Fasteners: Metric or SAE?

BurbMan wrote:
Agreed, I have found the Pittsburgh brand of hand tools to be very sturdy and decently made for the price. HF also came out with a new line of OBD-II scanners that are worth looking at. I always bought Craftsman at Sears, but since finding out they are all made in China now, I may as well get the Pittsburgh tools at HF for 1/4 of the price.

HF also sells torque wrenches for $9.99 when you have the coupon, and folks that have posted test and accuracy results say that they compare favorably to SnapOn and others. I have all 3 sizes, including a 1/4" drive in/lb.

ALL OBDII scanners are made in China as far as I know. Mine is. I like it. Does the job.

I have a torque wrench (3/8" drive) for the bigger stuff. Pittsburgh brand. Pittsburgh tools are now made in China.

I used to think "buy American." Until my job got shipped to India five times, the last layoff forcing me into involuntary retirement. Now I don't care. I do right by my family, If that means buying Chinese, I will sleep well at night, thanks.

I saw shiny metric and SAE wrenches at HFT for nine bucks (sold separately). Well, an ad for them. I will buy the metric set. My scanner is a new one, my second (first was stolen) and unlike my first, on this one, the code readout comes a brief description of the issue. I always do reading and repair anything that needs it before I take it to get smogged. One time I had to replace the cat, and I went ahead and replaced the O2 sensors in the tailpipe. Scanner was $35 from Amazon.

I'm not a pro. I don't need Snap-On any more. I haven't been a pro since about 1975. But good, easy-fitting tools are good. The Pitt ones are good enough for me.

Or to put it another way, close enough for the girls I date.