Rant: don't buy Stanley tools

[aarolar]

Ditto to harbor freight at the rate I loose or have my stuff borrowed it's the only logical way to go however I can tell you that the harbor freight wrenches are not made to the same specs as higher end stuff and they will round off a really tight bolt if your not careful.

 

[slippy3002]

Like I said, I've never had a problem with it. But I haven't bought anything Stanley for probably 5 years. All of my stuff is older and works great. So who knows?

Thats how mine are. I haven't bought them in 10yrs. The older stuff was great.

Sent from ®obland

 

[96-1500]

We don't have harbour freight here but I've heard it's pretty cheapo. We do have princess auto that sells "powerfist" brand that is pretty flimsy stuff. I have a couple ratchets and some sockets that have held up so far, but I haven't owned them that long. I don't much care for the feel of them.

 

[95C1500]

We have Stanley screwdrivers. Rachets, sokets, wrenches, etc... are Craftsman (my dad's) and Husky (mine)

 

[Ruger_556]

I just buy SK and Snap-On... Still break stuff all the time. My 1/2" drive Snap-On is like majorly fubar right now

 

[Darkrider]

If i recall right the Mastercraft Maximum is either MAC or Snap On made...might be a different company though too... But right now my "Crash bag" is filled mostly with the "jobmate" branded wrenches, some Princess auto powerfist brand sockets, a double headed rachet that i picked up at Princess auto (3/8 one side and the other side is 1/4) That thing rocks..composite handle and as said double headed so i only need one ratchet for the job..if it ever breaks i will def be picking up another it has held up for a year so far and the same company makes a 3/8/1/2" version as well that i will def get eventually. I have some of the older Maximum brand tools that i picked up used from a buddy but ever since i put together my crash bag that case has simply sat in the back seat of Vegas never to be touched since lol...

 

[FastOrange]

Most of my tools are mastercraft maximum. Seem okay.

My dad had it of blue-point and proto. Good .

Even my toolbox is maximum haha, most expensive one they made at the time. I love it.

 

[oohunter04oo]

My Dad bought a newer stanley set and i don't think he has ever broke any sockets but his ratchet broke right off the bat... and personally i had a set of Stanley screwdrivers and i thought they were junk... All my ratchets are Matco and Craftsman. All of my 1/4 and 3/8 socket are craftsman and my 1/2" impact sockets came from harbor freight... no problems with them, and thats what i used everyday mechanicing.

 

[96-1500]

I've got old Stanley Screwdrivers my family had before me, probably 20 years old. They are by far the best I've personally ever owned.

I will admit that I am pretty good at breaking tools. I broke a good quality slide hammer once...

But, still, stuff like ratchets sockets and wrenches just have to hold up. I'm looking at a couple new Snap-on replacements right now. Nothing against the build quality of Mastercraft ratchets but I don't like the way they switch direction and feel. I really liked the feel of the stanley and the way it was set up for forward/reverse, but obviously it wasn't well made.

 

[michael hurd]

Mastercraft Maximum ( and all except the real el-cheapo hand tools ) were made by Stanley for Canadian Tire Corporation, at least back in the day when I worked there.