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1/4 in drive universal sockets I am looking for a metric set of 1/4 in drive universal sockets. I haven't decided on brand yet, just a home use set, so doesn't have to be high end. I am thinking gearwrench, or maybe Carlyle. What would you suggest? Also, should I get 6 or 12 point? edit** I...

I am looking for a rebuild kit for my sk 3870 roto ratchet. There seems to be a large swing in price, how do I know which one to get? I want a quality kit, because I don't think I will ever wear it out, so it will most likely be a one time purchase.

I found a large wrench on the ground and decided to run it through the bead blaster so I could make something out of it (thinking of a coat hook). When I blasted it, I found some interesting markings on it. First it is a Williams, the large size says 9/16 USS on it and the smaller size says...

I am reworking a handbox, I have stripped the paint, primered it and put the first coat of hammered paint on it. Should I clear coat it after I get done with the hammered paint? I want the paint to last as long as possible.

I picked up a few (5) hand boxes from my granddad's shop this past week and I am going to redo them. I am going to start with the smallest one first. I could use some tips on how to go about reworking it. It has a fair amount of dents in the top, and I want to strip the paint and redo it in a...

I may have a brake job comming up on my wife's 09 tahoe. I always thought, no big deal, disk brakes all around. Then I watched a member here get flammed for using chanel locks to compress his pistons; which is how I have always done it. So the question is, what does this mess up when you...

So I have an adequate tool set for a DIY homeowner, but I am always looking to improve and find a good reason to buy more tools. One thing that I don't have is a set of pics, or pry bars. What other items do you find really helpful?

I am looking at purchasing a KRA 65, a lot of them for sale are missing the locks and or keys. Is this something that can easily be replaced? If so, how do you go about doing this and how much should it cost? For the record a cheap tool bag would do just what I want, but after reading on this...

Seems like a ratcheting wrench could replace a standard combination wrench. In what instance would a standard combination wrench be better than a ratcheting wrench? I am not much of a mechanic, so I don't see the need for both, but there must be. What am I missing?

Does anyone else make something similar to the snap on KRA65? I have been reading about them and would like to find one, but the prices that they bring is a little high for my taste. I have been trying to find something similar, but have not had any luck. This is going to be for my tool kit...

After joining this forum, and doing a lot of reading, I have started to look at my tools a little differently. I have purchased one of the composite ratchets 3/8" from harbor freight, and I think that it is much better than the craftsman that I was using. So now I want to try something a...