Unofficial tool ranking thread 1: NAPA 2: Snap-On 3: Wizard

>>13819477
No Craftsman?

>>13819483
Crafstman is solid and has an awesome warranty, but they're not high tier

>>13819477
Who cares?
Buy whatever has lifetime warranty and use it.

>>13819477
>numbers 1 through 7
>all sunex

Get at me, I wish I had hopped off the made in America bandwagon sooner.

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1. Würth
2. Teng Tools
3. DeWalt/Hitachi for electric tools

>>13819508
>not milwaukee

>no hazet
>no stahlwille
>no facom
OP, this thread is bad, and you should feel bad.

>>13819517

Never heard of it... apparently Biltema is selling their shit, which I find as Biltema mostly only sell their own tools

Are they any good?

>>13819538
armstrong is good shit but cost more than any of those.

>>13819498
\thread

>>13819500
sunex is good shit, love my 8-36 set.

>>13819561
It's an American thing only I assume, they make some damn good shit for a good price. I beat the hell out of my 1/4" little impact and it works great still.

>>13819919

They're definetly sold here, just seemingly not in as many places

I'll keep it in mind when I'm buying more tools in the future

>>13819477
>1. NAPA

how? that shit is garbage.

>>13820197
This, Napa tools are autozone/Oreilly tier

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>NAPA

Won't put them in order but high quality tools I've had good lick with

Snap On
Matco
Mac
Klein
Fluke
Ingersoll Rand
Milwaukee
Makita
Glock
Miller

>>13819477
>1. NAPA

Every tire rotation I do at work makes me wish my impact sockets were Snap-On instead of Napa.

>>13820627
they're worth it in my opinion. get a decent used set of them on Ebay and you'll be golden.

>>13820687
The dealership pays for the impact stuff, so I don't really give a fuck. It's just mildly frustrating when the socket keeps falling off my impact because it's rounded out. Especially during the current tire season.

>>13820626
>Klein
>"Highquality"
I'd say 1 in every 2 sets of their strippers are misaligned and need to be periodically bent so they function.

>>13820626
>glock
kek

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>>13820626

>"'Argh!' I cry as I feel a weird pinching sensation deep inside me as he rips through my virginity."

Christ that fucking book.

>>13820626

> "Why hasn't he given me back my panties? I steal into the bathroom, bewildered by my lack of underwear."

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>>13819477
Napa is literally just rebranded lisle

>>13819538
Facom is literally rebranded snapon


How have you faggots not mentioned knipex, grey pneumatic, and gearwrench?


Snapon ratchets are literally the best and worth every penny.

Knipex makes the industry's best pliers

Matco builds really great tool boxes that are relatively affordable for a truck brand

Sunex makes some good reasonably priced impact sockets.

OTC makes some decent HD specialty tools

Aircat makes some great air tools that are a fucking steal compared to other big name pneumatic tool manufacturers

99% of shit from harbor freight is garbage regardless of warranty

Craftsman tools have decent durability but arent very rewarding to use. They're the base model economy car of tools. They're socket "sets" and wrench "sets" are fucking retarded. The "mechanic's tool set" comes with a bunch of bullshit that nobody really uses and half the sockets are 12 point which are virtually useless. I still buy from them from time to time, but you have to really know specifically what you need because they're sets are just fucking garbage in terms of tool selection.

>>13820743
Whoops my bad I didn't realize facom was a stanley brand.

>>13820703
ah, i see. well not much you can do if your employer cheaps out on basic hand tools which are the bread and butter of your work. this summer i kept having issues with the A/C tools being super cheap and leaking UV dye everywhere, annoying to clean up and gets on every surface ever. the best one was when my boss shows up with a brand new one (also super cheap) and he hook it up to inject dye into the system, back pressure causes the thing to pop to pieces in his hand, blowing UV dye straight into the interior of a 2008 Convertible Corvette in the next stall.

>No Canadians preaching the holiest of tools, Mastercraft

Come one guys

>>13820705
Haven't had that problem, I have strippers that I bit through a hot wire with and blew a big hole in the cutting part and the stripper part still works fine.

>>13820743
I should have mentioned Gearwrench, I have their ratcheting wrenches and they are decent, definitely WAY better than Craftsmans offering.
Blue Point is also good here and there, I like their specialty tools (they sell them off Snap On trucks, IDK if they are Chinese or not but the tools I have of theirs have been solid.

>>13820785
+1

>>13819477
>no harbour freight

>>13820743

how much is a snap on rachet, like a basic 3/8 or 1/2 drive one

because I have a Craftsman from my grandpa that was free and it works pretty well, i've used it about a billion times

1) power fist
2) mastercraft
3) husky
4) stanley
5) bostitch
6) craftsman
8) napa
9) irwin
10) leatherman

>>13820785

Mastercraft wrenches, ratchets, and sockets are pretty great to be honest, family. I am not overly impressed with their other offerings, like hammers and such, still prefer my Estwing.

Can't really justify buying a Stiletto, but they are pretty fucking bombproof.

>>13820818
pick one up off Ebay, usually $50-80

>>13820801
Blue point is decent but you can definitely find better tools for the price. My $10 husky 1/4 ratchet feels better than my coworker's bluepoint.

I also forgot to mention how retardedly short 1/2 cman ratchets are. It really is a shame they don't put more thought into their tool production. They made a decent start with their professional line of wrenches but they were discontinued for some reason. Sears could be a real leader in the industry if they actually gave a fuck.

>>13820818
I think my flex softhandle 3/8 was $120 off the truck. More than worth it, even as a home mechanic dealing with cheap ratchets is terrible. If you are going to spend up on a single tool make in a Snap On ratchet.

>>13820825

Reverse that order and you're about right.

>implying Irwin makes bad tools
>implying POWER FIST makes anything worth owning

This nigger is fully and completely retarded. Power Fist is cheap chinese garbage. Warranties aside, it's shit and I don't trust it to do its job. I've broken 2 of their sledgehammers and SNAPPED a fucking prybar from them.

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>>13820844
>$120 for a 3/8 ratchet

Should call that thing the c u c k truck, because you got C U C K E D H A R D.

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>>13820825

Since when does Leatherman make tools in the same right as Craftsman or Mastercraft? They make specialty shit, they're more of a knifemaker than a tool maker.

You'd have to start ranking everyone then, like SOG, CRKT, Gerber, etc.

Also,

>not mentioning Stiletto
>not mentioning Estwing

What is this, amateur night?

>>13820818
Don't waste your time with the older snapon ratchets. They really aren't that great, but the newer dual 80 is phenomenal. The 3/8 is like $110 off the tool truck, but you should check your local pawn shops and Facebook tool trade groups. Be sure to get the long handle comfort grip.

Some people prefer the flex head ratchets which cost even more, but I hate using them when I'm really torqueing on something. I'm scared to death it will flex at the wrong time and I'll slip off of the fastener.

>>13820844
>$120 off the truck

>mfw i got mine for $75

>>13820853
> $120 for the highest quality nicest feeling single most used tool in your box

It really is hard to describe just how much better the dual 80 ratchets are than the competition.

>>13820868

I feel like there must be a lot of counterfeit shit floating around, especially at pawn shops. I mean, not everyone has an expert on SNAP ON TOOLS like Rick Harrison.

HHHHHHHH HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

>>13820882

if i worked in a shop i would probably just bum a ratchet off one of the other guys working there

Craftsman is based because you can get them for cheap with a lifetime warranty

>>13820743
i have all matco stuff for now and i have to agree their toolboxes are amazing
only thing i have to complain about is the screwdrivers
ill probably break a few of them since they're so flimsy feeling. and yes im talking about the flathead screwdriver, i use them as a pry bar sometimes fiteme

>>13820897

>not buying cheap disposable dollar store flat heads to use as prybars

I went to Princess Auto and bought a bunch in different sizes, spent $20 and got 7 screwdrivers. I use them for hacking and chiseling shit.

>>13820911
actually not a bad idea
or i could grab some of my dads oldschool screwdrivers from the 80s those will never break

>>13820926

or just steal some from your shopmates, and scratch your initials into them before they can lay claim to them

>>13820893
>bumming the best 3/8 ratchet in somebody else's toolbox

IDONTFUCKINGTHINKSO

>>13820893
If you asked to borrow a 3/8 ratchet at any shop you would be laughed at, and fired shortly after

>>13819477
>NAPA

I worked at NAPA for 5 years, and I never felt confident enough in the tools to sell any of them out of our catalog.

Too many warranties. Too many broken pieces.

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1. Harbor Freight

>>13820946
I do have one NAPA tool, a steering wheel puller, and even though it's strength is non critical the quality of the casting on the main piece is so bad I still turn my face away from it when using it just in case it turns into shrapnel

>>13820944
depends on where you work
all the guys at my work are cool and will lend tools sometimes but that was when i was first starting out and didnt have all the tools i needed

>>13820946
Funny, I had the same feeling working at Sears. Watched way too many ratchets get rebuilt.

1: Autozone OEM brand tools that I get to return and get 100% of my money back after the job.

>>13820743
>le harbor frieght is garbage meme

HF is more than adequate for 99% of the benchracing you do

I did not know this until I saw a sign in the store but apparently Harbor Freight hand tools have lifetime warranties, I'd buy a lot more from them if their store wasn't an hour away and I have both a home depot and lowes 10 minutes from me

>>13820952
this. break it, replace it.

>>13821292
It's not a meme. Harbor freight tools are shit. I've bought hundreds of dollars worth of hf tools and literally none of them are still functional. Even my fucking dogbone wrenches that may get used once or twice a month are ruined.

I'm happy with my us general tool cart so far but I'm well aware of the fact that it will eventually be nothing but a pile of scrap metal.

>>13821275

I can FEEL how Mexican you are.

>>13820743
>literally literally literally

moron

>>13821365
Literally being this literally butt blasted

really?

>>13820882
because they aren't that much better

also
>most used
>not battery operated

>>13819477
KING DICK
belzer
Carl Kammerling International
Chicago pneumatic
techni tool
toyota

-I don't know what the hell your shit is

>>13820968
You're that scared and you still shoot glocks?

>>13821368
>talks like he's 10 and a girl
>LOL UR JUST MAD

>>13821350
HF is all a bunch of Chinese made garbage. You should be able to tell just by walking into their store. Why would you sink hundreds of dollars into HF tools? Did you buy online without reading the reviews or something?

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Long ass locking t handle and flex sockets

Most useful tool

>>13821350
you're also the dumbest faggot on /o/ who isn't named brosefine, and your "experience" is worth about as much as his

>>13821413
Their Taiwan stuff is pretty good

>>13820626
>Klein
In the 80's they were excellent. Now they're a shitty home depot house brand. Their torx bits warped the very first time I used them.

My dad's Klein screwdrivers from 30 years ago are still in good shape. But their new shit is on par with Stanley.

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>not beta

>>13819613
http://www.toolfetch.com/armstrong-tools-25-655-26-pc-12-point-full-polish-long-combination-wrench-set.html?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cse&utm_term=CT-25-655&gclid=CjwKEAiAgvyxBRDmuviAj67g-XQSJABTLMcHATTEXXv5XjZkrFt2mQcjKVOY07NoKGYzz3L-CtCNkxoCvanw_wcB

snap on is a bargain compared to armstrong

I buy craftsman everything. lifetime replacement and only had them break when using them improperly.

i use harbor freight for random shit like zipties, dremel shit, stands, etc

>>13819477
Never heard of any of those brands except snap on.
I already have a mortgage, I don't need a second one for a set of hand tools.

i'm thinking of buying a rusty shitbox for dirt cheap and then doing bodywork on it with some tools. i think i'd need an angle grinder, but other than that is there anything else i'd need? a welder for new sheets?

>>13820844
>even as a home mechanic dealing with cheap ratchets is terrible.
How does one encounter a non abused ratchet that shitty? I mean I have used shitty ratchets, but they where used as hammers and breaker bars before they became fucked.

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1. Churchill tool 18G532D
2. Churchill tool CL 60A
3. Churchill tool JD. 6.D-1
4. Churchill tool CLL 401A
5. Churchill tool LST.121
6. Churchill tool CLS101
7. Churchill tool 18G 1538
8. Churchill tool 18G 706/1
9. Churchill tool 18G 705-6 / 2
10. Churchill tool S350/1

>>13819477
harbor freight master race

>>13822997
use them as a breaker bar

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> all these bullshit hipster tool brands
Ingersol rand for air tools
Snap on for ratchets

I use Stanley and I've never come across nicer tools for the money. 120$ for this whole set, I used it every day, 8 hours a day for 3 months and never had a single complaint. Sockets fit really tight, and somehow didn't explode when I had to sometimes use them on the impact gun, ratchets never once had any issues, again, very precise, even the screw bits and other odd things were even really nice to use. It's even got a lifetime warranty.

Crapsman is garbage
Mastercrap is garbage
I've literally never broken a tool asides from those two brands. Broke two crapsman ratchets and bent the forks on the open end of a mastercrap wrench, not to mention the general precision of the tools is just horrible. The sockets are loose like granny tits, and the ratchets are just floppy crap. Especially like when I can get a toolkit for 120$ like the one mentioned I literally don't see a point buying them asides from if you know you're going to break it.

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>>13823289

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>not Paoli

>>13820705
>>13822723
Electrician here, about half my tools are Kleins and they're the half that sees the most action. Their strippers, nut/screwdrivers, multimeters, and linesman pliers are excellent. The only issues I've had were with their really tiny flatheads, which bent after dealing with a really stubborn screw no bigger than a pinhead.

I used a harbor freight pneumatic die grinder and drill for 6 months every day at my first job. Never let me down, loud as fuck though. A lot of their stuff is shit, but their air tools are pretty silid, especially for the homegamer.