Armstrong Tools???
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Armstrong Tools???
I never seem to hear about them or see them in many peoples tool boxes...
They are however 100% made in USA and have a lifetime warranty which to me is a good thing....although this alone does not always equate to awesome quality.
Anyone have any experiance with them?
Opinions about them, particularly their hand tools??
They are however 100% made in USA and have a lifetime warranty which to me is a good thing....although this alone does not always equate to awesome quality.
Anyone have any experiance with them?
Opinions about them, particularly their hand tools??
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Armstrong is owned by the Danaher Tool Group that also owns Matco, K-D, GearWrench, Allen etc. They are good tools. I have a few wrenches and like them better than the few Proto tools that I have. I used to see more Armstrong tools among the suspension guys back in the 80s than I did engine and tranny guys.
Edit: You probably already have seen these links:
Armstrong Tools
Danaher Tool Group
Edit: You probably already have seen these links:
Armstrong Tools
Danaher Tool Group
Last edited by rlh; Dec 19, 2006 at 10:13 AM.
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My understanding is they used to target the industrial user market, same as Wright. I have some Armstrong gearwrenchs, just because they offered a style no one else carried. (gear end, box end). I would have no problems buying specialty stuff from them (or greater then 3/4" drive, hence industrial market), but would stick with Dahaners other lines for smaller, more common stuff.
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Armstrong tools
I have a few Armstrong tools in my box here at home. Local Industrial Supply place sells them to the big mine close by. They are very high quality and the store owner has told me if it breaks bring it back and it will be replaced. As yet I have a 1/2-inch drive ratchet that is probably 5+ years old, two universals, several sockets, several exstensions and a set of combination wrenches. None have ever been replaced.
I was told the last time I was in the store that Armstrong had bought out the Craftsman line or could have been the other way around. I prefer my 1/2-inch Armstrong to the Craftsman tools I have. My Craftsman was a something along the lines of a 200 tool set. I have maybe 20-30 Armstrong tools total. Come to think of it I prefer any Armstrong to a similar Craftsman tool as they seem a step above in construction and quality.
At work the only thing that seems to take the ratchets out is fertilizer in the bearings. Makes them so they will not lock anymore. I doubt many of us will have that problem at home or the work shop.
I was told the last time I was in the store that Armstrong had bought out the Craftsman line or could have been the other way around. I prefer my 1/2-inch Armstrong to the Craftsman tools I have. My Craftsman was a something along the lines of a 200 tool set. I have maybe 20-30 Armstrong tools total. Come to think of it I prefer any Armstrong to a similar Craftsman tool as they seem a step above in construction and quality.
At work the only thing that seems to take the ratchets out is fertilizer in the bearings. Makes them so they will not lock anymore. I doubt many of us will have that problem at home or the work shop.
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Originally Posted by 200000+F150
Sears is selling them online and in their catalog. They are top-notch tools, but Sears' prices are in the Snap-On price range(maybe even higher) for what they carry.
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i have a full set of armstrong sockets and ratchets as well my dad has all craftsman. Id give the edge to the armstrong but they are harder to come by and harder to replace if you lose one. I had to go to an industrial tool supply place and put in a huge minimum order to be able to purchase.
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Just got a set of Armstrong "SAE Flex Combination Wrenches" and a set of "Nut Drivers" and I would say that these things are VERY nice! The wrenches are particularly nice...up there with Snap-on as far as quality. The nut drivers are nice, but I like my MAC nut drivers better (my MAC are metric and my Armstrong are SAE).
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Most places that carry Proto and other professional line tools usually carry Armstrong. Seem to be decent quality, and the independant tool guy in this area swears by them. He used to be an Armstrong dealer, and went independant when they went to stores.
