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Chad1376
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hazetguy
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why do you need 1/2" drive impact sockets?
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coW
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| Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2007 4:41 pm Post subject: Re: How should I spend my $150 Snap-On gift card? |
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I need to spend the $150 snap-on gift card I got for my B-day. All my tools are basically harbor-freight stuff, exept for the Snap-on ratchet set (1/4", 3/8" & 1/2" drive) that I bought with last-years birthday money.
A plain ol' metric socket set runs $200.
http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item.asp?P65=&t...ir=catalog
Man that seems like alot of money! Are they really worth it?
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Their tools are expensive but I do like their sockets because they tend to be thinner walled than the other ones I have (Sears). They fit in spots other won't.
Usually you can cash gift cards in. |
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Chad1376
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Thanks
I actually requested the gift cards, and I do want to upgrade/replace my tools with better quality stuff. I just get sticker shock every time I look at their prices. You would think for $200 they would at least have a hot model posing next to the sockets on their web-site.
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coW
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Thanks
I actually requested the gift cards, and I do want to upgrade/replace my tools with better quality stuff. I just get sticker shock every time I look at their prices. You would think for $200 they would at least have a hot model posing next to the sockets on their web-site. |
Maybe they should change their advertising, like they did in that Dudley Moore movie "Crazy People".
A good slogan could be: "Snap-on hand tools: yes, they are expensive but you'll be so happy with them, people will think you just got a hand job".
I only have a couple of snap-on pieces.
Pretty much all my other hand tool stuff is Sears. Sears is good enough for most our sort of work and you can't beat their replacement policy. They are also nearby so you can easily get replacements - snap on trucks you don't see that often. |
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DrvwStevo
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$200 for 15 is cheaper than buying them 1 by 1 ! Then they'd be $20 a pop and UP in the bigger sizes to 24 mm
Besides there's quite a few in that set you'd NEVER use....Sears is best on the hobbyist's wallet....Get yourself a set of the "gear wrench" ratcheting wrenches sometime. THOSE are well worth the $$
I have the metric standard length, and stubby set, and use the HELL outta them daily!
Ya can NEVER have too many tools!
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notchback
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Cash in the card if you can then buy the same tools on ebay, slightly used, for 1/2 the price.
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Tram
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"How should I spend my $150 Snap-On gift card?"
Buy a socket!
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ach60 
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The thing about Snap-On is that their tools just feel better in your hand.
The Snap on wrench is all smooth & beautiful, and the craftsman wrench clunky & rough.
It is like the difference between shaking hands with a Super Model compaired to a Carpenter.
We have Snap-On at work, and I've had Craftsman at home for the last 30 years.
My newer Chraftsman stuff is ever rougher than the older stuff.
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Mark Evans
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The thing about Snap-On is that their tools just feel better in your hand.
The Snap on wrench is all smooth & beautiful, and the craftsman wrench clunky & rough.
It is like the difference between shaking hands with a Super Model compaired to a Carpenter.
We have Snap-On at work, and I've had Craftsman at home for the last 30 years.
My newer Chraftsman stuff is ever rougher than the older stuff. |
Try holding on to the "smoother" Snap-On wrenches when they're oily/greasy, you'll prefer the Craftsman. 
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mouse
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The thing about Snap-On is that their tools just feel better in your hand.
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Also Snap-on, Hazet, and other "good" tools have slight flex when you torque down, and it's much easier to "feel" how much torque you are putting in. Craftsman are good for beating with a hammer, as they don't flex and direct the impact straight to the rusty bolts.
Snap-on has inexpensive product line, Blue-point, and I use their combo wrench and ratchet handles. They are basically same as Snap-on, but duller finish. I personally like this finish than shiny slippery-when-wet Snap-on chrome finish. I recommend getting these! |
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homebrewin
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Snap-on is good stuff, but as others have said, it is way too expensive. That said, I bought one of their ratcheting screwdrivers with the magnetic bits 17 years ago, and it is by far the best investment I ever made in a tool. I used it multiple times every day as a body-tech and never had any problems with it at all. It still works as good as the day I bought it, and you can use so many different bits with it (torx, hex head, phillips, etc).
Worth every penny.
http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item.asp?P65=&t...ir=catalog |
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ekimthemad
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I would spend that on a set of their screwdrivers. Make sure you get a set with the racheting one as well. They are nicer than any of the others I have used.
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gcbbug
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Hmmmmm,you could probably buy a screwdriver.  |
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COFBack
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ratcheting screwdrivers
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Krmnnghia
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Put up $50 of your own cash + the giftcard and get this badboy...
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glandnut
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Yes, I agree. The ratcheting screwdrivers are great, I've owned two over the last 15 years. Take the tip out and it fits a fuel line clamp perfectly.
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VWGirl
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| ach60 wrote: |
The thing about Snap-On is that their tools just feel better in your hand.
The Snap on wrench is all smooth & beautiful, and the craftsman wrench clunky & rough.
It is like the difference between shaking hands with a Super Model compaired to a Carpenter.
We have Snap-On at work, and I've had Craftsman at home for the last 30 years.
My newer Chraftsman stuff is ever rougher than the older stuff. |
Try holding on to the "smoother" Snap-On wrenches when they're oily/greasy, you'll prefer the Craftsman. |
I've used both... as wel as Mac and Matco... i still like the craftsman stuff.
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Mongo63
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The thing about Snap-On is that their tools just feel better in your hand.
The Snap on wrench is all smooth & beautiful, and the craftsman wrench clunky & rough.
It is like the difference between shaking hands with a Super Model compaired to a Carpenter.
We have Snap-On at work, and I've had Craftsman at home for the last 30 years.
My newer Chraftsman stuff is ever rougher than the older stuff. |
I make my living with my tools and I've got em' all, snap on, mac, matco, harbor freight and craftsman. The craftsman professional series in my opinion is every bit as nice as my snap ons are. I actually have 2 sets of metric stubby wrenches, and more often than not I'm reaching for my craftsman as opposed to my snap ons. |
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