Recent content by Leprkon

I have no experience with Husky. If you have a specific kit in mind, please state your case. The reason for the thread (as was stated in the original post) is that any quick internet search of a budget kit doesn't come up with much real info. I didn't push any specific brand or agenda (3...

Thanks for the welcome. I don't have any personal experience with Tekton, and only a little with Pittsburgh, but if you have some specific kits to list, by all means, please do.

Last but certainly not least is the GearWrench set. This has 118 pieces and is a notch in quality and design above the other two sets. This does come at a cost (literally) in a somewhat higher price and fewer pieces. This is, however, a set that can be built on with a certain level of pride...

The Kobalt kit again is the leader value for Lowe's. They have a number of other kits, but this one is the best bang for your money. It comes with 90 tooth ratchets, requiring even less swing than the Sears. The kit also has quite a few more sockets than the Sears kit (117 vs 92), but the...

OK, if you came this far, here's a little more information. Sears sells 65 (or more) different tool kits, which is part of the problem for Sears... Nobody can figure out what to buy, so they go elsewhere. Other people get hung up on Sears not being made in America anymore, but that's a problem...

Well here we are, November 5th, and it's time to get those Christmas wish lists worked through. This thread is not really meant to help out anybody on this forum, but for the outside world who lucked on to this by an internet search. If you have a shrine to Snap-On or Mac or whatever in your...