Recent content by ramblin_wreck08

Class of 2012. Go Jackets! :rocker:

I may have just gotten a bad set, but the ratchets have a ton of play in the head. If I'm around my dad's tools, I always reach for his over mine, because they just feel so much more solid (30 yr old Craftsman's). Yes, the SK set is what I'm leaning towards. Have no interest in paying any more...

Thanks for all the great responses. Tallying up the responses, there are a few things that come to the top: SK sets Williams sockets Snap-On, Armstrong, and SK Ratchets Anything Proto Looking at the price of Williams socket sets, it would cost just as much to play "collect them all" as it...

I should have clarified more. Budget is just for 6 point sets, short and deep. No impacts. And just 3 ratchets. If I need different ratchet styles from this "base" later on, or if I need 12 point, that's fine. I'm just looking for my base, 6 point set at this time.

What ratchets and sockets would you have in your tool box? Hey! I have been lurking for a while now and finally decided to join. I'm 24, recently married, and am just starting to build my tool collection. This forum seems like the perfect place to both share my excitement over hand tools and to...