What Brand Tools Do You Use?

[webguru]

Hello,

I am getting into system building and would like to start getting tools geared around system building.

What brand tools do professional system builders use (Klein, Craftsman, etc).

I'm wanting high-quality tools, not made in china junk! :-)

Thanks!
Nate

[webguru]

When I say "tools", I mean hand tools such as pliers, screwdrivers, etc, etc.

[glc]

I use a Craftsman magnetic screwdriver with interchangeable bits and cheap Chinese needle nose pliers.

[Rev_pizzaguy]

I use a Husky #2 Phillips screwdriver. I also have a set of Husky precision head screwdrivers (small torx, phillips, and flat head bits) for replacing LCD panels in laptops. They are cheap, have comfortable grips, and work great. I use Klein wire strippers for electrical work around the house, but have never had to use them for working on a computer. I like to use Craftsman for working on my cars, but I haven't had much use for a 1/2" drive break-over bar when building/repairing pc's. I have used unusual "tools" such as guitar picks for separating plastic panels before, as using a metal screwdriver would have bent the plastic. Hope this helps!

[EzyStvy]

I use a magnetic screwdriver from Walmart. It works so well I bought 4 of them. (made in the usa)

[rjfvillarosa]

I use my SnapOn screwdrivers and radio-nose pliers left over from my mechanics days and like stated above, I have yet to find a use for my breaker-bar or torque wrenches. Come to think of it, I don't think I have had a need to use my cylinder compression tester or timing light on a computer yet.

[juppy]

Most of my tools are Craftsman, but my favorite screwdriver is a Klein. It's one of those 10 in 1 things, so it has a lot of different heads all in one screwdriver (2 phillips, 2 flat head, two Torx, two square head (can't think what those are called right now), and when you pull all the heads out you get a couple different sizes of nut driver.)

[rwest]

I love Craftsman tools, when I can afford them.

Mostly I buy Stanley. I think their made well, they feel comfortable to me, and the price won't break ya'. Although just recently, I saw some tools somewhere(don't remember where)with the Stanley brand and they appeared to be made like the real cheap stuff! It was depressing. I really hope I was mistaken, and Stanley hasn't dropped their quality. Ya' really don't have to look too hard to spot cheap tools.

[not important]

If you want the very best tools available, get Snap-On. Mac and Matco are of equal craftsmanship as well as price.
In my 30 plus years of turning wrenches I have seen cheap tools turn many simple jobs into time consuming and costly jobs.

[Rev_pizzaguy]

I also use a Paladin RJ-45 crimper.

[mattaggie]

A tool that I use alot on computers and around the house in general is a Black & Decker cordless screwdriver

http://www.amazon.com/Black-Decker-V...8517917&sr=8-3

Makes taking out a motherboard or power supply a quick job.