My first set of tools were from Proto, way back when I went to a trade school in the early '80's. Since then, I have bought many tools from Matco, Craftsman, and Mac, but I tend to stay away from the name of Snap-On, due to it's outrageous prices. I also stay away from the "no-name" brands, as they will tend to round of nuts, bolts, and screw heads. Sometimes it seems the fasteners are harder than these type of wrenches. I was tought to use the right tool for the right job, and a screwdriver should never be used as a hammer, or a gardening tool!!! I am a firm believer in, "If you need a tool, make a list and buy it . . . eventually." This is within reason, but hey, we are guys, and there's a lot of tools out there that we don't have in our tool boxes, right? We could always use more. Just recently bought a Craftsman Compression Tester Set, and a Craftsman Cooling Pressure Testing Kit, because I didn't have one on two seperate occasions. Damn! We are so easily pleased with a gift certificate from Craftsman as a Christmas Present!!!
"You go ahead and shop Babe, I'm going to be over here for a bit."