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Re: Tool questions

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Subject: Re: Tool questions
From: Heather & Joe Way <sierrasa@psln.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 1997 21:52:24 -0700
I have not yet seen mention in this thread of one of the main reasons
why Snap-On tools are so popular among professional mechanics. It's
because the Snap-On truck visits all the shops every week, and offers
very generous financing on purchases. Even expensive tools seem
affordable when the cost is spread out far enough. 

I have a number of Snap-On tools, and they're fine tools indeed. I have
tools from many other manufacturers, also, and many of them are fine
tools. The great majority of my tools were bought used for a fraction of
their new cost. All of them are name-brand (some are *very old* name
brand) and they all work fine. I rarely break a tool, but then I've
learned when to use which tool for which job. That helps. 

My point is around here somewhere--oh, yes. The name on the tool is not
that important. Buy good tools (read, lifetime guaranteed), take care of
them, and use them as they were intended to be used, and you'll get good
value and service from them regardless of brand. If you like the smooth
finish of Snap-On, then buy those or a clone (from a brand-name
supplier.) I don't particularly care for the smooth finish; I like a
little texture in a tool handle when it or my hands are greasy. My older
Craftsman, Blue Point, OTC and other wrenches suit me fine. I do grab
the Snap-Ons when the work is clean, but I'd get by fine if I didn't
have them. I think it's a mistake to get hung up on the idea that
Snap-On makes the only decent tools in the world. Tain't so.

Joe
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