On Sun, 16 Jan 2005 09:52:16 -0000, the inscrutable "John Manders"
spake:

Ah the old argument, cheap v expensive tools.
I'm in UK so no HF here but we have our equivalents and I assume that the
same Chinese tool factory supplies our retailers.

Gunner over on rec.metalheads coined a name for those companies:
Red Dragon Noodle and Machine Tool Factory.


The difficulty is spotting quality in a tool. If anyone can tell me how to
do that without reference to the brand name, please do so.

Toss the socket in the vise (2nd aisle over at HF.) If you can crush
it, it's not very well made. Be sure to leave it on top of the stack
of those sockets so everyone can clearly see the quality. For
ratchets, chuck the square drive in the vise (which is usually bolted
down) and give it an enormous yank. If it breaks, sending you into the
stacks of rubber gloves, you know it is of poor quality, too.

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