need some new tools, whats a good affordable brand for socket sets

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03-24-2007, 11:23 PM

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stevenb

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Re: need some new tools, whats a good affordable brand for socket sets

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Originally Posted by junkyard racer

all craftsman stockets and wrenches here, but snap on has a ratchet thats top notch. Never use a craftsman ratchet again. $150 well spent.

I'm getting ready to pop $250 on a snapon torque wrench.

03-24-2007, 11:56 PM

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Re: need some new tools, whats a good affordable brand for socket sets

Friend works at sears and i own more craftsman tool than i would like to count. I have one socket set for almost 8 years now and as long as you dont lose them you cant go wrong.

03-25-2007, 12:08 AM

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Re: need some new tools, whats a good affordable brand for socket sets

Everything I have is either Craftsman or Ace (when something just happens to be "defective" and I write it off at work). Both have a no-questions-asked lifetime guarantee, so I have no problem. Everything else, besides my welder, is HF.

03-25-2007, 12:35 AM

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Re: need some new tools, whats a good affordable brand for socket sets

craftsman. its the only thing i've worked with however. but no complaints

03-25-2007, 12:38 AM

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Re: need some new tools, whats a good affordable brand for socket sets

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Originally Posted by jagojon3

Craftsman is great. If you break most of their hand tools they will replace them no questions asked. I broke a 1/2" drive ratchet a while back and handed it to them, they just pulled another one out of the drawer and gave it to me

Thats whats great about craftsman. I've come in with 40 year old tools that have snapped in half/twisted/chipped/whatever and they replace it no questions asked.

03-25-2007, 12:44 AM

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kamilk69

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Re: need some new tools, whats a good affordable brand for socket sets

i say craftsman, got to love the life time warranty.

03-25-2007, 01:39 AM

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Re: need some new tools, whats a good affordable brand for socket sets

if you can, get yourself some ratcheting wrenches!!! they ------- own!

I use husky and craftsman.

If you're baller status, order from snap-on.

03-25-2007, 01:55 AM

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Re: need some new tools, whats a good affordable brand for socket sets

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Originally Posted by d112crzy

if you can, get yourself some ratcheting wrenches!!! they ------- own!

---- I've wanted these for years now... I was putting in a Jeep radiator today and it would have been done twice as fast if I had them.

03-25-2007, 11:05 AM

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TorganFM

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Re: need some new tools, whats a good affordable brand for socket sets

Yeah gear wrenches are ****. They're not the strongest things in the world, but they allow you to fit a wratchet in place no bigger than a quarter inch wide. Definitely good stuff. I found a set at the junkyard one day stuffed in someone's car so I yanked them and walked out like I walked in with them.