Phil West

As all home mechanics, hobbyists and bike tinkerers will know, sometimes the biggest barrier to winter workshop activity isn’t tools or time – it’s the unattractiveness of trying to work in the cold! Which is why this affordably priced, effective and very highly rated electric fan heater from Clarke, available through Machine Mart, could be the perfect solution.

We all want a decent socket set. There’s an undeniable pleasure in having to hand a comprehensive, quality set that does all the jobs you need. But with basic sets starting at around £20 ranging up to top quality ones with a baffling array of sizes and fitments priced in the £100s it’s hard to know what to go for. Which is why this 32-piece set from Clarke at Machine Mart at just £63.59 could, for many home mechanics and bike fans, be ideal.

If you’ve already seen the pictures and clocked the current sale price you’re probably salivating already. I know I was. There’s probably no bigger ‘cat nip’ for home mechanics than a fully kitted-out tool cabinet containing quality examples of every tool you need. Most of us, however, probably think we can never afford it and make do with a mixed bag of sets and individual tools randomly stored in a variety of toolboxes and chests.