Sgt. Spuds

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So, tools right? We all have them? Some nicer than others, but we all have tools.


So post what kind you have the majority of, IE Sears, Snap on, ect.... And how ya got em.

I have thousands and thousands of dollars in ratchets, sockets, breaker bars, toque wrenches, combination wrenches, drivers, drills, saws, compressors, and may other things. I got them all from my dad, all sears tools besides a few of the power tools. some of the ratchets and sockets are 50 or 40 years old, ones that my grandpa bought back in the 50's and 60's... They are all in great shape and work like new tools.

So lets see some testimonials.

CashMoney

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Craftsman. I usually get sears giftcards for my brithday and christmas from my dad in various amounts. About 90% of my collection was bought by those cards..

Togo

hand tools,
97% craftsman
1% husky (home depot)
1% stanley
1% chinese CRAP

as far as power tools - i love my dewalts, but the dang batteries are SOOOO expensive that i opted to buy a complete 9 piece Ryobi set with 2 new batteries for NOT MUCH MORE than it would have cost me to replace my dewalt batteries.
and replacements are 2 for $40 rather than 60+ ea. l ike the dewalts

air tools - i bought a cheap set at lowes - has lasted me just fine - but found a clearance deal on a husky set (the only air tool i know of that has a LIFETIME warranty) so i just had to pick it up.

i have been comtemplating the KOBALT tools - which i heard are made by snap-on and can be found at lowes (last time i looked) and i think i saw them on home depot's website.

that is all!

davered00ss

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Craftsman..........Sears.

GR33N GoblinM6

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all of my Duralast tools are pretty nice and work well, for the money they are great.. never broken any of them.. quality is awesome..

CTSmechanic

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Hand tools break down.....85% Snap on ,Snap On box....
5% Mac...
10% others like Channel lock,Milbar
0% Chineese crap...
Dewalt Drill and 18volt Impact(favorite tool)
IR impacts 1/2 and 3/8

And now since I started working on my Quad I see a whole new line of tools that I need..... I love buying tools.....

ls1408cp

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I use all snap on box and all. You can find alot of new snap on tools on ebay. I also bought alot of them from the snap on guy that came to my work.

eschoendorff

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I have mostly Craftsman, but I have certain pieces from other brands. Ratchets alone I have Craftsman, Husky, Allen, Snap On, MAC, Kobalt, Proto, SK, and Facom all represented. And that is pretty much the story of my collection... a great big mix of everything mixed around a core of Craftsman.

And there's Harbor Freight stuff in there, but the kind of stuff that I wouldn't use every day.

Tools are fun. Collect 'em all!

robertbartsch

I have 6 tool boxes (3 sets - each five feet tall) stuffed to the gills!

60% Stanley
30% Popular Mechanics
5% Sears
5% Snap-On/Mac/Huskey

If your not a profesional wrench twister, it does not make sense to me to spend a bunch on Snap-On and Mac - IMO.

The quality of the Chinese junk (no pun) everyone is harpooning here has increased in recent years and often provides a good value. I believe some of this stuff is light years ahead of Sears, but most here on this board disagree with me on this point.

I think their view is based on Chinese tools that flooded the market many years ago and were crap.

Husky, Stanley, Popular Mechanics are CHINESE which few here realize. Their fit and finish is much better than Sears. I can't say if there steel is as good as Sears but I have not broken anything that I can remember recently....

All tool manufacturors guarantee there stuff against breakage. It is pretty standard.

Those who love Sears tools will tell you they buy them so they can get replacements immediately. This is true - so - score one point for Sears.

Hey Sears tools are now sold in K-Mart. Since I live in Westchester NY and the nearest Sears is 10 miles away, that is a good thing.

BigDaddyZ28

Simply 'having' a bunch of big *** tool boxes does not make you either a 'mechanic' or 'smart'...

It could just mean that... You have been sold 'cheap garbage' a bunch of times.

James

camaros4ever

Sears always have my vote, they are the easiest to return when you break them for those other uses..lol

BeaversTA

I have a few things in my Cornwell box
Snap On, Matco, blue point, IR, Makita, Craftsman

transammanv8

I have about an even mix of tools

1/4 Snap On
1/4 Matco (bought on student discount)
1/4 Craftsman (mainly sockets)


I do have other random names also:
Knipex, Channelock, Husky, S-K, Maybach, Dewalt

In the future, I'd like to try some tools from:
Cornwell and Facom

I've had pretty good luck with stuff not breaking. I've had 2 3/32" Craftsman punches break and someone else broke one of my cheap drill bits from Northern.

I'm still debating Snap On or Matco for my new tool box.

maedgo

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Craftsman, My dad started giving me tools for christmas when i was 15. by the time i left home i had a good collection, and now i finally know why he did that... i lost all his over the years and he wanted me to see what it was like. my roommates have lost most of mine in 3 months. now i have locks and keep them in my room.

HeapaShifter

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I used to always buy Craftsman, but about a year and a half ago I started buying Snap-on and now it's basically all I'll buy. I think it is that much better.

BAD ASS TA WS6

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Snap on, some Matco stuff, and some Crapsman stuff.

blind527

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I like Blackhawk tools made my Proto. They are good tools if you don't have a ton of cash.

eschoendorff

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Ah, Facom. Try 'em - you'll like 'em. They make my all-time favorite pliers. Everything I own of Facom just feels "right." The Ergotwist screwdrivers are great, too. If you want to try Facom on the cheap, go to www.harryepstein.com

BTW... that site is badass if you like tools!

-Ed

SubVet

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40% Snap-On
40% Craftsman
20% other

2000Hawk

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100% Craftsman and im guessing they were from Sears (Christmas gift 2 years go)
-Joel