Hand tools! Crappy tools, pricy tools and best bang for buck tools.

[v8druid]

Hehe, thanks for the tip.. what you did is kinda what i plan to do intentionally. But we'll see

Makita electronics are good stuff, got a cordless impact drill from them. Love my Hilti 22v drill too. Their a bit on the heavy side, but great batteries and plenty of power
1. Hilti
2. Makita
3. Milwaukee
99. Bosch

you missed the 5 from in front of the Bosch figure Boyo 599 . ..... never done any good with Bosch power tools .... just don't hack it .. end of!!

Have also seen some varying reports on Milwaukee of late too .... ranging from good to utter rubbish

Hilti are good but have a policy of non-support at 10 years old .... I've a lovely TE17 that's been awesome ..... until I now need brushes for the motor ..... Nope .. too old ..... Makita take a lot of beating in fairness.

[Nobody]

Startd buying tools some 10years ago. Started with the cheapest chinese shi*te. Now buy only branded tools. And now have enough tools that I have started dumping the poorest. Without this, those crappy tools keep on popping up when in need.

I have sticked to Makita with electric tools and others are a selection of various brands.

Lesson learned: Dont buy crap.

Hehe, thanks for the tip.. what you did is kinda what i plan to do intentionally. But we'll see

Makita electronics are good stuff, got a cordless impact drill from them. Love my Hilti 22v drill too. Their a bit on the heavy side, but great batteries and plenty of power
1. Hilti
2. Makita
3. Milwaukee
99. Bosch

[Mattir]

Startd buying tools some 10years ago. Started with the cheapest chinese shi*te. Now buy only branded tools. And now have enough tools that I have started dumping the poorest. Without this, those crappy tools keep on popping up when in need.

I have sticked to Makita with electric tools and others are a selection of various brands.

Lesson learned: Dont buy crap.

[Nobody]

Most things Ive owned from Kamasa are fairly cheap shit not always though .. some air tools have been surprisingly good .. Some of my finest shift wrenches are Bacho OTOH

Heard mixed opinions about kamasa the last 5 years..
Is that old or new Bacho Muz?

early (like 20+ yr old) Kamasa was good shit ..... still have some very good Kamasa tools ... sockets, spanners ..... but like most stuff, went to the dogs, like most other things.

Britool ..... ditto!!

TBH ... better off trawling boot sales and the like for early, good quality brands .... have had some amazing snap on and the like buys for next to nothing.
Just need to keep looking.

Most 'average' brands these days are lifetime guaranteed, so as long as it don't get abused ..... there's not a lot to choose from. Brand is usually what you're paying for in the top line stuff ..... a bit like Levi jeans

Best advice is examine it for finish quality ...... if it looks well made and finished, there's a reasonable chance it'll do the job.

Had a old kamasa set myself that i inherited of the old boss. Just a small set with 3/8" sockets and wrenches, but it was a damn good set!

Ye, been on the thougth about boot sales.. But they are few around my area just gotta keep my eyes open and get lucky I suppose!

Lifetime guarantee is a good thing.. hell, even the cheap crap here has 10 years guarantee! So I can atleast get a new piece when it brakes, but it doesnt save my hair


Seems to me that most of the "good old" brands that used to be above or around average, are overprized below avrage tools today Thinking of skipping all that, and buy the cheap crap and then just replace whatever brakes as I go along with something of high quality. Maybe get a few key tools of good quality right away, like ratchets, some 6point sockets and breaker bars.. We'll see

[v8druid]

early (like 20+ yr old) Kamasa was good shit ..... still have some very good Kamasa tools ... sockets, spanners ..... but like most stuff, went to the dogs, like most other things.

Britool ..... ditto!!

TBH ... better off trawling boot sales and the like for early, good quality brands .... have had some amazing snap on and the like buys for next to nothing.
Just need to keep looking.

Most 'average' brands these days are lifetime guaranteed, so as long as it don't get abused ..... there's not a lot to choose from. Brand is usually what you're paying for in the top line stuff ..... a bit like Levi jeans

Best advice is examine it for finish quality ...... if it looks well made and finished, there's a reasonable chance it'll do the job.

[Muz]

Most things Ive owned from Kamasa are fairly cheap shit not always though .. some air tools have been surprisingly good .. Some of my finest shift wrenches are Bacho OTOH

[Nobody]

Ok.. so I'm in the marked for some hand tools
Wrenches, ratchets, pipes, screwdrivers and so on..

Soo I thought it would do good with a thread for peoples experiences, opinions and tips and to be honest, im a little lost on what to buy

For me it's mostly about best bang for buck. I loved my few pieces of Hazet tools when I worked with cars.. but damn, cant defend buying that stuff myself I just want good enough quality to keep me from pulling my hair out over tools that fail on that one stubborn bolt!

Hazet is at the top of the line for me.. Used to like Snap On, but find it hugely overprized compared to quality. Same with Wurth. Loved my Snap On panel hammer tho..

Atm, there are 3 brands i consider the most. Kamasa, Teng tools and Bacho. Altho some say bacho aint what it once was?

Can i get some help?