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Diesel-Mech

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I know similar threads like this have been covered in the past but most of those were more about what brand in your favorite or what do you have the most of.

My list is going to exclude the OEM for tools that have been relabeled so to simplify things I'm just going off what ever name is on the tool, also I'm only including mechanics tool brands.

Heres my list in no particular rank, rating or order.

Cornwell
Blue Point
Silver Eagle
Knipex
Mayhew
S&K
Cormack
Kobalt
Wiha
Lisle
H&M Aero
MAC
Ingersoll Rand
Armstrong
Craftsman
Matco
Benchtop Pro
PB Swiss
Wright
Cummins
Proto
Williams
Vise Grip
Snap-on
Irwin
Witte
Zephyr
Can-Pro
Gear Wrench
Walden
Easco
Channellock
Diamond Tool and Horseshoe
Crescent




Thats everything as far as I can remember.:wtf:
It should be interesting to see what kind of brand variety and diversity everyone has.
 
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64merc

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Diesel-Mech, to shorten the list I have added those that you didn't list:

Par-X
Armstrong
Klein
Ideal
Master Mechanic
Blackhawk
New Britain
Cal-van
Ridgid
Imperial
Duralast
Vaco
Husky
Powrkraft
ProAmerica
Plomb
Great Neck
Challenger
Popular Mechanics
Vermont American
Vaughan
Stanley
Enderes
Thorsen
Wizard
Chrome-X-Quality

That's it for now, off the top of my head.
 
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Diesel-Mech

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Impressive list and I admit that I am not familiar with all of those, also you have reminded me of some I forgot to included.
 
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This is what I can think of off the top of my head (yep, I'm bored and it is too cold to do anything in the garage!).

Craftsman (some of everything - mostly from early/mid 90s)
Proto (sockets, ratchets, extensions, pliers, ratcheting spline wrenches)
GearWrench (ratcheting wrenches, ratcheting screwdrivers)
SK (sockets, ratchets, extensions, torque wrench, pliers, ratcheting screwdriver)
Lisle (specialty tools)
Schley (VW and Volvo specialty tools)
PB Swiss (screwdrivers and more to come)
Plomb (ratchets)
Snap On (ratchets and universals)
OTC (torx sockets)
Channellock (pliers)
Knipex (pliers)
Vise Grip USA (locking pliers)
Blackhawk (ratcheting wrenches, impact sockets)
IR (impact sockets, air tools)
Crescent (adjustable wrenches)
Witte (screwdrivers)
Armstrong (sockets)
 
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Well being its cold as an Eskimos *** outside and I'm stuck in the house..here goes:

Craftsman
Cornwell
SK
SK Wayne
P&C
Vlchek
Snap-On
Proto
Plomb
Mac
Husky
Ace
Lisle
Thexton
OTC
Vulcan
Williams
Stanley
Kobalt
Channelock
Vise Grip
Companion ( the old stuff)
TRW
Duro Chrome
Bonney
Bon-E-Con
Easco
Blue Point
Par-X
Sun
Dunlap
Herbrand
Matco
Vaco
Duralast
Great Neck (I know..I know)
Goodwrench
Mac Allied
Stallwille
Hazet
New Britian
Evercraft
Penncraft
Thorsen (the old stuff)
Blackhawk
Armstrong
Schley..you know that VW stuff..lol
Vera
Wizard
K-Tool
Crescent
Diamond
Facom
I'm not counting air tools...
I know I'm forgetting some .....but you get the idea :headscrat

Thanks.....now I gotta go look ......Dammit!
 
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It's amazing to me how many different brands we all have. The sad part is that a lot of them are out of business. I just saw a few more from the other guys that I forgot I had. :)
 
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I still pickup old American brands at the swap meet every month...I'm sick I tell 'ya...:thumbup:
 
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MAC
Snap ON
Craftsmen
Matco
Gearwrench
Cresent
Wiss
Knipex
Bhondus
Ingersol Rand
Mayhew
SK
Lisle
KD
Vice Grip
Nicholson
Stanley
Blue Point
Kobalt
Irwin
 
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Add Indrustro, Pro America, KAL, Thorsen, and Mac to the lists above and you will have most of them.
 
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AMF
Bahco
Baldur
BGS
Belzer
Bessey
Beta
BMI
Bondhus
Carolus
Craftsman
Dako
E-Top
Eklind
Elora
Erdi
Facom
Format
Garant
Gedore
Gertus
Gesipa
Grattec
Habero
Halder
Hazet
Heyco
Holex
Jokari
Käfer
KDS
Klauke
Knipex
Lisle
Lux
Matador
MBR
Mitutoyo
Noga
Olfa
PB Swiss
Peddinghaus
Pferd
Preisser
PUK
Rahsol
Rennsteig
Rico Marker
Ridgid
Schröder
Snap-On
Sola
Stabila
Stahlwille
Stanley
Tajima
Turnus
Vogel
Walter
Wera
Wezu
WGB
Wiha
Witte
Würth

:)

+ some chinese + Taiwanese stuff...
:)
 
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Blue Point
Channellock
Craftsman / Craftsman Pro
Crescent
Irwin Vise-Grip
Milton
Nicholson
S-K
Snap-On
Stanley
Wiss

If you include carpentry and power tools, the list grows to:
Amana
Black & Decker
Bosch
Craftsman
Dansco
DeWalt
Dremel
Fiskars
Estwing
Freud
GB Instruments
General
Greenlee
Hilti
Hitachi
Husky
Hyde
Johnson
Klein
Kreg
Lenox
Lufkin
Mag Instrument
Makita
Marples
Milwaukee
Porter-Cable
Purdy
Ridgid
Stabila
Stanley
Swanson
Vaughn
Vermont American
Werner
Wooster
X-Acto
Zircon
 
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Belzer
Gedore
Stahlwille
Hazet
USAG
Elmo
Ridgid
Mora
Raco
Snap-on
MAC
Craftsman
Wright
Williams
Indestro
Bahco
Hultafors
Knipex
Black & Decker
some brand X Japan/Taiwan

Have a nice day. :)
 
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oldtools

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Craftsman (70%)
Harbor Freight (20%)
Snap-On, Proto, Plomb, Herbrand, OTC, Vise-Grip, Klein, Husky, Gearwrench, SK, Indestro, Brown and Sharpie, Bonney, Williams, Bahco, Dewalt (10%)
 
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Cman (lots)
Easco
Vim
Crescent
Blue Point
Toptul (lots)
SO
S-K
Facom
Lisle
HF
Husky
Gearwrench
Martin (body tool I use as a pry bar)
Stanley
Vermont American
Nicholson
Fuller
Channellock
Proto
DeWalt
OTC
 
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WVU Tuba Dale

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Craftsman
Ampro
Gearwrench
SK
SnapOn
Blue Point
MAC
Vise Grip (USA)
Cornwell
Performance Tool
OTC
Pittsburgh
Kobalt
Ingersoll Rand
Urrea
Lisle
NAPA
Some Homemade stuff. :)
 
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J.A.F.E.

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Going through the boxes I'm surprised at the number of brands I've found.

Actron
Allen
Barcalo
Blue Point
Bluebird (pliers)
Bonney
Channellock
Craftsman
Crescent
C S Osbourne (upholstery tools)
Diamond Tool and Horseshoe
DuraPro
Excelta (electrical)
Federal
Fowler
Fluke
Gear Wrench
Harbour Freight
Innova
K-D
Kobalt
Klein
Kraeuter
Lisle
Monroe
Mossburg
Nueses (electronic oriented)
New Britain
Par-X
Plomb
Proto
Ridgid
Sargent & Co.
Snap-on
Stanley
Starrett
The Thomas & Betts Co. (crimpers/wire strippers)
Thorsen
Truecraft
Ungar (soldering)
Vaco
Vise Grip
Williams
W. Schollhorn (pliers)

~Steve
 
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seth_man

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Rhode Island
Snap-On
MAC
Matco
Cornwell
Gearwrench
Irwin
Lisle
Mityvac
Brown & Sharpe
Mitutoyo
OTC
Knipex
Bosch
Ingersol Rand
Raytek
Fluke
Electronic Specialties
Mayhew
KD Tools
Assenmacher Specialty Tools
Power Probe

i think thats it
 
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Craftsman
Thorsen (USA)
Williams
Wardmastr
SK
Fleet
Snap-On
Matco
Mac
Armstrong
Proto
KAL USA
Wilde
Mayhew
Lisle
Pratt-Read
Klein
Matador
Heyco
Hazet
Elora
Indestro
Cornwell
Mustang
Duro Chrome
Bondhus
Urrea
Powerkraft
Easco
Sparta
New Britain
Cresent
Chanellock
Dimalloy
Blackhawk

and many more I'm sure I'm forgetting...
 
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What I can think of

New Britain
Bonney
S-k
Snap-on
Mac
Cornwell
Craftsman
Proto
Stanley
Great Neck
Milwaukee
Harbor Freight
Northern Tool
KD
Lisle
Radio Shack
Xcelelite
Cornwell
Allen
Klein
TopTul
Dunlap
Diamond
Crescent
Buffalo
Vermont American
Dewalt
Makita
Dremel
Black and Decker
Plumb
Blackhawk
VLcheck
Armstrong
Napa
Irwin/Hanson
Channellock
Cummins
Kmart
Powerbuilt
Wright
Carquest
Central tools
Many more
 
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tpolley

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craftsman
pitsburgh
snapon (1/4 and 3/8 ratchets to be exact)
ingersol

i buy american when i can afford it.
 
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Hazet
Stahlwille
Wiha
Knipex
Metabo
Benscheidt
Heynen
Rennsteig
Harry P. Will
AEG
Fein
Hafu
Witte
Schröder
WGB
Elora
Gedore
Matador
Heyco
Felo
Bollmann Grip

Hilti

Bahco

Bondhus
Irwin
Plomb
Proto
Snap-On
Vermont American

Ko-ken
Sunflag
Aigo
Lobster
Flag
Koda
Crab
KBS
Toze
AGP
 
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Sockets are mostly Cornwell, Proto, Williams, Craftsman, SK & Armstrong.

Ratchets are mostly Snapon, Cornwell, MAC, Matco, Proto, SK, & Craftsman.

Wrenches are Armstrong & Craftsman, with some Snapon & Matco

Screwdrivers are the black comfort grip Craftsman, Klein and some Older Snapon.

Pliers are a lot of Craftsman with Proto, Channel Locks and few Utica's!
 
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nissan_crawler

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Blue Point
Knipex
Mayhew
S&K
Kobalt
Wiha
Lisle
MAC
Ingersoll Rand
Craftsman
Cummins
Vise Grip
Snap-on
Irwin
Gear Wrench
Channellock
Diamond Tool and Horseshoe
Crescent
Klein
Ideal
Master Mechanic
New Britain
Ridgid
Great Neck
Popular Mechanics
Vermont American
Stanley
OTC
TRW
Bonney
Sunex
Aircat
Dotco
Jiffy
Rockwell
Cleco
CP

I'm sure I'm missing some.
 
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S-K
Craftsman
Snap On
Kobalt
Blackhawk
Duralast
Crescent
Vicegrip
Wright
Truetest
Vermont American
Central Pneumatic
Milwaukee
 
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RRmech

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MAC
Snap-On
S-K
Crescent
Channellock
Craftman
Klein
T&B
KAL (Japan)
VACO
Wright
Dura-Chrome
Indestro
Fleet
New Britain
JC Penny
Westward (offshore)
Wright
Truecraft (USA & Japan)
NAPA
K-D
Allen
Easco
Fuller (Japan - KTC)
Walden
Herbrand (Canada)
Gray (Canada)
Enderes
True-Fit
Dunlop
Stanley (USA & Japan)
Proto
Challenger
Plomb
Armstrong
Husky (offshore)
MATCO
Xcelite
Ideal
Worth


Steve
 
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senlow

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Here's mine:

ABC (Body Hammers)
Allen
Apex (Taps & Dies)
Blue Point
Bondhus
Bonney
Brown & Sharpe
CS Osborne
Card (Taps & Dies)
Channellock
Cleco
Cornwell
Craftsman
Crescent
Diamond Tool & Horseshoe
Dowidat
Durochrome
Easco
Eastwood
Eklind
Estwing
F & D (Taps & Dies)
Fairmount
Federal
GW Mount
Gardner Bender
Gedore
General
Greenfield
Grobet
Hansen (Taps & Dies) I hate to admit this.
Hazet
Helicoil
Ideal Industries
Imperial Eastman
JH Williams
KD
Kastar
Klein
Knipex
Krauter
LS Starrett
Lectrolite
Lennox (Hacksaw)
Leverage Tools (Self Adjusting Vise Grip type tools)
Lisle
Lufkin
Mac
Malco
Marsen
Matco
Martin
Mayhew
Mercer
Milbar (Safety Wire Pliers)
Miller Falls
Mitutoyo
Morse
Mound (Scrapers)
Nicholson
Noga
OSG (Taps & Dies)
OTC
P & C
Panduit (Cable Tie Tool)
Peddinghaus (Body Hammer)
Peterson Vise Grips
Plomb
Plumb
Powrkraft
Proto
Rimac (Thread File)
Ridgid
SK
SPI
Schley Products
Simonds
Snap-on
Stahlwille
Stanley
Sun Electric Corp.
TRW
Thomas & Betts
Thorsen
Timesert
Utica
VIM Tools
Vaco
Vlchek
Wiha
Williams, JH
Winter (Taps & Dies)
Wiss
Zephyr
 
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