I'm trying to fine a company in the uk still making good old fashioned tools, spanners? Allen keys etc.
Does anyone know of anywhere that's still in business?
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Toolmakers?
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Blessed are the toolmakers?
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What's so special about the toolmakers?
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GTMA ... A lot of clever chaps there (The Gauge and Toolmakers Association).
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That's not the response that was being built up for, your post should be #5 or greater.
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Thanks grtdkad. The rest if you, I haven't got a clue what you're on about
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Still don't know what you're on about. Obviously, you're too smart and witty for my simple question. Thanks for taking the time to help me out
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Kingdick
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What is going on?
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Well, there's the whole Greece Referendum thing, Fracking up north, Julian Assange loosing his extradition battle, a new 50 pound note, and probably some other stuff too.
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That was my grandpa, that was. Started off delivering his machine tools on the bus, built up a company, acquired, merged, got bought out, retired to Guernsey, then to the Isle of Man, set up a metalworking shop in a room next to the garage and made clocks completely from scratch. I've got one of his, a double ended pendulum skeleton clock with a grasshopper escapement. It's beautiful.
He's not long for this world though, now.
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Still don't know what you're on about. Obviously, you're too smart and witty for my simple question. Thanks for taking the time to help me out
er...yup! don't be too hard on 'em though, they're probably all penpushers.....heehee
I know of a couple of firms in Sheffield that do joiners handtools, but firms that do engineers handtools are a bit more hard to find (many were bought by foreign companies in 80's & 90's - they asset stripped 'em, then shut UK bit down to get rid of the main competition)
A lot of specialist toolmakers moved over to machine tools a good while ago, but some of the firms in this link might be worth a go:
http://www.businessclassified.co.uk/tool-design-mnfrs-makers/sheffieldp.s. there is a really famous manufacturer of top quality engineers going in Sheff., but typically I can't remember the name right now. When I go in my workshop I'll find something with their name on and let ya know.
p.p.s. Franklins might be worth a go - bit more wallet friendly FWIR.
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Kingdick
if I didn't know better I'd have reported you
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I was not sure what the OP's question was, but Kingdick do make tools in the UK.
Toolmakers are, normally, the people that make jigs, fixture and specialised tools.
Is it a question about general hand-tool makers?
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