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Yes and he carries one around with him for us to use because none of us have a Craftsman breaker bar.Does the dolt's son know about this device called a breaker bar?
Yes and he carries one around with him for us to use because none of us have a Craftsman breaker bar.Does the dolt's son know about this device called a breaker bar?
I have a customer who only allows Craftsman to be used on his car so I have to use them when he is at my shop getting work done.
I agree. Same with his no power or air tools stuff on that customers car. And I hate using someone else’s tools too like how he pulls his breaker bar out of his trunk.One of the most unreasonable things I've ever heard, I would purposely use other tools just to see what would happen....Then act dumb "Man I could of swore this was a Craftsman tool"
There's line between customer service & Indulging a customers unreasonable request.....Your boss shouldn't have put you in this situation to begin with, Managing/Owning a automotive repair business requires the Backbone to tell customers "How Things Are Ran Here".
I’m honestly not sure. I have a few of the modern things I used on it and he didn’t say anything. I don’t want anything going missing if he was to inspect them. I remember him making a remark about this was what his father and grandfather used so he is continuing the tradition. Yes their ratchets absolutely suck and hurt your hand after awhile too. I give every tool a chance and those aren’t something I use hardly at all.Does he not know Craftsman is a shell of it's former self? Some of their stuff was never that great to begin with, I never cared for their raised panel ratchets & before Snap-on introduced their 80 & 72 tooth ratchets.....I preferred MAC ratchets as they had the lowest back drag & rarely auto reversed.
We all have our preferences and idiosyncrasies but when they become obsessions/compulsions they become problematic. Maybe this guy should get professional help for his issues (???) Or maybe he should learn to work on his own cars (with his Craftsman tools) just like his daddy and grand daddy did.I’m honestly not sure. I have a few of the modern things I used on it and he didn’t say anything. I don’t want anything going missing if he was to inspect them. I remember him making a remark about this was what his father and grandfather used so he is continuing the tradition. Yes their ratchets absolutely suck and hurt your hand after awhile too. I give every tool a chance and those aren’t something I use hardly at all.
I’m honestly not sure. I have a few of the modern things I used on it and he didn’t say anything. I don’t want anything going missing if he was to inspect them. I remember him making a remark about this was what his father and grandfather used so he is continuing the tradition. Yes their ratchets absolutely suck and hurt your hand after awhile too. I give every tool a chance and those aren’t something I use hardly at all.
I agree. And I don’t judge because someone may have issues but when it does turn into that like you said yeah it’s a problem. Some things I do have in Craftsman and if I use them I use them if I don’t I don’t lol. Now if he would ask something like hey can you maybe leave that snug but not hurt yourself trying to remove it tight that would be different because I know his son likes to fix cars too but making requests like that then standing there and making sure I follow them yeah that’s a problem that is why I like doing road calls if I know he is showing up lol.We all have our preferences and idiosyncrasies but when they become obsessions/compulsions they become problematic. Maybe this guy should get professional help for his issues (???) Or maybe he should learn to work on his own cars (with his Craftsman tools) just like his daddy and grand daddy did.
At least he doesnt request that it only be Powr-Kraft tools you have to use.I have a customer who only allows Craftsman to be used on his car so I have to use them when he is at my shop getting work done.
True because I don’t own a single one of those. I’ve got Western Auto and Wardmaster stuff though lol.At least he doesnt request that it only be Powr-Kraft tools you have to use.
Hey I would grab the Stanley set at the price. I'm a home mechanic not a pro. I have fallen in love with Husky tools from home depot but, I doubt they have a set like that for that price. Stick with what works.I'm looking into buying a new ratchet/ tool set. I currently have a Stanley Mechanics tool set that i've had for 10 years now and it has been fantastic and has been beaten hard its life. Stanley sent me new 1/2" and 3/8" ratchets last year under their lifetime warranty, all I did was email them and ask and they were mailed to me quickly. The old ones still work but were starting to slip out of gear every once in a while. They had been rained on many times and left in the sun too, I can't complain. I like the portability of the plastic case the Stanley set came in but it has fallen apart after all these years and I've lost lots of wrenches and sockets.
Stanley currently has a 201 piece set that Amazon and Walmart sell for $59, it doesn't sound like it can get any better than that.
Is there any other sets I should consider? I'd like to stay under $100 since I know I can get a decent Stanley set for $59 I thought it would be worth a shot to see what else is out there. I have lots and lots of other Craftsman wrenches and sockets.
The set must be 1/4", 3/8", and 1/2" ratchets with sockets and have wrenches.
Thanks, here's the Stanley set.
Stanley Tool Set