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Hey guys! Summers and winters I work industrial maintenance at a cement mill and in the fall and spring I'm at school studying to be a mining engineer. As I'm getting closer to graduation I'm looking to put together a small welding trailer for side work projects and work on our families...

I got curious about blackhawk tools specifically sockets. Zoro lists most of their stock not available and so does grainger. However they're still listed on the proto website. Are they still being made? And if so can anyone recommend me a good vendor?

Hey guys, I have a $25 gift card for amazon I got on Christmas. I don't particularly need anything right now so I figured I would use it on some type of upgrade. Right now at the top of the list is a 1/4 ratchet, either a m-52 Williams, or an Armstrong Maxx, also I'm considering the 9 piece SK...

My main set of tools is in a craftsman stack at home in my garage and I keep a craftsman mechanics set in my truck toolbox, with some extras. As it turns out most of my work is away from the garage so I'm thinking of consolidatING my road tools into a rally box. Any suggestions? Or anyone...

Hey guys, On this thread I've gained some pretty invaluable knowledge and opinions on certain tools and their functions and this is me trying to give back. Where I go to school there is an independent tool store that deals with tekton tools at an extremely reasonable price. Yesterday I picked up...

Hello all, during my summer and winter breaks from I work as.an apprentice mechanic at a cement plant. One of the guys I work with had a dewalt xr 20 volt 1/2 drive impact. Talking to my uncle who works as an automechanic I mentioned how handy it was for replacing air chutes, pump doors, belt...

Hey guys I'm looking to get some new pliers. I was first thinking to get a craftsman set but for the price it seems a better idea is to piece together what pliers I need from harry epsteins. I was reading the thread on wilde wednesday from a whIle back and wilde has some real nice stuff it...

Hey guys i heard that the craftsman 250 piece set in the blow molded case was made in the USA. Is this new old stock? I havent found one in the local sears but i see they are on sale online now and i'm thinking of grabbing one. Anyone know if these in fact are USA made? It's at a reasonable...

Hey guys my dad's birthday is coming up next month and he's a hard man to buy for. After racking my brain for a bit I figure I've probably lost enough of his tools growing up that I owe him a nice set. I figure instead of going and just grabbing a craftsman set off the shelf that sk set should...

I have a chance to pick up a miller roughneck 2e from a family member who inherited it and doesn't do much welding. Anyone have experience with these. It's ac only which is fine because I learned to weld on a Lincoln 225 buzzbox anyway it'll be real nice having a portable welder for side work...

Hey guys I ran across the channel lock 5 plier set on amazon seems like a nice set but about 20 dollars more expensive then the 4 piece craftsman set but the channel locks seem like the better tool. Anyone have any experience with this set? -Jeff

I was in sears today poking around for some sales and I came across the 26 piece standard wrench set and a U.S.A made set to boot. I rang out it came to $60 I needed the bigger sizes for work and this fit the bill. Also i picked up a 9 piece metric set on sale for 15 also usa made. It seems a...

Hey guys as i'm building my tool set i've been looking to buy only what i consider necessities for work right now meaning screwdrivers, 1/4 inch to 1-1/4 inch combo wrenches, 12 inch, 6 inch adjustable, and a decent quality 1/2 drive socket set, pry bars, and decent pliers. However i was in...

Hey guys as a young guy starting to build up my toolbox I was wondering what you guys thought were some of your favorite craftsman tools available at sears. My sockets and ratchets are all craftsman and so are my wrenches all U.S.A raised panel stock. I've been keeping an eye on the 41 pc...

A few years ago i bought a craftsman USA made 162 piece mechanics set that stayed in my truck as my road box. I added a few things to it like a screwdriver set and some pliers. Recently i put that set in a 4 drawer toolbox and that is my work set now so for now i'm looking for a new truck set...

Hey guys, new guy here. I just recently found the site and thought it was really sweet. I'm a young guy and I'm starting to build my tool collection most of my stuff is craftsman (sockets, ratchets, adjustables, screwdrivers) and channel lock pliers, and I'm pretty happy so far but i'd like to...