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Mr_grumpy
| | Posted on Thursday, January 08, 2009 - 01:45 pm: | 
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When I was an apprentice mechanic back in 19humtyhum, Snap-
on used to give away stickers, & I had one on my tool box.
"I make my living with Snap-on tools.
Please don't ask to borrow them"
My "funny" work mates spent a lunch hour with a craft knife when I wasn't around & cut off the last 3 words, substituting "how".
We haven't kept in touch, funny that. |
Mikej
| | Posted on Thursday, January 08, 2009 - 02:08 pm: |
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That's funny with the sticker. 
And quality or not I still don't think I'd pay $2,495.00 for a 7-drawer roller, unless it came fully loaded with tools. For those of you who have I can only trust that it has served you well and hope it was money well spent.
http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item.asp?P65=&tool= storage&item_ID=78851&group_ID=20546&store=snapon- store&dir=catalog
http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/OBJECTS/53500/53459 .JPG |
Bhillberg
| | Posted on Thursday, January 08, 2009 - 05:19 pm: |
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I did buy a snapon box,on that site it is listed as KRA5213D for $3,395.00. I will tell you that I had a income tax return and paid cash for it for under half of that price. He did NOT give me a reciept because he didn't want others in the hangar to know what I got it for. They thought that financing it for 2500 was a good deal. Four years later and several moves to and from the hangar (took it home when I went to boot and Iraq) one of the roller guides busted on it. I went out to the truck and asked how much to replace it. At that point he could have stuck it to me since I had a toolbox, at work that I couldn't lock or use one of the drawers. Instead he handed me a new guide and said it is gauranteed. That is the service that got me to buy stuff from him. He probably gave it to me at that price though because he put a stipulation that I could always trade it in for the price I paid, figuring I would go to a bigger one. Now, since my tools are supplied at work it sits in my garage full of tools, mostly standard because that is what all aircraft are, but it is nice to have. |
Ducxl
| | Posted on Thursday, January 08, 2009 - 05:45 pm: |
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SNAP-ON..I LOVE walking around their truck.If i'm short of cash..."No problem" he says,try to pay me "Something" once a week.He even lets me BORROW a tool i may only need once.
I've known my Snap-On distributor all my life.
I seek out tools with "Made in USA" as a FIRST priority.
Motion-Pro is good too! |
Bhillberg
| | Posted on Thursday, January 08, 2009 - 06:15 pm: |
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I had a buddy with a Facom ratchet. It had the finest teeth I have ever seen short of a friction ratchet. There is a tool crib near me that twice a year has a 50% off sale. They carry facom and s&k (I believe they are sister companies or something) They don't openly advertise it but it is awesome to go there and load up on them for prices cheaper than Craftsman, Husky or Kobalt! |
Dalton_gang
| | Posted on Thursday, January 08, 2009 - 06:47 pm: |
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In my industry (electrical) with only a few exceptions Klein and Greenlee are tops. Most every thing else is 2nd or 3rd class.
At home its mostly craftsman but I have a little of every manufacturers tools for wrenching on the bikes and cars. |
Teddagreek
| | Posted on Thursday, January 08, 2009 - 06:47 pm: |
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Ducxl hit it on the head...
I try to buy tools made in the USA first...
Most mine are Craftsman and some German Hazet hand tools.. |
2008xb12scg
| | Posted on Thursday, January 08, 2009 - 07:30 pm: |
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This is my Aunts' store. Good tools, great warranty, and one of the nicest people you can ever know. BTW don't tell her I have been using Craftsmen, But Or. is a long ways away...
Lucille's Tool Store
(503) 648-1762
960 Sw Baseline St, Hillsboro, OR 97123 |
Edgydrifter
| | Posted on Thursday, January 08, 2009 - 08:24 pm: |
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Not for me, it isn't! Thx for the tip on your aunt's place. I usually go to Hall Tool Co in Portland when I need something better or more unusual than the run-of-the-mill Home Depot stuff, but I'd be glad to (sort-of) support a BadWebber instead. |
2008xb12scg
| | Posted on Thursday, January 08, 2009 - 08:30 pm: |
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Thanks, edgy! |
Jerzydevil
| | Posted on Thursday, January 08, 2009 - 08:43 pm: |
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}FYI, Husky tools is the same company that makes Craftsman tools and you can purchase Husky at The Home Depot for much less than Sears. They have the same warranty as Sears, "Lifetime", and The Home Depot will even replace old broker Craftsman tools with Husky brand when you return them there.
But try to return a ratchet to Home Depot, u cant u have to call and have one sent out to u, then send urs back. Better have a spare or 2 in your box. |
Bhillberg
| | Posted on Friday, January 09, 2009 - 01:08 am: |
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had an odd experience with s&k ratchets too. A buddy broke his and we went to the dealer and they handed him a rebuild kit. New gears and such, what breaks, but I thought it was funny. He said something about it and they said "Well you're obviously a mechanic, fix it" |
Jb2
| | Posted on Friday, January 09, 2009 - 04:18 pm: |
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Mikej
>>> For those of you who have I can only trust that it has served you well and hope it was money well spent.
Thanks. It was money well spent and it has served me well. Most collision repairmen live by the motto, "Have toolbox, will travel." I've worked at three locations since my last Snap-On toolbox purchase 16 years ago. Everything about the box is as nice as the day I bought it. I haven't seen a 16 year old Craftsman box that wasn't starting to fall apart with the same amount of usage and abuse my box has seen. Another side benefit for techs is that most dealers will transport your box to your new job for free. It sure beats unloading the box to get it in a pickup truck then reloading everything back in afterward.
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Easy_rider
| | Posted on Friday, January 09, 2009 - 05:26 pm: |
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I'm nearly all Craftsman. Their toolbox designs have alway driven me nuts, though, and I've noticed the ratchets slowly getting worse. I've got a half-inch drive I need to take back soon, the store close to me is closing soon.
Somehow a Snap-on always feels "right" in my hand. I just don't wrench enough to make it worthwhile. |
Ulendo
| | Posted on Saturday, January 10, 2009 - 07:53 pm: |
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FYI, Husky tools is the same company that makes Craftsman tools and you can purchase Husky at The Home Depot for much less than Sears. They have the same warranty as Sears, "Lifetime", and The Home Depot will even replace old broker Craftsman tools with Husky brand when you return them there.
But try to return a ratchet to Home Depot, u cant u have to call and have one sent out to u, then send urs back. Better have a spare or 2 in your box.
husky pro tools, Mac tools, etc..all divisions of ( drumroll please) stanley tools. odd you should mention home depot that way though - the one here has always been good about returns & breakage. FWIW, I needed a cheap large roller cabinet last year, and the Home Depot /Husky Pro Tools version was 1/3 the cost of the identical Mac units. |
Rich
| | Posted on Sunday, January 11, 2009 - 07:50 am: |
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I have nearly all snap-on tools, been trying to stay with them since I was young, although I have a few other brands. I bought a new box in 1979, paid $1100 for it and thought I was set for life. It eventually got full though.
Last summer, my older brother died(we buried him during Buell homecoming week). He owned a junk yard and liked collecting things, tool boxes being one of them, so I brought one home with me.
I don't think I'll get it full, but I cherish it.
My old one, which hadn't given me any grief in all these years, I gave to my neighbor. |
Darren_xb
| | Posted on Sunday, January 11, 2009 - 09:12 am: |
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Now thats what I call an altar in the mans cave. |
Jb2
| | Posted on Sunday, January 11, 2009 - 09:18 am: |
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Rich,
Very cool story to go with an ultimately cool box. Is that a 100th anniversary box? The 90th was only available in one size. Mine's a bit smaller and a little more decorated. I'll see if I can't downsize a pic enough for posting.
JB2 |
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