joessportster Posted July 24, 2018 Author Share Posted July 24, 2018 11 minutes ago, HDBRbuilder said: I have a number of sets of polished Craftsman wrenches...some of which were made at that plant in Fort Smith. Craftsman historically made the heavier "pebble-grained" wrenches, which was their most popular line due to the lower cost of them...I have Craftsman stuff from the 1940's, 1950's, 1960's, 1970's, and newer, to include aluminum-bodied "skill-saws", hand drills, etc., and wrenches, bench-woodworking tools...lots of Craftsman stuff. My Dad loved that stuff and was buying it even before WWII came along. Lucky for me that his bench planer/joiner with odd-sized (no longer available thru Sears for decades!) knives was kept by me, because I worked in a millwork place after I got back from the desert in 2007, cutting knives for the wooden mouldings we made and made up a bunch of knives for it while there...so now it is fully-capable of doing its job again....gotta love that golden finish on that old piece of equipment, too...and its vintage logo just like this one. Nice Coytee you have a PM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speed Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 Craftsman tools, when there was a reason to go to Sears. They were decent tools for the money. No more, unfortunately. Snap On rules, when I was wrenching nothing else came close. The truck came by every week to sell tools, and so us mechanics could pay our weekly bill... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schu Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 So how much for the snap on s? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Travis In Austin Posted July 26, 2018 Moderators Share Posted July 26, 2018 I like PB Swiss, Wern, and Bahco. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joessportster Posted July 26, 2018 Author Share Posted July 26, 2018 3 hours ago, Schu said: So how much for the snap on s? I have interest in the whole lot box and all if that falls through I will let you know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davis Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 I have the Craftsman Professional polished wrenches. They are excellent tools and the first ones I reach for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJkizak Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 I found that I had to make a lot of my own tools by bending or sawing through and welding into different positions. They were not easy to hacksaw because the steel was so tough. JJK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillyBob Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 I've turned wrenches... IMHO SnapOn make very nice tools ... and they are very proud of them, too. For everyday use. I don't think you need to spend the extra $$$ . If you need a special tool AND are going to need it for more than one use ... absolutely spend the money. We used to tease about SnapOn being jewelery for mechanics not to mention how good it feels to drop your $20 wrench into a machine where you may not get it back. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speed Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 On 7/26/2018 at 4:21 AM, Davis said: I have the Craftsman Professional polished wrenches. Me too. I have the jumbo set 1"-1 1/2. They are right perty. When a friend wants to borrow them, I only loan them the cheap ones. lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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