What do you guys think about them?..... i never had enough money to buyt he 263pc kit or something from craftsman... and i usualy buy tools little by little... according to what i need...

most of the time... end up going to walmart... they always show lifetime warranty on the box.... and none of them have broken yet... (then again i havnt done anything extreme..)


but overall... what do you guys rate these stanley tools..... just want to know if i should stop buying them... and switch over to craftsman or something..


they are very cheap.... i know that much..

anyone have experiance on the durability, customer service (warranty)?

 

well since this is all as i would believe at home in the garage based work then its good enough for that and the warranty would and should cover if it has one. but as far as using tools as a professional as i do in the industry of cars. carftsman/stanley do not cover there tools if they are used on a professional level. in other words if your buying these tools for more then just at home do it yourself work then look into buying good quality tools from snap on matco mac and cornwell verses buying cheap tools but if its just for you as a hobby then good luck with it man.

 

damn... i thought craftsman was the goodstuff..... but their warrenty is no hassle though...


so even if you mess it up on a professional level... just take it back and they replace it right....?

 

The only Stanley "tools" I own are hammers, saws, a few mallets and a measuring tape.

 

I have some stanley boots.... pretty rugged.... although ill never buy another steel toe boot... they hurt for everyday use.

 

how is sears going to know if you broke a socket while working in a shop? unless you tell them...and i doubt they would care.

IMO the difference between the Snap-On, MAC, Matco compared to craftsman are their unique specialty tools. other than the tool truck comes to the shop.

a craftsman wrench will turn the bolt just like a snap-on wrench. if the craftsman wrench breaks then i bring it back to sears on a sunday and get a new one. if the snap on one breaks i'm going to have to hunt down my local Snap-on guy during the week.

stanley back in the day made some decent stuff..but now some of their tools are not all that.

best to stay with a US made tool set that carries a lifetime warranty.

 

From my experience, Craftsman has more random stuff directly at Sears.

There was a time when I needed a long 10mm 6-pt box wrench. I looked everywhere I could think of and Sears just had it hanging right there.

 

oh... stanleys arent US made?..... and yea... thats the thing... my stanley ratchet set says lifetime warranty on it.... i just wanted to know how much of a hassle do you have go through to get something replaced?

 

I've had this little stanley ratchet set for about 5 years now and they're great. No problems whatsoever.

 

danny like i said if you where to walk in in a uniform from any dealership or privatly owned shop they will tell you as they have told many of my college mates that they will not warranty the parts because it was used as a professional tool and the warranty is for the hobbiest not the professional level.

If you dont beleave me and work in a shop outside of your garage as your job. Then break a socket or breaker bar and take it back wearing your uniform and see what they say or do.

 

im sure you could fight about it...

wearing a uniform doesnt nessecarily mean you used the tools in a professional environment... sh*t... it can mean that you love wearing your uniform everywhere..... or that your GF and you had some role playing going on in bed..... you were playing "pablo, the body inspector"


J/k
just bustin your chops...... i hear you.... i know what you mean...

 

sweet ... thats awesome.....


i was thinking of just creating a budget "set"... out of stanley tools.... a few ratchet sets...breaker bar , sparkplug sockets... extensions...hex sockets and add things as time goes on....


should cost less than a 100$.... but if something breaks... i wanted to be covered.... less than 100$ is still less than 100$ for broke self.

 

dont get me wrong i have seen a ratchet that stanley makes that is quit some interest as u dont have to ratchet the ratchet just twist the handle and it ratchets whatever your trying to get down at.

 

I inherited a bunch of the Proto tool line from my Uncle, those things are very nice and built by Stanley. It was there Pro line a few years back....

 

All of my u joints, extensions, and 1/2 to 3/8 reducers are stanley. They are pretty nice, and fitment on them is great.

 

Ah my pet peeve...so many here mixing their, they're, there!!! bla!! DanNY help!


Hey Elusive, believe they dont give a rats *** if you're wearing a uniform unless the district manager is visiting the store or someone from corporate is in. And even if they decline to warranty something, use deductive reasoning; go home change and go to another sears..sheesh, so you're gonna go pay triple cuz you cant take a uniform off and go to another store? You shouldn't be wearing a uniform after work anyway as you'll get grease all over the place lol

My gfs dad always warrantied tools with his uniform on, they really dont care as DanNY mentioned.Thanks for heads up for the ones that didnt know though

 

like what John said man...they usually don't give you a hard time...but if you know that your local sears gives you a problem w/ your uniform on then why not just change or throw on a jacket? how do they know if you work in a shop? it's not like you have to flash them a "i'm a shade tree grease monkey" badge or something.

i still stand by the craftsman tools just because it's so easy to get a replacement when it breaks.

not the case w/ Snap-on, Mac, Matco, etc etc...still have to look for the truck M-F (i think i've seen them around on sat once in a while).

 

i've seen some stuff that's not...best to double check before buying just to make sure.

the replacement warranty thing...not sure how that goes.

 

i have a few stanley sockets and ratchets myself.never had a problem with them either.I use N.A.P.A tools.thats what my tech school gave us. they are good tools have'nt broken many at all,a breaker bar and a couple of sockets.I dont like wasting my lunch break running up to sears to replace a tool,(only get a half hour and the nearest sear is 20 mins away)nor do i wanna wait a week for the snap-on guy to come back.I call NAPA with the part number within 10 to 15 minutes my new tool arrives no question asked. Its more convienent that way well to me that is but hey to each is.... you know the rest

 

So let me get this straight....

I've got a NAPA 7/8 wrench I had to borrow from a guy at the JY and then he disappeared so I had no choice but to keep the wrench. If I were to break it, I just call the nearest NAPA (which is 1 mile away) tell them my address, tell them what tool and size it is...and they'll deliver a new one to my house in 10-15 minutes?

 

Everything made by Stanley I've come across has held up just fine to regular use. The only drawback I see is that you'll likely have to send off your stanley tools for replacements. I don't believe Walmart or any other retailer(if anyone else even sells them) will replace them in-store. That's one good thing Craftsman and a few others...you can get the replaced quickly if you have a Sears, etc. nearby.

Those things will fatigue your wrists & forearms. They're alright for certain things I guess, but I prefer a standard old ratchet or an air ratchet if there's enough space to work with.

 

i believe it gotta be at the job i'll check tommorow though

 

it comes in handy i think in certain times not for all time use. i only mean like when working at a weird angle where it fits down in there but you dont have much room to ratchet it the normal way yet have already broken the bolt lose enough to just use that ratchet

 

Yea I want one of those, they're nice. Wonder if Craftsman makes those too

 

Stanley tools are making a comeback. They are making some good stuff now. They need to work on a few things yet but difinately getting better.