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New Wilde tools! Anyone else try those low profile pliers out yet? And I notice Wilde makes the Craftsman and HyperTough pry bars too.

Pittsburgh Pro Impact Sockets: PASS Loose CTRL - Yeah I've had a lot of good luck at HF but I've also had some back luck too. I stay away from the Chicago Electric Power tools because of that week circular saw I mentioned above. I watch a lot YouTube reviews of HF stuff too before I buy and...

U.S. General 72" Tool Box: PASS Warrior Magnetic Hex Bit Extensions: PASS Warrior Drill/Driver Socket Adapters: PASS Pittsburgh 2-prong Steering and Suspension Joint Separators: PASS Cen-Tech Battery / Trickle Chargers: PASS Cen-Tech Toners: PASS Cen-Tech Fish-Tape: PASS

Pittsburgh Pro 1/4" Deep 6-Point Metric & Standard Chrome Sockets: PASS Pittsburgh Pro 1/4", 3/8", and 1/2" Flex-Head Ratchets: PASS Pittsburgh 225-piece Socket Set in Blow-molded Case: PASS Note: I like set because all the sockets are the Pro line and I use it for an inexpensive road kit...

For what it's worth, I don't think most of the Taiwan sockets are any worse than USA stuff. Notice I said "most." I get it that there will be outliers in what I just said, but for most of us weekend warriors / shade-tree mechanics, the Taiwan stuff works great. Here are my recommendations...

I have GearWrench standard & metric flex-head ratcheting wrenches (non-reversible) and I love them. To me, they're on the beefy side which I prefer and I they've worked really well. I picked these sets because I felt like I was getting more wrenches for the money - all the way to 24mm and...

To earlthegoat2's comment: Ok sure. Yeah they did start the Metric set at 10mm and the Standard at 5/6" and not 1/4", but I'd assume the numbers are typically for 1/4" drive sets. I picked up the Pittsburgh Pro 1/4" 6point deep Metric and Standard sets for all of the low end sizes and it's...

Anyone out there really liking those Hyper Tough tools at Walmart? I just got a huge pry bar with the striking end cap and that thing is Boss!!! Really liking those little 1/4" driver and bit sets they have too. Anyone out there have any thoughts?

I agree with a bit of what everyone is saying here. I'll just add that I like having several different brands because some longer patterns than others and others are offered in 6 points. Example: I love the WrightGrips for obviously for the open end features and the beefier feel, but for 6...

Very true. I just figured I'd give these a shot since I don't know what I'd be working on in the 1/4" range that would require the amount of torque required to break anything. I suppose the other questions about these could be fit sidewall clearance. We'll see.

Like I mentioned in my post about the 1/4" deep sockets previously, I was looking for an inexpensive bargain-brand set of 3/8" deep 6 point sockets and went with the Walmart Stanleys simply because they didn't skip sizes. For some reason it bugs me to have sets with size skips....so actually I...

Anyone annoyed with how a lot of bargain brands skip sizes on sockets sets? As far as 1/4" deep 6 point sockets go, Pittsburgh Pro has metric 5mm-14mm sets with no skips, and no skips on the 1/4" deep 6 point standards also (1/8" - 9/16"). I'm just a weekend warrior wrencher here and I've used...

I've actually been stocking up on a lot of different pliers lately too because it's just nice to have a good assortment of them around when you need them. I went with Wilde slip joints, Tekton , Irwin needle noses and dikes, Williams (duckbill pliers), Klein and Stanley Fatmax linesmans...

I'll piggy-back on comments about Wilde Tools. Great company that a lot of people don't know about. I actually ordered some Wilde pliers from their website because I figured that since they make stuff for other companies it'd be cool to have the real ones with Wilde's name on them. Nice...

Even though I'm primarily a weekend-warrior type that just works on my own stuff or helps neighbors out, I've went to 12 points plenty of times for the same reasons as many have already stated. Primarily for blind tight spots where I need more wiggle space to get on a fastener. Most recently I...

I've used the HF ratcheting wrenches, Husky (on my boat mainly for the drain plug), Gear Wrench, and Carlyle. Granted I'm not using them everyday, but so far I've liked them all. Of all of these, the Gear Wrenches are my only Flex-Heads and I've used those quite a lot with no issues. I do...

I like those 30 degree service wrenches too - I've been checking them out for awhile. Probably not a tool I'd use very often but I can see instances where it could come up and I like to have something when I need it. I think I'll go for it here soon but it's a matter of finding the best deal...

That's awesome. I haven't had a chance to use mine yet, but I do like the look and feel of them. I'm anxious to find a NOS metric full polish set if possible. So far it's proving to be more difficult than I thought.

I forgot to mention in my previous reply that I picked up standard and metric deep 6 point sets from Stanley (3/8 drive) and Pittsburgh Pro (1/4 drive) that I use all the time. They aren't USA but that hasn't mattered at all. I like them too because all of the sets don't skip sizes. I'm not a...

I've purchased a lot of tools this year just trying to ramp up my collection so I have what I need when I need it. My favorite though is the gear from Wilde Tool, but I've also added, WrightGrips metric and standard combo wrenches, SK standard and metric combo wrenches (so I have 6 point box...