which tool set should i get?

[devon.818]

i have ZERO tools. always borrowing from friends. so im gonna order a good set.
found one i like, open to more options'

192 pc. craftsman tool set- 135 shipped
http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_1...=1321322448228



what does r3v suggest?

[5Toes]

Lol you nuts? Wait until Black Friday!!!

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_1...6x000001&aff=Y

3rd one down... $100

[willworkfore30s]

I use pretty much the same set for everything I do. I think thats a great place to start.

Next i'd get jack stands, a floor jack.

[RagtopE30]

That is a good all round set. You can build a nice tool collection around that.

[dannyyisntt]

I use pretty much the same set for everything I do. I think thats a great place to start.

Next i'd get jack stands, a floor jack.

Yep, next go to harbor freight and pickup a low pro floor jack for like $90-$100 bucks. I love mine.

[drumad]

went through the black friday ad, there's a real solid 309 piece one on sale for 199

this one

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_1...6x000001&aff=Y

fuck, there's a nice gear wrench set FS too, it'll be 50 on black friday

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_1...6x000001&aff=Y

[gooseadrian]

are stanley tools any good? workin on a really tight budget and need something thats gonna at least last a while. i know thay have a lifetime warrenty but i would like r3vs opinion.

[Jean]

they are OK, but just buy craftsman so that if you break it you just get a replacement :)

[devon.818]

i would love me some gear wrenches lol. i borrow my buddy's snapon stuff every so often, plan on going to a automotive school soon, craftsman seems like a good quality brand i can trust.

i hear good about bluepoint, but not seeing as good deals.

and where the F are you seeing those tool sets at the marked down prices? i see the 400 dollar tool kit and 100 gear wrench set....

[kinvodA]

OP-There are plenty of tools around here, good call on asking R3V.

[Eric]

everybody will say Sears, but honestly, their cheaper stuff is junk now. Have you felt the 1/4 ratchet they sell in the base kits? complete garbage.



I bought this kit to toss in my 4runner for on the spot repairs when offroading. 10 years later it has become my go to set of sockets/ratchet. This set definetly falls under Pereto's principle, by having a part in at least 80% of my wrenching.

http://www.homedepot.com/Tools-Hardware-Hand-Tools/Tools-Hardware-Hand-Tools/Husky/h_d1/N-5yc1vZas71Zas71Zrd/R-100615069/h_d2/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053

Oh yeah, the black chrome has held up well over the 10 years!

[5Toes]

I have a Craftsman 96 piece "mechanics" tool kit. My Mom bought it for me for $70 for Christmas.

I picked up some Wiha screwdrivers for a good deal through a small dealer. Wiha is amazing stuff. Made in Germany awesome shit. (seen here: Wiha Tools)

I got some Wright Made in Ohio, USA wrenches on eBay for $80 shipped. Nice wrenches, though the 10MM came sort of bent. Well not bent just curved shaft... oh well I love them. EXCELLENT tool roll too.

All my stuff will last me forever. I I justified the cost because I know I can use it all for the rest of my life

EDIT: Oh and purple screwdrivers... I mean magenta.

BITCHIN

[devon.818]

I have a Craftsman 96 piece "mechanics" tool kit. My Mom bought it for me for $70 for Christmas.

I picked up some Wiha screwdrivers for a good deal through a small dealer. Wiha is amazing stuff. Made in Germany awesome shit. (seen here: http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=87529)

I got some Wright Made in Ohio, USA wrenches on eBay for $80 shipped. Nice wrenches, though the 10MM came sort of bent. Well not bent just curved shaft... oh well I love them. EXCELLENT tool roll too.

All my stuff will last me forever. I I justified the cost because I know I can use it all for the rest of my life

if your wrench bent then its not so good...the whole point is to not bend lol.

i'll go to some local places and feel the tools and see what i like. that homedepot ratchet set looks nice, maybe it is better to piece a tool set together than rely on one set to be awesome lol.

[5Toes]

http://min.us/mvb0gAQ#1

Thats the link to my wrenches... they are EXCELLENT
I guess the word for the 10MM wrench is the shaft is warped... or thats not even the word. Curved is it.. its no big deal at all

[tom d]

there is nothing like the feel of a Snap-On tool. expensive, but what are you willing to pay for good sex.