Tool Thread - Post up your new tools!

[accident]

I had an AutoZone cordless impact gun. It worked perfectly, the only reason I don't have it anymore is because I needed some extra cash. For $99 it's a perfect junkyard gun too

[bimmer630]

The new snapon ratchets are awesome. At first I protested them and wouldn't buy one because they lack the "made in USA" stamping and there we're rumors of chinese manufacturing.. but I'm pretty sure they can't write usa simply because some internals are from Italy.

[kts]

Got a Snap On F80 for Christmas and finally got to use it a bit last night. Wow I love this thing far more than the Craftsman I used to use.

[E30Gus]

http://shop.advanceautoparts.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_8-piece-reversible-ratcheting-combination-wrench-set--metric-gear-wrench_25984326-p?navigationPath=L1*14924%7CL2*15040%7CL3*16182

Got a set of these with an on-line special for $39. They work well for the little bit I have used them so far.

[Vtec?lol]

So powertool wise, what would be a good start? I'm comparing but get the same results.
I want to at least start off with a 18v or more -Drill driver -Impact driver -Sawzall -light

[fatsooo]

but they still replace them for free... #beatingthesystem

I have a LOT of things that are craftsman...power tools, hand tools, wood working tools, etc... nothing has failed me yet.

I agree with the above. I have had my craftsman set for over a year but am always adding to it and know I'll keep them for a long time coming.

New tools - Christmas present to myself (obviously not the craftsman set)

[fatsooo]

Sweet. Tapatalk double post FTL

[jaywood]

But the word on the street is craftsman is shit when it comes to tool. 'you're just paying for a lifetime warantee

I wouldn't mind their lineup. They have some good pricing as well

I have a LOT of things that are craftsman...power tools, hand tools, wood working tools, etc... nothing has failed me yet. The 19.2 V impact wrench is pretty handy, it works like a champ!

[Cabriolet]

A bit of a note too, the craftsman ones are made in China.

but they still replace them for free... #beatingthesystem

[AndrewBird]

Who the hell tries to break a bolt loose with a 12pt racheting wrench?

I've owned a set of Gear Ratchet brand wrenches for ~5 years now and have literally hit them with a hammer to break a bolt loose with no damage to the wrench.

And my post was a general comment about ALL Craftsman Universal wrenches, not just the ratcheting one. The argument was about the fact they are "universal" not that they are ratcheting.

A bit of a note too, the craftsman ones are made in China.

[Cabriolet]

here's the best set i've ever bought (for speed wrenches)

http://www.craftsman.com/craftsman-8-pc-metric-reversible-ratcheting-combination-wrench/p-00942405000P?&prdNo=1&blockNo=1&blockType=L1

Who the hell tries to break a bolt loose with a 12pt racheting wrench?

far far too many people

[Northern]

Who the hell tries to break a bolt loose with a 12pt racheting wrench?

Racheting wrenches are awesome, i just wish I had some bigger than 15mm.
Flex head would be nice too, but I'm no baller.

[AndrewBird]

return them. thx me in 10 years when you haven'y stripped 1000 bolts.

I tend to agree. My view of "universal" or "multi" tools is that while they are able to do a lot of things, they don't do each of those things equally as well as one tool made specifically for the job. Those wrenches seem to grip a VERY small portion of the head of a bolt in comparison to a 6-point or even a 12-point regular wrench, meaning you are more likely to strip a bolt head.

On top of that, I hate how HUGE the open end of the wrench is on those. I don't know why they made then so big when their regular wrenches aren't that massive.

[Cabriolet]

Got a set of these for Christmas, probably one of the most handy tools ever created

return them. thx me in 10 years when you haven'y stripped 1000 bolts.

[dougie30]

Got a set of these for Christmas, probably one of the most handy tools ever created