Well everybody thank you for answering my questions! I found out
everything I wanted to know and then some! I learned alot, but the
posts can be pretty much summed up by mark,
"If you talk to N different mechanics, then you stand a good chance of
getting N different opinions about tools."
I thought I would post and let you know what I thought about everything:
As long as you buy good or better than good tools, you will be happy.
Treat the tool right, and always use the right tool for the job.
If you can justify to yourself the extra cost of the snap on or Sk, so
be it, that is what you want and that is what you should get.
Justification can be many things however: a mechanic can justify it
bcause it is his job. Some of home mechanics can justify it if you can
buy them used, or if you are just the type that admire a well engineered
quality tool. That is if you can afford it. It is just worth it to
some to have that extra one hundredth depite 4 times the price. It is
just like in the car world, so people can justify buying a Ferrari,
despite the fact that an Mr2 does the same job as the Ferrari does.
Just personal preference, and wether you have the cash or not.
It is probably worth it to most people to buy better than average when
buying your most used tools, ie Srewdrivers, scoket wreches and
wrenches.
And while this is true, it is much easier to replace a brokern
craftsmen, hopfully if you are follwing the above rules, you shouldn't
be breaking tools that often.
And once you get them, do what ever you feel is nessacry to keep from
loosing the tools. Either mark them or don't let anybody ever touch
them!
Thanks again all, and be sure to wave to me when you see me driving
around in my Ferrari carrying home an SK master mechanics tool set! ;)
Steve N.
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