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Spent $700 on a Snap-on ratchet set and honestly it was worth every penny
I finally broke down and bought a Snap-on ratchet set after years of using Craftsman stuff that kept slipping. It cost me $700 for the 1/4 and 3/8 drive set with the locking flex heads. First week using it, I had to break loose a stuck bolt on a Cessna 172 engine mount and it handled it like butter. My old ratchet would've rounded off the bolt for sure. The warranty is lifetime too so no more buying new ones every few years. Has anyone else made the jump to high end tools and actually felt it paid off?
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logan20525d ago
A lot of folks don't think about the hidden cost of cheap tools when they break a bolt or strip a fastener. That stuck bolt on the Cessna could have turned into a thousand dollar repair job if you'd rounded it off, plus the downtime. People look at the price tag but ignore what it costs when you have to stop work and run to the hardware store. Good tools earn their keep the first time they save you from a bad situation.
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milaprice25d ago
That line about "good tools earn their keep the first time they save you from a bad situation" really hit me. I used to be the guy who bought the cheapest wrench set at the auto parts store, figuring a tool is a tool. But after snapping a cheap socket on a stubborn oil drain plug and having to pay a shop to extract it, I finally understood that the real cost is the headache and lost time, not the upfront price. I don't think I would have listened to advice like this before, but now I'm a lot more careful about what I buy.
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