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:beer: Well played. AX = autocross, think "honey I shrunk the road course". It's racing accessible to everybody, and it's a hell of a good time for not a ton of money.

I keep my 3/8" in a separate drawer from my 1/2", and both separate from my 1/4". Call me crazy, but it makes it dead simple to find the correct ratchet and socket for an application, and if something doesn't fit in one instance, I'll put anything unnecessary away and get out what I think will...

https://www.harborfreight.com/dm600-compact-digital-multimeter-64014.html https://www.harborfreight.com/Electrical-Receptacle-Tester-with-GFCI-Diagnosis-63929.html I've used Fluke meters in an electronics repair facility, and they're real nice. However when it came to home use, I didn't want to...

Snap-On makes some high quality products. Do I own any of them? No. Do I need any of them? No. However, it's firmly a matter of where do you need exceeding quality? As an example I'm a little more familiar with, do I need a PC with 16 CPU cores, 64GB of RAM, 2x1TB SSDs in RAID1 and another 24TB...

I don't know the range of sizes, but I will say I'm generally not a fan of their round head ratchets. It's likely that they're the same sockets they sell on their lonesome, which have been holding up just fine for me. I'd get the Pittsburgh Pro ratchets though. Either way, for $30 it's not a...

Clearly inferior to the Snap-On 1200 threadcount cloth :lol_hitti

I'm awful at math, so I like the metric system: Bolt head on the car looks kinda big, but not lug bolt big. Go grab a 14mm. 14mm is a bit too small. Go grab a 15mm. 15mm fits nice and snug, remove 15mm bolt. Conversely, working in freedom units: Lawn mower needs tightened up because it was...

This is one thing that makes me hesitant on buying tools online. I got a set of OEMTools 3/8" sockets with ratchet and extensions, and I've got two 9mm and no 10mm deep, and the 13mm looks like someone used a vise grip on it. Reached out to Great Neck via their contact form online and haven't...

Still here, still interested at some point. The screenshot from the website reminds me though, I wonder if there's going to be an ICON ball joint press kit which will replace the current Maddox one, similar to how we lost the long reach low profile Pittsburgh jack to the Daytona -- which may be...

:lol_hitti If only... But I wouldn't make any money anyway. A close friend of mine instilled a core value, "never sell a tool, because you never know when you might need one to sacrifice."

I went with the Blackhawk line wrenches as the Snap-On were out of my price range, and for the ~$80 they cost from Amazon they were a solid deal. Good fit and finish, and a little more confidence-inspiring than the Harbor Freight offerings. I wouldn't hesitate to give Blackhawk a look for...

Is there really that much choice though? In my area, I had a hell of a time finding a decent-sized toolbox for my budget. I wound up with a Husky 52" for $400. Most of my tools are a similar story, I needed something to do a job and couldn't swing high-dollar -- there's no shame in that. Just...

That's not an awful price, all things considered. If they're actually long pattern, I might have to pick up a set. For regular length, I wound up with the OEM reversible ratcheting wrenches and I'm pretty satisfied.

Tekton is excellent stuff. The Kobalt 3/8" shallow/deep metric socket set is $20 now in most stores, mine has been in service for over 10 years and it's excellent. I've also been thinking about a basic car kit, and the Stanley at Walmart doesn't seem to be awful for the basics.

Strategic pants are brown, at least in racing. That way nobody can see when you mess up your line.

This is precisely what I enjoy about HF. I don't have the coin for a TechAngle, as much as it would be handy (particularly for stretch/TTY bolts), but I could justify $130 for a digital torque wrench that still has the same warranty, that I can occasionally "sanity check" against another Torque...

My Pittsburgh 3 ton low profile has been going for over a decade, my best friend has one as well which has been in service for even longer. They're a damned good deal for what they are. I only picked up the Daytona long reach low profile because I needed something that could get under the...

Personally, I'd avoid a cordless angle grinder. ~$30 at Harbor Freight will get you the corded blue Chicago Electric model with the paddle switch, mine has been going for several years without any issues and it's been fantastic for my intermittent use. I'm invested in the Dewalt 20v stuff at...

I'm picking up a 20-ton HF press to do control arm bushings/rear beam bushings on my VW. I've heard that the newer ones no longer come with cast plates, and instead are a stronger construction -- can anyone confirm? Either way, I think for $150 and relatively easy upgrades to things like an...

I try my best to keep in mind that any name, description, heck even color choice is purely marketing. These are things where people are paid a salary for 8 hours a day, 40 hours a week, 52 weeks a year, to try to separate people from their money. I won't say I don't fall victim to it, but...