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re: Snap on tools are extremely overpriced
Posted on 5/11/20 at 5:28 pm to 3morereps
Posted on 5/11/20 at 5:28 pm to 3morereps
Most of their stuff is very well made.
I have quite a few ratchets and screwdriver sets and other specialty tools.
Most of my wrenches are old USA craftsman or newer Tekton (Taiwan).
I couldn’t justify a full set of Snap On stuff for what I do. But having good versions of their tools for the most frequently used hand tools does make a difference.
I have quite a few ratchets and screwdriver sets and other specialty tools.
Most of my wrenches are old USA craftsman or newer Tekton (Taiwan).
I couldn’t justify a full set of Snap On stuff for what I do. But having good versions of their tools for the most frequently used hand tools does make a difference.
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Posted on 5/11/20 at 5:31 pm to 3morereps
Subtle I'm poor thread?
Posted on 5/11/20 at 5:36 pm to 3morereps
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3morereps
Are you a professional mechanic?
Posted on 5/11/20 at 5:37 pm to 3morereps
The few Snap-on tools I have are specialty items for engines and a Scan Tool. They have a large number of such tools and I think a very small amount of those costs may be passed on across the tool line.
The tools are extremely high quality and they are never out of stock for any tool or part you may need.
I don't think they are overpriced and a specialty tool pays for itself the first time you use it.
The tools are extremely high quality and they are never out of stock for any tool or part you may need.
I don't think they are overpriced and a specialty tool pays for itself the first time you use it.
This post was edited on 5/11/20 at 5:39 pm
Posted on 5/11/20 at 5:39 pm to BeerMoney
I mean you usually get what you pay for. If someone hardly ever uses their tools, yeah go with cheap stuff. I do more carpentry work than mechanical work but ive learned its best to buy good tools.
Ill never tell people what tools to use nor will I judge anyone for using whatever. I have chosen to support American made tools whenever that option is available now.
Ill never tell people what tools to use nor will I judge anyone for using whatever. I have chosen to support American made tools whenever that option is available now.
Posted on 5/11/20 at 5:40 pm to 3morereps
Snap on used to be a client of mine. They have a pretty loyal following amongst mechanics. Their customer service is top notch.
Posted on 5/11/20 at 5:46 pm to deeprig9
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I have busted and ruined cheap tools on many occasions. If I were a mechanic and wanted to buy tools once, and beat the shite out of them daily, I would buy Snap-On. When a $2000 tool set makes you $500 a day then they aren't that expensive.
This. It's the same with being a machinist, I have 5-6k in tools mostly Starrett. I wouldn't bring my car to a shop full of harbor freight tools, and I like harbor freight.
Posted on 5/11/20 at 5:47 pm to 3morereps
They extend lots of credik
Posted on 5/11/20 at 5:49 pm to eScott
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I wouldn't bring my car to a shop full of harbor freight tools, and I like harbor freight.
Harbor freight is awesome for that tool you might need occasionally. I needed a seat wrench a few weeks ago. That's a tool that I might use 7-8 times in my life? I don't need the same one a plumber uses.
Posted on 5/11/20 at 5:53 pm to fallguy_1978
Harbor Freight is good if the item you’re buying has no moving parts. That’s my rule of thumb with them.
Posted on 5/11/20 at 5:58 pm to SpqrTiger
Yep, for your average weekend warrior their tools are fine and cheap.
Posted on 5/11/20 at 6:03 pm to 3morereps
I know a guy who owns a body shop and swears by them. Says even things simple as a phillips head screwdriver work better than cheap tools as it is more precisely engineered. When he has stripped screws that other screwdrivers cant budge the snap on fits better and gets it done every time.
No telling if this is true or what the salesman tells him.
No telling if this is true or what the salesman tells him.
Posted on 5/11/20 at 6:06 pm to 3morereps
When tools slip or break, you usually get hurt...often means a trip to the hospital. A couple of such trips and you’ll want the best tools you can get.
Posted on 5/11/20 at 6:18 pm to 3morereps
Bunch of China lovers ITT. Kudos to the rest of you who don't buy on the cheap and keep that machine running.
Posted on 5/11/20 at 6:23 pm to 3morereps
The joke's on all of you. Because Snap-on doesn't make anything. Theyre a marketing brand.
All of their tools are contracted to mostly small, old, obscure, relatively unknown American companies and increasingly, Taiwanese companies. Companies like Precision Instrument, who makes all of their torque wrenches. Except through Precision Instruments you can buy them for half the price.
You're welcome.
All of their tools are contracted to mostly small, old, obscure, relatively unknown American companies and increasingly, Taiwanese companies. Companies like Precision Instrument, who makes all of their torque wrenches. Except through Precision Instruments you can buy them for half the price.
You're welcome.
This post was edited on 5/11/20 at 6:24 pm
Posted on 5/11/20 at 6:24 pm to 3morereps
Snap On tools are probably worth it if you are making your living as a mechanic or body shop guy but for simple general use I wouldn't spend the money on them myself
Posted on 5/11/20 at 6:26 pm to 3morereps
A close family member is a diesel mechanic and swears by snap-on. He's tried a bunch of tools but according to him they don't last worth a shite in the shop and snap-on does
This post was edited on 5/11/20 at 6:27 pm
Posted on 5/11/20 at 6:29 pm to 3morereps
I know their tools are good quality.
What about their power tools. How do they compare to Milwaukee, DeWalt, Porter
Cable, etc?
What about their power tools. How do they compare to Milwaukee, DeWalt, Porter
Cable, etc?
Posted on 5/11/20 at 6:31 pm to 3morereps
many many moons ago when i was working as a mechanic helper (just getting started in life) i could buy snap on tools with next to nothing down and zero interest. No set payment amount either.
just give a few dollars every week when the truck stopped by.
plus they had some specialty type stuff that craftsman didn’t have.
just give a few dollars every week when the truck stopped by.
plus they had some specialty type stuff that craftsman didn’t have.
Posted on 5/11/20 at 6:33 pm to 3morereps
I have accumulated quite a few snap on hand tools, and I'm not exactly sure how. I buy them when I see them at yard sales and flea markets, but I didn't known I had so many. I've never bought new.
What blows my mind is the price of their boxes. I laugh every time I see a guy on Craig's list asking $10k for a smallish Snap On box. They almost always go unsold.
What blows my mind is the price of their boxes. I laugh every time I see a guy on Craig's list asking $10k for a smallish Snap On box. They almost always go unsold.
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