What tool brand do you use?

[bahcoswed]

stahlwille,facom,bahco and snap on

 

[not-required]

Craftsman USA 1/2" chrome and impact sockets. Snap On all other sockets. Snap on metric wrenches. Matco standard wrenches. Snap On and Matco ratchets but mostly use the snap ons. Im a professional and work on busses everyday.

 

[daddy2coull]

There is no craftsmen or matco over here in the UK, IMHO Mac tools are worthless although I do have the odd item. 99.99% of my tools are Snap on. I wouldn't use anything now

 

[tylerae40]

some snap on ratchets, the rest of the tools are a mix of garage sale, store brought and swap meet finds ranging from sp, sidchrome, kinchrome, Lisle and an all sorts collection of japanese and chinese stuff plus old hand made tools.

 

[Farmall450]

All sockets except spline drive - cman
Raised panel wrenches - cman
Full Polish - cman industrial
Ratchets - cman, SO, MAC, gearwrench, indestro
Extensions - mostly cman
Screwdrivers - full set of cman, SO instincts too. All ratcheting are SO

 

[GTO]

Snap on ratchets,extensions,ratcheting screwdrivers,wrenches.

Craftsman sockets

I'm a shadetree/DIYer

 

[firebox40dash5]

Craftsman (mostly) USA sockets and RP wrenches. Matco ratchets, crowsfeet, line wrenches, pinless swivels and a few screwdriver type tools. Armstrong and CM extensions. Gearwrench bit sockets and ratcheting wrenches. Cornwell, Matco and Channellock (aka just Channellock) pliers.

Been looking at swapping the RPs for some decent long patterns and replacing the sockets with something nicer kread warrantied with a decent replacement)... perhaps Armsrrong.

 

[Jim C.]

I'm a serious DIYer. I do not earn a living with my tools, however, I do try to save myself some money whenever I can by using them often on projects around the house, garage, backyard, etc. I'd say that 90% or more of my tools (ratchets, sockets, wrenches, screwdrivers, pliers) are USA made Craftsman from the 1950s to current. The remaining 10% is a smattering of Channellock, Husky, Knipex, snap on, gearwrench, and a few other brands.

Jim C.

 

[MattPersman]

As much snap on as possible would trade any of my Matco or Mac straight up for snap on lol.

 

[gsingh]

Its mix of Snap On and Matco for me. Working in a fleet shop.

 

[airman401]

Craftsman and kobalt for wrenches, ratchets and sockets. Knipex for pliers. I use mainly Martin for auto body.

Auto body technician

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[dale500]

Most everything is US Craftsman. Collected over last 40 years with a fresh infusion of Craftsman Industrial last year. Probably more than I need but you just never know.

 

[devoncoolman]

Box and 75% of my hardlime tools are snap-on. Have some mac and matco sockets. Have some sk and larger craftsman wrenches. And gearwrench and blackhawk ratchet wrenches. Mostly dual 80 ratchets. Have 1/4&1/2 flex sk ratchets awsome by the way some of my most used. Been a professional tech sinch i got out of high school. Everything from small cars to class 8 trucks.

 

[AcftMx5]

Mostly Craftsman (USA) but I have a couple of Snap On specialty wrenches (30/60 degree angled wrenches, etc)

 

[mds47588]

Mixture, but about 85% Craftsman with the majority being USA made and 15% roughly Snap On. Kinda in the midst of a switchover. My sockets, ratchets, and wrenches will remain Craftsman, but the screwdrivers and torx drivers have been replaced with snappy's.

 

[mercman86]

Ive got it all.
most to least
1. Snap on
2. Craftsman (all usa)
3. Mac
4. SK

 

[richfinn]

Got a mixture with snappy mac Britool SP SK beta Facom

Have been buying koken a lot lately to improve my socket collection

Would like to try the Asahi wrenches

 

[crewchief888]

my work boxes are mainly snapon, but have quite a bit of matco as well, and a few scattered mac.

at home is a mix of everything from HF to snapon.

been pulling wrenches on const eq for 30 years, machinist prior to that

 

[JasonCAT]

U.S. Craftsman and Pittsburgh Pro make up 90ish percent of my hard line stuff. The rest is a mix of Williams, SK, and truck brands...Just whatever good stuff I find used or on clearance. Zero Chinese ratchets, sockets, or wrenches, so I'm pretty happy about that.

 

[woody 73]

Whatever I can find on sale off CL, garage sales, flea type places...Chinese, Japanese, Germany, USA, France, Italy, Spain,& everywhere in between.

 

[Duarte]

DIY
Mix of mostly Craftsman sockets, ratchets, 1/4, 3/8, 1/2 screwdrivers; SK sockets, screwdrivers, extensions, some wrenches, pliers, 1/2 24" breaker; Cornwell 3/8 ratchet, ratcheting combo wrenches 9-19mm, box wrenches; Allen wrenches, sockets; Armstrong sockets, some wrenches; Wright midget combo wrenches, Williams deep 3/8 socket set; Facom ratchets 1/4 x 2 , 3/8 x 2, 1/2, wrenches, adjustable and combo, ratcheting wrenches, screwdrivers; some Hazet, Wera, Vessel, Beta, some Snap On sockets and 1 wrench, some Matco and Mac odds and ends, Stahlville wrench and 1/4 extension, Gearwrench / KD sockets, Sunex and IR impact sockets deep and shallow sets, Lisle, etc.. been here too long

Craftmsan and SK predominate, but a wide variety. No too loyal to any particular brand, but really liking SK lately. If the price is right and it is USA made, European, Japan or Taiwan and the quality is there, I buy it.

 

[blackhawkdriver]

mostly snap-on, SK, and USA craftsman. Also have Harbor freight stuff in my box. I like the pittsburgh pro ratcheting wrenches. Mostly DIY'er here.

 

[jmm]

My primary box (the one at work) is probably 70% Snap-On. At home, it's completely mixed.

 

[WWIIjeep]

"Other" because you left off Proto.

Mix is about 60% Proto, 25% Snap-On, 15% other USA brands.

Semi-retired professional.

 

[Brownsfan]

Mostly USA craftsman, snap on , Cornwell in that order. I know USA craftsman gets a little bash now and then but ALL my sockets and combo wrenches are USA craftsman with zero issues.

 

[Aleksey]

Hello. I use a europe brands - Wera, Elora, Connex, Gedore, NWS, Witte.

 

[KamiCrit]

"Other" because you left off Proto.

Mix is about 60% Proto, 25% Snap-On, 15% other USA brands.

Semi-retired professional.

Yah where is the Proto tools? Heavy industry uses tools also.

 

[Tsquare]

This is a good thread - really interesting, but not very surprising. When I look at the "show us your toolbox" thread - in almost every box you see mostly Craftsman and Snap on, (not necessarily in that order).

I hope the leadership at Sears is taking note - Craftsman USA tools built the brand of good quality and value to what it is today (the dominate tool brand in the market) - their playing with fire - risking becoming just another brand in a sea of cheap overseas tools.

 

[djwyman]

This is a good thread - really interesting, but not very surprising. When I look at the "show us your toolbox" thread - in almost every box you see mostly Craftsman and Snap on, (not necessarily in that order).

I hope the leadership at Sears is taking note - Craftsman USA tools built the brand of good quality and value to what it is today (the dominate tool brand in the market) - their playing with fire - risking becoming just another brand in a sea of cheap overseas tools.

well a lot of us was buying them for 3 reasons 1 they were USA made 2 no questions asked full lifetime warrenty, 3 cheaper than the truck brands. sadly number one is no longer the case and with it quality is going away.

 

[TJJP77]

Most of my sockets, drive tools, wrenches and screwdrivers are Craftsman with the exception of some Williams "Superratchets" that I've aquired. I do have Snap-On torque wrenches because I felt that was too important to trust to a cheaper brand, but they were all bought used. I also have numerous automotive specialty tools from Matco, Mac, Lisle, K-D etc.

Virtually all of my stuff is made in the US, Germany, Italy, France or England with the exception of my Kal-Equip multimeter and an inexpensive code reader. I also recently aquired some Kobalt branded swivel-head ratchets that appear to be the same as the Gearwrench ones except for the handle. I think they are made in Taiwan, but I couldn't pass them up for the price. Generally, COO is important to me. The only time I cave in is if nobody makes a particular category of tool in this country anymore or if the cost is so prohibitively high for a US made tool that it just doesn't make sense for the limited use it will see.

 

[north]

Mostly use -

Facom (1/4"), SK (3/8") and USAG (1/2") sockets.

Facom, Snap-on (1/4"), Wright, Armstrong Maxx (3/8") and old Armstrong long handle (1/2") ratchets.

Bonney, USAG and Snap-on wrenches.

Knipex pliers.

Hello. I use a europe brands - Wera, Elora, Connex, Gedore, NWS, Witte.

Welcome to the forum Aleksey. Would love to see pics of your tools in this thread if you don't mind.

 

[michael murder]

Mostly Proto by way of inheritance and it's never failed me.

 

[zkling]

Probably craftsman by sheer numbers (bought a cman socket set years back), but an "All of the above" option would suit me well.

 

[bob15]

45% Bonney
40% Snap On
15% Mac, Williams, SK, Wright, etc

 

[John in OH]

60% Wright (can't believe that you didn't include Wright as a choice in the poll !!)
15% Proto
10% Craftsman (US only)
5% Miscellaneous other (Williams, NAPA, Cornwell, Armstrong)

 

[Hyster Gareth]

The majority of my tools are Snap On and CAT. I also use Gray and have Channellock, Knipex, and SK.

Matco now have a UK sales site and vans on the road for your interest.

There is no craftsmen or matco over here in the UK, IMHO Mac tools are worthless although I do have the odd item. 99.99% of my tools are Snap on. I wouldn't use anything now

 

[daddy2coull]

I'd be interested to see one of their vans

 

[Brownsfan]

Like I said earlier all my sockets and non ratchet wrenches are USA craftsman. If I was going to start over today I would go Williams USA or SK. My ratchets are a mixture of craftsman USA, snap on and Cornwell. Pliers are a mix of channellock, snap on, Klein, knipex and a couple Cornwell. Screwdrivers are craftsman pro, snap on,Cornwell, Williams and felo insulated.

 

[daddy2coull]

The majority of my tools are Snap On and CAT. I also use Gray and have Channellock, Knipex, and SK.

Matco now have a UK sales site and vans on the road for your interest.

Just had a look at the us matco website and am amazed to find their boxes are more expensive than snap on!!!

 

[matt1977]

mostly snap on and mastercraft