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Originally Posted by BigJoe
been using a friend's fully kitted shop for years but want to plus up my personal collection at home to keep my having to move the projects to a minimum.
Looking to buy DA's, Angle grinders, cut off wheel, etc.
Always love snap on but lately i've been buying matco simply because well i'm in the military, don't make all that great of money but still want a quality tool.
any suggestions would be great if someone thinks i shouldn't just buy matco's versions.
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So that's an "it all depends" question. Personally I'm a Snap-On guy... except when it comes to air tools. I buy 3 or 4 HARBOR FREIGHT angle cut offs at a time -- they're like $14 a piece. I've yet to have one fail... I run good quality (buy them at AirGas by the 100s) discs.... 2" and 3".
I have a Snap On cut off ---- it's slow but has more torque.. and is larger diameter body -- and it's not as good of a tool as the cheap crap from HF.
Now --- on body saws --- I only buy Snap On and not that junky Blue Point crap either (Taiwan or China but with Snap On prices). They have a fantastic body saw that has torque and there's nothing worse than a body saw that stalls every 1/4". I had bought a Blue Point -- and had to add a Snap-On because the Blue Point version is junk. So the Snap-On bought first would have been "cheaper". UGH.
I have top quality DA's -- and Mud Hogs - and all manor of stuff like that.... There is no such thing as too many air tools. Some is Chicago Pneumatic (also a lot of China made product).
I have a Snap On 1/2" impact -- top quality piece with a top price too! But in stuff like that -- I like a "lifetime" tool. However -- for the race rig - I bought an electric (battery) version that works pretty dang slick and is 1/3rd the price.
I COMPLETELY agree with SIEG.... the air source is every bit if not more important than the actual brand of tools... it needs to be able to crank out 19ish CFM at operating air pressure --- say 100 PSI or greater.
Air compressors are always discussed and advertised at PSI --- when the VOLUME of air at the operating PSI is far more important. Tank size doesn't mean diddly if the compressor can't keep up with the tool being used. $800 will NOT get you a compressor you'll be happy using.