you know what sucks

[stjohnscrx]

when you keep losing you 10mm socket and have to keep buying them from snapon. it's a good thing i'm rich

[mpcivicfb88]

ya u lucky bastard, damit i wish i had snap on or good tools, im about to start building my own tool collection, from snap on and such. but till then i have to use my dads cheapo's and yes like a hour ago i lost the dam 10mm like 4 times and teh 12 like a million. damit

[jon]

i lost my snap on side cutters and another pair of pliers last week, i am pissed

[Silver Civic EX]

yea, I've lost soo many 10mms and 12mms thats it's not even funny. I'm too poor to afford snapon, i just rock craftmans because i break wrenches like no tomarrow (use them as breaker bars) and sears is just a few mins away. Whats funny is sometimes im showing friends my motor, they find the 10s and 12s around the engine bay.

[stjohnscrx]

lol same here

[Nathan123]

How the shit do you break sockets that much at work?

I've broken like 3-4 in my life, and one ratchet. Most of that was trying to get a badly seized shock mount off. I can't remember breaking a tool in the last few years on the many projects I've worked on. I also use Craftsman junk most of the time, too. Do they get like off brand "Hong Kong Special" tools?

Edit:
Wait, actually my buddy broke one of my sockets on his crank bolt being a dumb ass. I still don't know if I count that, though.

[stjohnscrx]

well i cleaned out my garage and found my 10mm socket under my sister's factory accord bumpers. i know i'll most likely lose it again

[Silver Civic EX]

well i pick craftman tools because its easily returnable, and they worked well for me. Ofcourse i cant comment on how well snapon and mac tools are because i have never used them before. I have broken three 3/8'' craftsman wrenches on the same nut before (big axle nut). When i got to sears the guy was surprised that i broke that many but i got replacement ones. When you guys break snapon tools, do u guys have to mail them in? or is there a store around where you guys live that you can just take them to?

[stjohnscrx]

when the tool trucks arrive give them the broken tools and they replace them for you

[jon]

nobody in my shop brakes any snap on, matco, cornwell, or mac unless it is an old ass chrome socket that has been used on air tools for 20 years.

i have yet to brake any of my snap on, but i have broken cornwell torx

[sloganish]

i use a durabuilt wrench set i got at a thrift store for 7 bucks, but i havent done anything serious yet, when i do ill buy me some better tools

[KMoses]

Snap-On makes great tools, no one questions that and I have a few selected Snap-On’s myself (Torque wrenches, air impacts, extra long extensions etc.) but to be honest, the average guy (myself included) need’ent spend the big $$’s on Snap-On when most Craftsman will do ya just fine…… If you make a living with your tools, then Snap-On is the way to go! For the rest of us; Craftsman…I’ve broke a few & they always hands me a new one! I think it’s a status thing, Snap-On is the best etc…..hell, I used to buy only because it was the “best” but then I sat down and though about how much I actually use those big $$ tools – not that much!

Craftsman - 80%
Proto
Mac
and yes, some Snap-On

BTW; I have 2 New IB Snap-On 3/8 Air Ratches (FAR72B - Brute Force) impacts....anyone intrested?

[NationsMostWanted]

im more of a craftsman guy when it comes to sockets but for ratchets i use my snap on 3/8 drive and my mac 1/2 drive. i got 1 craftsman 3/8 air ratcher and IR impact 1/2 gun, another 3/8 matco air ratchet, and 3/8 craftsman air hammer and impact gun. my wrenches are all craftsman used for breaking shit loose and den i have my stubby and regular gearwrench sets. all my pliers and shit are all from harbor freght and they work fine. i really need a bigger box all my tools are cramped together. i pretty much have all the tools needed cept for a global fuel pressure kit and scan tool. but usally the shops i work for have all that stuff

best thing ive boughten is my craftsman bolt out set for stripped bolts. :clap

[festivagt]

I got fed up with spending $150 on a 1/4" drive set of Snap on sockets just so they can be lost within a 6 month period. The ones I didn't lose were usually broken. I dismantle about 5 engines a day. My tool chest is a motly assortment of Snap on, Mac, Matco and Craftsman. They are all on par with the exception of thier airtools. With a good impact, you pay for what you get. I simply refuse to spend another $150 on a set of 20 sockets when the ones from sears for $29 will work the same and not kill my wallet. They both offr the same warranty and with the craftsman stuff, I can get the sockets replaced whenever I need to, not just when the guys come around in the tool truck like once a week. If you feel like you have to spend some gigantic amount of money on tools, do it. I just like the fact that I don't owe the tool guys $4000 for what I am using and still breaking and losing.

[NationsMostWanted]

Originally Posted by festivagt

I got fed up with spending $150 on a 1/4" drive set of Snap on sockets just so they can be lost within a 6 month period. The ones I didn't lose were usually broken. I dismantle about 5 engines a day. My tool chest is a motly assortment of Snap on, Mac, Matco and Craftsman. They are all on par with the exception of thier airtools. With a good impact, you pay for what you get. I simply refuse to spend another $150 on a set of 20 sockets when the ones from sears for $29 will work the same and not kill my wallet. They both offr the same warranty and with the craftsman stuff, I can get the sockets replaced whenever I need to, not just when the guys come around in the tool truck like once a week. If you feel like you have to spend some gigantic amount of money on tools, do it. I just like the fact that I don't owe the tool guys $4000 for what I am using and still breaking and losing.

i bought my 1/4 case with all the sockets deep and shallow for 30 bucks made by ATD and works great since u dont use 1/4 for breaking shit loose