WTB tourque tools

[XJ Stryker]

Andy is leaving so that mean i got to let him have back all the tools i borrowed from him. What by your experience is a good brand for the tourque tools. (I am sure Craftsman and Snap-on our great). I am just not looking to spend alot of money i priced snap-on and holy crap that was high...Just some opinions or if you have a set you are willing to let go pleae let me know. Thanks

 

[XJ Stryker]

Opps i posted in the wrong area please move me to the buy sell forum

:anon:

 

[5-90]

Craftsman has been good to me.

Also, a brand called Vulcan (I got them from Post-Tool, don't know if you have any out there,) works quite well and holds calibration. And, they're a bit less expensive than Craftsman.

But, for any sort of measuring tool with moving parts, don't be afraid to spend a little money. I wouldn't buy Snap-On unless I used it all the damned time, but I'm not about to go by HF or anything like that. Spend a little money, and you'll be fine.

 

[XJ Stryker]

I was figuring Craftsman would be the way to go as far as quality for the price. Thanks 5-90

We have a snap-on truck that comes into our motorpool every thursday and is very tempted to buy from till you see the price!!!

 

[ABN82MP]

I have a real nice 1/2 torque wrench I bought from Autozone. IIRC it was around $30 and has a lifetime warranty. I've actually been leaning away from Craftsman when I can as they are starting to have some real funky clauses with thier warranty.

 

[IllianaXJ]

Advance carries an Ampro with a lifetime warranty, you can't go wrong with Kobalt from Lowes either. I've been restocking my lost sockets and wrenches with Kobalt, Craftsman is getting overrated and the quality is going downhill.

 

[5-90]

I was figuring Craftsman would be the way to go as far as quality for the price. Thanks 5-90

We have a snap-on truck that comes into our motorpool every thursday and is very tempted to buy from till you see the price!!!

I've bought some Snap-On tools - mainly stuff I can't find anywhere else (like the 10m/m "moon" wrench that I bought for manifold screws on the Honda I had...) and is just too much work, too much bother, or just too damned irritating to try to make myself. (You've got to heat sections of metal to bend them, and then you've got to re-do the hardening and tempering. In the average shop, that's a lot of work to go through - I've done it a couple of times. Tempil sticks help with post-work heat treatment, but it's no substitute for having it done right.)

 

[XJ Stryker]

Sounds great i love my craftsman gear wrenches though but I will take a closer look at advances and autozones. Snap-ons set was over 200.00