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Top names in hand tools
« on: October 08, 2009, 11:05:22 PM »
My experience in life leads me to this list in order of quality. Others please add or ammend to it.

1) Snap-On
2) Blue Point (Snap-On owns Blue Point)
3) Mac
4) Craftsman (Sears)
5) Anything made in China or for sale in an auto parts store.

You can occasionally get lucky at a used tool store and find a Mac or a Blue Point cheap.
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Re: Top names in hand tools
« Reply #1 on: October 08, 2009, 11:30:24 PM »
My experience in life leads me to this list in order of quality. Others please add or ammend to it.
0) Klein
1) Snap-On
2) Blue Point (Snap-On owns Blue Point)
3) Mac
3.1) Channel-Loc
3.5) Vise-Grip
4) Craftsman (Sears)
4.5) Benchtop (from KMart)
4.8) Roughneck (from BiMart)
4.9) Made in Taiwan
5) Anything made in China or for sale in an auto parts store.
6) Made in India

(I won't be offended if you change my edit! -Mike)

How about another list for Leatherman type all-in-one Swiss Army gadgets?

You can occasionally get lucky at a used tool store and find a Mac or a Blue Point cheap.

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Re: Top names in hand tools
« Reply #2 on: October 09, 2009, 12:27:08 AM »
7) Made in Pakistan


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How about another list for Leatherman type all-in-one Swiss Army gadgets?

That would be a never-ending thread. On other forums I post on, this is the subject of eternal debate.
"The difference between a pessimist and an optimist is that the pessimist usually has more information"

"Where law ends tyranny begins. Where law begins, tyranny becomes legal"

"Truth is hate to those that hate truth".