Hand tools: (Old) Craftsman and (new) Snap-on. Craftsman just doesn't have the quality anymore.

Power Tools: DeWalt

Air tools: Porter Cable

After the Job's done tool: Dewalt bottle opener.

 

Craftsman sockets/crescent wrenches


Klein screwdrivers, nutdrivers and pliers. I haven't used a screwdriver yet that's better than Klein. Same with pliers. Klein are sharper out of the box and hold their edges longer.


As with most, power tools are a little of everything... mostly DW and PC

 

The stuff I buy is Craftsman and DeWalt. I have a mish-mash of other stuff I have been given as presents over the years.

 

Hand tools are mostly Craftsman, but I've got a few GlobeMaster Metric wrenches when I had a VW 20 yrs ago

Power tools are Craftsman, Dewalt and Millwakee

Tool Box is a 25 yr old Craftsman upright box with new wheels

 

My tool is born in America (yah baby), unique and in excellent working condition…

 

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Handtools are 95% Craftsman. Others are a mix of Snap-On, Bonny, Vermont, and Stanley.

 

I buy/use Craftsmen tools when I can. However, I'm usually on a budget so I buy a lot of Stanley from time to time. I do have a 83pc Craftsmen set that I really enjoy. My best friend is an airplane mechanic and also a four-wheeler and has an extensive Snap-on Set. The price isn't justified to me. I was working on my differential last week and used his snap-on 5/16 socket. It had a much better fit on my pinion shaft bolt than the Craftsmen. I've stripped that before. Anyway, I thought for a moment about getting a small Snap-on socket set, but when I inquired on the cost of the small set I saw, he said $300. I was like wow, that shouldn't cost more than $50. The tool was great but the price, Outch.

One of our other friends has a $5k Snap-on Toolbox that he financed for 5 years. What a waste.

I use cheap Made In China power tools for now but when I get my house and Garage next summer, I'll start making better investments.

 

Hey RoushFan I am a part time electrician so I know what you are talking about as far as Klien. I have ten pairs of those layiing around. Funny thing is some have little holes in them where you would normally cut wires. Also have Greenlee for knockout punches and fish tape.

 

At work.. Snap-on, Blue Point, Ingersolrand TI air tools.
At home. The leftovers, Craftsman, Blue Point.

IMO Craftsman's quality has gone down. I would gladly pay more for a quality tool from them.

Hak

 

I like Craftsman hand tools, but not locked in to them. For power tools, I like the Rigid brand sold by Home Depot. I bought one of their power miter saws and a portable table saw and they are a good value for the $$$$$.

If Snap On cut their prices in half, they'd still be overpriced. They make excellent stuff, but they price it like it's gold plated.

 

you mean that the wire cutters are now strippers?

any burn marks to go with the holes?


Klein linesmans pliers are the best tool in the world. When not cutting wire or pulling a fish tape, they are cutting chain link fence, used as a hammer, pry bar and general demolition use.

 

Burn marks I thought those were badges of honor. As was stated
in a movie "I think that boy has absorbed a lot of electricity"

I still have my first pair of Kliens and I am proud to say that my current pair are almost completely worn out with out being made into wire stripers yet. I have a rathchet made by craftsman that
is arched all the way down the handle. In Wis we have to do a service change live and when I was hooking back up from the line
I hit the mast and now well they looked like someone practiced welding on the handle.

But in the eight years I have been doing this 6 full time and 2 part time that's the only real blast I got.

 

I remember the first time I took 347 volts.

Scared the heck outta me. Just cant compare to a 110 shock.

 

When you use your tools/box on a daily basis, a quality box will hold it's quality for years.

I've burned through lesser quality boxes in less than a year. You'd be surprised how soon that $5k is justified.