Seems to be on the same level as Chevy vs Ford, with everyone having their favorite despite everythign seeming equal.
This topic came up this weekend when I was discussing with some friends why I have such a mish mashed put together tool set
Until fairly recently in my life I was a Craftsman tool supporter, They had never let me down ( until the torque wrench incident, still have not been back to that sears ) they had the lifetime warranty, and the tools were of good quality.
One of my friends is a religious Husky tool suporter, said their quality to price ratio was insane, and you dont have to jump through hoops to ger a replacement tool and your replacement tool is always an off the shelf item, not a rebuilt one ( most of his tools are older then 10 years or so )
Yet another one of my friends says the only brand of tool he will buy is Kobalt, saying the prices are unbeatable and the warranty is the same as craftsman, and the quality is on par with professional grade tools ( snap on, mac, sk etc. ) His tools are all from 2002 when he got his first 'toy' car.
The only thing we can seem to agree on is that tool quality by these brands has gone drastically down in the last 10 years or so, as has the ability of the stores to replace without hassel the tools that have a "lifetime warranty"
So what kind of tools do you have? Do you sufffer from the same brand loyalty that me and my cohorts do?
This is meant to be about consumer priced tools, which I'd wager the majority of the community uses. Yes I have some professional tools, SK, Snap-on, Matco, but when it comes down to it, they get used far less then my 'cheaper' craftsman sets.
This topic came up this weekend when I was discussing with some friends why I have such a mish mashed put together tool set
Until fairly recently in my life I was a Craftsman tool supporter, They had never let me down ( until the torque wrench incident, still have not been back to that sears ) they had the lifetime warranty, and the tools were of good quality.
One of my friends is a religious Husky tool suporter, said their quality to price ratio was insane, and you dont have to jump through hoops to ger a replacement tool and your replacement tool is always an off the shelf item, not a rebuilt one ( most of his tools are older then 10 years or so )
Yet another one of my friends says the only brand of tool he will buy is Kobalt, saying the prices are unbeatable and the warranty is the same as craftsman, and the quality is on par with professional grade tools ( snap on, mac, sk etc. ) His tools are all from 2002 when he got his first 'toy' car.
The only thing we can seem to agree on is that tool quality by these brands has gone drastically down in the last 10 years or so, as has the ability of the stores to replace without hassel the tools that have a "lifetime warranty"
So what kind of tools do you have? Do you sufffer from the same brand loyalty that me and my cohorts do?
This is meant to be about consumer priced tools, which I'd wager the majority of the community uses. Yes I have some professional tools, SK, Snap-on, Matco, but when it comes down to it, they get used far less then my 'cheaper' craftsman sets.
