Handtools

[BoomBoomBoy 10+ year member]

Who do you think makes the best handtools and why?

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[btlking 10+ year member]

craftsman lifetime warranty ftw

 

[supa_c 5,000+ posts]

Woodworking, general purpose, automotive ?

 

[crunktimes.com 5,000+ posts]

x2 on craftsmen.. Not sure how the power tools are but lifetime warranty FTW!

 

[neonrt 10+ year member]

mastercraft. lifetime warrenty as well.

 

[Chevillac 5,000+ posts]

Craftsman by default. Just what I have always bought, and always seems like the prices are cheap.

For power tools all I have is black and decker. Same reason.

 

[ballstothewall 10+ year member]

Depends on what type of handtool your talking about, if its automotive stuff... Snap-on, anything concrete is Hilti, etc, etc.

 

[neonrt 10+ year member]

Depends on what type of handtool your talking about, if its automotive stuff... Snap-on, anything concrete is Hilti, etc, etc.

snap on makes good stuff, but really expensive. i priced out a 1/2 inch rachet from them, it was 3 times more expensive than a matercraft one.

i would like to own all snap on tools, but for the $$$ i'll stick to what i got.

 

[Prowler573 5,000+ posts]

craftsman lifetime warranty ftw

Craftsman is far from being the only hand-tool manufacturer who offers a lifetime warranty on their products.

Snap-On, Mac, the Kobalt line of tools sold through Lowes, the Husky-branded stuff sold at Home Depot, etc etc etc all carry a lifetime warranty.

Shoot - I think Auto Zone even has their own in-house brand of lifetime warrantied handtools now!

As to the actual question, though, it would be hard to say who actually makes the best tools. It's going to be a very subjective thing.

Personally I like Craftsman simply for the ease of replacing anything that's broken. You don't need a receipt, any sort of proof of purchase or anything like that. All you need is a Sears and a Sears employee with a pulse so they can work the register when you go in to make your exchange of a broken tool for a new one.

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[Paul73 10+ year member]

Recently I have used quite a few Kobalt hand tools and was very impressed with their overall quality. I heard a rumor that they are made by Snap-On for Kobalt. I also own a several hundred piece set of Craftsman tools...their decent not the best by far but good for the money. Klein also makes very good tools about as pricey as Snap-On though.

 

[supa_c 5,000+ posts]

Matco, also nice and also pricey

 

[btlking 10+ year member]

Craftsman is far from being the only hand-tool manufacturer who offers a lifetime warranty on their products.Snap-On, Mac, the Kobalt line of tools sold through Lowes, the Husky-branded stuff sold at Home Depot, etc etc etc all carry a lifetime warranty.

Shoot - I think Auto Zone even has their own in-house brand of lifetime warrantied handtools now!

As to the actual question, though, it would be hard to say who actually makes the best tools. It's going to be a very subjective thing.

Personally I like Craftsman simply for the ease of replacing anything that's broken. You don't need a receipt, any sort of proof of purchase or anything like that. All you need is a Sears and a Sears employee with a pulse so they can work the register when you go in to make your exchange of a broken tool for a new one.

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does it help that i get it at about 75% off?? lol

 

[ballstothewall 10+ year member]

Klein also makes very good tools about as pricey as Snap-On though.

If you make your living with your tools, be it an electrician or a mechanic or whatever, it pays to own the very best.

 

[dleccord 5,000+ posts]

handtools by craftsman is good and what i use.

anything else made from craftsman is okay but not the best and a little overrated.

 

[BoomBoomBoy 10+ year member]

I was talking automotive. I have a Craftsman roll away, with mostly Craftsman tools, but I do have a few Snap-Ons:

Snap On tools I own

1/4" metric ratchet set

Two click type torque wrenches

one Torquometer

3/8" ratchet

1/2" breaker bar

shot filled mallet

various screwdrivers

I really like Snap On tools and they have a lifetime warranty, but they're really expensive and I guess you have to track down one of their trucks to get warranty service???