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In australia we put up with all sorts of taiwanese/chinese rubbish. The only real made in usa option is overpriced (snap on) and we have a bit of good german gear but the other day i saw japanese koken sockets. My old man bought a few when they were a relatively new brand and were probably jap...

(all prices are in aud so if stuff seems unreasonably expensive thats cos its australian prices) `Kind of sick of the australian tool scene atm, Sidchrome, kincrome, sp tools, fuller etc are mostly made in china and taiwan but are still at ridiculous prices for chinese/taiwanese gear. A cheap...

Outsourcing, we've all heard of it, I mean everyone knows that most things are made in china and i posted a thread about this recently when another member directed me to alibaba.com I had a look around and talked to a few people and found this out. Minimum order is like 500 pieces and you can...

Of late I've noticed a lot of different tool companies selling rebadged versions of the same tools, a cheap k-mart ultimeter in an electrical kit for $12 is sold as a medium quality brand kincrome for $50! So just wondered if anyone knows anything about these chinese factories that make tools...

I see these "vintager craftsman v" ratchets advertised alot and I would like to buy a few vintage ratchets, but just ewondering I am in australia and we dont have the american craftsman brand so i have never tried te ratchet so just got a few questions. 1: Are they a good ratchet 2: Are they...

Been looking at starting my own tool van and got on to a tool distributors website, endeavour tools who distribute a wide range of taiwanese and japanese products. Anways was looking around and saw that they used to sell hazet like two or three years ago and they said they will clear hazet to...

Genius tools are slowly gaining a good reputation where I work and in australia. My father has had his set and used them (as a heavy diesel mechanic) for over 5 years now and hasnt broken a single one. I now have a set in my box at work and they are great. They are of reasonable price, about the...

Country of origin has been inhabiting alot of threads lately, and I can say I am truly not sure why its such a big debate. I think a good tool is a good tool regardless where its made, it just seems tools made in china dont have the same good rate as tools from other countries. It seems like...

Apart from the usual snap on, sidchrome, toolboxes etc, has anyone found a good specialist toolbox company. In the small town of dalby australia there is a specialist toolbox maker DSM (http://www.dsmtoolboxes.com/) They are awesome boxes. You can order to any size and specification. They dont...

In australia there are a variety of power tools? Just wondering what you think are the good brands? So far the most common I have seen, Metabo, Makita, Millwauke (scuse the typo) and dewalt which I am fairly sure is stanley black and decker owned!

I am an apprentice diesel fitter so I work on heavier machinery, alot of 1/2 and 3/4 drive but also small 14 and 3/8 and 1 inch and 1.5 inch drive, But in your job what do you use the mos, alot of car mechanics use ther 3/8 more than half, my list would probably go 1/2 drive 3/8 1/4 3/4 1...

do you use 1/4 3/8 1/2 3/4 1inch

Stanley! Its poor mans proto, or sidchrome depending on where you live! I just thought it was ****, wal-mart or big w stuff, but lately im just not sure, A workmate just started buying alot of it, he reckons it is the same as proto. I dont think it is, but what do you reckon, also does anyone...

There has been a lot of talk lately about no lifetime warranties being given on certain products because of normal wear and i would just like to share something about company warranty policies. Alot of australian tool companies say they have lifetime warranty but the wear and tear rule is being...

Well have they, every now and then i hear everyone saying how s-k has gone broke.

Im not happy :( I was wondering if there was any way i could get matco tools new to australia-so on the matco website they have a contact us form. I left my phone number and email address, Shock and horror about a month and a half later I recieved a one sentence email "there are no matco...

Somewhere along the line in the distant future I'd love to start my own tool truck, so this thread was started to talk about tool trucks in general and what you see in a good tool truck, what you'd like to see, and suggestions and improvements for tool trucks so go ahead "post"!- what i would...

The title says it all, Thats pretty Good, In australia a no name brand 1/2 costs min $150 and a 3/4 drive costs minimum $200 so to get Ampro- a reasonable quality brand for $50 is well, Flaming Good!

I got a set of digital vernier calipers the other day, exactly like the ones for sale on harbor freight! Then I saw the same set, exactly like the harbour freight ones for sale as an australian brand name! KC Tools fetching a much higher price. They were exactly the same ut with a small Kc...

Okay so when putting together a toolbox it can hard to choose whats good in each different area. Some companies make good stuff in one area and **** in others, so this thread is started for you to say what you think the best is! So ill start Combination Wrenches- Best Imperial- Snap on Best...