Mechanics and Fixing Any Questions Answered

Sounds extremely wasteful

It sounds like something wore out and was replaced (for free, which is the nice bit). How is that wasteful?

You wanna try and design every item we use to last forever? Good luck.

I think Ed's post suggests he broke one bit and sent the whole set back to be replaced. Assuming it's a typo on his part as that would be #extremelywasteful

It's only wasteful if he tip the whole lot in the bin. The tools don't stop functioning if he gives them to someone else/keeps a set as spares/etc

He probably has a fair few spares if he's done that 'dozens of times in the last 4 years'

Dozens = minimum 24 times?

They do a whole range of tools though so I presume "dozens" is across the entire tool range or the individual sockets and he doesn't just have a tool box with 24 near complete boxes of sockets in it...

Meanwhile there's wars going on and we haven't cured cancer...

when I broke a bit, I send the whole thing back and get a new one

Because if 1 bit breaks the whole set gets replaced

Meanwhile there's wars going on and we haven't cured cancer...

Or figured out why Gary Barlow’s son is so huge.

It’s Halfords, if it’s a case of sending the whole kit back for replacement then a hunner percent some spotty teenage member of staff at some point along the line has squirrelled the usable ones away to either use themselves or punt on eBay.

I think lifetime warranty is supposed to cover manufacturing defects, not "you will never be able to break this forever"...

manufacturing defects

"We will only not replace a tool if it has been rusted, burnt, modified or mechanically ground down"

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Have at it then

Do you have a trade card?

Halfords is you'll never be able to break it.

Apart from rachet mechs, though I've never broken a 3/8 but broke an 1/4

No they change the broken part in store.

From experience, you go in to the Halfords store and they change the broken item.

Can look tomorrow, in chingford Halfords and get the price for you if they have a rail.

DM your number and I can send you pics of the tools and prices.

Do you have a trade card?

Yup, I had super nice bits in the past, but bicycle mechanic don't earn enough to replace the nice bits regularly, so Halfords Advanced it is.

He probably has a fair few spares if he's done that 'dozens of times in the last 4 years'

Dozens = minimum 24 times?

So, I have replaced;

Socket sets
Torque wrenches
Adjustable wrenches
Ratchet spanners
Drive ratchets
Screwdrivers set
Torx set

Dozen is my lazy way of saying "I lost track".

Bear in mind, I work in a bicycle workshop, so the tools listed above would last a long time for the home mechanic.

I think lifetime warranty is supposed to cover manufacturing defects, not "you will never be able to break this forever"...

I thought that too, here's the small print;

Halfords Advanced hand tools come with a Lifetime Guarantee. Should a Halfords Advanced hand tool fail while being used for the purpose and in the manner for which it was designed, it will be inspected and replaced.
Simply return the product to your nearest Halfords store and a store colleague will either order you a replacement, or provide one on the spot. Discontinued items will be replaced with an equivalent product in terms of use and quality.
We replace over 99% of tools that are returned under warranty.
We will replace any tool that is broken, snapped, bent or cracked.
We will only not replace a tool if it has been rusted, burnt, modified or mechanically ground down.

Isn't that Halfords torque wrench a Norbar? They're actually cheaper not from Halfords, and suspect Norbar would replace them free anyway

Sidi buckles, sold out everywhere, anyone has some hidden in the spares drawer?

https://www.condorcycles.com/products/sidi-caliper-buckle

Used to be, not sure anymore.

Idle conjecture here, but how strong would a seat stay repair be that consisted of a sheath (ooh er) placed over the separated, cleanly cut section and held in place with hose clamps? The stay is hi ten steel and would be cut in the middle, hopefully at the lowest stress point. Just wondering how cheaply and easily this could be accomplished without welding a proper splitter in.