leoxdeng. Mine to compare.
It may be because you and leoxdeng showed close-up photographs taken under grazing hard light. That reveals texture other owners have never noticed on their own pliers.
I do now!
Given that Snap-on's ratchets, sockets, and wrenches are often described as looking like jewelry, I'm a little surprised their pliers look so rough... I learned something.
Me too! Though I’ve now looked more closely at a pair of Facom pliers and discovered they have a similar finish. Hadn’t noticed before.
Is it the JXL.171 with the flex head and extendable handle? That design has tempted me a couple of times. I just wish you could get it with an all-metal handle. Plastic and rubber ages badly, and fat ratchet handles sometimes get in the way.
Wrenches too I might add. Rough spots and grind marks. I wish I was making this up.
Let me ask you, did you obtain any of these Snap-On tools from a franchisee or Snap-on directly (via web order)?
I did not. I figured someone would ask that and then say that my complaints are invalid as it wasn't bought from a reputable source. However, I've also heard that snap on doesn't sell seconds or flaws in manufacturing. Is it possible that some of the tools I bought were rewrapped with the appearance made to look like it was new?
Entirely possible, also possible that the tools you got were bought by someone at retail price off a truck, then returned due to the same cosmetic imperfections you are spotting. Franchisee then resells them at a discount to wash his hands of them instead of trying to warranty-claim perfectly usable tools.
True. Now if someone were to return the tools back to the snap-on franchisee on the truck, would the franchisee then re-shrink wrap the tools and sell them off as defective or otherwise? Like I said, the tool sets that I bought were brand new and shrink wrapped. And if that is the case, then as has been stated by me here and multiple people in the past, wouldn't that give snap-on a bad rap versus just trashing the tools and taking the hit?
