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12. 5 are junky old ratchets in toolkits for each of the family cars. 7 are used in the garage- 3x1/4, 3x3/8, 1x1/2

If you want cheap, there are Chinese options (I assume) for $55 on Amazon. Probably not great, but good enough to help a DIY guy reach a challenge spot.

I just bought a 17-19mm Tekton old style 6 point for $25 to go with my Astro Nano impact sockets. Not super thrilled by it honestly. The head is too floppy. Will probably keep it however for my limited use. Can always use electrical tape to stiffen it up. I would buy the recent...

Carlyle would be a good option to fill in larger sizes, I love mine. There is a full 6-24mm set with non slip open end on Ebay for $100. The 6-19mm sizes would make a killer trunk set.

$45 now Amazon pricing model.

My Astro Nano shallow impact sockets just arrived., very handy for $28. Supplement with a deep set & you are good to go.

A few tools from my first JB Tools order. 3/8 astro nano impact sockets, 3/8 in 1/4 long astro ratchet, Vessel Megadora Impacta Set A couple of Sunex stubby wrenches to fill in. Nice stuff, affordable, impressed with JB.

Nice. I have the 42" to keep the tool addiction in check. Love it, especially the depth.

Code required 5/8 sheetrock here in our garage. In some areas of the garage it's over OSB to provide rigidity in case of a quake. My garage is probably extremely over engineered. The house is 100 years old. No foundation, no osb. The interior & exterior 5/4 shiplap & real old growth lumber...

Husky is cheap.

For a chain that specializes in auto parts, they sure have (too) many lines of hand tools. A few at my store Carlyle, Evercraft, Craftsman, Titan, GearWrench & Performance.

This 3/8 socket set seems like a screemin deal @ $78 if it's still Taiwan made. SAE & metric.

I do wonder how much robotics & automation can be used to produce these products.

At least the best paying (Engineeering) jobs are here in the US.

It's really difficult to predict the future. How many economists saw the Great Recession coming. The cost of living everywhere in Western Washington is high. Thankfully Vancouver, Canada is only an hour away. Great exchange rate for Americans currently.

Looks like the Channel Lock (Taiwan) set I own. Quite nice if so.

I am honestly surprised that these types of products can still be produced in the United States at a price point folks are willing to pay. In my neck of the woods $20 an hour is common for reliable entry level workers who don't have a felony record. Our unemployment rate is low, other than...

The Carlyle box & combination wrench sets are currently on sale at NAPA. Hard to beat for high quality, especially if you can add a 20% coupon. Long no slip combination $70 Long box $35

The "final assembly" in the USA? China is easily getting around tariffs by "finishing " products in Mexico. Could be a similar scenario?

I have done the same with cardboard.