who makes teng tools?
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RTM
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Some info here, various Taiwan
www.garagejournal.com
Who makes tools for Teng?
Is Teng making all their tools themselves? If not, who is making tools for them?
www.garagejournal.com
Dave455
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I think they’ve always been made in Taiwan.
Some time back, when Taiwan made tools were generally pretty crappy, they were maybe a notch above. Not top end, but useable.
Strangely, as Taiwan made tools have generally got better, Teng seem to have managed to get worse. They offer probably the crappiest ratchet currently available in the U.K.
Some time back, when Taiwan made tools were generally pretty crappy, they were maybe a notch above. Not top end, but useable.
Strangely, as Taiwan made tools have generally got better, Teng seem to have managed to get worse. They offer probably the crappiest ratchet currently available in the U.K.
Teng Tools were the tools Edd China used on Wheeler Dealers back in the day.
He had a Teng box setup in the workshop. The lid would be open with that evil looking character staring at the screen.
I admire their storage system, although everyone has pretty much jumped onboard the EV foam organization craze. The nice thing about Teng is that they don’t sell a bunch of “filler” in their sets. You get exactly what you need and exactly what should be in a set like that, and that’s it. The satin finish on their tools is also a plus in my book.
He had a Teng box setup in the workshop. The lid would be open with that evil looking character staring at the screen.
I admire their storage system, although everyone has pretty much jumped onboard the EV foam organization craze. The nice thing about Teng is that they don’t sell a bunch of “filler” in their sets. You get exactly what you need and exactly what should be in a set like that, and that’s it. The satin finish on their tools is also a plus in my book.
Dave455
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Pure “product placement” I suspect.
The very first series of “Wheeler Dealers” Ed used what I suspect were his own tools - predominantly Snap On.
Never a good idea to read anything into what someone on T.V. uses…
cbracer
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I love that ratchet, 3/8 version. But I don't use it because the low tooth count and backdrag. I actually have the True Value Master Mechanic version of it in all black. Bought it when i worked that at the age of 14. It is light and feels good in your hand.They offer probably the crappiest ratchet currently available in the U.K.
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Somehow in the UK Teng have a decent reputation. The sockets are actually quite good but the rest of their offerings are pretty poor, summed up perfectly by the plastic ratchets.
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Who makes them? Not teng or it's parent company. They are rebrander like HF. They get the tools to speck via Taiwan and china. The quality of the line is... well bad. At the premium they are asking, they should have updated the line long ago. The whole schtick is modular foam/plastic trays for they boxes.
I've used a few of the tools when I was in the UK, most where not up to par with what Taiwan has to offer today. Funny enough, most of them where on discount. No one ever bought them, they brought sealey or laser instead.
I've used a few of the tools when I was in the UK, most where not up to par with what Taiwan has to offer today. Funny enough, most of them where on discount. No one ever bought them, they brought sealey or laser instead.
dutchgray
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I think quite a lot of us Brits ended up with some Teng because some magazines used to give away small 3/8" socket sets with an annual subscription (which is how I got my set, sockets OK, ratchet awful, but even cheap sockets are good nowadays) which is actually not terrible compared to some of the junk magazines used to give away.
Teng was also pretty commonly found in independent retailers, think motor factors and small tool shops, they would have displays with a lot of open stock single items available and individual modules of their storage system, expensive for what it is but I bet a lot was sold to people half way through fixing their car and they discovered they needed a tool to get done, and Teng was what they could get at short notice.
Their tools should be better than what they are for the prices they charge, nowadays with the Internet it's easy to buy anything you want, so what local shops stock has much less revelance to what people choose to buy.
KnurledNut
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I think the only Teng Tool I own is a 1/2 drive breaker bar head. I originally got it for a mobile kit. They were the only company I could find that made one.
It’s build strong with a well designed thick wall on the handle end, clean machining and a uniform satin finish.
Its been a long time since I looked at their stuff, but it seems like they had some toolboxes that I liked.
It’s build strong with a well designed thick wall on the handle end, clean machining and a uniform satin finish.
Its been a long time since I looked at their stuff, but it seems like they had some toolboxes that I liked.
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Andres26tnt
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About the same
, both outdone by other much better ratchets in the market. Quite frankly no one is gonna cross shop them anyway. The craftsman is no longer sold if I remember correctly. Imo I would only buy this ratchet if it was my only option. Heck I rather buy the craftsman minihead or the newer slim profile ratchet then this.
dutchgray
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Never used a Craftsman but the Teng have low tooth counts, very high back drag, not very strong and when you bust a tooth of every time you hit that spot it self reverses and the handle isn't very comfortable as it has pretty square edges.
Beerhippie
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And the negatives?
BobsYourUncle69
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.... Except for the Craftsman placing on Car masters -Rust to Riches. Kinda fits really