What's you're favorite brand(s) of tools

[Rob-D]

Deere, Milwaukee, Mitutoyo, Starrett, Emco Maier, Wolf, Miller, Snap on, Agilent, Tektronix, Rohde & Schwarz, DeWalt, Brown and Sharpe, Lie Nielsen, Fluke, Kenametal, Wiha, Seiko, Omega, Carhart, Klein, Greenlee, Stihl, Leica, etc.

It's a long but distinguished list.

I've been inside Seikos and Rolexes. I like Seiko and Omega better. I like the big Miller welder but the small 110v Lincoln.
I don't like woodworking tools from Japan. I know they are 'shishi' now but I think we have different ergonomics, different hand and body sizes, their tools just don't balance for me. Did you ever use a Lie Nielsen plane? Perfect! I don't like Estwing hammers, I like wood handles. Some of the old Delta tools were great, their big table saw was a workhorse, I don't know who owns them now?
If I could have any small lathe it would be a Schaublin (Swiss) but the Emco
Super 11 (Austria) is a great machine.

Rob

 

[tybee]

Multi-pliers,machete's,tree saw's for shooting lanes,and some knives.GERBER
Boone

I love my Gerber multi tool. I bet that machete's awesome!!!

 

[mjncad]

Some of the old Delta tools were great, their big table saw was a workhorse, I don't know who owns them now?

Rob

Delta was owned by Pentair after Rockwell, now Black & Decker owns Delta and Porter-Cable.

Ah ha...I knew I'd forget some things.

Ball-Pein hammers: Estwing, I have five of them from 8 - 32 ounces.

Multi-tool: Victorinox.

 

[tybee]

Delta was owned by Pentair after Rockwell, now Black & Decker owns Delta and Porter-Cable.

I've got one of the old Rockwell era Delta Radial Arm Saws. They don't make them like that anymore!

 

[MESSMAKER]

Stanley sockets and ratchets are as good a Craftsman,Kobalt or Husky in my opinion.

Starrett,Browne and Sharp make very nice measuring tools

Lots of good knives out there, Cold Steel is very nice.

Porter Cable, Paslode and Senco air nailers.

Lee valley make some very nice stuff, whatever it is.

Dewalt drill bits are great.

Subaru/Robin utility engines.

 

[Hawghauler]

Chevy smallblocks

 

[Kernopelli]

I have a Gerber multi tool that I love and carried it the tool pouch on my enduro bike. I broke the jaws trying to cut something I had no business attempting to cut and sent it in to Gerber for repair. I told them it was broken due to abuse but loved it and to please fix it and send me a bill. Within a week or two I received a brand new tool for free. I called them and told them I wanted to pay for it and that it wasn't necessary or fair for them to replace it but they insisted and thanked me? ! I can't say enough good things about both their tools and the company!

I also like Estwing tools. I used to know one of the Estwing family members. He was kind of a quirky old hippy. He wasn't active in the company but sat on the company board of directors and I don't think he really knew a hammer from a chisel. From what I understood, he would go up to Rockford a couple of times a year for meetings but other than that didn't have much involvement. He worked full time as a county health inspector, which is how I knew him. No one could ever figure out why he chose to do this, his boss assured me he that due to his position in the families company that he certainly didn't need to work. But I say kudos to him, at least he wasn't sitting on his butt and I don't ever remember him bragging about being a member of "THE" Estwing family, he was a very common guy. In fact I made the joke one day that I had one of his hammers and that's how I learned I really did have one of his hammers.

 

[rjkobbeman]

Fogot...Hammers: Estwing

Depends what you are hammering. For driving nails all day, try a Stiletto Titanium. Outrageously expensive, but a full-size framing hammer is only 15 oz and drives nails faster than a 24 oz framer.

You got that right. For those that don't have one, they don't know what they are missing. For those that do, I'm sure we all agree with you.

I never would have imagined what a difference the right hammer can make.

I too use nail guns, but sometimes a hammer is required.

 

[tractorsanmore]

Snap-on rachets , extensions , sockets , etc..
Mac wrenches , screw drivers
Ingersoll composite impact wrenches
Ingersoll air compressors

 

[mike550]

snap on