Socket wrenches

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!