Snap on made in Spain?

[CobraChevelle]

It was looking at adjustable wrenches from snap on and notice they are made in Spain??? Are these any good? For the money was expecting usa

 

[hautpot]

Bahco production. Good ****. Bahco used to make alot of stuff in Sweden, now moved to Spain for adjustable and pliers.

Snap-on swedish pipe wrench made in Argentina
Snap-on T-handle hex wrench made in Spain
Ergo files made in Portugal, Bahco is the exact same thing except orange
And of course, lots of snap-on is also made in China or Taiwan.

 

[gagreen]

Bahco production. Good ****. Bahco used to make alot of stuff in Sweden, now moved to Spain for adjustable and pliers.

Snap-on swedish pipe wrench made in Argentina
Snap-on T-handle hex wrench made in Spain
Ergo files made in Portugal, Bahco is the exact same thing except orange
And of course, lots of snap-on is also made in China or Taiwan.

Show me "lots" of snap on that is made in taiwan or china... Other than the electric drills etc... I buy lots of snap on and don't think i can pull out a single thing made in china that is branded snap on. Maybe a tshirt and a hat...(I don't have their cordless tools)


O.P. The pliers made in spain are extremely nice and available in black and orange from bahco if you hunt them down. The files are my favorite, I'll take bahco snap on over nicholson etc... I also have bahco torx drivers made in spain and like them quite a bit.

 

[J.A.F.E.]

Snap-on owns a Spanish company called Irimo the adjustables are made in that factory. Irimo is part of Snap-on Europe.

http://www.snaeurope.com/our-brands/irimo

 

[Leoruiz]

I think they also own a Spanish company called Palmera.
http://www.palmera.com.es/castellano/catalogo_general.asp

 

[D9H 90V]

I think the people that makes the Snap on adjustable wrenches are the same people that make Channellock adj. wrenches

 

[popparoach]

I think the people that makes the Snap on adjustable wrenches are the same people that make Channellock adj. wrenches

That's Irega for channellock.they don't make snapon the do make some for Mac though.

 

[LordPsychon]

Show me "lots" of snap on that is made in taiwan or china... Other than the electric drills etc... I buy lots of snap on and don't think i can pull out a single thing made in china that is branded snap on. Maybe a tshirt and a hat...(I don't have their cordless tools)


O.P. The pliers made in spain are extremely nice and available in black and orange from bahco if you hunt them down. The files are my favorite, I'll take bahco snap on over nicholson etc... I also have bahco torx drivers made in spain and like them quite a bit.

The "a lot of snap on...is made in China" makes sense if one counts all the Snap-on labeled knives and other miscellany outside of actual tools - most of the knives are made in China or Taiwan and there are Snap-on gloves, pencils, pens, and hats that are not made in the USA. Their tools though are mostly USA homegrown and made.

 

[Rosso]

The snap on Air saw, PTS1000 or something is branded SO but made in China.

As said though lots of the cordless items are made in China, even when they say they aren't

 

[rlitman]

They're quite good.
Snap On locking pliers are made in Spain too, by Grip On. Also well renowned.

 

[Monte]

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[WhiffySpark]

Bahco doesn't have the flank drive or whatever you want to call it I don't believe

I have he snapon I use it for alignments