brand of tools you use?
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Husky :thumbsup:
Craftman
Wal-China tools :
Chicago/Harbor Freight:
I break some of all except husky. I'm trying hard to break em....
Craftman
Wal-China tools :
Chicago/Harbor Freight:
I break some of all except husky. I'm trying hard to break em....
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S&K
Blackhawk
Harbor Frieght
Mac
Blackhawk
Harbor Frieght
Mac
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Craftsman
Harbor Freight
Northern Tool
Klein tool (mostly electrician tools)
and a bunch of Made in China that I have no idea where they came from
Harbor Freight
Northern Tool
Klein tool (mostly electrician tools)
and a bunch of Made in China that I have no idea where they came from
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My hunch would be China? :rofl:
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Most of my tools are snap on.
Lincoln Mig Welder
S&K
Carftsman
Lincoln Mig Welder
S&K
Carftsman
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Have a lot of Craftsman Tools, and a lot of cheap chinese tools. Been buying Thorsen tools lately from Tractor Supply, darn good tools.
I have some snap-on, for what I really need to count on (at work, that is). So all my 1/4" drive sockets are snap-on, and my larger 1/4" ratchet is snap-on, along with all my torque wrenches and small ratcheting box-ends. My sidecutters/duckbills are all snap-on too. Oh, my open-ended offsets (4-ways for the old guys) are snap-on, since they're the only people who make 'em.
Mac makes some really nice torque wrenches too, I wish I had bought their small (30-200inlbs 1/4" drive) one instead of the comparable snap-on. Don't own much mac stuff though.
Knipex makes the HANDS DOWN BEST pliers avaliable. I have 2 of their adjustables (fake crescent wrenches), and plan to buy the third along with some of their other stuff. They work freaking awesome.
I like craftsman for my regular wrenches and less-critical sockets (3/8" and 1/2" drive). And for larger ratcheting box ends (gear wrenches).
I have some chinese tools. Namely my die grinders and a few other crap air tools. I don't like them, but they seem to work okay.
Mac makes some really nice torque wrenches too, I wish I had bought their small (30-200inlbs 1/4" drive) one instead of the comparable snap-on. Don't own much mac stuff though.
Knipex makes the HANDS DOWN BEST pliers avaliable. I have 2 of their adjustables (fake crescent wrenches), and plan to buy the third along with some of their other stuff. They work freaking awesome.
I like craftsman for my regular wrenches and less-critical sockets (3/8" and 1/2" drive). And for larger ratcheting box ends (gear wrenches).
I have some chinese tools. Namely my die grinders and a few other crap air tools. I don't like them, but they seem to work okay.
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The only good duckbills I've EVER seen are Snap-On. Mac used to be better, but in recent years their product has gone waaaay down hill. Not sure why? As for the Gear Wrenches, I've got a set of those too...Just FYI on the gear wrenches though, weather you're buying them from Sears, Snap-On, Mac or whoever...they're all the exact same wrench made by the same people. So, don't pay the inflated Snap-On price. Get 'em somewhere else!
Never heard of Knipex...I'll have to check them out!
And my faveroite cheap Chinese tool are the bestest brand EVER...
POWER FIST Tools!
Awesome......
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I try and buy only Snap-on or Craftsman. I have bought a few elcheapo tools.
The only good duckbills I've EVER seen are Snap-On. Mac used to be better, but in recent years their product has gone waaaay down hill. Not sure why? As for the Gear Wrenches, I've got a set of those too...Just FYI on the gear wrenches though, weather you're buying them from Sears, Snap-On, Mac or whoever...they're all the exact same wrench made by the same people. So, don't pay the inflated Snap-On price. Get 'em somewhere else!
Never heard of Knipex...I'll have to check them out!
And my faveroite cheap Chinese tool are the bestest brand EVER...
POWER FIST Tools!
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Awesome......
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Proto used to make duck bills, mac still makes 'em , and snap-on... I think that's it. It's not like anyone uses duckbills anymore... Gearwrenches are all the same, but snap-on's own clearanced box ends (not got an idea what they call them) are snap-on and they have a much smaller head than the gearwrenches - meaning they'll fit in most places. The drawback is they have less teeth, so you have to swing farther. However, there's been enough times that I've been so happy I owned them that I don't care how much they cost.
Nobody has ever heard of knipex! They're crazy swiss or german tools or something, but they're invaluable in my opinion! Snap-on used to sell them rebranded as their own for huge money (strap-on pricing), but they're actually well priced for the quality if you get them elsewhere.
These guys carry some of the knipex stuff:
https://www.expeditionexchange.com/knipex/
The plier wrenches are what I have, they only list 2 sizes on the site but there's 3.
https://www.expeditionexchange.com/knipex/
The plier wrenches are what I have, they only list 2 sizes on the site but there's 3.
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What?
I (and everybody in my shop) use duckbills every single day...Duckbills are our most often used pliers...
Unfortunately, my current Snap-On guy is a real prick, so that persuades me to buy other stuff...But for things like thin wall sockets and some other things, Snap-On tools are the only way to go...
Really? Okay, that's weird. What do you do for a living? I use my duckbills a reasonable amount, but that's normally because I always carry them but they're the wrong tool for the job. The only legitimate uses I have for them is cotter pinning and lock wire. Not that I don't do a lot of that.
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I work on helicopters....everything gets lockwire! I would probably never really use them for anything outside of work though...
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