WHAT'S IN YOUR TOOLBOX?

i have craftsman in my box. would like snap on. but the price difference i could put it in my car.

I have a fair bit of older Craftsman, along with some SK Wayne stuff my father gave me. My kids started buying me Dewalt sockets.ratchets which I like quite abit.

I have alot of older USA made Craftsman tools, Lisle tools, some Japanese stuff I got at Pep Boys in the early '90's, a USA made Mr. Goodwrench licensed wrench set, & of course some crappy China made Craftsman stuff.
Just comparing the Craftsman USA, Japanese ('70's), & Chinese tools you can see the lack of quality in the Chinese stuff. I also hope Stanley brings Craftsman back home (hope that deal included all the US based tooling & machines used to make them.)

I have mostly Craftsman from the 80s and 90s. Now I stop by garage sales and pick up partial sets to replenish my supplies when things break or wear out. I have not ventured into a Sears in about 6 years.

Hell snap on has a lot of stuff made oversees

Not enough lol....

Lots of craftsman some harbor freight. I'm not a full time mechanic anything I use less than 5 times I'm going to harbor freight. Rather spend money on the Malibu than on the tools to build it!

I noticed awhile back when I was at Menards that alot of their in house Masterforce brand hand tools say they are made in the USA. Stuff like wrenches and screw drivers, I didn't look at the sockets or ratchets, so I am not sure about those...I'll take a look next time I am at the store.

Edit: According to their website the ratchets and sockets are USA also.

I have 2 well actually 3 boxes. Home is all my Snap-On Cabinet and tools I got when I did maintenance for my old employer. They went under, I kept the tools as part of my ( cough cough before the sheriff comes to liquidate the assets ) severance. 2 weeks before xmas and the b*st*rd cut me a paycheque and 4 years of vacation pay that bounced !!! In that I keep some of my dads old Gray stuff I got when he passed and all my specialty crap like benders, cutters, die & tap sets.
Then I keep a small toolbox together for junkyard runs and wrenching in the driveway which is mix of Canadian Tire stuffs ( guaranteed for life ) and Snap On stuffs from yard sales. In there is a full rail of snap on torx sockets, and allen key sockets.
Then at work I have all the leftovers. I mounted a garage sale box top on top of a 36" pan drawer cabinet. Cheap hammers, leftover sockets, mostly harbor freight and Princess Auto stuffs. As well as all my "other" 1/2" bits and pieces from yard sales as my "good " compressor is at work. I pretty much have 2 or 3 of everything because of the work I do both at home and at work and on the road for work :/

I guess I'm a bit of a tool snob. Luckily when I was in tech school Snap on had a deal with the school where students could purchase tools at nearly half off.
That is how I ended up with a lot of my stuff......so here goes.
Snap on 3 bank KRL series box with top hutch in Lime green. I also still have my original Snap on tool chest that I started out with that is covered in racing stickers.
Mostly all Snap on tools with some Matco and Mac thrown in the mix.
I do have some Craftsman and SK stuff, but that is relegated to tool bags in the trunk of my car and truck.

Friends and family used to give me a hard time about what professional tools cost, by that was because they didn't earn a living with their hands.
Most people who have earned a living with hand tools will tell you the inexpensive stuff costs you time, money, and get you injured when it fails.