I have a couple of S&K socket sets that I am very happy with.

 

Craftsman used to be my 1st choice but until recently they've moved to 2nd.

I'm not thrilled with the current quality of craftsman pieces coming out.

My 1st choice is now Husky.

The budget still limits my selection of tools. :-D

And on a side note all the Husky stuff i've bought have been lower in price than the Craftsman equivalent.

 

Craftsman has always been a great bang for the buck. I use them 10+ hrs everyday. I haven't bought any "new" craftsman stuff in a while.

S-K is great, super high quality.

Snap on sucks. Way overpriced, and if you break something they bitch and moan and try to band-aid it.

AND, that's if you can even find a Snap-On truck.

 

Ditto. Some Dewalt power tools though.

 

I'm a Craftsman man. If you don't make your living with tools they are a pretty good value, plus if you break em you can get a free replacement. Stay away from the real cheap stuff like Harbor Freight and the Companion line sold at Sears.

Matco and Mac tools are really nice but pricey. I think Cornwell is good too?

 

Snap-On has always treated us well, but since my family has ~$50-75k in Snap-On tools at the garage, I'd hope they do. Haven't ever had a problem with getting stuff replaced either. I wouldn't recommend anyone buy Snap-On unless you're using it every day.

S-K is definitely good stuff too.

 

Snap On all the way !~!~!~ Very good tool, can't go wrong with Snap On....ie: trying to do fuel line or brake line that requires a line wrench, try to do that with S&K or Craftsman or wutever, if it's really tight, u can actally see the head of the wrech spreading, but for Snap On, no problem at all, u can give 100% confident on the tool without worrying that ur tool is gonna strip the bolt or nut....

MAC - **** em !~!~!~ No ****ing service, every guy i talk to, their reaction on MAC will be"yeah, haven't seen my ****ing MAC dealer for like 6 months, i got a lots of broken sockets, wrenchs, bits laying around waiting for them to come for warranty..." so don't buy MAC !~!~!~

Craftsman - bang for the buck, good quality, cheap, can find Sears everywhere, so u don't have to worry about breaking tools and gonna be without them for days/weeks or in MAC case - MONTHS !!! if u r not a real mechanic, u just gonna work on ur car or ur buddies like once a month kinda of thing, craftsman will be a very good choice

S&K - so so, for sure i won't like their torx bits, they keep coming off and get stuck in the screws, pain in the ass, should've spend 5 times the money to buy Snap On...LOL...

 

Wow ... thanks for the info. Will take a look at those.

 

Stanley and craftsman have served me well.

But then again, I'm not turning a wrench but twice a month.

 

i started with a craftsman 246 piece mechanics tool set on sale. Then I got a 33 gallon craftsman air compressor and air tool set. And since then I have bought alot more stuff (mostly from harbor freight) because I have a toyota t100 and work on family/friends vehicles.