new tool store!!!!!!!!!! kms

[AndyL]

So... speakeasy gone...

Replaced by tool store!!!

KMS tools - https://www.kmstools.com/

Im told I have to go drool

(if you drop something... leave it on the floor... that's all I'm gonna say about that)

[firebane]

holy crap! KMS is a great store.

[Tik-Tok]

Originally posted by AndyL
So... speakeasy gone...

Replaced by tool store!!!

KMS tools - https://www.kmstools.com/

Im told I have to go drool

(if you drop something... leave it on the floor... that's all I'm gonna say about that)

Peelers is still there, KMS is where a high end kitchen place used to be, on the side of it.

So once you're done drooling at the tools, you can go to the Risque Rouge (Speakeasy's new name), and go drool at some strippers.

[TomcoPDR]

What's it about? It is a one-level up from Princess Auto... the next House of Tools type of spinoff?

[boarderfatty]

Originally posted by TomcoPDR
What's it about? It is a one-level up from Princess Auto... the next House of Tools type of spinoff?

I would say they carry mid to high end tools, they carry a bunch of brands, wont find snap on or mac or anything but some decent stuff. I picked my 1/2" Ingersol Rand 2135TImax impact there for $150 which retails for quite a bit more. Also picked up my Milwalkee chordless impacts from there as well. carry a bunch of Gear Wrench stuff. I would highly suggest checking it out. My only gripe with them is they can be sort of a pain when it comes to honoring warranty. I usually have to go strait to the manufacturer for it. I also quite like the Wera screwdrivers they carry, as they are the company that Snap On sources to make their screwdrivers.

[HO2S]

Originally posted by boarderfatty
I also quite like the Wera screwdrivers they carry, as they are the company that Snap On sources to make their screwdrivers.

Anything that says snap-on on it, snap-on built it. If it says blue point on it it's built by some one else like Wera.

[89s1]

Originally posted by HO2S


Anything that says snap-on on it, snap-on built it.

Can you definitively prove this?

[Rat Fink]

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[AndyL]

Looking through the flyers... Looks similar to house of fools... They have the higher end, the chinese junk, but then they've also got automotive (seems to be both expensive and cheap stuff).

Kinda like PA but with good junk mixed in

[boarderfatty]

Originally posted by Rat Fink
Except for the Costco snap-on shit....Yes.

Here is a thread showing that Cendai in Taiwan has the patent on the gearing for ratchet wrenches and they provide the gearing for Gearwrench, Snap-On, Blue Point and Craftsman

Here is he garage journal forum

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=11540

Here is shipping info showing the last shipment from Cendai to Snap On on Dec 3 2012

http://www.importgenius.com/supplier...ustrial-co-ltd

Doing more research, Wera doesn't make snap on screw drivers, both companies have their laser cut tips done at the same place

[zhulander]

Originally posted by boarderfatty

Ingersol Rand 2135TImax impact there for $150

Is this still available at this price?

[boarderfatty]

Originally posted by zhulander


Is this still available at this price?

I bought it over a year ago at the Edmonton location, I have seen it go on sale a couple times since then, so I would just watch the flyers

[ExtraSlow]

Originally posted by boarderfatty
My only gripe with them is they can be sort of a pain when it comes to honoring warranty. I usually have to go strait to the manufacturer for it.

This is one thing that Princess Auto is great for. they honour the warranty in-store with no hassles.

[anomaly2]

Might be off topic, but lots of Snap On, Mac tools are made in China
the original stuff used to be made in USA.

[Tik-Tok]

Snap on is made in USA(using Chinese scrap metal) Snap on bluepoint is made in china.

[VW337]

Went to the grand opening of KMS tools last week and was a little disappointed at their inventory of certain items. The automotive section was quite bare and only had a few items on the wall. Hopefully they are still receiving inventory and planning on filling up some of these sections. Like stated above they do carry a wide range of tools from the "one-time use only" to the mid and higher range tools.

[sillysod]

Originally posted by boarderfatty

I also quite like the Wera screwdrivers they carry, as they are the company that Snap On sources to make their screwdrivers.

Wera, Weidmuller and Phoenix Contact are all made in Germany and used mostly by control electricians. They are amazing terminating screwdrivers and the only ones that the tips don't snap off of easily.

Just like Klein makes the best linemans, phillips and big flat-heads, Robertson makes the best square ones, Wera/PC/Weidmuller are the best for precision screwdrivers.

Snap on / MAC screwdrivers suck. They make wrenches though that nobody can touch IMO.

[AE92_TreunoSC]

I have a ton of snap on tools made by other companies, sometimes you can tell simply by googling the snap on part number.

[HO2S]

Originally posted by boarderfatty


Here is a thread showing that Cendai in Taiwan has the patent on the gearing for ratchet wrenches and they provide the gearing for Gearwrench, Snap-On, Blue Point and Craftsman

Here is he garage journal forum

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=11540

Here is shipping info showing the last shipment from Cendai to Snap On on Dec 3 2012

http://www.importgenius.com/supplier...ustrial-co-ltd

Doing more research, Wera doesn't make snap on screw drivers, both companies have their laser cut tips done at the same place

If you go to snap on's web site and look at there screw drivers they say right on the page made in the USA. Im talking real snap on tools bought from a dealer, not the garbage at Costco. Snap on sells a lot of different brands and owns a lot of brands.
Snap on finance owns my sole, out of all of there tools that I own not a single one says made in china.
Their claim to fame is made in the USA, That's why a 1/2'' ratchet from Princess Auto is $40 and the snap on one is $200.
All ask my dealer on Wednesday about it.

[thrasher22]

Rad!! I'm going to have to head down in the next couple days and see what they have for metal working tools. That's one thing I always struggle to find anything for in town without going out of the "hobbyist" budget.