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notbob wrote:

On 2011-05-29, Tony Miklos wrote:

heavy that they can use cheaper steel. I have some Snap-On also and
they are my best tools without a doubt.

While I have some great stories attesting to the quality of older
Snap-On combo wrenches, many mechanics preferred Mac Tools cuz of the
thin edge of those pretty chrome Snap-On handles, which tended to dig
into one's fingers when really leaned on. Snap-On started to cheapen,
considerably. Their tape measures are relabeled Lufkins, which I
consider junk. I also bought a finger trigger oil can that broke the
first time I used it. Not all their stuff is the same quality as
their once great wrenches, which I think were made for them by Bonney
Tools. Another great US tool company that recently went belly up.

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nb

I love my old Bonney open end wrenches, with the four sided grip. Maybe
that feature doesn't do much, but it sure looks sweet. And after 20
years of banging around in my rollaway, they still have that pretty
mirror polish.