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TimDaToolMan

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My dad has a Craftsman 1/4 Drive Socket Set.

It's in a black, blow molded case.

The 1/4 drive socket sets carried today are sold in both metric and standard sizes.

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Well if you want to carry metric and standard, you have to carry two sets.

This set has BOTH. It goes from 4 mm to 13 mm, and 5/32 to 1/2

There is also a spot for a ratchet, and a hand driver.

The PN is 34796.


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upndown

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Because that makes sense? Nowadays they put 300 piece tool sets on sale, Half that **** you're never going to use!! Reinventing the wheel + profits = **** made in china. Oops sorry..:willy_nil
 
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An is you dont mind taiwan made tools. Lowes has a set of 1/4 dr with metric and sae. And it sells for about 25 dollars.
 
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tyndall

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Because you seldom need just a socket set to do a job and the blow molded case takes up too much room in a toolbox.

I have a couple of SK sets that came in fancy cases like that. Took everything out of them an put the sockets on rails.
 
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RedFordTruck

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Like Shoturtle said, if you dont mind Taiwan, there are some decent Kobalt sets out there.

I wanted some low cost stuff so I picked up this set on sale for $22 last summer to carry around in my truck tool box. Super set for the money. Metric and SAE sockets, 3 8-pt sockets, 72t ratchet, breaker bar, spinner handle, extensions, and u-joint. And it has bit sockets instead of the usual filler bits. It'll probably be on sale again around fathers day.

http://www.lowes.com/pd_338524-2232...rentURL=?Ns=p_product_avg_rating|1&facetInfo=
 
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