Tech & Auto
The Strange Of Snap-On: 5 Strangest Tools In The Catalog
By ALEX HEVESY
LGSW125
The Snap-On LGSW125 is a landing gear socket wrench explicitly made for the bolts that hold the landing gear together on the Embraer 190, a Brazilian passenger jet.
It’s not too strange that Snap-On makes the tool, but it is weird that this $134 tool is the only aircraft socket wrench in their catalog.
Torque Socket
Snap-On’s Railroad Torque Socket specifically works on locomotives and lets engineers properly torque the bolts that hold the motor’s gearing together.
A single Railroad Torque Socket costs $463.90, a relatively low price considering what the cost of replacing an entire train that failed due to improperly torqued bolts would be.
36" Pipe Wrench
While pipe wrenches and their different sizes aren’t strange, Snap-On’s largest offering is entirely different, as it’s three feet long.
The tool, priced at $378, isn’t practical for many DIY projects. It instead feels like something made for working in an oil field or building a spacecraft.
Mouthpiece Penlight
Compact flashlights are vital for working in tight spaces where a large flashlight won’t fit. However, Snap-On’s penlight with a mouthpiece might be a bit much.
This rechargeable 125-lumen penlight comes with two light modes. Even though it is a real product that costs $69.95, it feels more like an April Fool’s joke or a gag gift.
Magnetic Finger
Snap-On offers an item called the Magnetic Finger, and it does what its name implies. It turns your finger into a magnet to help pick up things like screws.
The company sells a pack of six at $78.75. This tool could be helpful for people like mechanics working in tight spaces, but the Magnetic Finger does look silly.