S&K facom tools comparable to the tool truck stuff?
 

i've been buying alot of S&K tools lately. i bought a set of deep impact standard and metric sockets and a rad hose clamp tool last month. i need a torque wrench soon. i get a REALLY good price from my buddies at the paint store on this stuff. how close is S&K to the tool truck stuff? these sockets are almost the same price as the snap on's i think, and the rad hose clamp tool was 85 compared to 140 for MAC, but it has better features. i dont want to hear any "huck huck, i buy harbor freight" stuff, just informed opinions from people who have used both. thanks, sean

this is what i've gotten from them so far

http://www.skhandtool.com/productcat...token=11656502
http://www.skhandtool.com/productcat...token=11656502
http://www.skhandtool.com/productcat...token=11656502

the last one lists for 120, haha, i paid 75 bucks, thats a hookup!

lookin at this one.

http://www.skhandtool.com/productcat...token=11656502

crap, links didnt work

sk doesnt have lifetiem warrenty do they?
soem of the guys at the shop use it, mostly the bigger truck (1" plus) cuz its so much cheaper, and not likely to break. I have mostly mastercraft and some snap-on in my box

i dont care about lifetime warranty, as long as it wont break.

i've never heard of mastercraft, where do you get them from?

SK tools are good ones. I bought my 3/8 set in 1969 and haven't lost anything or broken anything.

'as long as it doesnt break' are the key words...
mastercraft in Canadian Tire, obviously Canadian. Their tools, to me are comparable to snap on but at a fraction of the cost

SK have a lifetime warranty, and they are strong, but to me getting them warrantied etc. it's les shassle to buy craftsman tools and jsut take a load of em to sears every weekend... When I can I buy snapon adn matco, I avoid alot of MAC stuff cause their sockets flat out suck.... Most my tools are Snap-on and craftsman, now I will say MAC makes some real nice plier sets.....

S-K MAKES SOME REALLY GOOD TOOLS & I BELIEVE THEY ARE LIFETIME WARRENTEED. I DON'T HAVE ANY EXCEPT IN MY JUNK YARD BAGS. . (& THATS ALOT. I CARRY MORE TOOLS INTO THE JUNKYARDS THAN MOST PEOPLE HAVE IN THEIR GARAGES) I HAVE ALL SNAP-ON SOCKETS ,(ABOUT 2 DOZ. RAILS) RATCHETTS, & AIR TOOLS & ALL MAC WRENCHES(ABOUT 10 OR 12 SETS) I HAVE A TON OF MONEY TIED UP IN SNAP-ON & MAC TOOLS. SAYING MASTERCRAFT TOOLS ARE COMPARABLE TO SNAP-ON AT A FRACTION OF THE PRICE IS LIKE COMPARING A JEEP CJ7 TO A HUMMER. :hm: & IF THE S-K SOCKETS ARE ABOUT THE SAME PRICE AS SNAP-ONs, SOMEONE IS BENDING YOU OVER. BET YOU NEVER HEARD OF A SNAP-ON OR MAC TRUCK OWNER GOING OUT OF BUSINESS OR FILING BANKRUPSY(SP). I REALIZE THEY ARE OVERPRICED, BUT THEY ARE NIIIIICE. I FIGURE WITH ALL THE MONEY I'M SAVING BY NOT DOING COCAINE, & HANGING OUT IN BARS..... WELL I'M TAKING PART OF THAT MONEY & BUYING REALLY NICE TOOLS. MY BOYS ARE ALL GROWN UP NOW, & WHILE THEY WERE GROWING UP, THE MOST EXPENSIVE TOOLS I HAD WERE CRAFTSMAN.THEY WERE HARD ON TOOLS. :hm: JOHN

I also have S&K's that have been with me since the early 70's I have only broke one.... And when you take a breaker bar and add a 3 foot section of pipe to a 3/8s drive socket, ( I was broke down and that's all I had with me) It's no-ones fault but your own when it breaks, No matter what brand it is.

I still have screwdrivers, Sockets, and wrenches from back in time.... Nothing wrong with them.

I'VE HAD MY S&K STUFF FOR ABOUT 17 YEARS, HELD UP GREAT :metal:

I have Craftman and S&K. S&K are good tools, and easier to get warrantee. Instead of waiting for the Snap-On truck to come once a week, just drive to their business that sells S&K, and get a new tool today.

Used a lot of S&K tools in the Navy, never saw one break.

SK tools can be a good buy for the money. I used to be able to buy them locally for jobber price, but the business sold and I can't get the discount from the new owner. E-bay and www.thetoolwarehouse.net usually have good prices. Far superior to craftsman, which have lost a lot of quality in the last 30 years. Not as high of quality as Snap-On, but nowhere near the price. I've been slowly replacing all of my craftsman with SK, just do some bargain shopping. Their torque wrenches are great, comparable to Proto.

Thanks for the good advise, I'm looking for a good (and cheap) torque wrench. I don't want to spend $300+, and end up with some thing that needs calibration every year.

Don,

There's a way to calibrate at home.. An Old man ( yea, Older than Me
:lol: ) Taught me lots of years ago, And danged ifin I didn't forget !!!

Anyone here remember it??

DON... I'M NOT SURE HOW MUCH YOUR PLANNING ON SPENDING, BUT I CAN USUALLY PICK UP SWIVEL HEAD(EITHER 3/8" OR 1/2") SNAP-ON TORQUE WRENCHES FOR WELL UNDER $100 & MAC TOOLS TORQUE WRENCHES FOR UNDER $60, USED AT LOCAL PAWN SHOPS. I HAVE A 3/8" 100 LB & A 1/2" DR. 250 LB SWIVEL HEAD SNAP-ON TORQUE WRENCHES & OFTEN COMPARE THE READINGS ON BOTH TO EACH OTHER. CHEAP TORQUE WRENCHES REQUIRE CALIBRATIONS AT LEAST AS MUCH AS GOOD ONES. HARBOUR FREIGHT HAS THEM FOR $13 OR $14, SO I GUESS IT'S JUST A MATTER OF PERSONAL PREFERANCE. LET ME KNOW IF YOU WOULD LIKE ME TO FIND YOU ONE. ;) ;) JOHN

I HAD A CHINEEZE UNCLE THAT ALWAYS USED TO SAY....
GOOD NO CHEAP.....CHEAP NO GOOD

John, I've seen them used at a pawn shop too, but your taking a chance the wrench was used as a breaker bar. Sears has them at a decent price too. I'd like to know about that "at-home" calibration trick if anyone knows.

I've bought some SK tools, and they seem like good enough quality. The only gripe I have, is the smaller 1/2" impact sockets are all made from the same sized stock, so the smaller ones have a larger socket outside diameter, and won't fit in some holes, but that may not be something unique to SK, and definitely maintains the socket's strength.

some good advice here, pretty much what i expected. way better than craftsmen, not as nice as snapon. the torque wrench that i linked to was like 650 bucks (pn 74600) what are the snapon? a grand? thanks for the replies

MODEL TQFR250E FLEX WRENCH, MICROMETER STYLE ADJUSTMENT, CLICK-TYPE TORQUE WRENCH IS $239.70 WITHOUT THE FLEX-HEAD FEATURE IS TQF250 AT $212.50 . NOT AS BAD AS EVERYONE THOUGHT. :hm: JOHN

I have to admit that I'm completely obsessed with my tools. Almost to an unhealthy level some say.

I have some SK tools, and a lot of the predecesor to them, SK Wayne tools. They are a great fit to my hand and are a true pleasure to use. I don't break many tools anymore either. I've assembled the tools I need to do most jobs, and using the best tool for the job alleviates breakage for me. Back when I had fewer tools, I had to do stupid stuff like long cheater handles and such, and I used to break tools that way. All of them, even Snap-On will break if abused.

My dad has some S&K tools he has had since he was a kid and besides being dinged up and a little rusty they work as good as if they were brand new. He told me he has had most of them for about 30 years and only broke one socket wrench. He swears by them and I have used them pretty hard on my Blazer and had no problems at all with them.
-Later

I have more S&K tools than anything else. Around here getting them to replace any broken ones is about like pullin' teeth. I've only had 5 or so break in 20+ years of use though.