Tue Apr 21, 2020 11:54 am by nikkinutshop
I would hope that you, a SnapOn Dealer, would have a bias toward the tools you sell.
I have had the SnapOn AE238 for decades. It works really well for the person with lots of experience with that tool. I know what to watch for when making a double flare with an AE238. I have made many proper double flares. My AE238 sits in a drawer with other tubing tools and I avoid using it.
One of the mechanics I worked with bought an inexpensive off-shore copy of the AE238 flare tool. The "bridge" was not machined straight. This made the tool impossible to use.
And another thing that bothers me. I spent the extra money to buy a SnapOn tube cutter for small tube. It has never worked correctly. Rather than cutting it likes to make threads. I did bring this up with the SnapOn truck dealer. He told me that I must have damaged the tool and never looked at it. Since that time,20 years ago, there is a new dealer on that route. I have been retired for 16 years, next month, so I an not around when the SnapOn truck shows up.. I will call and make arrangements to meet for a show-and-tell. The newer dealer who I am familiar with is a gentleman and a reasonable person. I have called him and ordered tools then met him in-route to pay up.
I cannot be critical of SnapOn quality and forward thinking designs. I know SnapOn is one of the most dependable tools to earn a living with.
It is very difficult for a start-up person to get a double flare right. This tool is identical to the Ridgid tool, I have had both. I strongly suspect there is lots of Ridgid DNA in the AE238.
I am thinking, "If this is the best SnapOn have to offer, it is time to add something better to the line-up.
I would rather have tools I do not need than to need tools I do not have
Artificial intelligence is no match for real stupidity....