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Originally Posted by mtlakejim
We can debate this all day but in the end it boils down to common sense.
Most of us are not professional craftsmen and honestly don't need Snap on quality (and you can easily tell that their tools are high quality and worth the extra $$). We can get by with just medium grade tools.
But to say a true professional that works everyday with his tools is buying Snap on just for his ego is an unfair evaluation. IF I was a professional mechanic I would own Snap on! Not for some ego trip but simply because they build near bulletproof tools and like it or not high quality tools do make a difference in how well you can do your work. A Snap on socket is a LOT less likely to roll the edges off of a bolt head. That's a fact. The quality of metal used and the close tolerances make a BIG difference.
Do I need Snap on to take one bolt loose. No. But if your taking a hundred loose everyday...….
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Some people simply want the best they can buy, need it or not. And absolutely nothing wrong with that. For the majority of us the lower cost tools will serve us just as well as those that cost much more.
I have 3 tool boxes of tools I have accumulated over the last 50+ years. Mostly Craftsman. But probably 30% a mix of lesser names, no-names, and a few “good” names including Snap On, although I have no idea where I got those “good” ones. I didn’t buy them. Probably from my dad who was a mechanic before becoming disabled at a young age.
With that mix I always did my own auto repair up until 10 yrs ago or so. That included replacing an engine in a Chevy Luv truck and a 327 v8 and auto trans in a ‘78 Camaro. Never had a wrench, socket, or ratchet ever fail. If I need a special size wrench, socket, or other tool now I most likely go to Harbor Freight, or maybe Autozone.
Buy what makes you feel good rather than what others buy.