Holesaws/Erbauer-Bi-Metal-Holesaw-51mm

Except the end is enclosed with a sort of razor blade. I just have no idea what it's called.

This would probably do the trick: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forstner_bit#Forstner_bit

Psychotext 21 Apr 2009 22:26:51 70,652 posts
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Just want to recommend Axminster Too Centre ( www.axminster.co.uk ) as I've used them a couple of times over the last few weeks and they've been great.

They also sent me a huge catalogue that I've been thumbing through and wishing I had enough money to order all sorts of toys.

mrpon 5 Apr 2013 12:45:32 37,366 posts
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What do you specialise in?

Deleted user 5 April 2013 12:56:32

The EG resident tool-shop is sufficient.