Tools made today our kids or grandchildern will want to use....

[malcky]

In this day and age of most things being made away from where it started in order to increase profits/cut costs is there any tools you reckon made today that future generations will be hunting them down looking for a better product, for example old Bahco's, old Rotherberger seems to be better than the new/current stuff being made....a couple brands that seems to have remained as they were are the likes of Footprint and Estwing.

 

[TBServices]

I've got a few sets of proper swedish bahcos off my old man from his early days as an engineer and they're better than the current stuff. Unfortunately they're too big to be useful most of the time.

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[Barry98]

i cant see my kids wanting anything been made about today , theyll want the stuff i have now all original etc not a made in tiwain

 

[Guest123]

Even Stanley tools were once the quality tools that everyone wanted, now they're just like the rest, mass manufactured using cheap materials in a third world sweat shop.

You're correct about Footprints, they're still the bees knees and last for ever, except they still rust very easily.

 

[Phil]

As plastics are becoming more and more advanced I fully expect there to be plastic hand tools before long and we'll be saying "in my day spanners were metal"
Look at the old Wolf electric drills and the like from the 60's, full metal body, metal gears and chuck but needed arms like Popeye to lift the thing. Those days are gone, plastic chuck, body and gears in a lot of cordless these days.

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[tamz]

The tools i leave that may be worth keeping (or selling) will not be the stuff made today with very few exceptions.
Unfortunately accountants never need to use the tools they cost the manufacturing of. If they did they would be better quality.
Btw Estwing hammers are not finished as good as they were 25 years ago.

 

[malcky]

Ah so Estwing have cut a few corners compared to 20+ years ago you reckon....are they still the best to go for now or is there another worth looking at?

 

[DirksPlumbing]

As plastics are becoming more and more advanced I fully expect there to be plastic hand tools before long and we'll be saying "in my day spanners were metal"
Look at the old Wolf electric drills and the like from the 60's, full metal body, metal gears and chuck but needed arms like Popeye to lift the thing. Those days are gone, plastic chuck, body and gears in a lot of cordless these days.

Gone are the old days of drills with no clutch. I had wrapped me around the good old trustworthy drill as the bit became stuck. With the high moving masses I found myself wrapped right round as I did not let go before the drill stopped. And I have others seen being hit by one of those as they did let go and the thing came after them. The cord was the safety feature by that time. If the drill started spinning it usually wrapped the cable round and pulled the plug out at some point.

Still got this monstrosity in a perfect working order. But would not use it anymore for my own sake. No I am not missing those times.

 

[petercj]

One of the downsides of capitalism is the race to the bottom to provide the most competitive junk.

When the world has been fully converted to plastic, plastic spanners for plastic nuts will probably make sense - no corrosion to worry about being an upside.

 

[gav8]

Snap-On is the only stuff made today that might be collected in the future, that i can think of, certainly no plumbing tools will stand the test of time like Footprints/Chatwin/Bahco

 

[malcky]

Snap-on bought Bahco in 1999 and im guessing at some point after that all production left Sweden to wherever there made now and probably why folks are not happy with the modern Bahco's.

No one has mentioned chatwin, so have no clue what they make but im going to have a wee google search now as im looking to only buy the best hand tools possible from all recommendations on here.

 

[tamz]

Ah so Estwing have cut a few corners compared to 20+ years ago you reckon....are they still the best to go for now or is there another worth looking at?

The claw is not ground down sharp enough for my liking. Still the best hammer imo.

 

[Guest123]

One tool I found the other day was an old rawlplug tool. Others old enough to remember will know what I'm on about. Won't be passing it on, they were a nightmare to use.

 

[Mike Jackson]

I've got a full set of rawl drills in the garage. Not used for years now though.

 

[Deleted member 25704]

My van blew up a year ago, so my tools are locked in shed. Other week shed got broke into and they stole my Estwing hammer, bought in Canada for £12 in 2006. The hammer had a straight claw, so it could be used as a bolster as well - gutted!

Timeless tools are:

Hillmore pipe benders (both portable and stand type)
Stanley screw drivers
Stanley knife
Estwing Hammers
Pipe slice (best tool of all time for domestic plumber)
Rothemburger blow lamp with ignition (I used to carry a sievert with big orange gas bottle)
Donkey tool box (no longer made because I had it over 20 years - too good!)