British Standard Whitworth tools for classic cars and bikes.

Baconsdozen Imperial and metric tools. Whitworth/B.S.F and B.A spanners,sockets and box spanners. Not sure of the size of BSW socket or spanner you need? Conversion charts for Whitworth to BSF to imperial or metric wrench and socket sizes at the foot of page. We have impact,twelve and six point sockets,ring,combination and open end spanners in BSW sizes up to two inch whitworth. PLEASE NOTE,we ship anywhere UK,Europe or Rest Of World (ROW) but some Google buttons are for UK only. For orders outside UK on these items call us,we can take credit card payments over the phone. Guarantees,terms and conditions etc here. This page is a selection of the whitworth,BSF and BA tools on sale. we also sell surplus and other tools on Ecrater in the US.and Ebid auctions I've been involved in repairing and restoring cars,bikes and boats for over fourty years,I don't sell tools I wouldn't use myself.

Whitworth/BSF sockets,impact sockets,box wrenches,spanners etc.

Set of seven 3/8 inch square drive whitworth/BSF sockets by Laser Tools ,sizes 1/8 to 1/2 inch whit (BSW) on socket rail,bi-hex (twelve point) chrome vanadium steel. Suitable for quite serious DIY motorcycle or car restoration etc,good value for money at 9..50p Post U.K 3..00p.Europe 4.50. Rest of world 9..00p.

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Set of nine 1/2 drive whitworth sockets on rail.Sizes are 1/8,3/16,1/4,5/16,3/8,7/16,1/2,9/16 and 5/8 inch whitworth.The sockets are bi hex (12 sided) and represent good value for money.Made by Laser Price 14..50p post UK 4..00p,Europe 6..50p and Rest of world 13..50p.

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Whitworth 3/8 drive tool kit.Comprises the above seven piece 3/8 drive whitworth socket set,with the addition of an all steel ratchet handle plus75mm,125 and 250mm extension bars.All 3/8 drive.Ideal starter BSW tool kit for classic motorcycle or car owner. 21..50p plus 5..00p post UK. For post outside UK contact us.Picture is of the 1/2 drive version of the whitworth tool kit listed below

Whitworth 1/2 drive tool kit.Comprises the above eight piece 1/2 drive whitworth socket set and a all steel 1/2 drive ratchet plus three chrome vanadium steel extension bars.24 post 5..00p to UK.For post outswide UK please contact us.

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Professional quality deep whitworth sockets, six sided (flank drive) by Koken of Japan,set of seven 3/8 drive.Sizes 1/8,3/16,1/4,5/16,3/8,7/16 and 1/2 inch whitworth.Deep Whitworth/BSF sockets are now very hard to find .Supplied on a chromed socket rail,very good quality,suitable for a commercial workshop enviroment.Sold as a set on socket rail. 45..00 post 4..00p.to Europe 5..20 and Rest of world 12..00p

About Koken.

Please note picture shows a eight piece set (9/16 whitworth added) these are available to order,please ask for details.

Set of seven,six sided standard depth whitworth/BSF sockets.Sizes 1/8,3/16,1/4,5/16,3/8,7/16 and 1/2 inch,all are 3/8 inch drive and mono hex flank drive configuration to grip worn or rusty nuts and bolts less damage to brass or alloy fixings.Excellent quality by Koken these should not be confused with cheaper low quality socketsSupplied on a socket rail.25.50p the set post 4..00p to UK.Post Europe 5..20p Ret of World 10..00p

Set of eight chrome vanadium steel whitworth BSF sockets,six sided,3/8 drive standard length sockets,as above set but 9/16 added.Six sided or mono hex sockets are less likely to damage tight brass or alloy fixings.Cost 29..50p post 4..00p to UK.

Set of seven,3/8 drive sockets flank drive double hex configuration.Normal high Koken quality suitable for a professional restoration workshop.Sizes 1/8,3/16,1/4,5/16,3/8,7/16 and 1/2 inch. whitworth 28..50p UK post 4..00p.

Set of eight 12 sided 3/8 drive whitworth sockets.As above set but with a 9/16 inch whit added 32.50 post UK 4..00p

Set of eight Koken 1/2 drive standard depth whitworth sockets.Bi-hex (twelve sided) sizes 3/16,1/4,5/16,3/8,7/16,1/2,9/16 and 5/8 inch whitworth. Excellent quality and Ideal for a professional mechanic.44..50p post 4..50p.

Large whitworth sockets

Made in England,professional quality

Examples (all bi hex) 7/8 whit 3/4 drive 20.50p, 15/16 whit 3/4 drive 27..50p, 1 inch whit 3/4 drive 24..00p, 1-1/8 whit 3/4 drive 29..50p, 1-1/4 whit 3/4 drive 39..50p, 1 3/8 inch whit in one inch square drive 60.50p.Ask for post details,these larger whitworth sockets are heavy!.

King Dick English made whitworth socket

Professional quality individual Whitworth/BSF bi-hex sockets 1/2 drive chrome vanadium steel by Elora.

Sizes 1/8 ,3/16 ,1/4 ,5/16, 3/8, 7/16 inch whitworth all at 4..80p each.

1/2 and 9/16 inch are 5..25p.

5/8 ,11/16 and 3/4 inch whitworth are 6..55p each Post 1..50p each to UK.

About Elora.

To order more than one whitworth socket or for areas outside UK contact us.

Elora whitworth sockets for classic cars,bikes

Set of eleven whitworth/BSF bi-hex chrome vanadium steel sockets.Made in Germany by Elora to DIN standard 3124/ISO 2725 and DIN 3120/ISO 1174 and of much superior quality to the cheap imported sets normally offered in whitworth and BSF sizes.Please note,they do not come with the socket rail shown..The sizes are 1/8,3/16,1/4,5/16,3/8,7/16,1/2,9/16,5/18,11/16 and 3/4 inch Price 50..50p 1st class to post UK 5..00p Contact us for post price outside UK.

Set of whitworth sockets made in England by King Dick.High quality 1/2 drive chrome vanadium steel.Sizes 1/8,3/16,1/4,5/16,3/8,7/17,1/2,9/16,5/8.11/16 and 3/4 inch whitworth.Ideal for use in a professional restoration workshop.Priced at 75 these sockets will last a lifetime.Post to UK 5..00p.

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Whitworth impact sockets.1/2 drive.British made.Six sided professional quality.It is always cheaper to buy sets rather than try and make sets from individual sockets but we sell seperate ones for specific jobs etc.

Examples include..3/4 inch whitworth 13.50p,11/16 inch whitworth 14.00p,7/8 inch whitworth 16..00p.

We have some individual six point deep whitworth impact type sockets.

I also stock some 3/8 drive whitworth sockets by the German maker Elora .From 3/16 to 1/2 inch All same price 7..00p each.Post 1..00p each to UK.

Whitworth sockets classic car restoration

High quality,British made combination spanner set in whitworth sizes 3/16,1/4,5/16,3/8,7/16,1/2 and 9/16 inch whitworth.Chrome vanadium steel chromed and polished . 72..00p

British made set double end cranked whitworth ring spanners 1/8 x 3/16,1/4 x 5/16,3/8 x 7/16 and 1/2 x 9/16 inch whitworth. Nicely made,good quality.40..00p.Post to UK 4..00

About King Dick.

Abingdon King Dick Open end BSW spanner set.A genuinely British made Whitworth open end spanner set Sizes 1/8 x 3/16,1/4 x 5/16,3/8 x 7/16 and 1/2 x 9/16 inches whitworth.Well finished and accurately made. 33.00p Post to UK 4..00p.

Individual whitworth combination spanners from 1/8 to 3/4 inch whitworth are available by Elora.We have other makes in ring,combination and open end styles as well as some pre used or surplus stock. Please contact us for details,availability etc.

Large sizes of individual spanners are available in Elora,King Dick and other makes.We also stock used spanners and sockets in the larger sizes of whitworth and AF.

New 7/8 whitworth combination 44.00p

New 1 inch whitworth combination 65.00p

Six piece set of proper professional mechanics quality whitworth/BSF combination spanners made by ELORA in germany sizes 3/16,1/4,5/16,3/8,7/16 and 1/2 inch whitworth.Drop forged chrome vanadium steel accurately made, to DIN3113/ISO 3318 specification,suitable for constant heavy use in a professional workshop.Price 45..00p Post U.K 4..50,Europe 8.75,Rest of world 16..00p.

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Larger eleven piece set of ELORA 205 series,German made,top quality chrome vanadium steel whitworth spanners, combination pattern.One conventional ring type end,other open.Perfectly suitable for serious professional use,restoring or repairing classic cars Sizes 1/8 to 3/4 inch whitworth.Price 138.1st class Post to U.K 9..00p for other countries please ask .

Our 'value' range whitworth combination spanners.

A eight piece combination set by Laser.Polished and in compartmented tool wallet.Sizes 1/8,3/16,1/4,5/16,3/8.7/16,1/2 and 9/16 inch whitworth.Suitable for DIY car repair or restoration.17 plus 4..50p post to UK,10.50p post to Europe,18.50 post to Rest of world.

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7/16 inch whitworth (BSW) scaffolding spanner.The swivel head is six sided (mono-hex) and the handle is solid steel.4..00p plus 2..00p post to UK.

BA sockets,box spanners and BA socket sets.

BA (British Association) 10 piece socket sets Laser 0 to 10 BA.Six point, 1/4 inch drive on rail.Hex,chrome vanadium steel.Good value for money Come complete with socket rail.10..00p post to UK 3..00p Europe 4..50p or Rest of world 6.00p

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Individual BA sockets available by Elora.1/4 drive.3.85p each.Sizes ordering etc,contact us for details

Elora six point ba socket

Set of Elora BA sockets.Sizes 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,8 and 10BA.All are 1/4 drive.Proper chrome vanadium steel,German made to a high standard.Price 30.50p Post to UK 3..00p

BA sockets and sets

1/4 drive BA socket set by Koken (Japan) Very good quality Sizes 0 to 8BA.BA nuts and bolts are often found on older electrical components.Six point (mono hex) to grip worn nuts.1/4 square drive complete with socket rail 17..00p post to UK 3..00p, Europe 4..50p or Rest of World 6..00p.

Set of BA box spanners complete with two tommy bars and covers the sizes 0 to 10BA.Handy for classic cars etc where BA sizes are still often found.Made in Sheffield England by Melco in chromed steel.Now becoming obsolete Price 16..80 post to UK 2..00p

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Six piece (sizes 0 to 11BA) open end BA wrench set in plastic wallet by Laser.Priced 13..00p Post to U.K 2..20p.Europe or ROW 4..50p Open end BA spanners are now difficult to source,these are forged spanners not the cheaper pressed steel variety.BA fittings are sometimes found on older electrical items,magnetos,dynamos,control boxes and instruments etc.

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Just some of the whitworth BSF tubular box spanners we stock

Long whitworth box spanner (approx seven inches long) British made (Melco) sizes 1/8 x 3/16 inch whitworth 3..00 post 1.50p (UK).Post Rest of World 3..00p

BSW Melco box spanner

5/16 x 7/16 inch whitworth box spanners.(Melco) made in England.(approx four inches long) Heavy duty.3.10 post 1.60p (UK) ROW 3.10

7/16 x 1/2 inch whitworth box spanner .Heavy duty Made in UK. 3.20 post to UK 1.60p Post ROW 3.20

1/2 x 9/16 inch whitworth box spanner heavy duty 3.20 post UK 1.80

(No picture) very short box spanner 3/8 x 7/16 inch whitworth 1..00p plus post 3..00 UK or ROW..

5/8 x 1/2 inch whitworth box.Heavy duty UK made approx four inches long.3.20p post to UK 1.60p

Some double ended whitworth/BSF box spanners available singly while stocks last (Old stock,limited supply) English Made .All approx 7 inches long all made in England.Sizes 1/8,3/16,1/4,5/16,1/2,9/16,5/8,3/4,7/8 and 1 inch whitworth.

One and a quarter inch whitworth double ended box spanner.

Whitworth and af hub nut box spanners available in various sizes .1 and 1/4 inch awhitworth (52mm) illustrated Please contact us for prices and availability,stocks are limited as most of these are now long discontinued by their makers.

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A small selection of new army or goverment surplus tools is shown below contact us with your requirements..

Bedford.Highly polished whitworth combination spanners Sizes 3/8 and 1/2 inch whitworth Old stock (probably ex WD) but never used

1/8 x 3/16 whitworth open enders by Elora (no markings on spanner) 2 each post 1..00p

5/8 x 11/16 whitworth deep cranked ring spanners Elora, a big spanner for 4..00 post 3..00p.

Elora open ended spanner 9/16 x 7/16 whitworth

Heavily chromed (but chrome not very smooth) old stock but never used.King Dick whitworth spanners.7/16 x 3/8 whit or 9/16 x 7/16 whit.

Very old stock, KD 5/16 x 3/8 whitworth ring spanners 2..00 post UK 2..00p

It would be virtually impossible to list all the imperial tools in stock,only a selection is listed on this site.In addition to around two tons of secondhand spanners and sockets of all types and sizes,I have huge stocks of old,but never used,sets and single whitworth/BSF open ended and ring or combination spanners of German and English manufacture King Dick,Britool,Bedford,Gedore,Snail Brand,Williams and ELORA etc some dating back to the 1940's.I stock six sided impact sockets,even deep ones in whitworth and af sizes.I can often replace missing sockets or spanners to complete a set.Older motorbikes and cars often had imperial tool kits supplied by makers that are no longer trading,Vincent for example used a lot of 'Jenbro' spanners made by Jennings brothers who ceased trading some years ago.Whilst I cannot always supply identical spanners I can usually match the sizes of missing tools.I guarantee everything that I sell fit for purpose.Some whitworth impact sockets are difficult to source at an economic price but using very cheap tools is a false economy.In cases of non availability of the correct whitworth/BSF sockets most engineers accept that 18mm is comparable to 3/8 whit (actually 18.03mm),33 mm is an acceptable replacement for 3/4 whit (33.02mm) and 52mm for 1 1/4 inch whitworth.
I can also supply model specific wheel braces in imperial sizes.Forget worrying about breaking your 1/2 drive bar undoing tight wheel studs,some of these braces are made in England from two inch diameter solid steel bar!.
I sell whitworth and BSF tools suitable for all older machinery,from Armstrong Siddeley to Gipsy Moth,from a AJS to a Velocette I can supply spanners to suit.

Taps and Dies.

Those working on older machinery are likely to come across various thread forms.The modern metric plus unf,unc,BA,whitworth,BSF,cycle thread,gas and others.I can supply most of these,or direct you to someone who can,please ask.

Whitworth/BSF/Imperial/Metric conversion tables. The markings on a spanner or wrench for whitworth or bsf indicate the thread size of the bolt not the head,for af (Across the Flats) they indicate the width of the nut or bolt head in fractions of an inch or mm..


Whit/BSF and the metric or imperial (inch) Equivalent.		Imperial to Metric

Whitworth	BSF.	Metric.	Imperial (af).	A.F	MM.
1/8	3/16	8.64	.340	1/4	6.35
3/16	1/4	11.3	.445	5/16	7.94
1/4	5/16	13.34	.525	3/8	9.52
5/16	3/8	15.24	.6	7/16	11.11
3/8	7/16	18.03	.710	1/2	12.7
7/16	1/2	20.83	.82	9/16	14.29
1/2	9/16	23.37	.92	5/8	15.88
9/16	5/8	25.65	1.010	11/16	17.46
5/8	11/16	27.94	1.100	3/4	19.05
11/16	3/4	30.48	1.200	7/8	22.22
3/4	7/8	33.02	1.300	15/16	23.81
7/8	1	37.59	1.480	1.00	25.40
1	1.1/8	42.42	1.670	1.1/16	26.93

A tubular box spanner or six sided (six point) socket the closest size upwards might be a solution in an emergency (ie) a 19mm spanner will probably fit a 3/4 inch af nut.These have greater tolerance than 12 sided sockets but there is always a risk of damage to socket and or the fastening.Impact sockets are almost always six sided (mono-hex).Six sided sockets are less liable to mark or damage brass,alloy or chromed fixings such as wheel or hub nuts.

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Footnotes...It's recorded at least one English motor manufacturer in the 30's-40's using imported engines with metric threads,ground the heads of nuts and bolts down so that mechanics whitworth spanners would fit.Some smaller or more specialised makers used whitworth fastenings for some years after everybody else had decided they were obsolete and went over to UNF/UNC or metric,so even without any previous owners swapping and repairing bits it's not unusual to find an assortment of fastenings on old (and not so old) cars. Land Rovers for example have a transmission design with parts of it dating to the 1930's so it should be no suprise to find sundry whitworth fastenings scattered round the gearboxes on early models and I'm told BA fittings are still found on modern JCBs. This is why joining an owners club and talking to other classic car and motorbike enthusiasts makes sense. I've seen on at least two web sites that some whitworth and SAE (UNF/UNC) or metric nuts and bolts are interchangeable.This is wrong and,if applied to critical components (suspension/brakes etc) downright dangerous.The thread rate (TPI or threads per inch) might be the same in some cases but the thread angles are different (55 degrees for whitworth and 60 for metric,UNF and UNC) resulting in loss of strength,thread stripping or fastenings coming undone in service.The use of a decent thread guage to identify threads on classic car and bike restoration is advised.(see our repair,servicing tool section for a range of imperial,metric and whitworth thread gauges).We still send imperial based tools all over the world,there are still old DeHavilland bi planes flying in New Zealand and Australia,we've sent whitworth and BA sockets or spanners to aviation museums from the UK to USA and railway engine enthusiasts from Darlington to Darjeeling.There are countless examples of British engineering over fifty years old still working or being lovingly restored in the most unlikely places.There once was a 'Great' Britain.