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For full time mechanics the feel is a big deal. Craftsman used to have the raised ridges on their tools which would rub blisters on your hands and cause your skin to bulge up, snap on has always had smooth chrome finishes which feel better in the users hands.
Also Flank Drive was first used my snap on. It is basically a small divot in the very corner of the drive that allows the wrench or socket to bite on a larger / stronger area of the hex thus not stripping them out like others would. I have actually taken stripped out nuts off with a snap on wrench.
I have yet to find a ratchet as smooth as the Snap-On's. Well worth the money. Love their ratcheting screwdrivers, again the smoothest. I have used the Snap-On sockets and wrenches but I could not afford them for myself. They are much nicer than Craftsman, less prone to slippage, tighter tolerances. I bought my Craftsman box recently, it's quality is fair at best. My Snap-On box was actually my grandfathers from when he worked at a Cadillac dealership in the early 50's. So it is about 60yrs old and is STILL better than the new Craftsman. My Snap-On middle sections I bought used from the Snap-On man for much cheaper than retail. It is more than just ego.
My toolbox spans a little bit from everyone I think...
Craftsman, S&K, Snap-On, Matco, Mac, Wera, Wiha, Channel Lock, Mayhew, etc, etc...
Different Companies have different tools that I prefer for feel and application. I just prefer tools from Companies that offer Lifetime Warranties and will be in business for more than a week...
Craftsman, S&K, Snap-On, Matco, Mac, Wera, Wiha, Channel Lock, Mayhew, etc, etc...
Different Companies have different tools that I prefer for feel and application. I just prefer tools from Companies that offer Lifetime Warranties and will be in business for more than a week...
ThrottleJockey
Shooter
When I had my shop over on West 16th St. I did buy SOME snap on because they have some really neat specialty stuff no one else makes. I really liked the 45' wobbly swivel extensions. I also had a VERY expensive 1/2" impact that was second to none (except the next one up the snap on line) and the ECM scanner was pretty important I just wish it didn't cost $3500 with each make and models cable/software costing another several hundred...
Two of the best tools I own...
Snap-On 3/8 torque wrench. digital display, beeps and vibrates when you reach torque.
7.2 drill driver. this particular one I used and abused for over a year, sold to fellow worker, and bought a new one just bc it was cheap. thing still runs great
tool storage is not as important... Craftsman boxes are great and this $260 NAPA cart is the SAME one that everybody else sells for $1000. I've got less than $1000 in storage.
Snap-On 3/8 torque wrench. digital display, beeps and vibrates when you reach torque.
7.2 drill driver. this particular one I used and abused for over a year, sold to fellow worker, and bought a new one just bc it was cheap. thing still runs great
tool storage is not as important... Craftsman boxes are great and this $260 NAPA cart is the SAME one that everybody else sells for $1000. I've got less than $1000 in storage.
Where do you keep the 45' wobbly swivel extension at?!
ThrottleJockey
Shooter
LMAO....Degree, not feet. Couldn't find the button for the little circle thingy.Where do you keep the 45' wobbly swivel extension at?!
That was what I was thinking...
45* extension makes so much more sense...
Try to find it over the #8 key...
I was a diesel mechanic in the military for 8 years and we only used Snap-On. Each tech in the shop was given a $40k box full of tools with laser cut foam to protect them. When i got out i worked in a truck shop for a few years and bought whatever i could that I could afford. Now I mostly but Matco as he comes weekly and has soke good deals. One time I went to buy a set of wrenches and he told me to wait 2 weeks and they will come with a full set of metric wrenches for free. I gues I'm just loyal to people who treat their customers good and are not rushing you off the truck. When ever I go into sears they just stare me down the whole time and never approach me to see if I need help. It could be my Snap-On jacket I wear though
Exactly!tool storage is not as important... Craftsman boxes are great and this $260 NAPA cart is the SAME one that everybody else sells for $1000. I've got less than $1000 in storage.
My Toolboxes are Sam's Club Stainless Steel CSPS is the company that made them. I think I have maybe $1200 in the 2 of them...
I have the Black Craftsman pro box from our pits in the Indy 500 from 91. DB Mann motor sports.
It is overflowing. There is also a Proto top box on the shelf/bench next to this with my
Wooden Kennedy Machinist box from the 30's I got from Gramps estate.
These are filled with many different brands from Snap on, Matco, Mac, Proto, Klien, Craftsman and Kobalt and so on. They all serve me well.
It is overflowing. There is also a Proto top box on the shelf/bench next to this with my
Wooden Kennedy Machinist box from the 30's I got from Gramps estate.
These are filled with many different brands from Snap on, Matco, Mac, Proto, Klien, Craftsman and Kobalt and so on. They all serve me well.
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The closets Sears to my house is a 36 Mile Round Trip. 2 gallons of gas and I can replace the ratchet I broke. Or I can call the Snap-on guy and have him drop one off on his way by...
Mac guy was a Friday night beer buddy so the truck was in the driveway and after 3 or 9 beers I was on an alcohol induced shopping spree in the freaking tool truck. Dangerous.
Not to many people seem to like Cornwell tools, but I work at a GM dealership and Cornwell tools are all I use. Better quality than Craftsman tools, cheaper than Snap-On and I dont think there is any quality diference from Snap-On. I have about $8K in Cornwell tools, and I couldnt have gotten half as many tools as I have if I would have bought them from Snap-On.
As a professional, I have a lot of Snap-On, also Matco and some Mac (not much) I have some Facom wrenches which are awesome, some very good Hazet screwdrivers.
Nearly all of my sockets,ratchets and extensions are Snap-On, most of my specialized tools are Hazet.
As with anything else, buy the best you can, use the right tool, clean it when you put in away and it'll last a lifetime.
Nearly all of my sockets,ratchets and extensions are Snap-On, most of my specialized tools are Hazet.
As with anything else, buy the best you can, use the right tool, clean it when you put in away and it'll last a lifetime.
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