Re: (ET) the tools discussion

[Christopher Zach <cz alembic crystel com>]

Snap-on is truly the ultimate in tools. There is one case where I used a 
snap on metric socket to metric torx driver on a bolt that would break 
even craftsman tools. The snap on one removed it like butter.

Of course that one tool was $15.00. Which puts it in the over-the-top 
class. While Snap-On does have even better quality that say C-tools, the 
difference is small, and nothing like the difference between Craftsman 
and say Home Despot tools.

Chris


Roger Lehman wrote:
> My son is a diesel mechanic and has more money invested in Snap On tools and 
> boxes than I had in my first and second homes combined. He started with 
> Crafts man and ashe broke then he replaced with Snap On. He would never by a 
> Craftsman box, starting with a small used Snap On that he still owns. He is 
> now a traveling mechanic who woorks on heavy equipment and has put his 
> original box on his truck and brought his 6' long 4' high box to my shop as 
> he has no room in his garage. All day long I have been sorting tools and 
> putting them away. My favorites are the Polmb tools that were made in the 
> 40s, I have a few Snap On and a bunch of Craftsman. I have replaced my 
> Craftsman ratchets with  Snap On when I could as I had too many failures and 
> busted knuckles. I will not buy Craftsman screwdrivers for the same reason. 
> Snap On lasts forever. If I were using tools for a living I would buy only 
> the best, however there are some tools I use from Harbor Freight and have 
> had good luck with them using them carefully and avoidung getting in a 
> position where I could get hurt. My son and I have both done well buying 
> tools at yard sales and auctions, so we have betwen us enough tools to start 
> a repair shop.
>
> Roger 
>
>
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