ElysianGuitars Posted March 29, 2008 Report Share Posted March 29, 2008 what is everyones view of Kobalt tools? i'm considering buying a spray gun and an orbital sander, and they seem to be pretty high quality, but i'm wondering what experience anyone has with them... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick500 Posted March 29, 2008 Report Share Posted March 29, 2008 I have a few hand tools made by them; they seem just fine. Haven't really looked at any of their power tools. (Actually, I don't recall ever seeing a power tool from them.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quarter Posted March 29, 2008 Report Share Posted March 29, 2008 (edited) They seem to be Lowes answer to the Home Depots Husky line. Edited March 29, 2008 by Quarter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElysianGuitars Posted March 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2008 I have a few hand tools made by them; they seem just fine. Haven't really looked at any of their power tools. (Actually, I don't recall ever seeing a power tool from them.) i just saw them for the first time while i was at lowes... seem like a pretty good quality product for the $. i don't really go to home depot much, far prefer lowes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berserker Posted March 30, 2008 Report Share Posted March 30, 2008 Save your money, buy quality tools. Never skimp on your tools. It will only hurt once! Gil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden69 Posted March 30, 2008 Report Share Posted March 30, 2008 Save your money, buy quality tools. Never skimp on your tools. It will only hurt once! Gil Sorry you have that impression on Kobalt tools. They are quality tools, the reason the price is so low is the same why Carvin products are half the price the competition... it is sold by the people who makes them, no mark up or BS to pay extra about it. I have a few of their tools and I just bought Home Depot spray gun, and they are very nice. Maybe not as nice as a Sata, but sprays 2K and nitro as nice as I can shoot them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick500 Posted March 30, 2008 Report Share Posted March 30, 2008 The Kobalt stuff (hand tools anyway; not sure about power tools) also has a lifetime warranty. And Lowes is pretty easy about returns too, if for whatever reason you end up not liking the tool. Just keep the receipt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattharris75 Posted March 30, 2008 Report Share Posted March 30, 2008 Save your money, buy quality tools. Never skimp on your tools. It will only hurt once! Gil I know that the Cobalt hand tools were at one point made by Snap On. I don't know if they still are. I bought some of their tools at one point before I was aware of that, and was very impressed by the quality. Definitely superior to the equivalent craftsman hand tools. Excellent tools for the money. Now, as far as any power tools I really don't know. But I wouldn't be surprised if they were quite high quality as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElysianGuitars Posted March 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2008 http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=prod...&lpage=none thats the spray gun i was looking at, looks pretty good to me. aluminum cup is a definite plus, and aluminum body. http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=prod...&lpage=none and thats the orbital sander i was looking at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden69 Posted March 30, 2008 Report Share Posted March 30, 2008 That gun is pretty nice, I was going to buy it but the CFM's was a bit more than what my compressor puts out. So I got the one from Home Depot, a few bucks cheaper but with a nylon cup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElysianGuitars Posted March 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2008 (edited) That gun is pretty nice, I was going to buy it but the CFM's was a bit more than what my compressor puts out. So I got the one from Home Depot, a few bucks cheaper but with a nylon cup. small compressor? i have a porter cable 6hp 20g 135psi compressor, i figure itd keep up, though i don't how how it rates when it comes to CFM... Edited March 30, 2008 by ElysianGuitars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden69 Posted March 31, 2008 Report Share Posted March 31, 2008 That gun is pretty nice, I was going to buy it but the CFM's was a bit more than what my compressor puts out. So I got the one from Home Depot, a few bucks cheaper but with a nylon cup. small compressor? i have a porter cable 6hp 20g 135psi compressor, i figure itd keep up, though i don't how how it rates when it comes to CFM... For the small guitar woro it shouldn't be a big deal, but I had in mind painting a few body parts and motorcycles, so I wanted to match the CFMs as close as possible. This is my compressor. http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=prod...&lpage=none Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElysianGuitars Posted March 31, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2008 That gun is pretty nice, I was going to buy it but the CFM's was a bit more than what my compressor puts out. So I got the one from Home Depot, a few bucks cheaper but with a nylon cup. small compressor? i have a porter cable 6hp 20g 135psi compressor, i figure itd keep up, though i don't how how it rates when it comes to CFM... For the small guitar woro it shouldn't be a big deal, but I had in mind painting a few body parts and motorcycles, so I wanted to match the CFMs as close as possible. This is my compressor. http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=prod...&lpage=none nice. funny enough, i'd also likely wind up painting car parts, or possibly my car, with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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