Which Snap On Wrench Set Would You Buy??

Wrench Set #1:

http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item.asp?P65=&tool=all&item_ID=4369&group_ID=517&store=snapon-store&dir=catalog



or


Wrench Set #2:


http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item.asp?search=true&item_ID=5260&PartNo=SVS807&group_id=11569&supersede=&store=snapon-store&tool=all

 

Neither. Matco, Mac, or better yet S-K are MUCH better values. S-Ks are great & you can usually find them in a local parts store or hardware store, for about 1/2 the price (or less) of the bigger brands - AND they have a lifetime warranty. Having said that, if you have moola out the ying yang then buy the biggest set (most wrenches) of the Snap-on that they have (I didn't visit the links).
~ Paul
aka "Tha Driver"

Giggle Cream - it makes dessert *funny*!

 

id buy 4 sets of craftsman and call it a day.

also, you always need a closed end wrench. so if your SET on snapon get the combination set.

i like craftsman, nevr had a problem exchanging a tool when i needed. for snapon/mac/etc. ya have to wait for the tool guy to come...and hear him whine about exchanging a tool.

i have a snapon rolleraway (i picked up for the chorus of a song) and mostly all craftsman tools with a few specialty tools snapon (like digitial torque, bearing race drivers, tap/die.)

-Rob

 

Aero ,set # 2 you will hardly ever use, set # 1 is a must have.I have Snap on at work, Yes I am a pro. My home shop I have SK 95% as good .You don't need snappies if you are not working them everday.If you are working them hard everyday you NEED snappies.

 

i buy mine at pawn shops and auctions. 1/2 price for patience

 

1st set for sure, I use Snap On all day every day and I ain't nice to em either, 2nd set are a speciality set you won't need them often , but when you do...

 

Snap-On tools put food on my table for years, and I used them hard. To me, they've always been worth the price. Never been sorry once about buying their tools.

 

Find you a Stahwillie dealer. Their wrenches, while not flashy, are of snap on quality at a craftsman price. I've got assloads of snap on wrenches but now I'll only buy Stahwillie.

 

The first set. You have to have a good set of box ends. If you like the Snap ons because of the fully polished tool check out the professional line from Craftsman. They are nice wrenches, and allot cheaper.

 

Just my opinion but I think if the Snap-on tool truck required cash up front like Sears, instead of weekly payments, they'd have a hard time selling their basic hand tools.

 

yep. same goes for matco or any travelling tool truck types too.

 

I have a set of Matco ratchet wrenches. open on one end boxed ratchet on the other. xtra long and a nice finish. i beat the shit out of mine. i dont know what i would do with out them they are the only wrenches i use any more.

 

As an ex snap-on dealer I would say buy the soex707 set of combo's you will use them many times more often than the angle wrenches. i have both and use both but if you are buying one set now start with the combo wrenches. I know you can buy anything cheaper but none better or that feel better or work better period. my two cents ....................

 

Id buy Mac wrenches they seem to hold a little better. The only tools I got from snap on are the screwdrivers, they are really nice.

 

Wrenches is for working, not for admiring. Save your big money for jewelry or your retirement fund. Proto, Mac, or Craftsman. Can't judge a mechanic by the wrench. Never buy a set. Go to an auction and get a good rollaround, about $100. Start off with an assortment of crescent wrenches and pliers. Every time you need something more specific of a particular size, get that size in openend, box, and socket. Put the balance of what the set would have cost in the bottom drawer in a coffee can. After about 5 years you will have all the wrenches you need and a damned good start on your retirement fund.

 

1st set is the way to go. BTW, I have both Snap On and the Craftsman Professional combination wrenches. The open end side on some of the Craftsman wrenches are damaged because they aren't hard enough. No problem with the Snap On version. If you want something cheaper, go with SK. I used to buy tools for the federal government before I went to law school, and I would say Snap On is the best quality, but way overpriced. SK is probably the best deal for the money.

 

warning! warning!
Whatever you do DONT buy a Sears Crafstsman bench vice!
Mine cracked while pressing some u-joints & their "Craftsman" vices are not covered if broken(It IS a hand tool,right?)
Security had to escort me out of the store(carrying my broken vice).
This was years ago & Im still pissed

 

they would have had to esccort me after i threw it through the window...just like target tried to tell me i could only buy 10 not 12 hotwheels yesterday....for no reason...there wasnt a sale or anything...

 

Buy the first set and don't look back. I use the Snapperheads every day, and compared to Outlaws Macs, Patrics Matco and all of our miscelanious craftsman wrenches, they are KING! no "wrench tracks" in your hand, they dont strip bolts, they don't slip.period.

I like 'em so much I bought my lead tech a set for christmas (the big pricey set) because I need him to not screw up his paws.

 

Thanks for the info fellas. The reason I ask is because I have a Gift Certificate for Snap On. I agree, I am cool with Craftsman. I dont have a lot of mula to spend on a complete mechanic set for $31,000.


By the way, I am having issues with my sandblaster. I have the one with the container/strap you put on your shoulder and the gun extends.

I am getting water spitting out the nozzle and I do not get a good pick up (suction) of blast media (AlO2 and Silica)....

What SANDBLASTER do you ALL recommend!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Find the Brand of tools you want at yd sales, flea markets, pawn shops. The big trucks probably wouldn't sell the tools like the other post said, credit. you always have to find the truck tool man. the reason the sandblaster is getting moisture is ,you don't have a dryer. drain your tank, and you may be able to use it for a while.

 

well, let me send YOU my matco shit and get it warrantied.
we ain't got one any more around here....

1st choice wound be snap-on 2nd would be mac and i'd take shit found in the street before anther matco wrench hits MY toolbox...
home use?
craftsman is way good enough...

 

i hate snapon buy the mac knuckle savers best wrenches i think i have had mine for yrs and only warr. one of em

 

Some of the answer depends on how reliable your tool guys are.

Our Snappy dealer is here every week. NO EXCEPTIONS. He has a full stock of everything on the truck. No waiting for a warranty replacement on most things.

Our Mac dealer is here every week, Lousy salesman. Very little inventory on the truck. 3-4 weeks to get a tool warrantied most of the time.

Matco - Haven't had a dealer in last 4 years. The last Matco guy got busted for selling crack out of his truck.

If you don't have a tool guy you can count on like clock work, I'd sell the certificate and go to Sears.

If it were me - the first set would be the one. As long as you don't lose them, you will never ever need to buy that wrench again. NEVER.

I still have a 9 piece metric set that I bought 20 years ago from another tech for 50 dollars. Best 50 dollars I ever spent.

My old craftsmen wrenchs (non-pro series) will put a hurtin on your hand pulling on them too hard. Not the snap-on.

 

Juan,

You need to drain your compresor after each use,or get you one of those water separators.

David

 

I think all the nay sayers against Snap On never had to make a living with their tools. All the years that I had to rely on them the Snap On tools not only were more accurate (as in the size of the wrench being correct) but lsted longer (i.e. harder steel) the only one that came close was MAC. I have a bunch of craftsman in the shop as well, I'm thankful they have a lifetime warranty, you need it. Matco is so so in my book and you need to take a good look at them when you get them, Cornwell is in the same boat, though I do like their ratchets a bunch and have a buddy who gives me a good deal on them. I'd go for the 1st set.

 

it' depends what you going to use them for. if you use them all day every day i would say get the snap-on (or matco)...stay away from mac all the dealers around here are going belly up (having issues with the company)....but that's another story. if your going to use them at home get the craftsman professional series and get the open/box end ones (you'll use the box part alot). i have about 40k worth of tools (sae and metric.....i work on new cars too) but have craftsman at home. also if your not buying them from a dealer (tool truck) then your pressed to get a warranty repair from a dealer or even finding one. yes the truck tools are a little stronger but most techs buy them because of easy (trucks come to your shop), payment plan and they have special tools that sears doesn't make. but even then i still have some craftsman stuff, i figure if i can't really torque on it then why pay high dollar.....of course the air tools suck compaired to sears but like i said it all depends on how much your going to use it (even a cheap air tool will last if you only use it once a week). but if you have the money, want to spend the money then go ahead but get the box ended ones.........my .02.


also i've scored alot of cheap tools (snap-on, matco and mac) from evilbay.. ..remember the hand tools are lifetime.

 

same goes for the box to put em in.

 

this is very true.......it's funny to see how the trucks fair in other areas and what dealers flake. here i've had the same matco and snap-on dealers since i was pumping gas (89-90) but the mac dealer has always been different.

 

Before i looked at the other replies i chose set #1 no question as most others did, i've spent around $25k over the last 24yrs with Snap-On & never regretted it one bit, some wrench sets i have get very little use but they are always there for that bastard job.

Its good to ask first at that price, mind you if you look after them they never seem to lose their value!

Kev.