Originally Posted by
drlogik
I'm interested to see which tools you think are "better"? Mac, Proto, SK, Cornwell, Wera? Something else? Seriously, I'd like to know because I'd like to check them out. You're right about the cost though. All of the best tools are expensive.
You don't see that many Snap On in bike shops but in automotive, body and fabrication shops they and the others I mentioned pretty much have those markets sewn-up tight. Yeah, you'll see a few Craftsman but ever since all of their manufacturing went to China, their quality fell off the table too. Many of their wrenches were made by Danaher tool in the US.
I have Craftsman (Danaher), Snap On, Mac and Cornwell and all of them are prized tools of mine and their wrenches, especially Snap On, always fit tight and never round-off a nut. And, if a nut is rounded off, the first wrench or socket I reach for is a Snap On, I also work on my own cars, have for decades, hence my penchant for "automotive" tools as well as the collection of Park, Hozan and VAR.
Would like to hear as well...
I do think for general tools for the most part Snap-On is pretty damn good I haven't used anything quite as nice yet and have used a bunch of different tool brands stuff. My old shop at one point had about 9 Snap On boxes (technically you could say 3 but talking individual pieces it was 9 boxes) and most of the mechanics had some Snap-On tools to a lot of Snap-On tools. I know not super common in a shop but we loved it.
Yes Snap-On doesn't currently make bike specific tools and probably won't but there other tools are excellent and that is what matters to me. I will happily own Snap-On and continue buying Snap-On because they make great tools and have an excellent warranty. I called my guy and hey replaced the wrench no questions asked no issues no cost easy peasy.