Posted: 1/6/2002 8:50:01 AM EDT
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With all the other folks talking about Snap-On tools, I figured I ask this question. How much money do you have tied up in your Snap-On Tools? At last check I was just over $35,000 in Snap-On tools. Think of all the guns and mags I could of bought. Oh well the tools make me my income at the moment so it is well spent. |
| wow, I hope what Halfcocked said ain't true, I like my snap-on tools... Havent bought any in a year or so, the 2 guys who had trucks for our area were losers. Never ordering stuff they said they would, or forgetting to put it in the truck. That's if they showed up at all.. pretty sad. service wasnt so great but nice tools (and you do pay for 'em!) |
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i own about $2k in snap-on...and a bunch of matco, sk-wayne, wright, craftsman, cornwell, proto, bluepoint hand tools and boatload of specialty brand tools. no flame intended, but without a doubt, snap-on is the most overpriced, over-rated tools in the above list. i bought snap-on bcause our salesman was a good joe. but the matco and cornwell reps had a better rep for replacing busted tools. and yes, all the name brand tools will break if used hard enough. sears sockets and ratchets are the worst of the lot (guess who makes them?). snap-on screwdrivers are the best, imho. i haven't earned a living with my tools in over 2 decades, but generally reach for whatever is handy and works, nowadays. |
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Quoted: With all the other folks talking about Snap-On tools, I figured I ask this question. How much money do you have tied up in your Snap-On Tools? At last check I was just over $35,000 in Snap-On tools. Think of all the guns and mags I could of bought. Oh well the tools make me my income at the moment so it is well spent. $35k? DOH!!! [shock] I've got just under 10k including rollaway. Thank god I was a motorcycle tech. If I had been an automotive or diesel tech, I could easily see spending that kind of cash. Yeah, Snap On is pricey, but they are nice tools. |
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I probably have $2k in snap-on tools. I also have about that much in other assorted brands. Mostly Mastercraft which is a Canadian Tire brand. Snap-on is great for specialty tools but for everyday run of the mill box end/open end wrenches and sockets why would you pay Snap-on prices when you can get just as good a warranty for half the price? I can see pro's buying them because the rep comes to you so you don't have to drive across town to get looked after and because of the pay as you earn policy. But for back yard shade tree types like me..I shop around. |
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About $14K-15K of Snap-on tools including rollaway. $7-8K of Cornwell & Matco, and about $1500 of Craftsman. I like Snap-on's ratchets and wrenches best, they all make good impact sockets, Cornwell has the best prices on OTC pullers and stuff, but their chrome sockets look like shit (the broachings are rough as hell) and don't seem to be of as good a quality as Craftsman sockets. Same with the broachings on their flex wrenches. I also picked up a really nice Ferret Industries digital timing light and piezoelectric diesel timing adapter from Cornwell for a little over half what Snap-on wanted for a digital timing light and harder-to-use luminosity probe diesel timing set. Matco wrenches are pretty nice but Snap-on makes them bigger (I have up to 1 1/2" now and need bigger), and Snap-on 4-way angle wrenches are the best because they have 30* & 60* offsets, unlike the others who only offer 15* & 60* offsets - your standard box/open wrench has a 15* offset open end so you're really only getting 1/2 a wrench if you buy a 4-way angle wrench from anyone but Snap-on. We no longer have a Mac dealer in our area, but everyone I know who has a lot of Mac tools says they're just as good as Snap-on. To me, Cornwell and Matco really don't seem to be any better than Craftsman and cost a lot more. |
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Quoted: wow, I hope what Halfcocked said ain't true, I like my snap-on tools... Havent bought any in a year or so, the 2 guys who had trucks for our area were losers. Never ordering stuff they said they would, or forgetting to put it in the truck. That's if they showed up at all.. pretty sad. service wasnt so great but nice tools (and you do pay for 'em!) It's just a joke. Rosie, lesbo, Snap-On-Tools...get it? |
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Why does everybody try to be a comedian? About 12k of Snap-on, Mac, little SK. Good tools save my hide and save me work. Junk slips, rounds corners on nuts/bolts and generally are less pleasant to use. I agree the big names are overpriced but they have a level of quality and functionality way beyond the junk. Mac used to be pretty good until they went mex. Real old Mac, like 1950 is MUCH better. Some Craftsman is OK but a lot of it is not. Very over rated. Sears sucks IMHO. |
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Snap-On tools at work and Craftman tools at home. I started with Craftsman tools at work and replaced them over time and brought them home. I couldn't bring myself to spend that much on a Snap-On box though so I have Craftsman boxes at work and at home. I've seen a few Snap-On rollaways that the casters fell off and bent the corners. I have 6" oversized casters on my Craftsman rollaways and they work just fine. Edited to add: I'm the leadman so I hardly ever open my toolbox at work anymore. [8D] |
| Years ago, MAC Tools, aka Matco, used to have a version of Snap-On Flank Drive, but I understand they discontinued it because it cost too much. Snap-On Flank Drive on Snap-On wrenches and sockets contact the fastener further from the edge therefore reducing the possibility of stripping, grabs even is the fastener corner is slightly damaged. |
| Snap On tool are the best, but overpriced. I've worked in the Marine industry for years and my Craftsman tools continue to work very well even on corroded nuts and bolts,,if I do break something(never out in the field thank God)I just ride to my local Sears and get a replacement, even on "abused" tools. Craftsman has a "professional" grade line of tools, these are even better. My local Sears let me trade in some standard tools for the pro series I paid the differance in the prices. |
| I am what you could call a 'shade tree mechanic' I have a Craftsman roll away box, filled with craftsman tools. I have 3 Snap-on Ratchets (1/4, 3/8 and 1/2). Other than that...nothing. I love my tools and their life time warranties. I ahve about $1k total. $35K for a man who turns wrenches for a living is not unreasonable, just remember me when you retire...Ill take the whole lot off your hands for say...pennines on the dollar? [0:)][;D] |
| I have a couple K in Craftsman tools and I buy Snap-On from my local 2nd hand tool store (Re-Tool, Athens, GA) when the price is right. I probably have about $1200 in Snap-On. Agree that Snap-On screwdrivers are the undisputed champ and I like their sockets. Their 6 pt. sockets are thinner that Craftsman and just as strong. They are the only sockets thin enough to fit over the transmission pan bolts on my truck. Sears Professional combo wrenches and ratchets are pretty close to Snap-On IMHO. |
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I've got a couple of Snap-On ratchets. Not being a even a backyard mechanic I've used Craftsmen. I managed to bend a 3/4 thick breaker bar with a bottle jack and a '73 'cuda. Laid it on the salesmens desk and asked for a new one. He produced it only after hearing how I managed to bend it - with a broad grin on his face. Seems that there are two ends to a torsion bar - one is fixed to the frame (really well), the other is used to adjust the level of the front end suppension. I manage to get the bar on the wrong end and it wouldn't move so I applied the bottle jack to it - the weight of the whole car was transfered to the bar before it bend. (don't try this at home) PS: I'm much safer around high voltage. |
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About 30K used to be a heavy equip mech. and nothing can compare to the abuse I have given my Snap-On or Mac tools. Over priced, not likley when you figure how much it cost you to stop a job to replace a tool that broke or not having the right tool for the job.. Lost time on the frist one you could have bought a Snap-On Clinth |
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Quoted: Snap-on is great for specialty tools but for everyday run of the mill box end/open end wrenches and sockets why would you pay Snap-on prices when you can get just as good a warranty for half the price? I can see pro's buying them because the rep comes to you so you don't have to drive across town to get looked after and because of the pay as you earn policy. But for back yard shade tree types like me..I shop around. Because they're the best. Nothing finer than Snap-On. I'm at about the $24K mark, with workstation, and don't intend to buy much more, but the confidence that comes with them is priceless. No flame, of course, I'm just a 20 year pro and a believer. Not a thing wrong with Craftsman, SK, Mac, Matco, et. al., just a little more attention given in the production of Snap-On in fit, finish, metallurgy, etc. that I can feel, and I can always find a dealer. Spend the money once. |
| I have about $50,000 invested in all of my tools. I quit buying Snap-on except for wrenches and ratchets and sockets when they would not warranty drill bits and taps and dies that were bought when they were covered under the warranty. I felt that Snap-on screwed alot of people that way . Mac tools now gets most of my buisness because they do warranty drill bits and taps and dies. Yes i use my tools to make a living. |