Thread: Best brand of tools for the price?

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I work with tools daily as a Machine Repair Tradesman at Ford Motor Co. I see Snap on crack as well as any socket being pounded with a 1 inch or 1 1/2 inch impact . I use craftsman and do i crack them oh yes . But im near a store and dont wait a week for a truck . I have seen a china socket stretch after long periods of use and never crack because of thier softer metel reciepe . Now i like the old craftsman with my oily hands they dont slip as bad as the pro series and i have a few of them . As a pro i work tools from 1/2 inch up to 6 inch sockets.

So welcome to the trade and hope you like it like most of us do .

IC2 that S-K laying in my home tool box is the one i look for mostly also. Its a tight radius and has worked so well for the last 25 years . I have the small S-K 3/4 drive set at work going up to 1 1/2 picked up used from a retirier for $25 . Your right about the craftsman rachets they are not like they were years ago . This is one area you have to move up a tool notch for some durability.