Marvin Boggs Posted December 5, 2019 Posted December 5, 2019 Metric for sure, with the occasional SAE thrown in just to be aggravating. I do most of my own mechanical work, and wish almost daily that i had my big Craftsman rollaway and lifetime collection of tools. Alas, I make do with what I can find. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tukaram (Tim) Posted December 5, 2019 Posted December 5, 2019 They are nominally metric here. What you tend to get is a mix; they get what they get. Back in the old country (the US) I had a good mix of both sets because different things needed them. Seems similar here, but the mix will be on the same piece of equipment ha ha. When uncle was building our house (and my desk) he kept switching measurement types in one sentence. He would measure a length in inches, and a width in centimeters - I could not keep up with him. The nuts & bolts seem to switch about as much... 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnMyWay Posted December 5, 2019 Posted December 5, 2019 On 12/4/2019 at 11:03 PM, Viking said: What is the most common measurements on bolts and nuts in Philippines? Trying to make up my mind if its any use to bring my socket wrenches and spanners, they are in mm If they are good quality, bring them. Before I moved, I had not had a good complete set of sockets and spanners for years. I hit a sale at Sears and got a nice set of Craftsman that included both metric and imperial spanners and socket wrenches, 1/2. 3/8 and 1/4 drivers, allen keys and other stuff. I think it was less than $200 on sale. If you can find it, that kind of quality costs a fortune here. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum Support Tommy T. Posted December 5, 2019 Forum Support Posted December 5, 2019 13 hours ago, Tukaram (Tim) said: When uncle was building our house (and my desk) he kept switching measurement types in one sentence. He would measure a length in inches, and a width in centimeters - I could not keep up with him. The nuts & bolts seem to switch about as much... Yeah... agreed, Tim. When I talk with the foreman at the home building site, he switches from talking cms and mms to inches in a heartbeat... Personally, I believe nothing beats quality sets of Sears Craftsman hand tools (although I believe the brand has been sold off to another company?). As I wrote in another post, SnapOn tools are even better - but even pricier. Those are what the mechanics I worked with always preferred. However, any tools you can bring from offshore will be better or at least cheaper than what can be found here. SAE tool sizes are hard to find and the store sales staff (who tend to be a bit clueless anyway) don't understand when I describe them... All they know is mm. They don't even understand the word metric, I learned, all they know is that something is mm... crazy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham59 Posted December 6, 2019 Posted December 6, 2019 .... And all the 'interesting' and small stuff...eg sockets, are all locked away in cabinets in case somebody steals them. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbit112 Posted December 6, 2019 Posted December 6, 2019 On 12/6/2019 at 7:38 AM, Tommy T. said: I believe nothing beats quality sets of Sears Craftsman hand tools Craftsman tools are now made in China and have been for at least the last 5+ years. I believe there are now 3 grades. The hardest to find, and the most pricey, are the Lifetime Warranty ones. The most common ones are the ones that are warranted until they break, then you need to buy a new one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum Support Tommy T. Posted December 6, 2019 Forum Support Posted December 6, 2019 2 minutes ago, Hobbit112 said: Craftsman tools are now made in China and have been for at least the last 5+ years. I believe there are now 3 grades. The hardest to find, and the most pricey, are the Lifetime Warranty ones. The most common ones are the ones that are warranted until they break, then you need to buy a new one. Yeah... like the typical used car warranty - 10 meters - once you drive further than 10 meters, you own it and pay for any defects? But I just love the old Craftsman hand tools. They really do stand up to abuse and last almost forever! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary D Posted December 7, 2019 Posted December 7, 2019 Was looking at the Craftsmen tool sets in American Hardware today in Subic Freeport. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arizona Kid Posted December 7, 2019 Posted December 7, 2019 Bring your mechanic with you. He or she might like the vacation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arizona Kid Posted December 7, 2019 Posted December 7, 2019 2 hours ago, Gary D said: Was looking at the Craftsmen tool sets in American Hardware today in Subic Freeport. Unless you plan on doing serious work. Why spend the money? Things have a way of getting done here without expensive tools. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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