I've had it with Chinese tools!

"Juan Jimenez" wrote in message
I've had it with the El Cheapo Corp. tools I've been buying from vendors
at
OSH and other places. When I really need them to deliver, they break or
fail
to work as they should.

I bought my safety-wire pliers off the Snap-On truck 26 years ago. The
initial cost is pricey, but amortized over 26 years plus another couple of
decades of expected usage, the cost is a bargain. The next best option for
me is the Sears store, especially on the weekends when I don't want to drive
out to the Snap-On guy's house.

D.

These are the same people who sell the Blue-Point cordless screwdrivers. I
had one for which I needed a diagram so I could put it together again after
I opened it to clean it (I let it sit for some time, should have taken
notes!). I tried no less than SIX times to get them to reply to emails to
customer service, through their web site. They never did, so I never do
business with them again.

I'm picky, I only do business with companies that don't just want to take my
money, but also are willing to support the products they sell.

"Capt.Doug" wrote in message
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"Juan Jimenez" wrote in message
I've had it with the El Cheapo Corp. tools I've been buying from vendors
at
OSH and other places. When I really need them to deliver, they break or
fail
to work as they should.

I bought my safety-wire pliers off the Snap-On truck 26 years ago. The
initial cost is pricey, but amortized over 26 years plus another couple of
decades of expected usage, the cost is a bargain. The next best option for
me is the Sears store, especially on the weekends when I don't want to
drive
out to the Snap-On guy's house.

D.





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"Juan Jimenez" wrote in message
I'm picky, I only do business with companies that don't just want to take
my
money, but also are willing to support the products they sell.

I never, ever, had a problem with Snap-On's service. I handed the broken
parts to the guy on the truck and he handed me a working one. His business
relied on his customers working with their tools. He made service priority
number one.

However, there are a few dealers who don't want to work very hard.

D.

"Capt.Doug" wrote in message
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"Juan Jimenez" wrote in message
I'm picky, I only do business with companies that don't just want to take
my
money, but also are willing to support the products they sell.

I never, ever, had a problem with Snap-On's service. I handed the broken
parts to the guy on the truck and he handed me a working one. His business
relied on his customers working with their tools. He made service priority
number one.

However, there are a few dealers who don't want to work very hard.

I wasn't talking about a dealer, I was talking about the company's web site
and central customer service. They never even bothered to answer my
messages.



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Capt.Doug wrote:
"Juan Jimenez" wrote in message
I've had it with the El Cheapo Corp. tools I've been buying from vendors
at
OSH and other places. When I really need them to deliver, they break or
fail
to work as they should.

I bought my safety-wire pliers off the Snap-On truck 26 years ago. The
initial cost is pricey, but amortized over 26 years plus another couple of
decades of expected usage, the cost is a bargain. The next best option for
me is the Sears store, especially on the weekends when I don't want to drive
out to the Snap-On guy's house.

D.

I just bought a set of Snap-On safety wire pliers. They were just over
$100 and reversible twist too. I got some smaller ones without a
return spring that work well too. Bought them at Osh several years
ago. Don't know the brand but I think they were made in Taiwan. If
they're made in Taiwan, not China, they're usually better quality. I
got a feeling the Chinese are getting a kick dumping junk on us for our
cash nowadays.

http://www.aircraft-tool.com/atswho.htm

http://www.browntool.com/

Jim

When I needed a thin wall professional grade socket to remove the
connecting rod nuts on the big end of the con-rod of my Lyc O-360, the
only widely available socket that would fit in the small area of the
nut, was a 12 point tall socket from Sears. Even the Snap-on socket had
a larger outside diameter, and was too large to fit in the space
provided. YMMV

Bud

Juan Jimenez wrote:
I've had it with the El Cheapo Corp. tools I've been buying from vendors at
OSH and other places. When I really need them to deliver, they break or fail
to work as they should.

I need a set of QUALITY safety wire pliers (like the great ones we used to
use in the Marines in the late 70's and 80's, damn things always worked
perfectly), snips, needle nose pliers, wire cutters, etc. I'm not looking
for fancy displays at airshows or chrome plated crap or paying money for
brand names, I want reliable tools that I can rely on when I need them to do
their jobs.

Comments? Suggestions?



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Juan Jimenez wrote:
I've had it with the El Cheapo Corp. tools I've been buying from vendors at
OSH and other places. When I really need them to deliver, they break or fail
to work as they should.

I need a set of QUALITY safety wire pliers (like the great ones we used to
use in the Marines in the late 70's and 80's, damn things always worked
perfectly), snips, needle nose pliers, wire cutters, etc. I'm not looking
for fancy displays at airshows or chrome plated crap or paying money for
brand names, I want reliable tools that I can rely on when I need them to do
their jobs.

Comments? Suggestions?

To me it seems that safety wire twisters are a specialty tool that you
won't ever find on sale. If I wanted a quality pair I'd just suck it
up and buy them. I hate spending the money but I've never regretted
buying quality tools. My twisters are from the fly-market at OSH I
think I paid about $15 for them but I only use them half a dozen times
a year I've had them over 10 years and they've worked well for me. If
your jaws aren't closing tightly enough you could grind down the wire
cutters with a dremel tool.

When I needed a thin wall professional grade socket to remove the
connecting rod nuts on the big end of the con-rod of my Lyc O-360, the
only widely available socket that would fit in the small area of the
nut, was a 12 point tall socket from Sears. Even the Snap-on socket had
a larger outside diameter, and was too large to fit in the space
provided. YMMV

Bud

Juan Jimenez wrote:
I've had it with the El Cheapo Corp. tools I've been buying from vendors at
OSH and other places. When I really need them to deliver, they break or fail
to work as they should.

I need a set of QUALITY safety wire pliers (like the great ones we used to
use in the Marines in the late 70's and 80's, damn things always worked
perfectly), snips, needle nose pliers, wire cutters, etc. I'm not looking
for fancy displays at airshows or chrome plated crap or paying money for
brand names, I want reliable tools that I can rely on when I need them to do
their jobs.

Comments? Suggestions?



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"Juan Jimenez" wrote
I've had it with the El Cheapo Corp. tools. ....

Try Stahlwille, god German high quality tools.