Vaughan vs Dasco

[ToolRoom]

I'm looking at picking up one of those mini pry/trim bar sets, that I can keep in my odd-job bag.

I was going to grab the Dasco 91, but noticed Vaughan has what appears to be an identical set (comprising 222, 444 and BT90) which I can get a little cheaper.

Given that Vaughan now own Dasco is it safe to assume they are one and the same thing?
One review I saw said the Dasco were stronger and finished better than the Vaughan, but I can't see how it would make any sense for them to run two different production lines for the same thing.

 

[qqzj]

I looked at some dasco chisels and punches. Pretty crappy for USA made tools. I would bet on Vaughan in general

 

[oldwino]

I’ve had a Dasco for years. Seldom used but works like any other decent small prybar

 

[dscheidt]

I haven't seen the vaughn version, but I have a dasco set. They're fine for what they're intended to be used for. They're not perfect, but they work well, and they're cheap. I expect the Vaughn set is identical, unless vaughan has shutdown the Dasco plant and moved the forging to their facilities.

I agree on the comment about the Dasco chisels, but all the ones I have are for masonry. They work just fine for that, with the acceptable level of performance, and again, they're cheap. (Last time I bought some, they were cheaper at a masonry supplier than Chinese junk was at a hardware store.) I think I had a set of Dasco pin punches once, but don't anymore, because they all bent. I don't know if that's the tool or the user, because I've bent or broken lots of punches from more expensive brands. You are probably not supposed to hit a 1/8 punch with a six pound hammer, but where's the fun in that?

 

[Bubba Fett]

I imagine they are from the same production line, but one might get a little more finishing than the other.

 

[ToolRoom]

Ok thanks guys, probably not worth paying the extra few bucks for the Dasco then.
They appear to be the same part numbers as well.

I suspect the review I saw was more a result of the variable quality control then any intentional manufacturing difference.