Baconsdozen 
Imperial and metric tools

 

We sell Whitworth,BSF,AF and BA and metric tools for car,bike or commercial
vehicle restoration,servicing and repairs.
We have lots of old fashioned tools for old fashioned vehicles.
We also sell foul weather waterproof clothing,gloves and sou-wester rain hats..
  

For classic cars,vans,trucks and motorbikes or other old machinery we have a big range of quality whitworth,BSF or BA ,inch based (af) , sockets (some in deep or six sided form) and ring,combination and open end spanners or box wrenches . We sell engine tuning and diagnostic tools,colortunes ignition timing lights and test gear.We sell new and surplus imperial and metric tools some dating back to the 40's,and a big range of modern metric hand tools from various makers. BSF,whitworth,af,BA and metric spanner and socket sizing is explained and compared in the conversion charts. 
 

Links to other pages

Spanners and spanner sets.
Whitworth BSF BA handtools.
Sockets,hub nut,injector,sensor etc..
AF,Whit/BSF and metric box spanners
Auto repair,testing and servicing tools etc.
Clearance tools and special offers.
Imperial/metric spanner size charts.
Hex,allen keys,bit sets
My tools at Ebid auctions.

Souwester rain hats

 
Waterproof clothing,
PVC and waterproof gloves
 
Links page.
Mk1 transit campervan restoration
 Fuel and oil additives etc.
A self build mercedes motorhome
Restoring a retired black cab.
Fairway taxi spares.
Ordering,guarantees,FAQ etc.
 


 

We still stock tough,hardwearing foul weather clothing by Elka rainwear souwesters and protective rubber gloves in gauntlet or full length by showa, and sou-wester hats for the commercial fishing industry and other trades. We are however reducing the size of the stock of these items as demand falls.

About Baconsdozen and the store.

Baconsdozen the old shop on Lowestofts dockside
The shop building now occupied by Baconsdozen was for many years a general store then a ships chandlers supplying local fishing crews.When Lowestofts fishing fleets and beam trawlers vanished it went back to trading as a tool and general store.
Now,surrounded by yellow lines,parking and loading restrictions none of which the council would dare put anywhere near a Tesco or Asda,most of our trade is via the internet,by mail order and online tool auctions.
The store is in the middle of a conservation area but is one of the only buildings in it that looks as it did during the period when Lowestoft was a major British fishing port. 
 

 
There is no shopping cart on this site we'd rather you mail or ring so we can sort out what will do the job,than let you buy something that won't you can deal with a person,not a machine.
 
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Whitworth,BSF,BA,and unf,unc nuts and bolts were widely used when British engineering was still admired and exported worldwide.We sell quality,branded sockets,spanners and other tools to fit imperial sizes for the owners of classic cars,motorbikes and other machinery made when Britain still had sizeable car and motorbike makers. Some of these tools are unused but older than we are,some are secondhand or remanufactured.We carry a stock of modern metric spanners and sockets,servicing and repair equipment and clearance and end of line items.
Payment and Carriage
The easiest and fastest way to order is to phone us on 01502564120 with a credit card to hand.For your security,on completion of the trade all card details are destroyed by hand.We do not store customers details.
Cheques,postal orders in pounds sterling can be made out to Baconsdozen and posted to Baconsdozen new and obsolete tools.
13 Waveney Road
Lowestoft
Suffolk
NR321BT.
Overseas customers may prefer to use Paypal (e-mail for details.) Some items on the site have Google checkout buttons,we always try and dispatch same day as payment arrives.
Prices for postage throughout site are for single items to UK.Bigger or multiple orders are sent by carrier which means a saving per item please ask for quote.We ship worldwide,please ask for a price.More details here.

Tel..(U.K.) 01502564120
Baconsdozen New and Imperial Tools.
13 Waveney Road,Lowestoft,Suffolk,NR32 1BT,England.
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There are conversion charts for whitworth/BSF sizes to inches and metric at the foot of the pages dealing with imperial spanners,sockets and whitworth/BSF handtools,these charts also give BA size comparisons.The whitworth/BSF pages also contain some background information on imperial fastenings and tools.

Waveney Road is right opposite Lowestofts old trawler dock.(Its the dock thats old,there are no big beam trawlers and hardly any small fishing boats anymore new or old).Lowestoft is another British seaside town having the character and history sucked out of it by 'redevelopment',and the Sunrise Scheme.
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We used to list tools on Ebay untill it got too expensive,we now use Ebid auctions,a free to use online auction site,you can see and bid for them by clicking here.