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Cornwell is the big one for me and I think most Canadians. Finding a Mac truck can be almost equally challenging. Other than that, a lot of brands taken for granted on the forum like Proto / Williams / Gearwrench are online-purchase only.

3/8 set that doesn’t see frequent service but is awesome to have when needed. I had some random set till I upgraded to a larger Tekton that goes to 22mm.

See, to me this mentality is as outdated as the tool truck model. I have over the ears had many techs who showed up to work and used Mastercraft / Craftsman and whatever else they got at Princess Auto (our version of Harbor Freight) and got the job done, collected their salary and raised their...

Forgive the question, but what am I considering? The good folks in the ROC making nice but overpriced tools? Calling Matco a tool company is not that different from calling Taiwan China.

I had a bit of a chat with my Matco dealer about ADV and Sunnex being similar. And when my Eighty8 ratchet failed, it was surprisingly similar to how my Gearwrench did. Yes, the Matco is American where the GW is from Taiwan, but to me they are both imports, so that's really not something I lose...

YES!!! This is unfortunate but true.

I used GW ratchets and was very happy with them till I had warranty issues, but that's a Canadian thing apparently. They work well enough and are priced decently. My 1/4 go-to is a 84T GW flex head.

M18 2763 or the Dewalt 899 WILL blow the bolt off with even a plain ole HF socket most of the time. Toyota is our # 1 brand serviced and the MZ motor comes in countless Camry / Highlander / Sienna / RX / ES vehicles that have all popped out just fine. Honda is the hard one to pull, but if you...

On the 1/2 Dewalt 899s at work I can tell the difference in noise when they are coming close to the end of charge - they hit differently. This is more obvious when pulling lug nuts off, but I can hear it going in too. The M18 impact is more subtle and I will usually do a battery gauge check...

I bought the Craftsman bbq set for a friend and he uses them frequently, so I assume they are half decent.

I understand what you are saying at one level, but if you attach a value to your time at what point do you have negative equity in an item? For me the push to throw out tools is that they exist solely to generate revenue for me. So if it isn’t and I am spending the time repairing a tool, as...

Forgive the question, but is there something I am missing? If a tool no longer works, isn’t it time to get tossed? We tossed out a bunch of old air impacts that just didn’t consistently tighten lug nuts and air grinders that produced more noise than output. I made the mistake of trying to get an...

@ Mr. B - Ironic you mention Husky as my current box is a Husky! We have some Canadian Tire boxes marked as "Made in Canada" too, which I assume is a SPG. The Tech series amounts to half the price of the SHD, unless I am looking at the wrong places.

Thanks everyone for all the info! I have ruled out the SO / Matco but am debating between the Milwaukee and SPG now. The Milwaukee will fit all my tools and a few more and at 18" deep go in nicely against the wall where it needs to be (24" is the max depth I really could get away with). The SPG...

Semi-Professional use in that the tools all see revenue service but I am officially a dealer rather than a tech. My current box is a single stack 28" Husky with 7 drawers. Not much larger than the largest tool carts. I also have the US General 4-drawer cart that holds my most frequently used...

Of late I have been on a bit of a tool upgrade spree, which has resulted in a shortage of space. This obviously turns one's thoughts to the notion of buying a larger toolbox. I have a couple of ideas / options and was looking for advice please. Option # 1 - get rid of everything that does not...

Any major you say?

As round and smooth as the finest current Craftsman hole saw will permit! Does that say Made in Canada?

Indeed! I too share this line of thought - you should see the looks I get with my $100 US General 4-drawer filled full of Snap-On!

Officiallly the answer is no, I would not mix SAE and Metric. All SAE is banished from my tool cart for the simple reason that I do not like working on cars that are not Metric. BUT, I do have a Craftsman kit that has mixed hex among other things. I call it my sampler platter as it contains the...