which tool set should i get?

[slammin.e28]

Craftsman when I have to buy tools. I got a free set of Snap On from UTI. Snap On owns Blue Point or vice-versa.

Peruse yard sales too. You can nab some great deals on Snap On shizz from an old mechanic who was hardcore to the brand. Tool boxes, tools, tool sets, carts, etc, etc. Lots of times the guy will be older and just need to get rid of them, or a family will be left with them.

[immajackuup]

craftman,snapon,blue point,and matco tool are the only brand i would stick with.

[drumad]

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....

Search for the sear's black friday ads. Like I said, if I were you, I'd save up a little more til black friday, camp out, and see if you can scoop up one of those kits. That's 50% off the original price and has more then enough to get you started with your tool collection.

The convenience with crapsman is that there are sears pretty much everywhere so you can get serviced asap.

I think I may pick up that 309 piece set myself.

Here's the ad http://bfads.net/Ad/Sears-2011/Page4

click the green dot to go to the item's description

[accident]

I bought the 206 piece or whatever by Stanley from walmart for $80. Other than a few specialty things here and there I haven't really needed anything outside of it for most things.

[AndrewBird]

I like Proto tools above all others. Snap-on quality, but with lower prices. Best thing about all their tools is they are all slim, meaning they are lighter weight and fit into tighter areas.

And Craftsman's lifetime warranty is kinda irrelevant as ANY good tool company has a lifetime warranty on their tools.

My suggestion is to buy the best you can afford. I would also prefer to buy fewer, higher quality tools then many lower quality tools. Start off with a nice 3/8" drive socket set, a good set of screw drivers, a nice assortment of pliers (Channellock is among the best IMO) and then just build slowly from there as you have time. Also, if you have no need for SAE tools, then don't bother buying a set that includes both SAE and metric; your money can be spent elsewhere.

[Ayman]

Lol you nuts? Wait until Black Friday!!!

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

3rd one down... $100

wait, so you're saying those are the prices today? or for black friday?

[tom d]

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

[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

[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]

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

[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-Hardw...atalogId=10053

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

[kinvodA]

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

[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....

[Jean]

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

[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.