Recent content by Tirofijo

That occurred to me as well.

I saw this picture in a NY Times article. It's from the toolbox of a team competing at the Rolex 24 (previously 24 Hours of Daytona). (The non-ratcheting wrenches are Klein.) This post is meant in jest. It's not a statement on the QC of Craftsman or any other tool maker.

I'm on the Lowes website. Looks like you can do a free "ship to store" or Lowe's truck delivery (never tried that. I imagine they have a limited delivery area.) Having said that, there's a lot of filler in that set. It has 125 "additional tools" (ie not sockets or wrenches). Mostly...

I put the winking and the cheers emoticons and the "fair enough" in so you wouldn't take offense - I guess you wanted to take offense. BTW, talking about a set missing a piece off that you saw one time in the past on Craigslist at a deep discount isn't relevant. The set I mentioned is $195 on...

Everyone's definition of consumer grade will be different, I guess. ;) A 13 piece set of S-K long Pattern wrenches will run around $200. The ones on my list will top out at, I don't know, $40, maybe, for the same number of wrenches. Others are a lot less. but fair enough. :beer:

This thread is for people that are looking to purchase wrenches. I would have thought that was obvious. Maybe it wasn't. Lots of threads here doing Craftsman VS Gearwrench or Matco vs Snap-on. This thread is no different. If you don't want to participate, that's fine. If you are hung up...

Ranked by quality.

How do you rank the non-truck brand combination wrenches (arguably the most important items in your tool box, maybe behind sockets)? I might be missing some, but here is a partial list in no particular order: Gearwrench Tekton Masterforce Craftsman Kobalt Husky Stanley Pittsburgh Pro Dewalt...

Good to know about how they are stored. That annoyed me, perhaps more than it should have, with my Stanley kit. That picture would be much appreciated.

I work for the .GOV overseas and will for the next few years. I can get items mailed to me for regular shipping costs. I'm usually back every 6 months, so I could bring something back then if it required a trip to Lowes. Having the option to do the returns by mail is a plus.

You are not wrong. (I bolded something you wrote) I'm going to consider this.

Thanks all. I haven't found what I'm looking for. Here's the contenders. Gearwrench 165 pc. for $166 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005MVB7DQ/?tag=atomicindus08-20 Kobalt 227 pc for $140. Some filler items, to be sure, but apparently made in Taiwan. It sold for $100 back during the...

Budget is $200, but could go a little higher for a great buy. Of course, less is better. From doing research since starting this thread, I think the 300+ piece sets are inching into the overkill territory for me and will invariably have a lot of tools I won't ever need.

That explains why ebay sellers can undercut current Lowe's prices. They snagged them during a sale and are flipping them. (Not that I care.)

Thanks to everyone. Long story, but I need to online order this so pawnshops are out. With something like a 398 piece set, how do you organize it? I don't have big rolling tool chest in my garage. It's not an option, hence me asking about blow mold cases. I was hoping to find a set with a...