What's in your toolbox?

[TonyHuntimer]

I'm writing an article and would like to know what hand tools you guys have in your toolbox.

1. What brands by percent?
2. Favorite brand & Why?
3. Your single favorite tool? (Zbugger get your mind out of the gutter!)
amended
4. What's your profession?

Thanks for your participation!
Tony Huntimer

[MrQuick]

1. Snap on 75% Mac tools 15% Matco tools 10%
2.Snap-on replace broken stuff no questions, better selection always have what I need.
3. Butterfly air ratchet/ die grinder tie for first.Side note...my pen is my favorite tool,it makes me the most money in a flat rate shop.
4. Dealer flat rate slave.


PS, Zbugger IS A tool. LOL

[TonyHuntimer]

1. What brands by percent?
2. Favorite brand & Why?
3. Your single favorite tool? (Zbugger get your mind out of the gutter!)
4. What's your profession?


1. Craftsman 80%, Mac 10% & 10% other
2. Craftsman because they are priced well and easy to return...even though I don't misuse my tools and have only had to return 4 tools to Sears in 25 years.
3. my mini Mac ratchet with 3/8 drive.
4. Writer & Buyer -not a mecahnic by trade...anymore.

Tony~

Vince... ROFL about Z!

[blackbeast]

1.99% craftsman

2. Craftsman, reasonably priced, readily available , great warranty. perfect hobbyist quality.

3. probably the 3/8th ratchet, that seems to get the most use.

[Vegas69]

70% snap on 20% craftsman other 10% misc

Snap on was the tool of choice until I got out of the auto business. The snap on truck doesn't stop by the house so Craftsman is my best bet.

Snap on 3/8 air gun is my favorite

[Tiger]

I'm writing an article and would like to know what hand tools you guys have in your toolbox.

1. What brands by percent?
2. Favorite brand & Why?
3. Your single favorite tool? (Zbugger get your mind out of the gutter!)
amended
4. What's your profession?

Thanks for your participation!
Tony Huntimer

1. 70% Craftsman 30% Beta, Bacho, Geilo and other european brands.
2. Craftsman due to price and quality (my buddy sells them)
3. 3/8 ratchet.
4. Export manager in Fruit & Veg. business.

[Steve68]

1. 75% Craftsman the other 25% is Snap On or Matco, I've really quit buying from Sears, Professional tools are 100 times better,
2. Snap on, because I still have tools from my dad that he had when I was a kid, they hold up, have a 1/2 in ratchet that I got in 1986 works great.
3. 1/2 IR gun
4. Advanced Systems Tech/Aerospace tech/ Mini engineer,

[Asia]

1. What brands by percent?
90% Craftsman 10% Other

2. Favorite brand & Why?
Craftsman - lifetime warranty

3. Your single favorite tool?
Millermatic 212 Mig welder

4. What's your profession?
R&D Engineer Co-op

[SatisTraction]

1. What brands by percent?
2. Favorite brand & Why?
3. Your single favorite tool? (Zbugger get your mind out of the gutter!)
amended
4. What's your profession?

1. 90% craftsman 10 snap on. I had more snap on but sold them off. The price just is not justified for a hobbiest.
2. any quality brand that has a lifetime warranty.
3. 150 gallon twin stage air compressor
4. power plant CRO

[Nine Ball]

1. What brands by percent? Craftsman 90%, Snap-On 10%
2. Favorite brand & Why? Craftsman because they aren't overpriced and work just fine for me. Also easy to replace under lifetime warranty.
3. Your single favorite tool? Ratchet wrenches, use them all the time.
4. What's your profession? Engineer and car building hobbyist

[parsonsj]

1. Brands: Snap-on 60%, Craftsman 30%, others 10%
2. Favorite brand is Snap-on, but they are so expensive that I've started buying Craftsman's Professional and Matco brands recently.
3. Favorite tool: Gotta love ratchet wrenches.
4. Profession: Software Engineer

[stealth71]

1. Brands: Craftsman
2. Favorite brand is Craftsman, because they are priced well and work fine.
3. Favorite tool: Left handed screwdriver
4. Profession: Software Engineer

[Happyfunballs]

1:Craftsman
2:Craftsman, although I haven't been impressed with some of their ratchets as of late.
3:My Sata digital spray gun...hands down
4:Degree in Mechanical Eng, working as a Project Eng.

[69TAPoser]

1. 99% Craftsman
2. Availability, cost, acceptable quality (although the ratchets wear too quickly)
3. Locking Flex Ratcheting Wrench (you have to get a set!)

4. Software Sales

[MZ 500]

1. 95% Craftsman EZ to replace and overall good quality

2. good old standard box wrenches I have the ones with the ratchet end and like them too.

3. Machine Designer

[70camaro406]

1. What brands by percent? 95% Craftsman 5% Other

2. Favorite brand & Why? Craftsman - lifetime warranty, the hobby guy's tools, ease of purchase and return, Made in USA

3. Your single favorite tool? 4" grinder with multiple wheels and the BFBPH

4. What's your profession? Currently - Stay-at-home Dad

[67z28]

1. What brands by percent? Craftsman 90% Other 10%
2. Favorite brand & Why? Craftsman because they are easy to find and return
3. Your single favorite tool? Hammer
4. What's your profession? Rebar Fabrication

[Fawkes]

1. What brands by percent? Craftsman 90% Snap-On 5% Other 5%

2. Favorite brand & Why? Craftsman because of the bang for the buck.

3. Your single favorite tool? A Snap-On ratchet that has been passed down from my grandfather to my dad to me.

4. What's your profession? Design Engineer

[TPI Monte SS]

1. I have 90% Craftsman, 10% cheap swapmeet stuff.
2. Craftsman is my favorite brand, because there's 3 Sears stores within 10 miles of my house. One of 'em is bound to have what I need, and the return policy is easy.
3. I don't have a favorite tool. My most useful one is my torque wrench though; used it to build my motor and torque the wheels down on my Jeep so I don't get Death Wobble.
4. I'm a high school music teacher, and freelance trumpet player by trade. Just got into cars as a kid, and still love to play with them!

[class67]

1. 95% Craftsman, 5% other
2. Craftsman because they are readily available for the average guy and the warranty is great, no questions asked!
3. probably the 3/8" ratchet and the ratcheting combo wrenches
4. construction superintendent

Good thread Tony.