What brand of tools?

[customcrewcab]

all mine are sk. there great tools and most freinds use other brands so if i bring them over to work on somthing there no mistake which ones are mine.

[Chasbod]

Hey WillowBilly,

You just made my day. My uncle was a diesel mechanic and when I was little, I remember the thrill of going through his Plumb tool box and just marveling at all the different tools....especially the 3/4 inch drive ratchet and sockets.

Every once in a while he would let me use his tools to work on the go kart that he built for us from scratch.

Well, he passed on a few years ago and guess who inherited the Plumb tools? I was the lucky one!

I had never heard anyone mention Plumb tools till you did.

[cavedweller]

I have some craftsman 3/8 sockets, a snap on 3/8 drive, some kind of old crappy torque wrench some one gave me, I have a set of those craftsman industrial screwdrivers(big zero there) and a miss match of end wrenches. Any how long storie made short I need to replentish the supply after working in the lumber mills alot of my tools walked off. Very short on funds made a trip to Harbor freight in Spokane. Picked up 15 pc screw driver set, new torque wrench, 1/4 3/8 1/2 inch ratchet sets all SAE, set of end wrenches and offset end wrenches also SAE, dial indicator and magnetic base $145. They aren't the same qualitly as Snap on, but my 3/8 snap on drive and a deep well 9/16 socket was over $100. So for now they will do.

[qman]

Most of my tools are Craftsman. About the only work they get is on my vehicles. I've broken two sockets and bent the jaws on two small combo wrenches just trying to get really tight nuts and bolts off so I don't think they're the best. But they're good enough for me since I can't afford the high end stuff. A few years back I found a pawn shop that sold single sockets (the junk stuff) and such for 35 cents apiece. For about a year the fools running the place didn't realize the difference between tool brands and were emptying all pawned tool boxes into the bins and I picked up some Snap-On, Mac, S-K, Vise-Grip, Cornwell, Crescent, etc. items for 35 cents apiece. Lots of them. My best deals were a Mac 3/8 drive ratchet (retail $75) for 35 cents and a Snap-On impact wrench (retail $250) for $50.

[bluef250]

Most of my tools are Craftsmen. I think the quality of Craftsmen tools has gone down. They are no better than any others. The last time I visited a Sears store they would not honor the warranty on a torque wrench. This was a major inconvenience as I have to go a larger city, over 3 hours away, to find a Sears now. Warranty's do not mean anything if you need to get work done and your tools aren't available (broken) or you don't have the tools. While I still will pick up Craftsmen tools now and then, I will purchase what I need when I can find it regardless of the brand. NAPA, Walmart and other sources are closer and the quality of the tools are the same. Now the ergonomics of tools is another story. If I were a mechanic, I would buy the best to get the job done - Mac, Snap on, or S-K, depending upon availability.

[19674x4]

craftsman and snap on, indestructable and guaranteed for life

[mrung0wa]

Hey!
My Brothers FYI:
The most important thing about a tool is how it is backed up by it's Dealer/Seller/Manufacture. I have Snap-on, Mac, Matco, Proto tools but most of my stuff is Craftsman. If it breaks I just go down to my local Sears and warranty it right then and there. with the other guys I have to wait for the tool truck to show up and hope that he has a replacement stocked on the truck or I wait another week!

My Brother (20 year FORD Senior Master Tech) has probally 50k$:$$: and if it's not Snap-on:$$: it's Rotunda

Lawrence

[black70cs]

I have Snap-On and craftsman, I have alot of craftsman wrenches but I don't use any of their ratchets or screwdrivers. Mainly becuase they break often and it is a chore for to find a Sears where I live. Snap- On guy comes to me and truthfull , rarely ever break a snap on tool.

[blue68]

I use mainly Matco tools (my big brother's) , but Craftsman is what my Dad has a lot of due to the lifetime garuntee.

Matco makes some good stuff in my opinion.

[mrung0wa]

Yeah, I gotta admit that Craftsman screwdrivers make lousy Chisels and gasket scrapers!

Lawrence

[Leadfoot]

I have lots of tool of all major brands, Craftsman in great but in CANADA the sets come with 12 point sockets where is the 6 points. Plus the crack all the time.
Snap-on is good but the don't cover wear on the sockets. So You got to smash them to get them replaced. Plus the tool truck only comes when you don't need them and they always want money . husky I like, but In Canada not much compares to the Canadian Tire Master Craft sockets for price and quality. Their warranty is great to I've cut the sockets with a torch before not on purpose and the still take them and exchange them.
Mac tools no service and their screw drivers handle feals like crap just as if out of a variety discount store. I could go on for hours.....................

[mrung0wa]

A few months ago I bought all 6-point sockets with the sizes etched on the sides and I think there cool!!!



Lawrence

[Big D's 69]

I use Snap On and Craftsman. I like the warranty.

[mrung0wa]

I used to buy a lot of MAC tools because I had a good rep but now it's mostly all CRAFTSMAN.
All I need to do to warranty them is go to my nearest SEARS instead of waitng around for the tool truck to Maybe show up!


Lawrence

[hutch1973]

My stuff is all Craftsman, because I'm 5 minutes from the store. The only time I've ever broken tools is by misuse so they are all the same to me.