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The whole purpose of a stubby impact is to fit into tighter places. Seems to defeat the purpose by not having shallow sockets to capitalize on this.

This along with the universals you’ve already bought would cover about anything you can reasonably expect to encounter

Penetrating oil plus socket on 1/2 drive breaker bar. Penetrating oil plus socket on 3/4 drive breaker bar Penetration oil plus socket on 3/4 drive breaker bar with 4 feet of pipe on the handle. Torch Depending on what you’re working on it may be best to just skip straight to the torch

I never liked their ratchets but everything else I’ve used from Proto has been great. I actually seek them out when trying to eBay larger sockets. Great quality made in USA and you can usually buy them cheaper than other pro brands. Proto is a pro brand, aimed more towards industrial use, their...

All multi tools are a compromise. They’re better for randomness that crops up than trying to use them as a dedicated tool. I think the target market for multi tools are farmers and trades people. Need to take out one screw or cut one piece of wire and you’re a few hundred yards from the truck...

If you walk into any store that sells tools you’ll notice most of the metric wrench sets stop at 19mm. By this one could assume that the average person doesn’t commonly use metric tools larger than 19mm. By this same logic one could conclude that having a set of metric wrenches to 19mm will...

I clearly remember driving all over town about 8 years ago hitting all the stores that sold tools looking for an extra long 1/4” slotted screwdriver. The job at hand was removing ancient recessed lighting in a kitchen I was remodeling. Found what I needed after 3 or 4 stops at Tractor Supply...

I keep this chart saved on my phone and use it regularly as reference. It was originally screenshotted from a garage journal post

I’ve never seen a grease gun that didn’t leak to some extent. They do it worse when it’s hot. Heck if it’s really hot the tubes of grease will even bleed around the cap even when they are new and up opened. In a service vehicle a bucket or plastic tub is common practice. In a shop setting I’ve...

A true plumbing supply will have 20 foot sticks you may have to buy “pressure pipe” instead of DWV (drain waste vent) but it’s available.

For what it’s worth here’s the 1/4” drive set that stays in my mobile tool box it’s a $20 Hart set from Walmart. Size range is 4mm-15mm including 4.5mm & 5.5mm (if you drive Fords that 5.5mm is important) and 5/32”-9/16”. I use the standard sockets as much as the metric but not a lot of what I...

I’d steer you towards something like a Williams 50661 set. Comes in a compact case of decent quality doesn’t weigh much and will cover most things you’re likely to encounter. I can’t remember the last time I used a 1/4” drive deep socket. As far as overlap it really depends on the application...

The current line of Craftsman is an imported product… I think the current line of Craftsman is about on par with Pittsburgh. For some people that’s good enough for others it’s a slap in the face. All depends on the end user. This isn’t the Craftsman of 20 years ago. I still think the...

My experience has actually been the opposite. This 3/8 drive SAE set # CMMT34553 has been good to me. For the record I paid full price for it a few months ago at Ace Hardware. It’s rode on my truck since, it was a replacement for a rail of harbor freight sockets that always seemed to vibrate...

That’s actually a fairly popular choice on service trucks. Not saying they don’t carry any 3/8 drive but what they have will usually be specialty sockets and random job specific tools.

Some things are just easier with 1/4 drive tools but you can get by with a fairly basic set. 1/2 drive is pretty much my go to for what I work on (mostly farm equipment). I’ve got everything from 8mm to 36mm and 3/8” to 1-1/2”. I have multiple sets of impact sockets and several sets of...

Dewalt 20v and Milwaukee m12. Also have a Metabo 18v framing nailer but I usually run it with Dewalt 20v batteries and an adapter. A couple Paslode finish guns. Also have a 12v Bosch drill that never leaves the house

Back in the day Milwaukee was what Hilti strives to be now. Rare to see a Hilti tool outside heavy industry and commercial construction. Was not aware Home Depot was selling Hilti