My personal opinion is that the Craftsman tools of today have far less quality than 20-30 years ago. I like Snap-on and Mac and have quite a bit of Stahlwille (German tools), but I use a lot of vintage Craftsman as well. Some pros will tell you if you have a ratchet or wrench in your hands for eight hours a day most everyday that the pro tools make a huge difference. The cost is way below the pro tools, and as stated, the warranty is a big selling point. And I can count on one hand how many Craftsman tools I’ve had to have replaced.Ĭraftsman is fine for almost all DIY’ers.

I’ve used Craftsman tools for over thirty years. First, they were just as tough as Snap-On’s, second, they were cheaper, and third, if a tool broke in field, he could send his assistant to the nearest Sears store to get a replacement so he could finish the repair. He replaced a majority of his tools with Craftsman. And if you can’t finish the repair on a piece of equipment because of a broken tool, not only does that make you look bad, but the customer is not very happy because his equipment is still down. And he switched from Snap-On to Craftsman tools because when a Snap-On tool broke in the field, he couldn’t get a replacement until the tool truck showed up at the shop. He was a heavy equipment field service technician. Snap-On’s don’t break? My father would laugh in your face as he showed you the ammo box full of broken Snap-On sockets, ratchets, and wrenches so he could get replacements whenever the tool truck showed up.

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