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    Newbie Starting Tool Collection From The Ground Up

    The consensus here seems to be that a discounted Cman set is a good place to start for someone with my non-pro needs, and that I should expand or replace Cman with better stuff should I so desire or need to. This sounds quite reasonable to me. I just sprung for the Cman 204 pc. Mechanics Tool...
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    Newbie Starting Tool Collection From The Ground Up

    Well, I'm happy to tell you all a bit about myself. I don't post on forums all that much, but I'm not going to just hit and run with questions. I grew up with a relatively strong tool tradition in my family, but not on the professional level. My father and his father both had workshops full...
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    Newbie Starting Tool Collection From The Ground Up

    What would you have me do, google "best screwdriver brand" and get thousands of different places telling me hundreds of different things? Why would I want to do that? It seems reasonable to me to find a knowledgeable group of folks and start from there. Sometimes people that are proud of...
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    Newbie Starting Tool Collection From The Ground Up

    I'm finally at a point in my life where I can start building a respectable set of tools. I'd like your recommendations! I'd like to start with the basics: screwdrivers, hammers, pliers, wrenches, and anything else that you all find indispensable for general tool work. Basically non-electronic...
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