Thread: Wrenches

Originally Posted by Firefighter2

...With full warranty, why pay 3 times as much for a name, like Snap-On...

It's not about the warranty. It's about the quality of the tool, and with Snap-On hand tools you will probably NEVER even need to use the warranty. Imagine that? Buying something that you will never need to buy again... or turn in for warranty... sounds like a small group of the population that is shaving with straight razors!! Ok, I'll get off my now.

Originally Posted by Gotdzel

It's not about the warranty. It's about the quality of the tool, and with Snap-On hand tools you will probably NEVER even need to use the warranty. Imagine that? Buying something that you will never need to buy again... or turn in for warranty... sounds like a small group of the population that is shaving with straight razors!! Ok, I'll get off my now.

I've seen just as many Snap-on wrenches break as any other wrench. Of course, this is in the oil industry, I'll admit that they do see abuse, (wrench snipes, double wrenching nuts, etc.), but my point here is that every brand of tool will eventually break out here, so I prefer to save money on the initial cost of them. Even with the abuse, the warranty has never been questioned, with any brand.

I have always bought Craftsman wrenches and have 2 rollaway boxes full.

A couple of years ago, I bought a set of Kobalt open end & boxed wrenches for my son, on sale at Lowe’s, for around twenty some dollars. They are very nice well-made and finished wrenches, heavily chromed for easy clean up, thin and comfortable in the hand.

I liked them so much, the next time they were on sale I bought him another set and yet another for myself. It never hurts to have more than one of the same size when you are working on a large project and looking for a wrench in a hurry. I have ratchet type wrenches as well, but most ratchet heads are flat to the handle and I find offset wrenches are easier to work with. While in theory the ratchet wrenches are a neat idea, but I reach for an old style offset boxed end wrench, lately the Kobalt’s. After almost 50 years of wrenching I have never broken a wrench, so warranty isn’t such a big deal to me.
Check out the Kobalt line, they usually go on sale around Father’s day and Christmas.

Kobalts tools look great,The tool boxes they make are fantastic.

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

Kobalts tools look great,The tool boxes they make are fantastic.

ROFL! Wait... Are you serious??

Originally Posted by Gotdzel

ROFL! Wait... Are you serious??

Yes>>>>>>>>>>>

Originally Posted by Euclid440

Kobalt open end & boxed wrenches .

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