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The Taiwanese wrench sets are the way to go: Mountain, Icon or Tekton.

Love my Koken, but the switch is backwards. The Tekton 1/4 is also top notch.

The Carlyle ones I bought from NAPA a couple years ago were surprisingly low profile.

These go on sale at West Marine. Used for outboard motors.

Go Stealth Sonic Dewalt. Any other shop vac is too loud.

Any reccomendations on a make / model for this purpose?

I have a Dewalt Stealthsonic as my shop vac. Never going back to a loud sucker. Well worth the money for a quiet girl.

If you feel like you need USA made Snap-on sockets as a home mechanic (you don't), just get a 3/8 Cat set, it's the same product for less moolah.

11 years later, still $10 with 99 available. https://ebay.us/m/a0ZeBR

We use a $25 Chinese (Amazon) self leveling laser level in an old photo tripod. It's plenty bright if you use it at dusk or later. This may not be a great strategy for a professional contractor. But it works great for occasional DIY use-if you are not in a hurry.

Typical low effort "unboxing" product reviewer.

Gotta save a buck where I can.

At home colonoscopies.

I replaced my Tekton sockets with CAT (SO) . I don't think I can tell a difference as a weekend warrior, then again, I won't miss the extra $30. The Tekton ratchet was great, not quite as good as Koken however. My Tekton set was paseed to my oldest at college.

I bought an 1990's 7 speaker Kenwood surround sound system for $20 at a garage sale.

Tekton socket set Wen wrenches Vessel screwdrivers Quinn plier set

How strict is building code enforcement in the islands? What is the requirement for insulation & fire protection? Is there a difference in your insurance cost by finishing with Sheetrock? In the city of Anacortes it's strict, apparently it's less strictly enforced outside of city limits.

Consider fire protection. Rockwool & Sheetrock are your friend. Price wise Sheetrock over fiberglass insulation might be best. In Anacortes, the building inspector required insulation in our garage since many are turned into living spaces.

I looked at all these sockets- in the end, was torn between Cat (SO) & Koken. Bought Cat because of a local dealer. I did spring for a Koken 72t ratchet, and a couple of Koken 1/4 etorx sockets. Both Cat & Koken are excellent. The 3/8 8-19 Cat set is $52.

I picked up an e12 1/4 drive Ko-ken and e10 1/4 drive SO from Ebay to supplement my 3/8 set as my BMW is primarily these sizes. Ko-ken > SO