Palmera Tools
Submitted: Saturday, Mar 12, 2005 at 22:40
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Zapper
Has anyone had much to do with Palmera tools? Some mutha F_____ stole all my gear couple of weeks ago, all the
tools I had built up since the previous ones were stolen 4 years ago gone again, so I am looking at buying a new set.
Apparantly these are made by Snap-On similar to the Kingchrome/supatool arrangement, they are round same price as Kingchrome with lifetime warranty etc.
Anyway just like to know if anyone has had any experience with them, the
shop I looked at them at also sells Kingchrome but reccomends these over them
Reply By: Member - Blue (VIC) - Sunday, Mar 13, 2005 at 01:59
Sunday, Mar 13, 2005 at 01:59
G'day Zapper,
never heard of Palmera tools... Have had a couple of Kingchrome items fail and were replaced on
the spot with no questions asked. Had a quarter inch Snap-on torque wrench which I use for smaller bolts on my motorbike.The ratchet mechanism failed, it took 3 weeks for them to contact me to say the wrench had clearly been misused/abused and therefore the warranty was void. I started to kick up a stink but no-one wanted to listen so I gave up. Just to even the score card, I have also heard good reports on Snap-on warranty service, my experiences have lead me to stock my garage with Kingchrome.
Blue
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Reply By: Member - Ed. C.- Sunday, Mar 13, 2005 at 13:30
Sunday, Mar 13, 2005 at 13:30
G'day Zapper,
I know this doesn't answer your question, but there's a seller on ebay *minimaxmen* selling (you guessed it) _Minimax_ (Japanese and/or German made) tools at what appear to be very good prices.. You may wish to check it out...
I've purchased from this seller on a few separate occasions, w/- no problems whatsoever....
IMO, Minimax is up there with the very best as far as quality goes (YMMV)..
Regards, Ed. C.
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Reply By: Member - Bradley- Monday, Mar 14, 2005 at 00:10
Monday, Mar 14, 2005 at 00:10
never heard of them, if they are made by snap on, then its a third range under snap-on / bluepoint , and would be sold by the guys in the vans only.
On the jets we used primarily snap on, with lots of other top gear - stahwille etc. but for automotive i have found kinchrome is more than adequate for general stuff with abw or the like for the specialist items.
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Reply By: TonyH - Monday, Mar 14, 2005 at 00:25
Monday, Mar 14, 2005 at 00:25
Palmera are a good brand better than Kingchrome. Palmera do some strange
tools others don't. Pricey, I usually go for sidchrome over Palmera, but I have had a palmera shifter or 3 , tough as boots, just wish i knew where they where now.
If your happy with the pricing go for it.
Tony Harding
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