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  • 16vCorey

    March 10, 2010 1:53 p.m. 16vCorey SuperDork

    joey48442 wrote:

    I prefer the shape of snap on wrenches to craftsman. Like Dr boost says, the craftsman are hard on the hand. I use craftsman sockets, and when I need to buy one, due to loss, not breakage, I buy used from my buddies tool shop. He has a mix of brands for sale.

    Joey

    I used to not like Craftsman ratchets at all, then I bought this one. http://www.craftsman.com/shc/s/p_10155_12602_00944835000P?keyword=ratchet

    I've had it about 10 years, and only broken it once. It's by far my favorite ratchet and truly believe it's way more comfortable than any of my Snap-On ratchets.

  • 93celicaGT2

    Dec. 20, 2010 8:57 a.m. 93celicaGT2 SuperDork

    Bumping this because i made another trip to the Sears Outlet thingy near me yesterday.

    I'll have to take a picture of my loot.

    $150 got me (well, can i count the $15 gift card i got as a "rebate" against that?)

    26 piece metric ratcheting wrench set (craftsman)
    10 piece plier/cutter set
    3 piece vice-grip set (craftsman)
    52 piece screwdriver set. (Didn't REALLY need it, but come on, 52 piece!!!!!)
    Nice pair of mechanics gloves
    2 cans of industrial engine gunk remover stuff
    Ice scraper for the car

    I think i'll go back next week and use the gift card and some more cash to finish off the extensions i need, and maybe pick up some wobble sockets, torque wrench, breaker bar, and a pry bar set.

    Figure with all that, i'll have all the tools i'll need to pretty much do anything that i'll ever have the knowledge to do.

    They also had some good deals on boxes that were hard to resist.

  • car39

    Dec. 20, 2010 9:33 a.m. car39 Reader

    http://www.craftsman.com/shc/s/p_10155_12602_00944835000P?keyword=ratchet

    I've had two of these snap at the swivel portion of the handle, once when tighening a bolt, and once when I dropped the wrench. These things are so bad, they have a pile of them behind the counter at the local store and replacement is no questions asked.

  • red5_02

    Dec. 20, 2010 10:10 a.m. red5_02 New Reader

    I like Duralast tools. Lifetime warrany through AutoZone and they're actually made along the same assembly line as Snap-On tools.

  • SupraWes

    Dec. 20, 2010 4:46 p.m. SupraWes Dork

    93celicaGT2 wrote:

    Oh, and the fact that they have the Eastwood Fender Roller copy on their website, but that it's been discontinued. ARG.

    Eastwood used some of that money they made ripping people off selling theirs that are also made in china, to sue HF, bastages!@

  • Dec. 20, 2010 8:04 p.m. 93gsxturbo HalfDork

    red5_02 wrote:

    I like Duralast tools. Lifetime warrany through AutoZone and they're actually made along the same assembly line as Snap-On tools.

    Nope....

    Most of the Snap-On hard line is made in the USA. Nothing in the Duralast hard line is made in the USA. Despite the outward similarities, they do not share a common design or inner workings.

    Please keep your fallacies to yourself from now on.

  • a401cj

    Dec. 20, 2010 10:05 p.m. a401cj Reader

    HF FTFW!

    I found myself needing an air-chisel last summer when I put the lift on my XJ Jeep. Went down to Harbor and they had em marked down to $7. That's less than a good sammich!

    I've used it several time since then too...always at 150lbs instead of the reccomended 90. The chisels aren't as hard as they should be but for $7...

  • irish44j

    Dec. 21, 2010 7:27 p.m. irish44j Dork

    Schmidlap wrote:

    Just a reminder about Sears/Craftmans' hand tool warranty: it does not apply to the 'click type' torque wrenches, and they have a reputation for breaking fairly easily (mine did at about 80% of it's rated max).

    Bob

    A few years ago I sheared a 3/8 click-type craftsman torque wrench that I had had for 2-3 years. I walked into sears, they didn't have another one, and they gave me a 1/2" click-type to replace it for free, no questions asked.

  • 4 Pumpkin Escobar's of fury

    Dec. 21, 2010 7:58 p.m. 4 Pumpkin Escobar's of fury SuperDork

    93celicaGT2 wrote:

    $150 got me (well, can i count the $15 gift card i got as a "rebate" against that?)

    only if the $15 went towards safety gear, otherwise it has to be counted...per says so

  • smog7

    Dec. 21, 2010 10:16 p.m. smog7 Dork

    damn! I need to checkout my local sears outlet thingy place.

  • HalfTrac, Lord of the FWD deathbox

    Dec. 22, 2010 7:45 a.m. HalfTrac, Lord of the FWD deathbox SuperDork

    4 Pumpkin Escobar's of fury wrote:

    93celicaGT2 wrote:

    $150 got me (well, can i count the $15 gift card i got as a "rebate" against that?)

    only if the $15 went towards safety gear, otherwise it has to be counted...per says so

    LULZ.

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