HAHA, "Professional"..."Heavy Duty", sorry, I use the terms interchangably.
Well, that's my point, Jay... with these particular items, the wording isn't simply semantics. The ones literally designated "Professional" are the impact wrenches that I am talking about. The ones advertised as "heavy duty" or even "extra heavy duty" aren't the same.
Regardless, I do think there is a difference in Air-tool quality between Harbor Frieght and IR.
If I got a chance to buy a IR at a good price, that would be fine. But great deals on good IR equipment don't show up on a regular basis.
And though you did not "say" all products made by parent company are equal, you did imply that a similarity exists between the various lines.
Are you refering to where I was talking about the Danaher products? If so, I do think there is very little difference in the basic Craftsman socket/ratchet/accessory line and the very similar products sold under Allen for about 40% more. And I highly suspect the Matco tools bear more than a passing resemblance to the Craftsman Professional (high polish) items and the NAPA line.
I also think that many of the Stanley lines are also clones of each other. Perhaps not some of the high-end Mac items, but certainly Challenger, Blackhawk, Stanley Professional and until recently, Husky, have been essentially identical tools but sold for widely varying prices.
Agree that made by Snap-On does not automatically equal Snap-On quality. However, the Kobalt tools are made in the Snap-On plants, albeit from different forging patterns. And they do seem to be very good tools, especially for the price.
Not trying to give you a hard time, just want you to not misunderstand my intent.
---> Bill
