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I'll test it vs. my 20-year old chinesium one, im curious to see the difference. Here's the GRM article: https://grassrootsmotorsports.com/articles/choosing-torque-wrench/. They're legit from my experience and I wouldn't hesitate ordering from themin fact I have. The local HF was out of quite a bit of stock - including the 1/2" Icon torque wrench, but the 3/8" has enough range to torque my 4G63t head bolts so I picked it up. Snap On rebadged these, https://www.toolsdelivered.com/cdi-torque-1503mfrmh-dual-scale-adjustable-preset-click-torque-wrench. People are adding to it all the time. I believe all snap-on torque wrenches are manufactured by CDI Torque Products. Interesting, it's not very often that I find a tool company I've never heard of. 8' Red Workbench Frame: Build Your Perfect Custom Workbench with Sears, 34-1/2'' 2-Shelf Utility Cart: Move Tools and Supplies at Sears, 10 Hand Tool Brands That Don?t Get The Love They Deserve | Tools In Action - Power Tools and Gear, CDI Torque 2503MFRMH Torque Wrench, 1/2" Drive, Micrometer Adjustable, Metal Handle, Dual Scale, 30' - 250' Lbs. FerrariChat.com has no association with Ferrari S.p.A. 2022 FerrariChat. My smaller torque wrench (5-75lb.ft I belive) is a CDI from Suncoast Precision. https://olsatools.com/products/push-reversible-ratcheting-wrench-set?variant=16707591340083, https://olsatools.com/products/3-pcs-kit-socket-organizers?variant=8537243516979, https://cloud1.shopsite.com/donofish/product170.html, https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08MVGXTRF/?tag=atomicindus08-20, https://olsatools.com/collections/wt-extractor-wrench-set?variant=37943291183301. Olsa seems to sell predominantly on Amazon. I just purchased the snap on torque wrench because my old one gave up after 15 years of use. I'm using their socket rails and have been following them for a number of years. The tools deliveredsite shows clearly where its made though. Craftsman aint what it used to be, but I'm happy. My whole family is going to die if I buy a cheaper torque wrench from CDI (who SnapOn owns anyways) TIL. The rechargeable LED handheld ones available are great, and a big improvement over the old "trouble lights" that got hot and always pointed the wrong way. It looks like 2 days left and the Anniversary 25% sale ends. When everything is quite gray. I bought an Icon 3/8 on sale a while back and Im pleased so far. In reply to Pete Gossett (Forum Supporter) : I have to admit, I spent a lot of time on garage journal reading (never posted), and a lot of money on storage and tools in our new house / garage. You see, all the perks of dealer visits and in-person warranty require them to sell new tools, especially on credit. You must log in or register to reply here. Everyone stumbling around shell shocked looking for their arm. They have been great. I get the feeling they are someone like us on this forum that took their hobby and made a tool company out of it. Probably. I found a thread from 2018 on the subject & David mentioned the story was in an upcoming article, but I've not been able to figure out which issue it's in. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Amazon has them and they have a no questions asked warranty. Is this badge engineering or is there a difference in the internals? You have two options: take the loss and get out, or try not to be at the bottom of the pyramid scheme. Icon has been around for about a year now. I have found 2 post lifts to be far more helpful than 4 post lifts. nGcxq2FiRxIAbtqSuWKfTnhqPohSJVTA6SiS9kyTm8QbDQrBq4bCgnEHVuLtROlQ, https://grassrootsmotorsports.com/articles/choosing-torque-wrench/. They are extremely tough though. The only word of caution is Williams ratchets are industrial designs. Is that the Precision Instruments design or did precision instruments copy someone elses original design? https://www.suncoasttools.com/crm/ItemPage.aspx?ItemNumber=JH1503MFRPHTORQUE+JH&VendorNumber=SNAPON. Lowes was closer for me when I needed torque wrenches. There are a bunch of brands out there that snap on owns. I've bought a couple tool organizers from them, and they're nicer than some much more established brands, and I haven't found evidence that they're rebrands or sold under other names. We need to start a support group for people that find the cheaper versions of the snapon rebrandsseems like every week someone has this epiphany. Please, accept permissions to continue Olsa Tools Socket Organizer Trays | 6 PC 3 row trays SAE & Metric Socket Holder | 1/4, 3/8, Olsa Tools Magnetic Wrench Organizer (Red) | Wrench Holder Fits Wrenches SAE 3/8" Thru Olsa Tools Extendable Breaker Bar, 1/2-Inch Drive, 16" - 24" Length | Locking Extending Olsa Tools Swivel Head Ratchet Set 3pc 1/2", 1/4", 3/8" Drive | 90 Tooth Olsa Tools Socket Labels and Screwdriver Labels, Set of 504 Labels | Tool Labels | Premium Socket Olsa Tools Tool Box Liner, Drawer Liner, and Shelf Liner Black 16 Inch x 9 Feet 3mm Thick | Premium Olsa Tools 5pc SAE Slim Profile Wrench Set | SAE Thin Wrench Set | Flat Wrench Set | Mechanics Olsa Tools Split Beam Torque Wrench, 1/2 inch Drive, +/-4% Accuracy (50-250 ft-lb Torque Range) | Olsa Tools Split Beam Torque Wrench, 1/2 inch Drive, -+4% Accuracy (50-250 ft-lb Torque Range) | Olsa Tools | Premium Quality Swivel Wrench Organizer. They checked it at 20-lb increments from 20 to 160 ftlbs and it was within 1-2 ftlb the whole way. Sometimes amazon has blowout pricing on stuff. Tooldelivered is where I shop and watch for deals on amazon. They also do not have the specialty tool selection Snap On does. I've had a Husky torque wrench(25-250lb.ft) for around 5 years now. Having the right quality tool, knowing exactly where it is, bothhave made working on things easier and more enjoyable. Extractor wrenches. ). - - Amazon.com, Bahco 808512 Ergo Mixed Screwdriver Set, 12-Piece - Snap On Screwdriver Set - Amazon.com, The Truck Tool Equivalents Thread - Gathering Data - The Garage Journal Board, Amazon.com: TEKTON 1902 Round Magnetic Parts Tray: Automotive, OEM 25466 Heavy Duty Pickup Tool - Magnetic Sweepers - Amazon.com, Amazon.com: Torin T43004 3 Ton Aluminum Jack Stands (Sold in Pairs): Automotive, (You must log in or sign up to post here. As soon as I bought it, the oslatools adds started coming up. Our split beam torque wrench is made in Taiwan. NSFW content will get you banned. I also have a yard sale special that I have "tested" at home by comparing to the Craftsman and as far as I can tell it's wonderful. Don't remember all the exact numbers (I have them written down somewhere), but they were all well within my acceptable range of accuracy. Shipping is free over $50 and they also started a cash back rewards program. This sub is for tool enthusiasts worldwide to talk about tools, professionals and hobbyists alike. In reply to AnthonyGS (Forum Supporter) : Holy crap, that's either the 2nd-best site ever, or it's going to lead to my demise. Their drawer style socket holders look nice too. Part of MOTORSPORT NETWORK. Oh I've looked all over, you must be looking at a totally different website or you have inside information; as none of the above info is showing up in the most obvious and pertinent places contrary to what you say and suspect. Also their less expensive tools are made in Taiwan and are still great. being able to furnish individual tools under warranty or whatever doesn't necessarily mean they want to sell them. We welcome visitors/DIYers asking questions about which tools to buy or use for a job. You might find that it's spot on. Not sure thats the same as made in the usa. I have a 15year old $20 harbor freight one. I also got a 3/8 split beam and then a 1/4 micrometer from Precision Instruments. PASS/FAIL/WARN does not necessarily prove the presence or absence of fake reviews. And who doesn't need another free flashlight or pack of batteries? But welcome nonetheless. Most people would be wiser to save themselves $300 on a Taiwanese/Olsa (or a smaller sum on CDI/USA) tool and put the savings to something more immediately important. Here is a picture of the Olsa with some other wrenches for comparison Top to bottom: Olsa bump reversible ratcheting, GW switch reversible ratcheting, Tekton flexhead ratcheting, Tekton combo, Kobalt Crossform. One is1/2 drive; the other is 3/8. I'd take the icon one before Home Depot. It's the torque wrench I always use for lugs nuts but I've also used it for head bolts multiple times. Compete against GRM project cars in this years $2000 Challenge, Share the love for a chance to win a Mazda MX-5 race car. Olsa Tools Magnetic Socket Organizer | 3 Piece Socket Holder Kit | 1/2-inch, 3/8-inch, & We are in no way affiliated with or responsible for any products bought on Amazon. Consult. I dont know anything about their other tools. It's held up great the last 5 years or so under medium duty use. I own the Husky wrench. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Press J to jump to the feed. The results are worth it. Harbor Freight has theirIcon one for $109 with a certificate of calibration, and it states it's accurate within 4%. A good amount of snap on Tools are rebranded. Olsa Tools Mechanic Gloves, Highly Cut Resistant, Cut Level 3 (Medium) | Mechanics Gloves | Sandy Olsa Tools 3 lb Dead Blow Hammer | Non-Marring Polyurethane Head | Rebound Resistant and Impact Olsa Tools | Pliers Holder Rack & Organizer for Tool Box Drawer Storage | Holds 16 Pliers | Red. We run into a lot of 13mm and 14mm bolts with rounded heads. Thanks for mentioning us! It lives in my toolbox in the plastic case and is always stored on the lowest setting. Buying that wrench direct from CDI would be about $275, so it's still got a hefty mark-up, but not as terrible as you were thinking. You just have to look. The address is on the site multiple times. You are using an out of date browser. We only provide an analysis of user reviews. They've been great. 2022 Motorsport Marketing. Iended up with a couple of Kobalttorque wrenches. Promotions and ads are not permitted on this sub. Ive had an S-K for a long time and its been solid. JavaScript is disabled. However, i could be wrong. Its an SK tools brand. I know Harbor Freight's warranty process is pretty straightforward, but I've never dealt with tools to Home Depot? Though I'm more concerned in which one would be better to own long-term and easier to warranty if there were ever problems. Suncoast Precision has very good prices on them since they don't have the Snap-On label on them. It's almost certainly not a rebadged Olsa, given that it says made in USA on yours, and the Olsa is made in Taiwan. For another $30 I think this would be a massive upgrade on either of those. I just learned about Olsa Tools today on amazon. Check out Garage Journal forum online. Ratcheting Adjustable Wrench (8 Inch) by Olsa Tools | Heavy Duty Adjustable Spanner Monkey Wrench | Dual Material Hawndle Screwdriver Set Parent. Your truck is probably filled with Taiwanese manufactured semiconductors anyways. I have a mix of US and Taiwan. I think op is asking if he paid for badge engineering. Look at their industrial brands. Dont forget the usual HF coupons to sweeten the price up a bit. I can check it against another TW for calibration. Olsa Tools is having a 5 year anniversary sale with 15% off of a limited selection of their products. They have great customer service from my experience as well, was less than an hour and they fixed something that was more my fault on the order. Like a brand. Offset box end wrenches, but the shape inside the box is for rounded off bolt heads. I know snap on is expensive but I thought they made their own stuff like my previous one, Im going to hang that on the wall 15 years , Edit: not sure why the 2nd picture wont display. I've had my $20 HF 1/2" for years. I've not found a HF coupon yet that includes Icon, but I do have a coupon for cheap zip-ties which I need for the Challenge car. Most people don't own $78 thousand dollar truck and don't work on million dollar equipment. Discussion in '308/328' started by wildcat326, Sep 10, 2014. It may not display this or other websites correctly. After watching the GRM test I bought a 3/8" drive Icon from HF. It says snap-on usa. I looked to see if I could purchase a single wrench to have on hand in case. Try finding that on other websites. CDI is who makes Snap-on's torque wrenches. Last time I had machine work done, the shop offered to check mine for free and I watched them do it. I would go with the Husky out of those two choices. Snap on $420 oslatool $140. +/- 15% accuracy would probably be fine for my purposes and I suspect it's still in the ballpark of that. Theyve got a huge thread on this exact thing with all tool truck brands. Lifetime warranty since it's a hand tool. I went and bought my own Icons after I wrote that test, if that tells you anything. Quality is great. I have one order done and completedprobably going to try the 20pc. All of our tools are backed by a 100% satisfaction guarantee and have a 30-day risk-free return period. So the shops needs a steady influx of naive fresh meat to start buying all those new tools. lol. If you can trust all the electronics in your truck to work (if you didn't, you'd probably own an older truck, which is going to be even less safe in other ways regardless) then you can probably trust something much simpler, like a torque wrench, from the same country. Normally, he said, he would give me a printout of the numbers so I could "cheat," but it was so close that he just handed it back to me and said "congratulations, it's perfect." Williams and CDI are Snap On brands. The article suggests this too, but this wasn't a use wrench - this was a back of the trailer parking lot sale of the cheapest chinesium tools available before Harbor Freight became the meme that represented the genre. I have some of their pliers racks that I bought through Amazon. All of our tools exceed professional standards like ASME/DIN/ISO and are professionally tested near our headquarters. Williams, bahco, Cdi. All rights reserved. They kind of has a tekton vibe to them, but there is no address mentioned so that seems a little sketchy. All rights reserved. I bought a 1/2" Husky from Home Depot. Magnetic Screwdriver Organizer by Olsa Tools. Wrenches ranged from the $20 hammer store special, to 15+year old Craftsman, to the Tekton. Only reason I would is not every Home Depot as is every Lowe's et al are the same. And which model Snap-On is yours? Home Depot has theirHuskyfor $90 with a certificate of calibration, and it states it's accurate within +/- 3% in the upper 80% of its range. I have a Tekton I'm happy with. Their wrenches, sockets, etc are just like Snap Ons. Our estimate is based on deep data analysis. Same here, I have been really pleased with it so far. One tool that is really useful on a 308 is a magnetic telescoping pickup tool. I have used them on everything from 460 head bolts to Jeep I6manifolds. The flex head is really helpful and I like how easy the split beam design is to use. Based on the article, it sounds like any would work fine for most purposes and the icon would be fine for the rest. They do not have 80 teeth so they are not as fine as some ratchets people like. But techs eventually get most of the tools they need and it becomes mostly warranty work. I have owned a Craftsman for almost 30 years. Since Lowes has moved to Craftsman tools, I am not sure if the Kobalt wrenches are still available. I don't have their torque wrench, but I dohave a few other tools from them and they are good solid tools. For what it's worth, I took my collection of torque wrenches to work last year and used our QA department's test rig. BTW the web-site now indicates 25% Off for the Anniversary Sale! They make very good quality aluminum socket and wrench rails. GRM did a whole test on this recently. I believe they are more known as a tool truck brand that makes socket rails, organizers and the such. Pretty lame way of boiling the argument down to something to appear black/white. 200-300% markup is standard, and a lot, if not most is rebranded, considering their entire catalog. 2022 MOTORSPORT NETWORK. Both models state they have a lifetime warranty. Every HF is the same. As for quality of Craftsman tools, for a basic home garage where the tools aren't being used daily, they work just fine. I use toolsdelivered to add to it. The socket rails have a nice ball bearing detent that holds the sockets securely - even the very large ones. I haven't had to use the warranty yet btw. Harbor Freight is closer, but Home Depot is stillclose enough to to be worth $20. I'm not sure if the Icon was in production then either, isn't the Icon line new to HF within the last year or so? https://www.toolsource.com/split-beam-wrenches-12-c-315_880/precision-instruments-c3fr250f-12-in-dr-split-beam-click-type-t-p-104429.html, USA made, works great, price reasonable. I have one of these and am very happy with it. Take a photo of it broken and they ship out a new one. I totally agree. Sent an email to Olsa and received this in response. Yeah all their torque wrenches are manufactured in City of Industry I believe. It's time to replace my 20-year old parking lot tent sale torque wrench, but I only need it once every few years, so there's no need or desire to spend hundreds of dollars for a "pro" one. Your job would be convince them, including on social media platforms like this. Agree and I too think it as a sketchy company and best avoided especially at the asking prices. All rights reserved. Don't forget that good shop lights are really important. Olsa Tools Tool Holder Clips | 10 Pieces | Fits Magnetic and Wall Mount Screwdriver Organizers | Olsa Tools 3/8-Inch Drive Aluminum Socket Organizer | Professional Quality Socket Holder (Green). It would appear this is the case as you can buy this tool for less from CDI, actual the manufacturer for the Snapon version. If it says Snap-on anywhere on the tool, the answer is yes. I think I bought it in 1992. I am obsessed with quality and dont mind paying for it, but not if there is something out there that is just rebranding. Both seem very good. Have a link to the Olsa? I got a $5k toolset on their for $2k. It's probably time to stop pushing certain things under the rug just because it doesn't have the logo/branding/COO that you always want to see too. Works great. My first one didn't last more than a few uses, took it back to HF and got another. We welcome posts about "new tool day", estate sale/car boot sale finds, "what is this" tool, advice about the best tool for a job, homemade tools, 3D printed accessories, toolbox/shop tours. They also come with a ltd lifetime warranty for added peace of mind! I use it to get spark plugs out of the front bank among other things. Didn't realize they sold tools also, but I'd suspect they're high quality Taiwanese tools made by a common OEM. As in did they pay a premium for a rebranded tool with a markup over what you could buy the tool from the manufacturer. Before spending money, I might consider taking your yard sale wrench to a machine shop that can test it.

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