I am curious about Cornwell tools

[BlakeTheCarGuy]

I thought you bought Cornwell tools from their website. That's what you told us in this thread:

https://www.garagejournal.com/forum...ith-my-cornwell-tool-rep.465981/#post-8764054

Yeah I mistook the website for a different one that I had gotten a Cornwell thing from . I realized that a few weeks later. I did used to have an account on their site I thought. Kinda stupid they don’t sell stuff on their website in the 21st century. Maybe they don’t have the staff for that.

 

[Ton ton]

In the koon trucking YouTube comments, I did read about someone getting a better deal with Cornwell . But then people probably get hit by UFO's too.

 

[MisterEd]

By 1917, His father (Isaac) and he were also managing a Band (Calhoun's Band).......

It was Calhoun's Boys Band. My father was in it and many of the musicians entered the Army in WW II, went to Camp Shelby for Basic and then with the 1st Army Band.

The town still hears the melody of hammers from the Forge. The band's melodies, though, are long gone.

 

[cannuck]

I was on a job somewhere in Arkansas maybe 10 years ago and had to buy a 1/2 drive 3/4 torque adapter for the job. While looking ran into local Cornwell truck and bought one set of US and other metric 3/8 drive torque adapters from him for myself. I find they are well made and have actually loaded some of them up to where I was expecting a failure, but not so. From my very small exposure, not bad tools.

 

[RAS61]

Older Cornwell tools are OK but not worth **** for re-sale generally speaking.

I went over to Ebay out of curiosity, they may be cheaper than SO, but many items not by much - certainly no bargains. Nice flare nut wrenches $40+, last month I bought a mint SK for about $15

 

[bsaint]

I went over to Ebay out of curiosity, they may be cheaper than SO, but many items not by much - certainly no bargains. Nice flare nut wrenches $40+, last month I bought a mint SK for about $15

My sk has so much slop tho

 

[RAS61]

My sk has so much slop

My sk has so much slop tho

Hmm, mine fits like a glove

 

[autobon7]

I bought an unused set of Cornwell sockets from an eBay party, and have been pleased with them. So????? How about buying some additional NEW sockets? I have never in My lifetime seen a Cornwell truck in this area. Should be no problem ordering online???? Has anyone had any luck in doing this??

I used to see a Cornwell truck in and around the St Louis area.....mainly the West County area. Been a minute since Ive seen it.

 

[bsaint]

Hmm, mine fits like a glove

Yea I dont know Ive never had another brand. Whats interesting is my Matco's crow foot line wrenches fit the same way so I thought it was just crummy fittings.

 

[RAS61]

Yea I dont know Ive never had another brand. Whats interesting is my Matco's crow foot line wrenches fit the same way so I thought it was just crummy fittings.

Yeah, I'm thinking it might be the fitting too, or maybe using an SAE wrench on a metric nut? I read good things about SK before buying, and Matco is certainly a premium brand. I'd measure the nut with a caliper to verify it's size

 

[BarryWells]

I'm thinkin the guy who took a horse and buggy for a chisel to be made named them. He was Cornholed. Oh well.Combine the two and TADA ! Cornwell....I'll go back to sleep now.

 

[wafrederick]

Cornwell is too restrictive on what dealers can do.Matt Sledge whom is an independent tool dealer was a Cornwell dealer,district managers on him.He runs Techs Choice now and was glad to leave Cornwell 8 years ago.Plus Cornwell was telling him what to do.Joe Syndorowicz,Joe's All Star Tools shown on Koon Trucking's YouTube channel on Mondays was a Cornwell dealer too.Cornwell and him never seen eye to eye,nothing but problems.

 

[m6z]

I see a Cornwell truck every once in awhile.

Nice stuff IMO and usually cheap used, since they don't have the brand recognition or the high prices of Snap-on.