Tools?

Heh, weird I saw this today. I was talking to my teacher about the Snap On tools and what he thought about the service (such as the trucks comming by when they are supposed to and have the tool you need replaced on the truck) and he was telling me how I can buy a whole lot more of craftsman tools than I can Snap On but he never had trouble with Snap On tool truck guy too much only a few times but I always hear bad things about those guys. I am not sure if I wan't to go with Snap On or what. Thing about Craftsman is that Sears is only 25 minutes away! The school I am going to go to gives you a 5000 dollar set of Snap On for free at first and then at the end of your schooling you can either turn them in or pay 450 bucks and keep them all.
Now we are back on subject here...
But yeah I am going to start saving a little money to the side so I can get me a nice tool box and combination wrench set and basic tools this summer and go ahead and go with Snap On and Craftsman both but mostly try and stick with Snap On.
Crafstman has some nice new combination wrenches and all with that nice smooth polished look and all and they are more comfortable too.

That is why you don't leave them in the rain. And whoever does that must not appreciate the tools they have. Either that or they are getting too old to remember where they placed them last.

I grew up on Craftsman and I have Snap-On today. For a young guy like yourself Craftsman is the only way to go. Keep in mind you will lose some, friends will "borrow" them etc. Once you get out of school and get a job etc bring out the big guns and treat yourself a set of Snap-on's.

bambraz, my friends won't be barrowing any of my tools. My dad and I used to let neighbors and friends barrow things like tools, weed eaters, wheel barrows, etc and they would either brake them and put them in our garage and not tell us, or not bring them back so I would go over there and take them and tell them not to ask to use our stuff again or get them dirty as hell and not clean them. I don't let anyone barrow stuff from me anymore unless they use that tool in my garage or bring whatever they need fixing to ME. Just like the other day I can home, and looked at my grinding wheel with the wire brush and there was oil shot all over the place on my nice Miller welders, all over the walls and windows and over all our air and power tools on the shelfs. I have a feeling I know exactly who it is and that old bastard isn't comming here to use anything again. He just walks right in and uses what he wants and won't even tell me. But yeah I will look into both tools. I like Snap On tool boxes MUCH better but Craftsman has those ball bearing drawers that are sweet too. When I was interning at the Dodge dealership this guy had a HUGE Snap On tool box with the 30's hot rod mural on the top lid and all in black and all... Man that was the nicest tool box I ever seen but must have cost a fortune.

when i went into a new shop to work i found out which was the most productive, commission mechanic there and made it a point to kick his butt every week. i did it with craftsman and s-k tools. there was no Snap-On tool trucks(when i first got started) where i was anyway. if you've got a plenty money Snap-On tools are ok , but i see mechanics that cant pay their bills with a 12,000.00 tool box with another 15,000.00 in tools when they could go to sears and shop around for the stuff sears don't have and buy a lot more with a lot less. im one mechanic that wont pay the Snap-On price and ive made as muck money turning bolts as anybody that I know of.:whacked: :D

Good point. I might as well just go with Craftsman. What about those Craftsman Professional tools and tool boxes? Anyone here have any, if so then how do you like them? I checked them out at Sears but never got to use any in the shop. I am talking about combination wrench ones here not the screwdrivers.

The Craftsman "professional" tools are shinier and cost more but in my opinion, that's it. They're not stronger, faster or less likely to get lost. I've used standard ol' Craftsman tools all my life, and I've broken very few. Those that have broken were usually my fault, but Sears replaced them anyhow. Anyone who wants to pay more for a prettier set of tools, go right on. Sears will be happy to take your money.

On the topic of tools, what does everybody think of Victor Advantage 2 torches and regulators. I got my cylinders, so I just need to get them filled and buy everything else. Does $140 sound like a good deal for a cutting/brazing torch with built in anti-flashback, regulators, and hose?

Sounds pretty good to me. No brand is really better in a way. Like say you buy a Miller welder, you are mostly paying more for the name and sometimes service (even though I do think Miller is better than Lincoln :) ). But yeah man that sounds like a pretty good price to me. Where are you getting it from?

I was talking to my welding teacher about a Smith oxygen regulator I saw go for $20 on ebay. He was very upset that I didn't bid on it. He said Smith is the best. Smith will repair any tool free of charge no questions asked and no receipt required. He also said one of their reps came by the school to demonstrate that their tools don't breaks, so he bent the torch 90 degrees and it still cut just fine. There is a difference.

Yeah I am starting to put money away for tools and a trailor. I don't wan't to have to use my dad's tools all my life. The only thing I really own is the Miller welder which my dad bought me for a present and then the engine stand, cherry picker, and 12 ton hydraulic press which I get all for free. Your right about the Craftsman, if I get C-man then I will be able to get way more tools for the money than I would Snap On.

Heh, thanks for tip. I have a cataloge that I ordered from them about 4 months ago, I am not sure if it's their newest one, I don't think so. Also my garage is always kept clean. I used to have it SPOTLESS but my dad comes home from a construction job and just throws the tools all over and makes me clean it up. I was supposed to clean it the again but I told him no so it's sitting there in a mess and I cleaned all my stuff up which only thing I had out was headlights to my car. I had to work on a guys car today to put in a system and took all my tools out, used them, cleaned them and put them back and put my dads power tools he left out away and that was the only thing I cleaned of his. I hate working in a messy shop, it bugs the hell out of me. The more clean the better I can work. Some people are the opposite though, they have a messy looking garage with tools and all scattered all over but know exactly where everything is and can work better that way. Not sure how they do it but that's not me so oh well. I will order a new C-man cataloge and see if they got any new tools out. First thing I wan't is a tool box and then may buy one of thier huge automotive tool sets that comes with everything for brake work, combination wrenches, all the sockets, etc.

It's a what??????

I was supposed to clean it the again but I told him no so it's sitting there in a mess.



what kind of a mess is that, you told your dad no!!!i cant believe you did that. shame on you. if he got the tools dirty working so you could eat, what would be wrong with you cleaning them up for him. im about to change my opinion about you. :(

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Originally posted by pro70z28
It's a what??????

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cant tell, but it looks like somebody drew a line from the windshield wiper to the mirror:confused: :LOL: :LOL:

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Originally posted by lt1s10
cant tell, but it looks like somebody drew a line from the windshield wiper to the mirror:confused: :LOL: :LOL:

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Nope. No Photoshop here, That's an unaltered pic.

Lol, change your oppinion? No see, I cleaned the garage two days in a row and cleaned his mess. Told him to put the tools in the garage closet when he get's back. I finished, 10 minutes later he comes home and throws it on the floor and on my frame and scratched the hell out of it and the primer came off. He said who cares and to just go buy more primer and do it again and I told him that I am not made out of money, I can't just GO OUT and buy primer and shoot the frame again before I paint it and that it wouldn't have happened if he would have walked 5 feet over next to the frame and sat down the tools in the closet. Oh also he brings in the lawnmower all dirty and get's grass and mud ALL OVER and doesn't even bother to pick it up. To me that's lazy and sorry, I know it's my dad and all but still. I pick his mess up a lot and he picks mine up as well but sometimes it get's out of hand.

Pro... looks like a MIG welder or something with the arc there on a piece of sheet metal. Looks like a cart that holds the tanks in the reflection.

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Nope. No Photoshop here, That's an unaltered pic.

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then i dont know. there! :confused:

Nope, that's not it either.

I think I might hafta' start a thread to see if Ann E. Body can identify this thing. :LOL:

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Originally posted by pro70z28
Nope, that's not it either.

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though sure that was it. clue me:rolleyes:

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I think I might hafta' start a thread to see if Ann E. Body can identify this thing. :LOL:

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go for it i got to know now:confused:

ok i got a question about tool's i want to know if (CRESENT) tool's are any good or if anyone has heard of them???

oh and the tool's at walmart (STANLY) they work good for automotive work,

I have Cresent screw drivers with the magnet tips, they are nice to me but the flat heads like to break a lot... No wait maybe that's my craftsman that break... But yeah they are pretty nice screw drivers.

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Originally posted by TRUCKGUY
ok i got a question about tool's i want to know if (CRESENT) tool's are any good or if anyone has heard of them???

oh and the tool's at walmart (STANLY) they work good for automotive work,

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We don't have crescent tools in this part of the country except for the crescent wrench(that i know of) which is the first and probably the best crescent wrench you can buy. ive never seen anything else made by them, but im sure they do. Stanley tools are ok, i think they lean towards the carpenter though. :D

I have a few crescent 3/8 extensions. Their actually pretty tough. Picked up a 3pack at a tool show for $10 with a lifetime warentee:). As for the stanley, No. Their wrenches are break-prone and i havent seen a solid socket from them in years. Their black and yellow screwdrivers are the only good thing ive ever gotten from stanley.

well i havent had any of the sockets to break with 6ft breaker bar me and my brother pulling on it. and i have broke all my screwdrivers must be what ever press they were made in except for 2

and i only got them because i was needing some tools and didnt have the money at the time some of them are with liftime warranty.

oh and the cresent they seem to be holding up pretty good i had a person to give me a hole set that was new to put a starter on for him and it had a liftime warranty on it as well i figured that he needed that starter on pretty BAD. i would like to have a cresent wrench made by cresent to see if it is any better???????

Go to garage sales and estate auctions to pick up tools. I went to one on Saturday and picked up a bunch of screwdrivers and wrenches for a $.25 apiece. For that price if I tear it up, who cares. I have $.25 in it. i have found alot of tools at auctions and got them for next to nothing.

Just my two cents.

Thanks,

Tau

Yeah good idea there too. I am going to just go with Crafstman and hopefully at the end of the summer I will be able to have enough money for a nice big toolbox and a good set of tools enough for me to be able to build any engine and do brake work.

u plan to go to school fmx??? how old are ya and what rod do ya got???

Tim, I am 17 almost 18. I plan to go to the local community college and take Auto Tech and Auto Body and get my associates degree. I am shoving 4 years of classes into 2 years and taking all my core classes over the summer over the internet.
I decided I will go with Matco though.

My hot rods are a 1948 Chevy coupe and a 1966 Ford F100. :D

awsome.. well good luck with ya in the future... i have been accepted to wyotech and i start early october .. the classes im takin is collision refinishing tech.. and street rod fab.. which includes high perf engines and chassis fab so itll be fun.. and this is all crammed in just one year... heh but for tools i go mostly craftsman for... mostly because of the craftsman gurantee...

o n them hotrods u got.. did u work on em or not??? just wonderin...


my hotrods are 1950 chevy pickup...
1951 ford pickup
1950 chevy 2 ton truck.. in the process of being a car hauler... very fun...

My taskforce tool set works fine for now, lifetime gaurentee and I belive there produced by craftsmen just not with the craftsmen name.

Tim, yes I did work on them. The 48 isn't and hasn't gotten anywhere yet and won't be for another 3 months now since I just got this 66 Ford. Once I get the brakes and all the maintanance stuff done on the Ford and a few other "looks good" things done then I will focus all my time on the 48 and try to get it done in about almost 2 years. All I know is that the 48 will take a really really long time to finish and thousands of dollars.

Hey Shawn, Eastwood has a heck of a good sale on DeVilbiss hvlp guns this month, check it out www.eastwood.com, it's worth looking at. Not the world's best gun, but a dang good one to learn on at a heck of a good price.

Dave, thanks a lot for the link man. Which one are you talking about, the one for 99 bucks? If so then I saw that and it looks like a pretty good price and I may buy them for my truck. If I do the paint myself on the 48 to then I wan't to buy a real nice Devilbiss or something because everything I do on that car I wan't done real nice and have it done easily. heh Thanks a lot though, I haven't looked at Eastwood co's site or nothing for about 3 weeks now. I just got in their new cataloge today.

Oh also in case anyone is wanting to see what Dave is talking about, it's www.eastwoodco.com His link isn't working, he left out the co at the end. heh.

Ohhhhhhh. Denny you smart guy, how did you see that? I thought you wear glasses or something. I am the young punk, I was supposed to catch that not you. hahahaha! :p