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G05TheBox t1_iw4rcjh wrote

Reply to comment by shredsickpow in Milwaukee straight snips, bought in 2005 and used on hundreds of projects. Still sharp and tight. by madmax_br5

Aviation snips and midwest-channellock body châssis from Milwaukee soon? 😇 3 blade crimpers.

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VisualKeiKei t1_iw4u8x1 wrote

I'd suggest Klenk for OG aviation snips. Stahlwille, Gedore, or Hazet snips if you're really burning to buy once, cry once.

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G05TheBox t1_iw4usrd wrote

Thanks for the reply, never heard of any of those 👍 stock with wiss snips/Lenox crimper at the moment hehe.

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VisualKeiKei t1_iw4v2d2 wrote

Klenk and Midwest Snip are some of the OG American snips. The others I mentioned get you into the (painfully priced) world of German tools.

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F-21 t1_iw638st wrote

Those are very likely not made by those brands. Hazet, Stahlwille and Gedore sell top end tools, but they mainly focus on manufacturing those basic forged handtools like the sockets and wrenches, a lot of other stuff is rebranded from other more niche brands.

I think Knipex does not make them either.

The most well known top end snips from Germany are made by Bessey and it is very likely they supply them to those top brands (Hazet, Gedore and Stahlwille). NWS also makes them.

Buying Bessey snips is cheaper than buying Hazet, even if they're the same just different branding...

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G05TheBox t1_iw6tn0o wrote

Malco and Knipex, only high end tools I can actually touch in a store lol. Hilti also at Home Depot lol.

I hear back in they days (from How it's made, best show ever en passant!) that Mastercraft Maximum wrench key were produce in the same shop as Mac Tools! 🤫🤥

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G05TheBox t1_iw4vaou wrote

European, one of my teachers was always hard on European tools lol heard of the Klein Tools snips?

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