10-20-2003, 12:56 AM | #1 |
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Tool Preferences
Just wondering what everybody buys for tools. Personally, becuase im a mechanic, im all about the snap on. Í dont buy anything that isnt off the snap on truck. just wondering what everyone buys here on the board. post pics of yer tool collections, tool boxes and any other handy tools you've built/used.
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10-20-2003, 01:02 AM | #2 |
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I've got a craftsman box, and I have mostly stanley or craftsman tools. Here's a shot of my little old box...
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10-20-2003, 01:04 AM | #3 |
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i got mostly craftsman and a few benchtop kmart brand and dont see alot of difference in either
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10-20-2003, 01:04 AM | #4 |
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I buy Craftsman. I would buy Snap-on if I had a shop since they come to you and all, but they are a little more expensive. For working on motorcycles and trucks for fun, My Craftsman tools work great!!! No pics as my tools are not in thier home (tool chest), but rater in several small luggage bags that I can put in the barracks room wall lockers!!
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10-20-2003, 01:07 AM | #5 |
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I like Craftsman tools. Snap-on = too expensive. Besides, I live close to a Sears so when one of their crappy ratchets breaks I can replace it for the nteenth time. Other than their ratchets being pure crap, they make good tools.
Although, it ticks me off that they don't make a silver dollar ratchet or a 1 1/2in long 3/8 drive socket extension. Last edited by Cat Fuzz; 10-20-2003 at 01:13 PM. |
10-20-2003, 01:18 AM | #6 |
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Most of my tools are Snap-on, I've got some Mac and Napa tools as well as a few Craftsman wrenchs and some S-K, I prefer the Snap-On. ( I aquired most of my collection when I went to school for diesel truck mechanics and worked in shops for a couple of years)
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10-20-2003, 01:22 AM | #7 |
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i have lots of everything
Craftsman, Husky, Snap on, Mac, Cornhole i mean cornwell, and several misc off brands
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10-20-2003, 01:39 AM | #8 |
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My dad is a Craftsman guy, and I inherited that from him. I don't actually own too many of my own tools, but dad has all we need.
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10-20-2003, 01:42 AM | #9 |
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the only tools i normally buy are snap on they are better yes they cost more but i will never have to buy it again and they last longer than cracksmen
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10-20-2003, 02:52 AM | #10 |
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Snap-on, Mac and Matco hand tools and air equip. As far as tool storage, I just bought a new Matco box that's the size of a small town. $4800.00 doesnt go a long way anymore
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10-20-2003, 03:03 AM | #11 |
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the more I use Husky tools the more i seem to like em, up here in the North we have a brand called Mastercraft which is essentially almsot the same as Husky
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10-20-2003, 04:49 AM | #12 |
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i like husky stuff, the wrenches are nice and thin...tough as nails too
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10-20-2003, 08:22 AM | #13 |
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I have a mixture. Older Craftsman is okay, the new stuff is junk. Also some Snap-On, great tools, and my great grandson will be able to use them. Currently most of my tools purchased are S-K, better than the old Craftsman but not as good as Snap-on.
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10-20-2003, 08:31 AM | #14 |
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I own a little bit of everything. I have Craftsman and Husky mainly. I got to be honest here, the Husky stuff sure seems to be some well built tools. I got a large Husky industrial roll-a-way toolbox and a Sears box. I have been pretty lucky in life so far to have a heck of a lot of tools like welders,torches,tons of power tools. parts washers, press, air tools and my favorite is my Eagle lift. I also have a 36 x 80 garage for me to work in that is insulated.
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10-20-2003, 09:06 AM | #15 |
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I prefer Snap-On or MAC, but mostly use Craftsman.
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10-20-2003, 10:01 AM | #16 |
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Snap-On, nothing else is even close!
I paid the Snap-On man a hundred bucks a week for 6 years. Double width Snap-On roll away crammed with Snap-On tools. Mechanics will know, they really are better. When you're making money, you can't cut corners on your tools.
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10-20-2003, 10:20 AM | #17 |
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Most of MY stuff is Snap On. Thats all I bought when I was wrenching. For my boys, who wrench but not for a living, we bought Craftsman, There a good tool with a GREAT return policy.
Just my 2c
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10-20-2003, 10:44 AM | #18 |
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I have almost all craftsman, though all of my air tools are husky because they have a lifetime warranty on them, and the seam to work great.
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10-20-2003, 11:02 AM | #19 |
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I have mostly Craftsman with some Husky and S-K mixed in. I own a few Snap-On tools, but prefer the Craftsman and Husky because of the "no hassle" return policy. I bought my Snap-On tools almost 20 years ago and the dealers around here don't seem to want to honor the warranty, since I bought them from another dealer in another state. They don't seem too interested in the "hobbyist" or "D-I-Y-ers".
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10-20-2003, 11:18 AM | #20 |
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Started out Craftsman 30+ years ago now more of a hodge podge. Husky (Home Depot) has good tools as does Lowes (Kobalt) so I have some of both along with older Craftsman. Lifetime warranty is hard to beat and the prices are much more reasonable than Snap-On, Corwell, Matco, Mac or any of the other truck brands. A good truck tool man will stay in a mechanic's wallet for the rest of his/her life which I simply don't understand.
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10-20-2003, 11:25 AM | #21 |
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I have a mix of about every brand out there, the best 2 tools I have are my 3/8 rachets, 1 is a old, old snap on and the other does not have a brand name on it, both are as tough as anything I have found.
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10-20-2003, 11:38 AM | #22 |
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All my stuff is Craftsman. Hotrod70C10, I have the same toolbox as you, but with the added middle section. I wrench for fun, not for a living, so Craftsman is just fine with me. Knock on wood, I haven't broken any of my stuff yet. Heck, even my lawn tractor is Craftsman...but that's another thread.
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10-20-2003, 12:12 PM | #23 |
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just a backyard hacker
So most of my stuff is Craftsman My mother worked at Sears for 30 some years so it was kind of traditional to shop there Never had access to Snap On dealer although someone told me as soon as you put a Snap On wrench on a nut you immediately feel the difference. . Have a few SK but my mystery tools are some Fuller end wrenches I bought somewhere ages ago Think at a discount house Haven't broken one yet They look decent and work as good as Crafty's and were cheaper but don't recall ever seeing them again .
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10-20-2003, 01:11 PM | #24 |
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Only Matco for me. My good friend is a new Matco dealer.
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10-20-2003, 01:19 PM | #25 |
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Whats great about Craftsman is you can buy used ratchets and breaker bars at pawn shops and take them to Sears and exchange them for new. I bought a long handle 1/2 in breaker bar for 5 bucks and the little ball that holds the socket on was bad, took it to Sears and without a word, grabbed a new one and gave it to me. Those things run almost 30 bucks!
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