what kind of tools do you all use?

[philshee]

Craftsman,, I don't know what happened, but some years back I bought a Craftsman wrench set at a Sears store, and the tools were made in Japan. Only ones I ever saw made out of the country.

[nasty01banshee]

whatever i can actually find on the garage floor....

[crazyfzr1]

Crafstman, and (only in Canada) Canadian Tire

Both have lifetime warranty...good enough for me.

[Dark Ranger]

Mostly Snap-On and Craftsman. I have a few tools in other brands, but the majority are in Snap-On. I haven't broke any of them yet after many years of torture.

[fixitrod]

Craftsman hand tools and porter cable power tools mostly. Sometimes I buy the little just tools at harbor freight... depending on what it is and what it's for. I'm not really impressed with the craftman ratchets, but at least I can take the back and replace them for free.

[xchevellephil]

I'm a mechanic at Marc Heitz Chevy in Norman, OK, and i own a mac box, mostly snap-on tools but im leaning more and more toward Cornwell. They are just as good as snap-off without the price tag. Own lots of Huskies at the house, decent all around tools. Not for the every day mechanic though.

[Nightrider]

All I buy is Craftsman,with the exception of "specialty" tools that craftsman doesn't offer.Snap-on,Mac,Matco,Cornwell,etc are all overpriced and waste of money IMO.

 

Companies like craftsman offer the same quality with a "no bitch policy",meaning the will replace dam near anything.Snap-on,on the other hand refused to replace a couple screwdrivers for me because the butts had some slight scuff marks and accused me of using them as a chisel.I told them thats what my china brands were for.They refused replacement.

 

Another incident was with a 1/2 inch ratchet which fell from a cars fender onto the ground.The ratcheting mechanism was damaged and a snap-on agent asked me if I was using it for a hammer.C'mon who would use a 100+ dollar ratchet for a hammer I said.I was so disgusted and pissed off that I paid my tab on the spot and told him to never set foot in this shop again.

 

You can but the best box craftman has to offer and every hand tool they make for the price of a Snap-on or Mac box thats empty.So why buy the snap-on or mac box?Your mechanical abilities is how your percieved as a mechanic,not the make of your toolbox.

 

Just for an example:I purchased a set of craftsman wrenches at a garage sale many years ago for 5 bucks.The wrenches themselves were probably 20+ years old and so rusty you could hardly make out the sizes.The guy at sears told me to pick out a new one for every one I had.Now thats a good tool company.

Edited September 29, 2004 by Nightrider

[ledofthezep]

Anything that works, works for me pretty much. It looks like a bomb went off in my toolbox, I think I have a mixture of damn near all brands in there.

[boonman]

For those that don't like the normal Craftsman ratchets, try out the Craftsman Professional ratchets. LARGE difference in quality. As is anything in their professional line. I love 'em....

[racer]

well, i did it. i started my account with snap-on yesterday. i decided to start with screwdrivers, so i got 11 of them. next will be the ratchets, and on and on and on and on...................

[itsaripper]

Right now I have mostly Craftsman, some mac and snap-on. I had 75% snap-on tools, 25% craftsman. The snap-on I used at the shop and craftsman I took to the field to work on tractors. I figured I would rather loose a craftsman than a snap-on.

I said I used to have. Well three years ago our farm shop/barn burnt down, right along with all my tools. Guess who replaced every one of their tools without asking a question? CRAFTSMAN!!!!! Snap-on said they wern't broke so he couldn't do it. But if I had owed money on them he would have replaced them. So now if I buy snap-on its off of ebay.

I like Mac hand tool the best because they are square and don't cut into your hand when pulling on them. Also the Craftsman professional tool are really great stuff.

[blk02banshee]

Guess who replaced every one of their tools without asking a question? CRAFTSMAN!!!!! Snap-on said they wern't broke so he couldn't do it. But if I had owed money on them he would have replaced them. So now if I buy snap-on its off of ebay.

I like Mac hand tool the best because they are square and don't cut into your hand when pulling on them. Also the Craftsman professional tool are really great stuff.

Right on brother! Craftsman's professional line is just as nice as snap-on, and there's no hassles when getting them replaced. Their ratchets are bad ass, and nothing like their regular ratchets. I like my snap-on wrenches, but they are thin, and cut into your hands when your pulling or pushing on them, like you said, and I think $300+ is too much for a single set of wrenches.

[joshv5.0]

5000$ worth of snap on, mac. matco, ingersollrand , sk and many others

 

not to mention the snap on upper and lower box

 

 

but i'm a auto mechanic sooooo i have to have all this stuff

 

btw if you guys ever want the best tool i have ever owned go and buy the makita 9v cordless impact it is my favorite tool i own its small enough to get in some tight place's and pretty strong, oh and also my sk ball swivel impact sockets are the shizzzzznit!!

Edited October 30, 2004 by joshv5.0

[Wassup350]

I have a large craftsmen tool box and mostly craftsmen tools, also i have a nice 1/2" drive husky socket set. I love craftsmen tools they have a life time warranty on their tools and i havent ever even broken one, except for a screw driver taht i snapped the tip off from prying.

 

I dont really like the tool box though because i use to have a barn with a wooden floor and teh vibrations from sleds and quads caused the nuts to come loose on teh wheels and they would come off on me. and plus the lower door always comes off.

[DuneRoller]

All Snap-On and Mac in my garage.