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Craftsman tools rock. pm if you need any craftsman tools
i also found that snap on's warranty isnt as good as it was. before if u broke a tool you could take it to the truck and then they give you a new one. now the first want to inspect that the tool was used in the way it was meant to be used.
you mean a spindle nut ? yup i havent dared go for the 185NM rating rofl - we shall see if "rated power" is at all equal to "real power" :)Quote:
Originally Posted by wynode
Snap-on air tools arent as great as price would suggest..
go CP[chicago pneumatic] .. repco have one ~570NM torque.. about $300
good quality..
i'm in the trade and jus getting my tools.. definitely gettin CP myself..
what has happen to snap-on quality, dahmmm
Snap-on prices don't justify their quality these days..
only things snap-on which are convincingly better than most makes are their screw drivers and ratchets... even ratchets i would prefer something not as pricy... stahlwille/hazet/blackhawk/old sidchromes(very good if u happen to have these lying around..new ones arnt built as tough) ..
so yeah
I personally haven't found a spanner better than the flank drive snap on but you pay through the teeth for them, Snap on hand tools are the best full stop.. Snap on will always replace a hand tool no questions asked, Their air tools and timing lights only have a std 1 year warranty and if you break it after the one year is up you have to pay a service fee to fix it.. If you just want something basic then go and get something like sidchrome, CGL or Repco.. They all work!
i bought a rattle gun and air ratchet last year when i first bought my car and i was working on it a fair bit. I only bought the supercheap auto brand. I cant remember what its called 'super works' i think. But i have thrashed the rattle gun since then and no problems as long as you put oil in it occasionally. I noticed most of the pneumatic tools i was looking at were made in china anyway so i thought wats the diff from one chinese factory to another, the difference was about $3-400.
I reckon you just go cheapies unless you are using it every day, itll serve you fine.
depending on ur compressor.. dont buy a shitty compressor that doesnt have the pressure to run your air tools.
i use air tools nearly everyday, and if you want quality go cp they have some great products, i own afew tools of theres 1 of which is there titanium 1/2" rattle gun... undoes anything up to 1000nm! i love it:D
l've gotta Sidchrome rattle gun for work and it sometimes takes off crank bolts off..not all the time though hehe..only paid 350 for it...so yeah
CP is really good..gotta mate that got his from a repco tool kit and that thing is a beast and half
if i had the money..i'd buy snap on rattle gun and thats bout it...and maybe an air ratchet