SK Tools

[JJWalecka]

Browsing the web and stumbled across this manufacturer of tools. Has anyone used these tools before?

http://www.skhandtool.com/Default.aspx

 

[K8MHZ]

I have some SK tools.

I don't know about now, but a couple decades ago SK was one of the top of the line tools. Nearly the quality of Snap-On (not quite, NOTHING beats Snap-On), less money and available over the counter vs. off the truck.

If SK is still as good as they were, I would have no problem buying their tools.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SK_Hand_Tools

 

[JJWalecka]

K8MHZ,

I prefer craftsman over Snap-On but that just my personal preference.

I never heard of SK before.


SK is MADE IN THE USA.

 

[dwellselectric]

I used to love Craftsman until they stopped having there lifetime warrenty

 

[SEO]

I've used SK tools for years and have had very good luck. I had an issue with a socket that cracked but it was replaced with no charge.

 

[stevenje]

I used to love Craftsman until they stopped having there lifetime warrenty

Are you sure? The Craftsman website still states a lifetime warranty with a new few exceptions.

 

[brian john]

My first set of tools was SK, no issues with them at all, the only reason I switched to Craftsman and Snap on was the connivence of buying them.

 

[satcom]

My first set of tools was SK, no issues with them at all, the only reason I switched to Craftsman and Snap on was the connivence of buying them.

My grand dad used them, and they are still working and in good condition, here is a great site to look up the history of tools. http://home.comcast.net/~alloy-artifacts/

 

[chris kennedy]

My grand dad used themhttp://home.comcast.net/~alloy-artifacts/

Another reason I feel old, I still use them. In addition, I still carry the Diamond adjustable as seen in your link.

 

[cadpoint]

I think they should be proud of their tools; five dollars for their catalog and over six thousand dollars for a tool chest!...

 

[Flex]

I have sk allen sockets. Seem very good to me.

 

[K8MHZ]

K8MHZ,

I prefer craftsman over Snap-On but that just my personal preference.

I never heard of SK before.


SK is MADE IN THE USA.

Well, if you saw my set of Craftsman combo wrenches next to my set of Snap-On combos, you may reconsider. But, you get what you pay for. The set of Craftsman were about 50 bucks. The set of Snap-Ons were 235 bucks.

I used to work for a car dealership. We got paid flat rate. Every tech in every dealership I have ever seen used Snap-On tools.

For home and on a construction site, Snap-On is expensive overkill. For those jobs, Craftsman will do.

All my SK tools are still in perfect shape, although showing their appropriate ages. My Craftsman wrenches are marred and pitted, but still usable. You can't put anywhere near the torque on a Craftsman wrench that you can put on a Snap-On. My Snap-On combo wrench set is 16 years old and still looks like brand new. Pretty remarkable considering the wrenches have a mirror polished finish.

 

[mike scicutella]

i have a few s.k ratchets and wrenches , there really good , i like them a little bit more then my craftsman ones :grin:

 

[K8MHZ]

i have a few s.k ratchets and wrenches , there really good , i like them a little bit more then my craftsman ones :grin:

SK also makes bigger tools than Craftsman. They have a real nice line of 3/4 inch sockets with 3/4 inch ratchets and breaker bars. I think they are made for trains and iron workers.

I have a 1/2 inch SK breaker bar that I have cheated with a 2 foot piece of pipe and the bar didn't even twitch. I figured I was putting about 600 pounds of torque on it. My full weight time three feet of leverage.

Strangely enough, the best impact sockets I have were part of a cheap 1/2 inch air impact set. The impact wrench literally broke apart (in half) in my hands one day. I still have all the sockets, all deep well and thick walled, and they are still in perfect shape. They have taken all the abuse of my Ingersoll Rand 231 for years without so much as a complaint.

 

[hurk27]

SK was a premium brand found in auto parts stores for years, but then they tried to compete with some of the other lower cost brands and kind of fell short on endurance in the last 20 years, but then so did everyone else, except maybe snap on, I have had SK, Mac, Williams, and a few other brands in my tool box, but I always stuck with Craftsman because of the availability and ease of returns when they broke, Snap On you had to chase down truck if they didn't make regular stops at your place.:roll: and the cost was high.

 

[billsnuff]

I bought a set of 1/2 drive sockets and breaker bar etc., in 1967 and I am still using them today. I replaced a 3/4" socket cause I lost it.

 

[mikeames]

SK are considered a premium tool much like snap on. You just dont see them around. I have a small socket set.

 

[electricman2]

I must be old. I can remember when they were called S&K Wayne. I think this was from about 1964 to 1968 or 69.

 

[busman]

My daily use torque screwdriver is an SK. Very tough. Only SK tool I own.

Mark

 

[poeboy]

I love SK tools. I was handed down a bunch of SK tools from my grandfather. A buddy of mine told me the broken socket that was nearly 50 years old (and ratchet) could be replaced free if I went to an SK dealer. A simple over the counter exchange was all it took for me be a real fan.

I also have an SK socket for the 5 sided power company penta bolts for vaults & transformers. Very few companies make that particular configuration.

Like some others have said, there are personal preferences involved as well. It depends mostly for me how much abuse do I need the tool to stand up to. Snap on is the Bentley, SK is the BMW IMHO.