Im an amateur wrencher but imo, some Harbour freight tools may stand a
chance of lasting for some time. eg my HF security fastener bit set or 1/2"
impact sockets. (Especially those sockets are only used only with a regular
ratchet wrench). But my HF 1/2" ratchet? Well, the ratchet
direction lever almost always slips into the wrong position while turning
the wrench. This is most inconvenient. My Jet 3/8" ratchet ive had for some
time has never failed. Not sure if that brand name is available elsewhere
but this tool was purchased in Canada. I bought it at a FLAPS. My guess is
that a typical FLAPS will carry decntent tools at a relatively reasonable
price.

Is Stanley a name folks trust these days?

Neil.

On Wednesday, April 5, 2017, Brett Ne <brettn777@gmail.com> wrote:

This is very disappointing news; I was planning on buying a mongo set of
> Craftsman tools later this year.  I'm finding that on  the occasions when I
> have to work on a newer car, everything is so tightly crammed into such a
> small space that it's hard to find a socket that will fit the allotted
> space.  For every size bolt head, it'd be helpful to have the full array of
> drive sizes, shallow/deep well, and and 6/12 point sockets to choose from.
> Craftsman was always great about offering sets at a reasonable price that
> covered it all.  Is there another brand that does something similar?  A
> thorough set of reasonable quality that wouldn't require taking out a third
> mortgage?  I like the Neiko recommendation, but the brand doesn't seem to
> offer a package with all, or at least most, of the permutations of
> deep/shallow, 6/12 point socket sets.
>
> Brett
>
>
>

> > On Sun, Mar 19, 2017 at 1:55 PM, kenneth wilford (Van-Again) <
> > kenwilfy@comcast.net <javascript:;>> wrote:
> >
> > > I have actually been pretty impressed with the quality of a brand of
> tool
> > > called Neiko which you can find on Amazon.  This socket set is nice
> > > https://www.amazon.com/Neiko-02443A-Complete-Shallow-38-
> > > Piece/dp/B000HEC200
> > >
>
>
> ....Since HF tools are so much cheaper and you can exchange
> > > broken ones like Craftsman and the Craftsman quality level has dropped
> I
> > > usually purchase the HF.
>
> --
> Brett in Portland, OR
> "Albert" '82 VanaFox I4 Riviera
>

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