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Buying guide: Hand Tools

Hand tools are the non-powered tools used for fitting, fixing, cutting and measuring: screwdrivers and bit sets, pliers and cutters, spanners, wrenches and socket sets, hammers, saws, levels, clamps, staplers and service engineers' kits.

Screwdrivers, sockets and spanners

  • Screwdriver tips: slotted, Pozidriv (PZ), Phillips (PH) and Torx (TX) tips are all common. PZ and PH look alike but are not interchangeable, and the wrong tip tends to slip and damage the screw head.
  • Socket sets: sockets fit a square drive, commonly 1/4, 3/8 or 1/2 inch, and come in metric or imperial sizes. Impact socket sets are made for use with impact drivers and wrenches.
  • Spanners and wrenches: combination spanners have an open end and a ring end of the same size; adjustable and wide-jaw wrenches cover a range of nut and fitting sizes.

Insulated tools for electrical work

Screwdrivers and pliers for working on or near live electrical parts should be insulated tools made to BS EN IEC 60900, which covers hand tools for use up to 1,000 volts AC and 1,500 volts DC. Look for the marking on the tool. Insulated tools are not a reason to work live: wherever possible, isolate the circuit before work starts.

Cutting, striking and measuring

Saws and blades are graded by teeth per inch (TPI), so match the blade to the material on the pack: hacksaws for metal and plastic pipe, panel and floorboard saws for timber. Choose hammers by job and weight, such as claw hammers for nails, ball pein hammers for metalwork and soft-faced mallets where the surface must not be marked.

For drill bits, blades and other consumables, see power tool spares and accessories, or browse the full tools and power tools range.

About Hand Tools

Browse hand tools products within the Tools & Power Tools range of our Trade Essentials department at BHL. Brands with products here include Rothenberger, Stanley Tools and JAVAC.

Brands

Brands with products in Hand Tools at BHL include those listed below, each linked to its own brand page.

Finding products in Hand Tools

Hand Tools has no sub-categories: all of its products are listed on this page.

Brands with products in hand tools include Rothenberger, Stanley Tools and JAVAC, and each brand page linked on this page lists that maker's products at BHL.

Hand Tools sits within Tools & Power Tools alongside Power Tools & Accessories, Power Tool Spares & Accessories and other sub-categories.

Hand Tools FAQs

What does the Hand Tools range at BHL include?

Products from the brands linked on this page.

Which brands appear in hand tools at BHL?

Brands with products here include Rothenberger, Stanley Tools and JAVAC. Each name links to the brand's own page.

How do I find a specific hand tools product?

Narrow the list first: the brand pages linked on this page each hold a smaller set of hand tools products, one manufacturer's.

Related categories

More brands in hand tools: Draper Tools, Pump House, Groundsman Tools, Harris Brushes, Stabila Levels, Vaillant, Walraven, Wilkinson Sword, Bosch, Geberit, Nerrad Tools, SupaDec, Worldwide Tools, Vokera, Worcester Bosch, Mira, Durapipe, Bahco Tools, Prodec Painting & Decorating, Prodec Painting & Decorating Tools, Walsall Wheelbarrow, Stelrad, McAlpine Plumbing, Neill Tools, DeWalt, Anker International, Bulldog Hand Tools, Baxi, CEF, Hamworthy Heating, Securplumb, Biasi, Glowworm, Testo, Wavin, Rwc Uk Ltd, Ideal Standard, Greenaway, Minky Ironing Boards, Werner Ladders, Globemaster Tools, Treehouse Products, Brookstone, RST Tools, Worldwide Globemaster, Streetwize Accessories, ALM Spare Parts, Irwin Tools, Spear & Jackson, Channellock Tools, Milwaukee Tools, Siemens, Keston Boilers, Dr Beckmann and Swarfega.

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