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Old 01-08-2006, 09:56 PM
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Re: Tools

I'm a little surprised by the responses to this one...my father was a Mac dealer for a while and when I was a kid I asked him why they didnt offer to fix a broken tool like Craftsman does...he said because it's nearly impossible to break Mac tools...(and obviously, because the tool trucks come to you when you buy Mac and Snap on, etc.)

I always assumed Mac was the best and that Snap On was an overpriced version of Mac...did Stanley have that big of an impact on quality? They bought out Mac almost 20 yrs. ago (to the best of my father's knowledge) and I thought they still produced good tools 10 years ago.

So....i guess to change up the question a little bit...if you had to buy all your tools again...and trust your knuckles to them for the rest of your life...what would you go with? Matco and Snap On may be the best in toughness, but what is the best comprimise in price and quality for the
non-mechanic DIY-er?
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