Originally Posted By: Trav
Originally Posted By: Cujet
As an aviation professional, Snap On is often the only tool that can do the job. The thin walled box wrenches and swivel sockets fit in tight locations properly and can handle the load. Good thing only a few sizes are needed. 1/4 through 3/8 inch are the common sizes that absolutely require Snap On tools. And the various Snap On screwdrivers are an absolute must.
For my home tool boxes, I have Craftsman wrenches, SK sockets and HF impact sockets and so on. They work just fine.
I have to disagree with the Snap-On love fest, sure they make some decent tools but Stahlwille, Hazet and a few others are just as good if not better in many cases and yes they make aviation tools, Stahlwille torque tools are world renowned and considered the gold standard.
PB Swiss make some of if not the best screwdrivers in the world and regarded by many in that industry to be superior.
Snap-On is common in the USA and available and yes they are quality tools but they are not by any stretch of the imagination the be all and end all as far as quality tools go.
https://www.airport-suppliers.com/iwas_s...h-technology-6/
https://www.stahlwilletools.com/
https://www.hazet.de/produktkatalog/index.php?cPath=2_2620
There are some excellent German tools. No question! Maybe I should have qualified it by saying: (commonly and locally available) as the Snappy truck is here, and has been here, every week for the last 30 years, with high quality tools, available immediately.
Gulfstream, for example, uses Snap On tools.
I do not make the claim that they are the best. But the OEXL line of combo wrenches are fantastic, as are the angled 30/60 degree open ends. Those angles being something difficult to find in other brands. And the Snap On swivel sockets are really hard to beat. As they are stiff enough to retain hardware in position in difficult locations.