Hand Tools - Your favourite brands?

[Guzrik]

Really? I've never liked that type of "boiled sweet" screwdriver handle.

I like them a lot, but this particular one you can put under a 90 degree angle, creating great torque with minimum effort and strain on hand and fingers.
I worked at a company where these were used a lot to undo rotten bolts, in cast machine frames, some collegues hit on the hinge with a 250 gram hamer all day long, saw only very few break. Virtually undestructable.

 

[Maker]

They're good for cutting welding wire and that's about jt

The Maun pliers or the carbide Schmitz ones? I hope you're not cutting welding wire with electronics snips!

I like them a lot, but this particular one you can put under a 90 degree angle, creating great torque with minimum effort and strain on hand and fingers.
I worked at a company where these were used a lot to undo rotten bolts, in cast machine frames, some collegues hit on the hinge with a 250 gram hamer all day long, saw only very few break. Virtually undestructable.

I'll pick one up if I spot one going cheap.

 

[plewlandsbob]

Mayhew , for prybars , punches and chisels

 

[SierraV6]

If we’re getting into manufactures of specific tools rather than general “good brands” then I’ll nominate Lang for circlip pliers. Absolutely superb!

 

[James1979]

It’s probably not something you could stock but what about OEM suppliers of Premium brands?

Ie Williams make a lot of Snap On stuff

 

[Robbie260]

It’s probably not something you could stock but what about OEM suppliers of Premium brands?

Ie Williams make a lot of Snap On stuff

Unfortunately you have to be quick if you want Williams sockets and spanner’s that are USA made they are all moving to the Taiwan blue point now.