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3 hours ago, Mr. Cucumber said:

Household stuff and occasionally some projects .... Nothing professional... If it was for professional I would invest in good name brand tools... (DeWalt, Makita, Milwaukee, aircat and other such brands) because they would aid me to make more money thus pay off their price very quickly. 

It's fine imo as long as you don't completely cheap out on them.

If your gonna use them every once in a while, then buying really expensive ones is more of a loss tbh (of course if your job needs those tools then it's not a loss, depends on the use case)

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I know I'm going to get some backlash from the professionals...but.... Are Chinese tools that bad...ate there any good brands? (Not the super cheapo ones) and if there is (are) please suggest.

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there are many things called tools, from screwdrivers to drill bits for cnc stations. for everyday tools, their quality reflect more or less on the price, as long as you don't pay stupid money to get ifixit kits, as they hardly worth half of what it says on the sticker.

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Obviously if you compare a Snap-On impact wrench to one made by a Chinese company, the Snap-On wrench will be better even though the Snap-On wrench could also be made in China. 

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In general, I try to stay away from chinese tools. It's not that china can't build decent tools (all of the Milwaukee power tools are made in china), but more that when manufacturers move production to China, it's done as a cost savings measure, and that usually comes with some sacrifices in quality. 

 

If you're just looking to do some basic auto maintenance in your garage, Husky (home depot) or Kobalt (lowes) are both made in China but will do the job for you without destroying your budget. 

 

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1 hour ago, Mr. Cucumber said:

Are Chinese tools that bad...

Yes, mostly. For obvious reasons.

Because Chinese would sell their mother for money...

 

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ate there any good brands? (Not the super cheapo ones) and if there is (are) please suggest.

ate??? Ähm...


Anyway, there are good brands but they aren't chinese, they are either German, Japanese, though the best are Swiss (or something like that. Liechtenstein to be precise). 

Does America have good brands?? That Canadian machining guy seems to hate (some of) them with a passion...

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2 hours ago, Mr. Cucumber said:

I know I'm going to get some backlash from the professionals...but.... Are Chinese tools that bad...ate there any good brands? (Not the super cheapo ones) and if there is (are) please suggest.

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32 minutes ago, Stefan Payne said:

Yes, mostly. For obvious reasons.

Because Chinese would sell their mother for money...

 

ate??? Ähm...


Anyway, there are good brands but they aren't chinese, they are either German, Japanese, though the best are Swiss (or something like that. Liechtenstein to be precise). 

Does America have good brands?? That Canadian machining guy seems to hate (some of) them with a passion...

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2 hours ago, lewdicrous said:

What are you trying to do with said tools?

Household stuff and occasionally some projects .... Nothing professional... If it was for professional I would invest in good name brand tools... (DeWalt, Makita, Milwaukee, aircat and other such brands) because they would aid me to make more money thus pay off their price very quickly. 

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3 hours ago, Mr. Cucumber said:

I know I'm going to get some backlash from the professionals...but.... Are Chinese tools that bad...ate there any good brands? (Not the super cheapo ones) and if there is (are) please suggest.

What exactly do you mean by "Chinese tools"? A great many of the big name brand "high quality" stuff is manufactured in China. Being Chinese doesn't make something good or bad. Though some Chinese brands tend to be cheaper and lower quality - but that's due to the specific niche in the market they want to fill.

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54 minutes ago, Mr. Cucumber said:

Household stuff and occasionally some projects .... Nothing professional... If it was for professional I would invest in good name brand tools... (DeWalt, Makita, Milwaukee, aircat and other such brands) because they would aid me to make more money thus pay off their price very quickly. 

If you're looking to buy some household tools, just wait for a good sale at Lowe's or Home Depot or whatever your American version of Canadian Tire is.

 

You can generally find sales (even kits with all the tools you need in one package) with 50% (or higher) discounts.

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3 hours ago, Mr. Cucumber said:

Household stuff and occasionally some projects .... Nothing professional... If it was for professional I would invest in good name brand tools... (DeWalt, Makita, Milwaukee, aircat and other such brands) because they would aid me to make more money thus pay off their price very quickly. 

It's fine imo as long as you don't completely cheap out on them.

If your gonna use them every once in a while, then buying really expensive ones is more of a loss tbh (of course if your job needs those tools then it's not a loss, depends on the use case)

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