What Brand(s) are in your toolbox

[IFMJohn]

Air: snap-on

Hand: snap-on, craftsman, old school pittsburgh wrenches that I inherited, old 1/4" set that idk what brand, hand forged wrenches that my gpa made

Mityvac bleeders

Harbor freight zip ties and hose clamps and stuff like that

Assorted brake clean and tb cleaner and stuff like that

Waiting on my matco box that has been backordered for a couple weeks so far

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[James_B]

If I only consider the hand tools in my garage tool box, and ignore all the electrical, gas, and pneumatic tools, then my list, in order from most to least is:
Mastercraft/Mastercraft Maximum
Stanley
Stanley Australia (just screwdrivers)
Sidchrome
Unbrako
Fuller
Turner
Vessel
Pro-Point
Xceltite
Metrinch
Bondhus
William Tools
Geodore
Indestro
Dowidat
Garrington

 

[chicane]

Maybe that's why they all hate it! They've had to use it!

This is America buddy, ain't no one making you use nuthin' unless it has the words ObamaCare in it....

 

[Flange]

I am in the UK and in my box is

Snap-on
Beta
Britool
King ****
Bedford
Gordon
Motion-Pro
Tipco
Drop Stamco
Blue Point
Snail
Elora
Gedore
Draper

And probably a few more I cant quite remember

 

[Olafur]

Even the guy from ICELAND has Craftsman....WOW!

Got a big Craftsman set (2-300 pcs) when I was in the US almost 25 years ago. It was a bargain compared to the prices on usable tools over here back then. I never liked the ratchets nor the raised panel wrenches very much. But the sockets and extensions have served me well.

 

[Steve from Socal]

I will play,

I don't have a single craftsman anything in my tools.

Hand tools by %; wrenches, sockets/ratchets, drivers hammers, pullers, striking tools.
Snap-on 50
Proto 30
Channel-loc 6
Vise Grips 6
Bondhaus 3
Other 5

I have lots of other stuff in tools as well even HF, still no craftsman anywhere around here!

Steve

 

[vaultdweller]

At Work (Industrial Knitting Machines) in an older Craftsman 5 Drawer Rollaround:

Stanley
Armstrong
SK
Craftsman
Zivvy
Diamond
Maxcraft
Pittsburgh
Snap On
Proto
Eklind
Bondhus
Kobalt
Husky
Allen
Shaveev
Bessey
Gearwrench
Wera
Aven
Allied
Task Force
Tekton
Klein
Williams
Gardner Bender
Mayhew
Urrea

Probably a few more I missed.

 

[Hako86]

Kraftwerk
Craftsman
Snap-On
Proto
Gedore
Hazet
Stahlwille
Facom
Gearwrench
Britool
Kingdick
Pb Swiss
Felo
Wiha
Channellock
Knipex
Stanley
Thor
Unior
Diamalloy
Dowidat
Kongsberg
HR

And a few more

 

[AV tinker er]

SO
MAC
Sk
Craftsman, Pro, industrial
Lisle
Knipex
Cornwell
Matco
Proto,blackhawk (I consider them one in the same)
Armstrong
Channel Lock
Klein
Pitts Pro (HF)
Not particularly in order of amount owned

 

[Blöckw@rt]

GEDORE
Stahlwille
Facom
Würth
NWS
Knipex
VBW
Wiha
Walter Schröder
Promat
Connex
Bahco
Heytec

 

[cbclark]

Snap On
Mac
Matco
Bluepoint
Channellock
Pittsburg
Craftsman
Sunex
OTC

 

[BCJohnstone]

Cornwell
Snap-On
SK
Bonney
Klien
Vise Grip
Channellock
Craftsman
HF brand

In order of most to least...actually its getting close to a tie between Cornwell and SnapOn.

 

[Hinez Wengler]

I'm a metal man-builder so mine is very different from you wrench turners but I do have some things.
All 1/4" is Snap-On. It'll take my attitude and not break.
1/2" set is Hazet.
3/8" set is older Stanley.
Combination ratchet-regular wrenches are old MAC from about 1977. Best ever made.
Pliers are Vice grip and Chanellocks. Some Klein, Crafsman and others.When my sister was alive she went to garage sales for things and I take them home from the US when I went.Her husband new good from rubbish. Back then you could carry two or three 50 kilo suitcases and no one said nothing.
My rule for electric tools is easy. M
Metabo, Milwaukee. Makita.

 

[Wisers]

Snap on
Gray
Williams
Husky usa
Mastercraft
Ultra pro
Stanley
Channel lock
Knipex
A few random sockets
Estwing
Kobalt
Im slowly replacing everything with usa

 

[Hinez Wengler]

I forgot SK. i have some old ones in a green metal boxes. Good heavy tools. I have the 1/2 impact you hit with a mallet that I uses 1000000 times and it still works. I used it mostly on motocycle things. Great tool.

 

[Fcvapor05]

Roughly in order by percentage:

Snap-On
Milwaukee
Knipex
Craftsman
Harbor Freight stuff
Mitutoyo

 

[2ndGearRubber]

Um, a lot actually, now that I think of it.



Air - Central pnumatic, michigan industrial tool, matco, bluepoint, corwell (IR rebrand), actual IR, and whatever HF is calling their air tools.

Ratchets - Snap on/bluepoint, gearwrench, HF, journeyman, EZ-Red.

Sockets - Snap on/bluepoint, matco, mac, cornwell, HF, craftsman, sunex, gearwrench, one 8mm from autozone, a few parts-store axle nut sockets.

Wrenches - HF, gearwrench, wright, sunex, SK, cornwell, matco, mac.


I can think of a few more brands that don't fit those basic categories, plus some parts-store tools.

 

[bob from indiana]

Snap on, Craftsman, Kobalt, SK, Wright, Pittsburg, Tekton, Knipex, Diamond, Crecent,
Klein, Channel lock, Husky, Blackhawk, Williams and a few no name and antique tools

 

[IH__COLLECTOR]

Snappy some gear wrench. So far

 

[Local]

Proto, craftsman, armstrong, Wilde, sk, wright, Klein, channel lok and others I'm forgetting. All USA made and proud of it.

 

[beatcad]

wow! I never responded to this thread.
cant say what the majority is 'cause I don't feel like counting
I just rolled through my tool boxes and made a list. I know I missed a bunch, but I think you guys get the idea..
these are just hand tools

and I decided to put 'em in alphabetical order....cause I got CDO.
it's like OCD but in alphabetical order

Armstrong
Blackhawk
Blue-point
Brown & Sharpe
Cal-Van
Channellock
Cornwell
Craftsman
Diamond
Firestone
Gearwrench
Gray
Heyco
Husky
Irwin
KD
King ****
Knipex
MAC
NAPA
Park tools
PROTO
S-K
Snap-on
Stanley
Starrett
Vise-grip
Williams
X-acto

 

[low_dakota94]

Snap on
Mac
Armstrong
Proto
Wright
Williams
Crescent
Craftsman
SK
KD
Stanley
Irwin
Channellock
Ingersoll rand
Chicago pneumatic
Fluke
Blue point
Dewalt
And a few random small items from HF and other no names.

 

[AV tinker er]

I recently added a set of 6pt 1/2 drive SAE deep and shallow black hawk tools. All USA and damn fine quality. I'm loving proto more and more everyday.

 

[stovebolt6]

Gray
Proto
Mastercraft
Kobalt
Channellock
Knipex
Grip On
Stanley
Gearwrench
Mayhew
Vaughn
Bondhus
Wera
Fuller
Pro Point
Husky

Probably about half made in USA & Canada, and half imported. I've come to realize that a well made tool is a well made tool, import or not - though I won't buy any imported stuff without a lifetime warranty.

 

[demolitionderby]

50% Matco
40% SK
5% Knipex
5% Craftsman
some Snap-on, Mac, Husky, Witte, and Orbis thrown in there.

 

[bulletpruf]

Craftsman
Crescent
Snap On
Irwin
Knipex
Thor
Channel lock
OTC
JH Williams
Harbor Freight
NAPA
Starrett
Park Tools
KD

 

[ClineWrench]

My mix is prety easy...

40% Craftsman,
30% Snap-On
15% Cornwell
5% Mac
10% miscellaenous (Channel lock, OTC, junk brands)

 

[shawhite]

Snapon 75%
Matco 15%
SK 10%

 

[MDSPHOTO]

Craftsman
HF/Pittsburg
Stanley
Gearwrench
Kobalt
Wiha
Channel Lock
Irwin

 

[1cargarage]

Snap On: ratchets, wrenches, sockets, drive tools, pry bars, torque wrenches, hex wrenches, picks & awls,

Knipex: pliers

Facom: puller, hammers, snap ring pliers

Stahlwille: one wrench set

Mac: screwdrivers, picks & awls

Klein: cutters, pliers, electronics pliers, screwdrivers

Lisle: automotive specialized tools (brake pliers, fuel line disconnectors, etc.)

That's it off the top of my head .

 

[gearhead1]

Craftsman
SK
Husky
Wright
Gear wrench
Snapon
Mac
Channellock
Vise grip
Foreign made (harbor freight, etc)

 

[ryanl925]

Work
65% snap-on
10% matco
5% Craftsman
15% gearwrench
some mac, proto, sk, kobalt, crescent, stahwille, rigid, otc, lisle, sunex, buckey of tiols that just say taiwan for making special tools.

home
Old bonney, williams, proto, stanley.
people may disagree but i think stanley tools wetr better than craftsman. espevially the ratchets. but i also think alll the s I have is garbage compared to the proto I have.both are from the 80's

 

[chrismenke]

50% Snap On
15% Marque specific factory tools
5% Craftsman
5% ViseGrip/Channel Lock/Knipex/Klien
5% Facom
5% Hazet/Heyco
5% Mac/Matco/Plomb/Proto/SK
5% Misc (US/EU made)
5% Misc (HF, ChiCom, etc).

 

[archirelic]

Count me in as one who has somehow missed this thread! A quick & dirty rundown of all the brands I have btwn my multiple boxes and bags.

armstrong
channellock
matco
grey pneumatic
gearwrench
snap-on
stanley
kobalt
greenlee
klein
craftsman
wiha
wera
felo
knipex
nws
husky
atd
sunex
dasco
pittsburgh pro
duralast
crescent
bondhus

 

[Sonny2010]

Duralast
craftsman
easco
jh williams

 

[MacmanSW20]

Currently 80% mastercraft 20% everything else, I just hit the Canadian Tire deals when stuff goes for 70% off.

 

[oldldh]

Craftsman----Wrenches and pliers
GearWrench--Sockets, ratchets, and ratcheting wrenches
Proto----------Screwdrivers

Simple, but effective..

Edit...Added a bunch of Tekton ratchets , pliers, and ball pein hammers...

 

[HairMetal]

Craftsman
Wera
PB Swiss Tools
Gedore
Biltema
Bahco
Snap On
Stahlwille
Wilde
Stanley
Estwing
Knipex
Bondhus
Irega
Metrica
Milwaukee
Blue Point
Britool
Hitachi
Makita
Ironside
Motion Pro
Duratool
Gates

 

[chris142]

snap on.mac.matco.cornwell.plvmb.gearwrench.blackhawk.craftsman.bluepoint.hf stuff.ingersal rand. more i forgot im sure

 

[TrivQuad]

Snap-On/Bluepoint/Williams 60%
Craftsman 30%
Mac, Kastar, Lisle, Gearwrench, Titan 6%
Harbor Freight 4%
I like them all for their different qualities.