A Truth about snap- on dealers

I have snap on flex head ratchets. I have had them since i was 18, i am 46 now. My 1/4" flexhead has been rebuilt twice, but thats part of the warranty. I havw used my 3/8" flex head one with a 3 foot cheater pipe and used an impact socket to loosen lug nuts. never broke it. Thats ratchet torture.

I have snap on metric, and SAE line wrenches, and never have stripped a brake line fitting, or fuel line fitting. I have even put them on stripped fittings that other brands of wrenches have rounded , and was able to get the fittings loose. Flank drive baby all the way.

Ditto loosening stuck brake bleeders. I have snap on 6 point deep sockets in 1/4" that work great for this.

This isnt to say other brands are not good, on the contrary, i have some matco, S&K, stanley proto, crapsman, china freight. I have a pretty large collection of tools at the house, and at work as an aircraft mechanic.

I will say that the matco screwdrivers i think are the best in the business. I have never failed to remove phillips screws with these. The crapsman ones may have a warranty, but i have stripped and returned more crapsman phillips than i can remember.

I use what works for me, and dont bother with what doesnt. The reality is there are some wrenches and sockets you just cant buy from the big box stores. Have you ever needed a 1/8" socket, or 1/8" ignition wrench? Not gonna find em at sears.

These sized fasteners are all over aircraft electrical systems holding **** together. Sometimes ya gotta pay the man who has what you need.

Matt