sockets
 

ok, so i picked up a 36mm socket for an on-trail cv shaft replacement.

my socket set is so old and is missing some sockets and the driver is a little rickety... so i think its time i replaced it.

what socket sets do you guys have?

thanks :great:

Anything with a lifetime warranty!

As far as quality and customer support it's hard to beat Craftsman, however I find myself reaching for my Mac socket rails most often. I beat the snot out of them. I think it's time I get to the tool truck to get an intermediate set.

My tool cabinet is full of both older/newer Craftsman stuff. Can't beat the lifetime warranty, but I think they've gotten a bit cheap in recent years. Two years ago, Lowe's was running a clearance on Kobalt hand tools. I picked up a bucket full of Metric/SAE sockets & combo wrenches for 75% less than retail to fill-in gaps and expand my larger size selections. I've found many of them to be as good, if not better, fitting than an equivalent Craftsman. The Kobalt Tear Drop Rachets are awesome...

If I recall correctly, isn't Kobalt a sub-division of Snap-On??

thanks

so no kit in particular that someone may have bought online or in a store? my current one is just old and incomplete, its an offbrand too. its one of those 'family handmedowns'. hahah.

I bought a Craftsman 1/2" drive set from Sears, it is solid and has come in handy more times than I can count.

I didn't have that option - my dad still has his. Although his tool set fits in a small tackle box and one of those gay plastic carry-alls. :laugh:

My kids on the other hand will be fighting over my tools....

Both completely full - need another section....
http://rigs.corequipment.com/Cebby/S...20(Medium).jpg

Use that space overhead! (old pic - the bender is done...)

http://rigs.corequipment.com/Cebby/S...20(Medium).jpg

:D

All craftsman handtools with a few minor exceptions. Warranty!!!!!

Yep, sure is.

thats precisely what i had in mind. cool.

and cebby.. holy crap man! can i get in on that will of yours too? :shocked:

You should see the powertools I don't have in the boxes up top... :D

Here's one of the drawers...

http://rigs.corequipment.com/Cebby/S...20(Medium).jpg

Oh, these have tools throughout them also...

http://rigs.corequipment.com/Cebby/S...20(Medium).jpg

Good thing I have an alarm on my shop!!

I got this set not too long ago. It's great for home, but doesn't travel too well as it's really heavy and the sockets tend to get jumbled around a little bit. Very complete, though.

http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/produ...id=00933263000

http://content.sears.com/data/produc...nline-f500.jpg

I have almost that exact set, only it was the version before it included combo wrenches. I think it only goes up 1 1/4" or 1/8" and 24mm. Strangly mine does not include a 23mm. It's nice to have most of the stuff you'll run across in deep and standard. To the kit I had to add more extensions in 3/8" and 1/2", a set of conversions between drive sizes, torx sockets, and big breaker. I've also have the set of 34 combo wrenches in SAE/metric.

I need to buy a complete set of deep 1/2" drive now. I also need allen head socket in SAE/metric but those are really expensive. I may try HD for those since the torx sockets were half the price there. Ideally I would get a Sears 1,500 piece set and call it done.

Cebby,

I gotta know, what do you do, I mean three identical drills? :great:

Drywall screwgun
3/8" drill
1/2" drill

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9.6V
18V
14.4V right angle

:D

well I was pulling the front wheel on my motorcycle today and realized I did not have a 27mm anything, so a stop to my local Snap-On dealer and $17.50 later, I have a new 27mm 1/2" impact socket :great: A bit over kill, but I LOVE my Snap-On tools and it was too hot to drive another 10 miles to Sears

I prefer Craftsman, but it's so much more convenient when the Snap-On man comes to your work and Sears is about 20 miles away. For impact sockets I definitely go with Snap-On.

WOW Cebby can I borrow?......... Nevermind


Lately I have buying the AmPro tools we sell at work and in my opinion they are damn good quality. I was buying Husky and Craftsman but the Ampro's are just handy. In fact I just picked up a set of wratchet wrenches and they are the ones I use the most now.

get the biggest craftsman socket kit you can afford. Also make sure you checkout ebay alot of times it comes out cheaper then buying them at the store., and since it's cratsman you can just take it to the store to get replacement.

I made a big mistake a few weeks ago, I bought a set of T handle hex keys to work on the bike, got them for $20 ... they got here, and theyre cheaply built. Fine, whatever, I was expecting that, but get this theyre not the size theyre supposed to be .. a 5 mm, is like 4.7 mm. The 6 mm, is like 6.2 ... they don't work for anything, so I just blew $20. No more cheap no name brand tools, I keep trying to go cheap and I end up paying for things 3-4 times.

I'm going to stick with craftsman for now, b/c I'm not a pro mechanic and I can't justify paying snap on prices.

Cebby, when I'm an old man like you I hope I have half as many tools as you got. Nice collection.

Hey - I resemble that remark... ;)

I really didn't start buying tools until I bought my house 10 years ago. The crazy thing is, I can't work on anything in my garage because its full of large tools. Too many things (not pictured) are taking up alot of floor space. In addition to my 2 welders, sandblasting cabinet and newly finished hydro bender, I have a bunch of woodworking equipment (I justified this stuff to my wife and myself as needing it for my ongoing home renovation). Some of the bigger stuff includes a 3hp cabinet saw with a 52" fence, 3hp shaper, jointer, wood bandsaw, wood lathe, drill press, and sanding center.

In addition to the other things I have going, I'm adding a storage room on to my garage for the large tools (everything is on wheels). That way I can store the vast majority of stuff and pull out what I need,