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Quoted From WDHewson:
Hi All:
As I do more automotive work (previously mostly motorcycles) the fasteners are tighter, so these extra long Genius tools appeal to me. See link
http://www.geniustools.net/Products/Keyword.aspx?item=EXTRA+LONGI haven’t bought a set yet, so don’t have a feel for their quality and feel.
Has anyone used these?
Are there alternative “extra long metrics” that I should look at?
Thanks.
i havent used the genius ones. i usually stick with mac and snapon. i have a set of these from mac. when i worked on domestic cars i didnt use them much, i now work mostly on european cars where i use them alot. i would consider them a specialty tool, but i use em all the time, like on a master cylinder, ball joints, transmission bolts. and they are awesome for holding a nut when u run down the screw..
i like mac tools, i bought snapon for all my sockets/ratchets/ and wrenches. after that everything came from mac. i love snapon precision tools. but mac can be abused a lil, and still work great. everything is made in texas and great quality. for me the problem with most tool manufacturers is that the majority of there line is farmed out to cheaper manufacturers.
i bought all my sets from mac too, fuel/compression testers ect… i love all my mac tools…
gotta admit tho, my box is snap-on, i love snap-on boxes.
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cheers
When i fisrt started at a dealership as a lube tech/basic service technician. i bought a terific $500 craftsman tool set and box. after a year or so i noticed i had fewer and fewer tools, also the sears people stopped taking my returns. They said i had to buy craftsman professional to get that kind of warrenty. Its been about 3 years since i started, i now work at a european specialy tech shop, and have been buying mostly from mac, but the ratchety stuff and my box from snap-on. That being said, customers dont like there nuts, bolts, screws, and plastic clips broken, or things scratched and rounded. Based on my experience, all the major tool companys “engioneer” there tools with wierd edges and curved sidewalls as to reduce rounding. So if your gonna try to be a pro, research your tools, i saw a pittsburg socket set that was awesome!!! And a snap on set from the 70’s be horid… Cost dosent matter, what matters is design. another example. i got the old otc ball joint press. then when i started doing HD, i needed another set, and for some specialty applications, that would be an extra 400$ for the 2 extra sets. In the end i went to snap on for there master ball joint set. And its AWESOME!!! i’ve never found a ball joint i can’t service, its also vise mountable, however it cost $600.
sorry for the long story, but i just mean to say… research what your gonna pay alot of cash for.