Really good deal on craftsman tools ((updated for 2024)) other tool brands added

WFO Speedracer

WFO Speedracer

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I have been the snap on-mac tools route before, if that had been a toolbox full of snap on tools I lost I would be crying right now, for some things yes Snapon and Mac are better but 99% of the time my Craftsman and Kobalt tools work just fine. I am refurbishing my dads old Craftsman 3 drawer toolbox right now and when it's done I am putting all my Craftsman tools in it and all my Kobalt tools in the other one.,
I will snap a pic of the wrenches I scored later today.
 
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WFO Speedracer

WFO Speedracer

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I made a run by Harbor freight today, they are putting out a lot of Icon tools, they say they are tool truck quality and they are very nice indeed, the thing they don't tell you is that they are tool truck price also. Ratchets are like $50-60 and up , a basic set of metric wrenches were $125.

I used to be Snapon and Mac all the way, I have two sets of Snapon roll cabs and three Snapon top boxes.

When Kobalt came out I bought a lot of their hand tools and I have had very good luck with them, Kobalt tools are made by J H Williams, many of you have heard of Williams wrenches, same guys, Snapon bought out J H Williams and the Danaher Corporation started making their tools for Lowes, they are now made by J S products in Nevada.

I usually bought them whenever they put them on sale at Lowes.

I have a few older Craftsman ratchet sets I inherited from my dad but they are nothing at all like the new ones.

Stanley bought out Mac tools in 1980 and they bought out Craftsman in 2017, they said they wanted to bring the Craftsman name back to it's former glory and from what I have seen on the new tools they have done exactly that, these new wrenches are highly polished chrome with deeplely engraved wrench sizes on them, the box ends are relativly thin unlike the clunky older wrenches , there in no comparison between these new Craftsman tools and the Craftsman tools of yesteryear.
 
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WFO Speedracer said:
I made a run by Harbor freight today, they are putting out a lot of Icon tools, they say they are tool truck quality and they are very nice indeed, the thing they don't tell you is that they are tool truck price also. Ratchets are like $50-60 and up , a basic set of metric wrenches were $125.

I used to be Snapon and Mac all the way, I have two sets of Snapon roll cabs and three Snapon top boxes.

When Kobalt came out I bought a lot of their hand tools and I have had very good luck with them, Kobalt tools are made by J H Williams, many of you have heard of Williams wrenches, same guys, Snapon bought out J H Williams and the Danaher Corporation started making their tools for Lowes, they are now made by J S products in Nevada.

I usually bought them whenever they put them on sale at Lowes.

I have a few older Craftsman ratchet sets I inherited from my dad but they are nothing at all like the new ones.

Stanley bought out Mac tools in 1980 and they bought out Craftsman in 2017, they said they wanted to bring the Craftsman name back to it's former glory and from what I have seen on the new tools they have done exactly that, these new wrenches are highly polished chrome with deeplely engraved wrench sizes on them, the box ends are relativly thin unlike the clunky older wrenches , there in no comparison between these new Craftsman tools and the Craftsman tools of yesteryear.
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Cool little bit of history. My order came in yesterday but I haven't gotten around to opening it up yet. I ordered the 320pc tool box, 52pc wrench set and the 3/8s digital torque wrench, and socket Allen set. A lot of tools for the money
 
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Squawk-VFR

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Knoxville, TN
Are you guys having good luck with the newer Craftman tools? It's been very mixed for me, since they moved their production overseas the quality seems to have gone down quite a bit.
 
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Squawk-VFR

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Knoxville, TN
Glad to hear, the older Craftsman stuff I've got is great, but the newer stuff isn't quite the same. I picked up a Craftman set a few months back for my commuter car and the ratchets are so sticky it almost defeats the purpose. I've got a few Kobalt hand tools and they're not bad.
 
WFO Speedracer

WFO Speedracer

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Squawk-VFR said:
Ever try out SK tools? I've got a bunch of them and the price/ quality has been very good.
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I have had a lot of everything mostly Snap on and Mac but I have had SK, proto, Craftsman, Kobalt, Cresent and several others over the years, to me Kobalt is most like the Snap on tools, Craftsman I like their wrenches a lot, the sockets seem good, the ratchets are a little clunky, I prefer the Kobalt ratchets. I have had about every mfg of screwdriver out there at this point, the best so far has been Vessel, they make JIS screwdrivers that actually fit Japanese screws which are actually not Phillips but JIS which stands for Japanese Industry Standard..

I have seen a lot of new stuff recently, mainly Sonic, Icon and a new company called Teng is the latest one that keeps popping up, Sonic and Tengs claim to fame seems to be their foam storage systems, I think it is really questionable how long that will last in real world use with exposure to oil and grease I forsee the foam breaking down rather quickly plus all of these guys foam storage setups are stupid expensive..

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Teng Tools 15 Piece Metric Combinaiton Wrench EVA Foam Set (5.5MM-19MM

Combination spanners - 5.5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19mm The 12 point ring head is set at a 15° angle to facilitate use even on flat surfaces All ring heads are equipped with the Teng Tools "Hip Grip" system which means the contact surface grips on the flat surfaces of...
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If you like the foam storage solution look into Husky at Home Depot, they have the foam kits you can put your own tools into that are not stupid expensive.

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Husky EVA Tray for 15-Piece Combination SAE Wrench Set HCWEVA15PCSAE - The Home Depot

This EVA foam storage tray holds 15 combination wrenches and is a great solution for garage organization needs. Sizes are clearly marked for quick identification so nothing will slow you down. Fit this
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Squawk-VFR

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Knoxville, TN
Good to know, I've mostly got Snap On, SK, and older Craftsman stuff. I'd like to do foam or something similar, but I need a bigger box or two to make everything fit if I were to do that. At this point my box is semi-organized chaos as it's not nearly big enough.
 
WFO Speedracer

WFO Speedracer

A lifetime ban is like a lifetime warranty !
Location
Alabama
I have plenty of boxes, two Snap on roll cabs and three Snmap on top boxes, I never use most of them as I am constantly traveling from place to place to work so the foam system wouldn't work that well for me.

I built a tool trailer out of an old aluminum pop up camper bottom and an aluminum work shell, it's fairly easy for me to keep my tools in that and keep them fairly organized.

Here is the deal of the day as far as tools go :

://www.lowes.com/pd/Kobalt/5013504375
 
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