Socket wrenches

-

Princess Valiant

A.K.A. Rainy Day Auto
Joined
Dec 14, 2011
Messages
26,048
Reaction score
22,812
Location
Colorado
ok, I think this is mega cool.......I wondered how it was done......dang, they have a video for everything.

anyone who knows me, already knows that I find this kind of thing entertaining. :D


[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtcYB-mW6i0"]Snap on Sockets - How its Made - YouTube[/ame]
 
here is the one for the tool box

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Avcln--0u4"]How It's Made Tool Boxes (Snap-on) - YouTube[/ame]
 
Cool vid's Rani. Must be why Snap On costs so much more than others?? LOL
 
Thanks for the links Rani. (even though it's the competition) lol
 
Cool vid's Rani. Must be why Snap On costs so much more than others?? LOL


I think the process is the same across the board ....I think the cost difference comes in because snap-on is doing this in what appears to be America while the other companies will do it in China

China boy work now :rambo:.....he work now. no union break for china boy. China boy make quota or no dinner for him ......only bowl full of shame. :jocolor:
 
Here's a vid of our MAC tool boxes. We bend metal more and spot weld less which we feel makes for a stronger box. tmm

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcSY3myKEdQ"]Mac Tools Toolbox - "Built With Passion" - YouTube[/ame]
 
I think the process is the same across the board ....I think the cost difference comes in because snap-on is doing this in what appears to be America while the other companies will do it in China

China boy work now :rambo:.....he work now. no union break for china boy. China boy make quota or no dinner for him ......only bowl full of shame. :jocolor:

Very true Rani. Also no Unions, OSHA, or EPA.
 
Wow, I have a new appreciation for that drawer full of sockets now. Thanks for posting that.
 
I would love to think all those are still MADE IN U.S.A.
 
Leave it to you to post these video's young lady!! You are NOT what most people would expect, but I find that refreshing. I like you enjoy watching videos showing how things I like and use are made. Carry on!!!!
 
I would love to think all those are still MADE IN U.S.A.

I have some Snap-On sets but most of my hand tools are Craftsman that are American made. When buying any additional Craftsman tools, if they are made overseas I will pass them over and buy a different brand. I have zero overseas hand tools in my boxes and it isn't going to change if I can help it.
 
Here's one for wrAnches.

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4ZM7LwUPJc&feature=player_embedded"]Snap-on Tools featured on How It's Made - Combination Wrenches - YouTube[/ame]
 
And impact guns.

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-wDgC7weLM"]How It's Made Snap on Impact Wrench - YouTube[/ame]
 
That gyuy in the tool evaluation video misses a few points.

Craftsman started using china tools since the 80's.

The new ratchets are getting made cheaper, The old ones had parts that came out from the front and back, now the new ones only come out the front.

When you break a Crapsman ratchet, you bring it back to get it replaced. They try to hand you a reconditioned one that was previously returned. You have every right to ask for a new one, but they try to steer you to the "rebuilt" ones (to save money). Their warranty states that you will get a NEW replacement, not a rebuilt one, but they try to pull one over on you if you are not aware of that.


Snap-On, Mac, and Matco are much better quality. I've broken less of those brand than I've broken for Crapsman. I could give a rat's @ss about the "lifetime warranty" when I'm working on my car and the f*cking tool breaks. If it's my daily driver, how do I return the tool when I'm in middle of fixing my ride????

I've also heard that Snap-On is starting to make tools in China. Mac seems to be more "American made" than Snap-On is now.


I have both Crapsman and Snap-On, with some Mac tools. I like the Snap-On and Mac tools much better than Crapsman.

Back in the old days, my brother found a Snap-On 9/16" combination wrench in a car that he was fixing while he was working at the body shop. He made the mistake of bringing it home and it somehow found it's way into my tool box....

I loved that wrench and used it for a couple of years. It was much better than my old crapsman wrench was. Until the day my brother found I had it and took it back....

The Snap-On wrench could turn the bolts with juts the front of the flats engaged. Craftsman needs to be fully engaged, or it will round off the corners. Snap-On can turn the bolt/nut without being fully engaged and just using the beginning of the flats without stripping the flats off the bolt/nut.


Now, I just recently found out that my main Snap-On guy has changed jobs and is no longer selling tools. I don't care for the guy that he recommended me to, I've had wet farts that I've liked better... He's not a very "personable" guy like the other one.


However, one of my good friends that I grew up with around here since I was 4, knows a guy who sells Mac tools. I've bought some tools from him, and he's a nice friendly guy. I just found out from him, that he gives me tools at almost his cost, because he knows my friend so well, and I get the same price as him... Yay!!!

So I'm going to buy more parts from the Mac guy now. Especially since more of them are made in USA than Snap-On is now.


But I like the professional tools better than craftsman. Craftsman are more affordable, but are as useless as tits on a bull when they break in middle of my project.

Not to mention that the last couple of tool sets that I bought from Crapsman have not been packed properly. I get two 9/16" sockets or wrenches, and no 1/2" ones... WTF? They can't even get the proper tools in the proper packaging.... Why do I have to inventory a 300 piece tool kit and return the "extra" ones for the "missing" ones? The quality of the tools has been decreasing since the 80's and now they can't even get the right ones in the packages!
 
Craftsman tools are fine for what I do. I don't use them to make a living, and I can count on one hand the number of times I've had to replace one.

I do have a set of Bonney tools, too. Far superior, made in America, and I've never broken one since I purchased them back in the late 1960's. Most people haven't heard of them, today, but they were one of the "superior brands" back in the day, along with Snap-on.

I have a few Snap on tools that I've accumulated over the years. Sometimes Snap on is the only company that makes a certain tool. For example - I have a Snap on 1/8" drive socket it. Ever see one of those? lol I used to use it on old breaker point ignitions. My son has it now, and uses it when working on his cameras.
 
For the Canadian viewers add Mastercraft , Maximum and Grey { if you can find them } to the list , MasterCraft is the Canadian Tire equivalent of Craftsman , Lifetime warranty etc ... , Maximum is there premium line also lifetime , both lines are very good with no BS on returns , Grey if you can find them used to be the best anywhere ,mostly sold to industrial shops like the bus lines and General Electric they made snap-on look like toy tools , Their lifetime Warranty is basically useless because I've never seen or heard of anyone ever breaking one of their wrenches but times change and I'm not sure where they are made now .
 
.

The new ratchets are getting made cheaper, The old ones had parts that came out from the front and back, now the new ones only come out the front.


the craftsman handle design is still better than snap-on......when I have used a snap -on ratchet before .....it digs in your hand when you really get on it and your hand will hurt after .....the craftsman ratchet is more blunt and wider and fits in your hand more comfortably ......of course this is me .....my hand is half the size of an average American man, so it might be different for you guys but I always thought that the craftsman handle with better internals would be the winning combo.

the ratchets are the only craftsman tool I have ever broke ....other than one socket but the socket was not their fault because I put it on an impact and your not supposed to put chrome sockets on impacts....everyone knows that :tongue3:
 
I think its a trend now that American companies are bringing manufacturing back ......so I have faith that Sears will wake up before its too late.

its has to end good for Sears .....we cant lose them like Montgomery Wards......I wasn't here when M. Wards was here but my adoptive family has so much stuff from M.wards around the house .....good stuff and a shame a good store went down. The same cant happen to Sears and if my support helps any, then I will stick with Sears.
 
I think its a trend now that American companies are bringing manufacturing back ......so I have faith that Sears will wake up before its too late.

its has to end good for Sears .....we cant lose them like Montgomery Wards......I wasn't here when M. Wards was here but my adoptive family has so much stuff from M.wards around the house .....good stuff and a shame a good store went down. The same cant happen to Sears and if my support helps any, then I will stick with Sears.

All of last year and so far this year Sears has gotten none of my tool purchases. I have moved to buying Craftsman hand tools from CL, swap meets, flea markets and pawn shops. I refuse to buy any China hand tools from them.

Of the brands mentioned I didn't notice Proto. My newest additions have been Proto. I just picked up a huge set of 3/4" drive sockets, ratchet, t-bar, break over bar and extensions for $120 at a swap meet. It takes two strong people to carry it. Thank goodness it is in a Proto steel case.

It is kind of like this set and has even bigger sockets but I didn't get the swivel.
 

Attachments

  • $_1.JPG
    41.8 KB · Views: 434
For ppl with my wallet size craftsman is the premium line!! Lol I've got a Stanley socket set and when I broke the 3/8 ratchet I went to harbor freight and bought a ratchet, when I broke that one I took it back and they gave me a free one. I bought 2 tool boxes of tools a few weeks back that had some craftsman stuff in it and that excited me! Lol. Then again I only use my tools on my own stuff. I'm sure if I were a certified mechanic I'd get better tools.
 
Of the brands mentioned I didn't notice Proto. My newest additions have been Proto. Thank goodness it is in a Proto steel case.

I sell Proto a lot. We have most all of the product line available to us simply because Proto is owned by Stanley and so is MAC. We have been part of Stanley for 24 years now. tmm
 
-
Back
Top