well i used my dad's before i got mine . proto , plumb , sk , craftsman , thornton , barcalo-buffalo , ect ..... . and their still in use today . no jap or chink tools here .
I saw a test, somewhere, where torque wrenches from several big name brands were tested. Also, included in the test was a cheapie ,from Harbor Freight. - The one from Harbor Freight won. -- It was not a Harbor Freight ad.
I inherited some of those names along with Bonney and Williams. I believe at one point Williams was making Snap-on, and I know they made the early Kobalt tools before they outsourced it.well i used my dad's before i got mine . proto , plumb , sk , craftsman , thornton , barcalo-buffalo , ect ..... . and their still in use today . no jap or chink tools here .
At 62 Y.O., I still use that same philosophy, If I feel like it's a tool I need and will use in the future, I'll buy it. If not I'll rent it or borrow it. Especially if the likely hood of needing it in the future is not likely.It's too bad that the young guns need so manytools when they are just starting in the trade. Borrowing tools from the veterans only works a time or two before they need to buy their own. Many young guys have bought cheap tools just to get by but end up buying another set of quality tools later. Something that will last and you can get service on. I always tried to help the young guys manage their tool dollars. They can't buy it all at once (or can't afford to pay for it) . It's easy to get overwhelmed in the tool truck when you see all that you need or want. "what do you borrow from the other guys" I would often ask. The dollars you spend for a tool will be well spent there. You must get the "needs" covered first. Then you can work on the "wants" on your list.
I am looking at a box store power steering pulley puller / installer only because i will be using it to rebuild the saginaw pump for my A body $16 at harbor freight, much less w coupon. Ya sure you get what you pay for, but i dont do power steering pumps, well ever. This will be a first, and probably a last.At 62 Y.O., I still use that same philosophy, If I feel like it's a tool I need and will use in the future, I'll buy it. If not I'll rent it or borrow it. Especially if the likely hood of needing it in the future is not likely.
Wow thats a good deal. I bought my mac tech 1000 20 years ago for $1,800 new. Got my smaller mac home box for $300 used about 7 years ago.It took till just 2 months ago for me to own a high dollar tool box. And I didn't pay the ridiculous price the truck tool vendors ask. I traded a truck for it to a fellow that won it at a drag race event. Box lists for over $5600.00. Which I would never pay for a box. For years I had a Pencraft upper and lower tool box I bought new from JC Penny in 1974. This is the Matco I just traded for. Except mine is Limelight Green.
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Yeah I was looking at buying a 56" HF box before this deal came along.Wow thats a good deal. I bought my mac tech 1000 20 years ago for $1,800 new. Got my smaller mac home box for $300 used about 7 years ago.
Believe it or not checknout some of the double drawer harbor freight ones. Roller bearing drawers, heavy duty steel construction about $500 and a little bigger than my 1000. If they had them 20 years ago, i prob would have bought one.
It's too bad that the young guns need so manytools when they are just starting in the trade. Borrowing tools from the veterans only works a time or two before they need to buy their own. Many young guys have bought cheap tools just to get by but end up buying another set of quality tools later. Something that will last and you can get service on. I always tried to help the young guys manage their tool dollars. They can't buy it all at once (or can't afford to pay for it) . It's easy to get overwhelmed in the tool truck when you see all that you need or want. "what do you borrow from the other guys" I would often ask. The dollars you spend for a tool will be well spent there. You must get the "needs" covered first. Then you can work on the "wants" on your list.
Funny you should mention this. In removing convertor bolts, especially Mopar. I use to bust a many a knuckle when boxed in wrenches slipped due to like you say to much to much chamfer . Old friend of mine and mentor many years ago taught me how to over come that. We took a 1/2" - 9/16"boxed end Craftsman wrench and ground the chamfer out of it. Didn't slip no more.One BIG problem I've had with some "cheap" wrenches is many seem to like to have too much chamfer into the box end, or even the sockets. This gets to be a problem on things like converter bolts or others with shallow heads, or those "washered" body bolts which seem to have some taper to the hex. These cheapies slip off, sometimes with "blue flame" knuckle busted results!!
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.............. and ground the chamfer out of it. Didn't slip no more.
Been there done that LOL. I've modded bent welded shortened, or lengthened many tools But once you do that you can kiss the famous "lifetime warrantee" bye bye!! LOL