Ratchet and Socket set

In costco the other day and had a nice set of craftsman for 99.00.

Wait until you actually need something. Then just go buy it.

Get the Lowes Kobalt sockets. When you get them, sign up for sockets for life. It is free and if you ever lose a socket, they replace it for $4.95 with free shipping.

Crapstman sockets are thin wall and crack a lot.

The last couple of times I returned Crapstman tools that I've owned for 20 years the trade in s**t I got back was worse quality.

If I remember correctly in the early days Craftsman tools were made in Canada with pride and precision.

Now we can buy low quality Craptsman at K-Mart, ACE and I've seen them at NAPA.

Didn't COSTCO offer that package CRESCENT tools offer which was a pretty decent assortment in a handy organizing carry case?

VICE GRIP brand

CHANNEL LOCK brand

cannot be beat for what these names stand for.

WiHa for small screwdrivers and bits. Made in Germany. Their DIAMOND GRIT COATED power driver bits are amazing for biting into a slot and not "camming out".

Craftsman sockets for removing damaged bolts and nuts work well. But their regular tools snap and break just when I need them most. Sad to say, I trust Harbor Freight ratchets more than I do the Craftsman brand. I like Snap-On wrenches and sockets but when I learned they have turned to "outsourcing" then the thought of a thirty dollar wrench turns cloudy.

Years upon decades ago I discovered UNBRAKO hex allenhead wrenches. Unbreakable huh? I chuckled until the day I twisted a 1/4" allen head (socket head) cap screw so hard the wrench flexed ninety degrees and did not break! I wasn't supposed to cheat and use a foot and a half long pipe atop the wrench but I did. I figure I applied more than 200 lbs feet before the bolt cracked free. Sadly the set got "lost". Use good enough steel, chromium, vanadium AND molybdenum, heat treat the steel and wow what a tool. But good tools eat the machines that are making them, and all the alloys needed are expensive metals.

It'll be hard to find a set as good as the old Craftsman. Occasionally I see Craftsman and other tool sets at flea markets.
Chances are they will sell yours.
You can by Snap On but better have deep pockets.

Good question! I have a set of Husky that I've had for 30 years. Everything works great. I also have older Craftsman stuff, but everything I've bought from them in the past 5-10 years falls apart. I wouldn't trust them, but from what others are saying here, I wouldn't trust the Husky either if they're Chinese.

It may be interesting, but it doesn't work. :)

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It should work now......