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are craftsman flare wrenches good enough?
I need to buy a set of flare nut wrenches and would like to know if anyone feels the snap-on or other high end brands are worth the major premium.
I REALLY don't want to pay $130 for 5 wrenches but at the same time i'd be bummed about paying $30 for 5 wrenches if they tend to round fasteners. thanks! erik
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I've had craftsman, and I gave them to a fellow 911 owner who used them successfully to change out his fuel filter. I bought a set of SK from www.tooltopia.com. SK makes great tools at a small premium over Craftsman, and ToolTopia is a great place to buy online. highly recommended.
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I have the Craftsman flare nut wrench set, have used them several times, and they work just fine.
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I used craftsman to replace all of my hard brakelines and they worked perfectly removing the 30+ year old original flare nuts. No slips and no damage to any of them.
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What the other guys said about Craftsman.
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I used Snap at the shop and Craftsman at home - they both perform the same.
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Most of my tools are craftsman and no problems yet.
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Craftsperson fan here as well.
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01-25-2007, 03:21 AM
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Craftsman it is then. Thank you for the input!
BTW, Wayne your price on the SK is excellent.
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not telling anyone what to use as if it's good enough for your work it's good enough.
My smugglers box is full of Harbor Freight. My boat tray that i drag around is full of Snap-on. My home garage is an assortment of mostly S&K, some Snap-On like their socket universals, and some Craftsman when I need a clunker tool. below is a Craftsman and an S&K 
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I have Craftsman and S&K wrenches, including flare-nut wrenches and the S&K are noticeable better, but the Craftsman have worked for me...
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My Craftsman F/N wrenches are 30 years old.
They still work as advertised. I can always find a Sears to replace a broken tool. I sometimes have to wait a week for the Snap-On guy...
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well in the process of searching for craftsman sets i came across an excellent deal on the SK wrenches so we'll see if they're all that. $55 for a set of metric flare wrenches. also ordered a set of stubby combos as well. now my $35 flare wrench purchase has become a $100 shopping spree!
slippery slopes can appear at ANY time! oh well, now to give Wayne more money; those bleeder jobs look pretty darn cool! wonder what else i need from Pelican?
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I bought a set of cheapo wrenches from Pep Boys to redo brake lines. Those were fine too... I usually buy Craftsman (I don't make my living with my tools) but since I knew this was an infrequent use item I went "budget".
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Craftsman are nice and work fine.
SK flare nuts (which i have) are awesome. easy to clean too
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Should clarify...my Craftsperson flare wrenches are the polished ones. They clean up well. They are also SAE...my metric flare wrenches are Wright brand. Dunno if they are sold any more. I've had them for decades. Wright is/was made by snap-on. Both work. If I ever won a lottery, I'd probably have all snap-on. But then I'd probably never turn a wrench again...
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