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Was wondering what your guys' opinion was on some useful tools and brands. I'm always looking for hidden gem tools at garage sales, estate sales, or 2nd hand stores. I'm mainly hoping to focus on brands which are mostly guaranteed to be of worthwhile quality, so brands that are hit and miss I'm only interested in certain product line names. I'll start off on a few obvious ones.
Mitutoyo - Any measuring devices
Fluke, Keithley, HP, Siglent, Agilent, Keysight, B&K Precision, Rohde & Schwartz - Electronic measurements, testing, and power supplies
Hakko, Quick, Atten, JBC - Soldering or rework stations.
Hilti - Drills and impact drivers
Greenlee - Crimpers, cutters, electrician tools
Nichicon, JamiCON, Panasonic, Ruby - Capacitors
Omron - Electronic switches
Panasonic, LG, Samsung, Toshiba, Sanyo - Lithium cells
Maglite - Flashlights
Mattco, Snap-on, Mac - Sockets and wrenches
FLIR - Thermal imaging
Fiskars - Hand tools and gardening
Honda - Small engines
Morse, Starrett - Milling, blades, taps, and bits
Maybe the list will be a good reference once it's big enough. Any suggestions about brands that ooze superior quality in a certain field?
Will be adding more as they're suggested or as I think of them. Feel free to rip the brands if you've had a bad experience as well, that's what the thread is about.
Briggs & Stratton - Small engines (Quality has gone downhill recently)
Mitutoyo - Any measuring devices
Fluke, Keithley, HP, Siglent, Agilent, Keysight, B&K Precision, Rohde & Schwartz - Electronic measurements, testing, and power supplies
Hakko, Quick, Atten, JBC - Soldering or rework stations.
Hilti - Drills and impact drivers
Greenlee - Crimpers, cutters, electrician tools
Nichicon, JamiCON, Panasonic, Ruby - Capacitors
Omron - Electronic switches
Panasonic, LG, Samsung, Toshiba, Sanyo - Lithium cells
Maglite - Flashlights
Mattco, Snap-on, Mac - Sockets and wrenches
FLIR - Thermal imaging
Fiskars - Hand tools and gardening
Honda - Small engines
Morse, Starrett - Milling, blades, taps, and bits
Maybe the list will be a good reference once it's big enough. Any suggestions about brands that ooze superior quality in a certain field?
Will be adding more as they're suggested or as I think of them. Feel free to rip the brands if you've had a bad experience as well, that's what the thread is about.
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