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I have to agree with April King. The 145 piece set from Sears is a great deal. They have two sets right now, #34142 has the newer lazer etched sockets, #34145 has the older style stamped/engraved sizes on the sockets. I think you can pick up either one for about $180 not on sale (before Xmas...

Harbor Freight. They are not as nice (if you can call a piece of plastic nice) as the Hansen ones but people on the site use them. Metric: http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=95783 Standard: http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=95595...

I got my card a few weeks after signing up. After several months without getting a flyer, I called the number and the girl added me to the list. Seems like I wasn't buying enought and they took me off the maily list. I bet if I call I can get added again.

The 10 piece 1/2" drive 6 points sockets for $15 seem like a good deal. I also don't remember seeing Hansen trays cheaper, maybe I can finally pick some of those up.

Sidewalk sale June 6,7 and 8th.

The ratcheting action of both handles is very nice. Has anyone noticed that the sockets tend to wobble a little on the extentions? When I noticed this I tried the sockets on several 1/4" drive ratchets and they are also loose. Maybe they designed the 'wobble' into them to help get the socket...

What should I use to lubricate it while putting it back together. I already took it apart. It looks like it only had some light weight oil from the factory. Sorry, I edited the first post to hopefuly make my questions a little clearer. I was also asking about the lube to use in my SK ratchet.

I took one of my Big Dawg ratchets apart today and noticed that there was no grease inside. The last ratchet I took apart was a rebuilt raised panel Craftsman and it was full of grease. What would you guys recommend I use to lube the Big Dawg before putting it back together? Also what should...

You can pick up a Ryobi one+ drill for $40 at Home Depot. It is an 18v drill and come highly recommended for the home user. In the future you can buy more tools that will work with the battery and charger that came with the drill. And the Ryobi batteries are less expensive then other brands...

Thanks for the heads up on the blackhawk Mad! Looks like I'll just a wait a few weeks till the tool budget gets replenished and pick up the SK. I have an older 1/4 SK that I cleaned up and lubed this weekend and it is probably the smoothest 1/4" I own.

Thanks for the suggestion. I think I'm going to pick up a regular stubby Proto from Rickster and the Blackhawk flex handle from Grainger. I have a friends who's mom works at a Grainger corp. office and can order it for me at a pretty nice discount.

What do you guys think of this Blackhawk http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/items/3ZE91

Thanks for the heads up, exactly what I would be interested in. I really like the looks of that SK with the flex handle might have to snag that one in the next few weeks.

I guess you can say it. I should have typed 'please don't suggest Snap-on because I can not afford it.' I really like the Proto big dawg 1/4 and 3/8 drives I have. I have a friend that works at Grainger, but I have not been able to find a stubby 3/8" on Grainger's website. Did Proto ever...

I finally realized how handy the Craftsman low profile ratchets are today. I was changing the spark plugs on my Explorer and neither the standard raised panel Cman nor my Proto 3/8" drive would fit. The low pro's are not much thinner, but it was enought to get in there. I also realized I need...

I think I found what I need to do: http://www.hammerzone.com/archives/workshop/compressor/drain/ball_valve.htm. Sorry maybe I should have googled before I posted but I wanted to get my spark plugs changed before I had to go to work tonight.

Thanks guys. Did you guys replace only the small brass 'valve', or did you unscrew what the brass 'valve' screws into?

A nice day of working in the garage just went down the crapper. The drain valve on my nine month old 33 gallon Cman compressor started leaking. Ive drained the thing probably six times since I've owned it. Anyone have a suggestion on how to replace it with a ball valve? I'm guessing the HF...

Picked them up today. Have to agree they do feel 'crude'. My five year old set of Cman SAE ratcheting wrenches feel much better. But I do like that these are quite a bit longer then a standard Cman raised panel for more leverage. I definately would not have paid more then the $20. I am...

Just called Sears. I was told they do this because of CC authorization or something. The guy had to resend me an email that my order was ready. They are really starting to piss me off, this is the third online order in a row that hasn't been the smoothest transaction.