HD Tool set by Snap On
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From: Arkansas
Snap on make excellent tools for professionals. If you use hand tools all day every day you can't beat them or a couple of the other high end tool suppliers that are out there.
If you only use hand tools for the occasional service or odd job I think just about any off brand will do just fine.
Would make a nice gift though. I haven't been a tool junky for a long time now but that looks to be a fair price for Snap On too me.
If you only use hand tools for the occasional service or odd job I think just about any off brand will do just fine.
Would make a nice gift though. I haven't been a tool junky for a long time now but that looks to be a fair price for Snap On too me.
Tourer
Joined: May 2009
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From: central Texas
There was not a picture of the tool set. I don't know if it applies here or not but having been a big truck (18 wheeler) mechanic for 25 years there are quite a few specialty tools that only Snap-On made. Like I said I don't know if this would apply to bike tools.
Road Captain
Joined: Dec 2010
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From: EL Paso,TX
Being an A&P mechanic quality tools are a must and having the right tool for the job.I personnally use Snap on but there are many quality tool manufacturers out there.IMO you cant go wrong with Snap on.
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From: Midwest
You can get it a lot cheaper if you just buy the stuff yourself. When I got my starter bike, I just went to the hardware store and purchased all the stuff I needed-hex wrench, socket, pliers, etc..Total came out to $79. It wasn't top-of-the-line quality brand but not the worse quality, either.
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From: Reston, Va
I've been using Craftsman tools since I started buying tools in my late teens. I've had a couple go bad and a couple that weren't worth the steel they were made out of. Still, the overwhelming majority of tools -- wrenches, sockets, ratchets -- are 30 years or more and still work wonderfully. I probably still have some 30 year old screwdrivers and other tools as well.
Still, I don't swing a wrench for a living. I use these on my bikes and cars, as well as those of relatives, friends and the odd neighbor's, if I feel like taking pity on them. I'm sure that Snap-On makes a quality tool but, for me, Craftsman has always been good to me.
BTW, the lifetime warranty for Craftsman tools only applies to the mechanical tools. There is only a limited warranty on the electric tools (circular saws, drills, etc.). I don't know what the warranty is on pneumatics, since I don't use them.
Still, I don't swing a wrench for a living. I use these on my bikes and cars, as well as those of relatives, friends and the odd neighbor's, if I feel like taking pity on them. I'm sure that Snap-On makes a quality tool but, for me, Craftsman has always been good to me.
BTW, the lifetime warranty for Craftsman tools only applies to the mechanical tools. There is only a limited warranty on the electric tools (circular saws, drills, etc.). I don't know what the warranty is on pneumatics, since I don't use them.
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From: Indiana
$160 guaranteed for life......
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I've had tools all my life. I have chests full of them and I'll take all the Snap On tools anyone wants to give me. Craftsman, SK, and some others work and all that, but comparing to Snap On is like comparing Chevy and Rolls Royce. Both do the job, but. Ever count the clicks on a full turn of a Snap On ratchet? It's about twice the number you'd get with a Craftsman. I'm not slamming Craftsman or any other brand. I'm just saying that Snap On is definately a cut above just like the Rolls.
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From: Sussex, South of England
You get what you pay for. Especially tools that are high quality and made in the US. I detest cheap cheye knees junk. This sort of set would not fail you. I've always bought professional grade tools. I have 35+ year old wrenches and screwdrivers that have been dependable. So, if you don't care, go to the chey knees box stores and get your stuff.
Stripped heads of hex bolts, Torx and Inbus/Allen will be a lasting legacy of cheap tools.
I have a very extensive set of Gedore tools (not US but German) that has lasted me 30+ years now and is used daily in my job.
A good tool is never expensive!