Recent content by inliner311

Have you checked AutoZone loaner tools if they have the socket or a tool that can fit it? Maybe a wrench for a fan clutch would work if they don't have a 47mm socket. It's free so you might as well just bring in the part and ask them if you can go through the loaner stuff to find something...

We use a self propelled gas mower but my neighbor is using a robot mower now. They have a corner lot so it's the biggest of the lots in our neighborhood but the robot does fine. I think it makes sense for people who are going from a lawn service to doing it themselves. I don't like mowing the...

I put in a European address and the shipping isn't bad for the stuff that is offering international shipping. I know Ebay consolidates shipping between Europe and America so they ship them by the container load between ports. As others have said, if you don't want collectors quality craftsman...

If you go the ebay route, you might want to search for "craftsman tool lot" or "craftsman wrench lot". Keep an eye out and you might get a "lot" of tools with everything you want. I have been buying up lots of sockets and I tend to get a lot of inch stuff since metric is just more desirable...

You probably can get a used set of USA made SAE wrenches on ebay. There probably is even stuff that has never been used. There are services to get things shipped from the US to other countries even if the seller doesn't provide international shipping. You get the item shipped to an address in...

Craftsman use to have griplatch which is a latching mechanism. They sold some carts with it. I think those were made by waterloo. On the waterloo line they call it posi-latch

They do but that might be because it's a cost saving measure or a way to get you to buy some more sets. Like a lot of the big sets from craftsman, kobalt, husky, Gearwrench, etc have gotten rid of a lot of the bigger sockets in general. Gearwrench got rid of the 1/2" drive set all together...

Also stores will give a discount on thing that weren't bought off their wedding registry so if you give money, they can always go buy the things they really wanted or needed from the registry for less. Truly I'm not sure I'd want someone else buying me tools unless they were picking it off of...

I would talk to your son and see how handy each one of his friends are first before buying them stuff. Most of my friends aren't handy and won't even attempt to try to do easy stuff. They might do yardwork but they will pay someone to do basic stuff inside the house. I use to try to encourage...

I wish there were more people who preferred 12 points in my area. I'd happily trade my extra 12 point sockets for 6 point sockets.

So I have both but I rarely ever use my 12 point sockets. I'm in the rust belt so it's not worth even trying a 12 point if I can get a 6 point on there. I would buy a 6pt set and if you ever encounter a need for 12 point buy that set later. I like having multiples of the same size sockets...

The older sets by pretty much any of the companies are better for sockets than the newer ones. These big sets take away sockets almost every year and add hex key, screwdriver bits, etc to make the sets more pieces but less valuable stuff. It's usually the 1/2" drive sockets set that get...

If you keep an eye on Facebook marketplace or eBay for lots of craftsman sockets you will be able to fill them in. If you have extras you can put up an ad on Facebook to trade. I'm in the process of trading with people on Facebook. There are a lot of people who seem to be willing to trade but...

I have one or two of these. I got the Gearwrench ratcheting wrench set real cheap when they first came out at Sears. It had a few skips which I end up buying in the craftsman ratcheting wrenches to have all the metric ones I needed.

Craftsman is an odd fit into what SBD has. Basically it an all encompass brand for tools with a slight focus on mechanic hand tools. I feel like there isn't distinct tiers to SBD brands and there is alot of overlap to who they would be marketing a brand to. DeWalt, Black and Decker and...