![]() Mac has good tools, i like their ratchets and open end wrenches, but for sockets, i'd rather have snap-on, or just buy craftsman. it really depends on what style you prefer, but i kinda equate mac sockets on par with craftsman. If you are talking about old Snap-On sockets, I agree. Old Snap-On sockets were forged and the inside of the socket was broached to size. While these later sockets are not unacceptable, they break quite a bit easier than the old ones.Ī number of years ago Snap-On's non-impact sockets changed to either powdered/sintered metal or precision casting(I'm not sure which). I pointed out the change to my shop's Snap-On rep, and he asked about it at a dealer's convention. He said no answer was offered, but that he was given a look that needed no further explanation. It did get chewed up earlier by the hardened bolts than the other two wrenches. In his machine shop, for their particular use on the lathe, the Hazet open end surface was the least durable of the three. Although Snap-On still makes good tools, it is not the same company it once was.Īt one time Snap-On made tools with the intention of minimizing the number of buyers that would collect on their lifetime warranty. What surprised a lot of people was how soft the Hazet 600N wrench was, compared to the Stahwille and Snap-On. Statistical data and cost/benefit are now used to determine how well Snap-On tools are made. Although I still buy some Snap-On tools, I no longer automatically assume their tools are better than Mac, Matco, Cornwell, or Williams.Al English While Snap-On was doing this, their competition was improving. Beta is a great professional hand tool company from Italy. It the 3rd largest tool company in the world with a small presence here in the US. The Ferrari and Ducati factories all used Beta to assemble their respective vehicles before the factories became automated. ![]() Ferrari road cars also came with Beta tools in the tool pouches. The McLaren F1 road car has a Beta torque wrench for securing the wheel hubs. They are also now the official tool sponsor for Ferrari F1. ![]() They've sponsered Surtees, Jordan, Minardi, Ferrari, Kenny Roberts, Valentino Rossi's 2001 GP bike, Grant Langston (250 cc dirt bike champ).
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