Ron Van Ness writes: > > quite expensive. I've broken the heads on craftsman socket wrenches by > overtorquing them and I bent up a 3/4" slide bar taking off a rear axle nut, > it looked like a big "Z" when I was through. I have yet to break any type > of box type wrench, though. Some day, after winning lotto, I'll proudly > step up to the curb and hail the Snap-on truck. But until then... I think Craftsman tools are still fairly good. The only one I've ever broken is the 3/8" u-joint ratchet extension, and I expected it to break. I also like Craftsman sockets because they are thin-walled and allow you to get a socket over bolts that are real close to something. I've never broken one yet, but for the really stressful jobs I use impact sockets. Good luck breaking one of those! Until someone comes out with stronger, cheaper tools, I'll be buying Craftsman. -David ============================================================================ David Schwarze '73 VW Safare Custom Camper (Da Boat) San Diego, California, USA '73 Capri GT 2800 (Da Beast) e-mail: des@teleport.com '87 Mustang Lx 5.0 (13.986@100.81) http://www.teleport.com/~des '93 Weber WG-50 (Da Piano) ============================================================================
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