Just bought a 105 piece set of Bostitch Mechanics Tools for $70.00 shipped. The 105 piece set has 3/8 and 1/2 inch drive tools. The 174 piece set has the 1/4 drive tools, but I wanted to keep the 1/4 drive stuff seperate from the bigger stuff because I don't like lugging big tool boxes when a little one will do.
Just recently had most of my tools to get ripped, so I had to get some more. For the money, and I did get dizzy shopping around at all the tool sets, I think I got the most out of my money. Yes I know it's made in China, but all I need is something to work on my cars, lawn mowers, and whatever else, and this set is putting out a lot of bang for the buck. Add a good set of deep well 1/2 drive impacts, and I will be golden.
The case is heavy duty with hinged metal latches. The hinged metal latches was definitely a strong selling point to me. I am sure there are a lot of us that have plastic tool boxes with cheap plastic broken latches.
Once the case is shut, and I am ready to lug it around, the tools stay put period. I flipped it upside down and shook the whole box, and every thing stayed in place. I love it. It's the first box I have ever owned that did that. Bostitch does include a thin rubber mat to help keep the tools in their slots. The sockets are on the tight side in their respective slots, but I would rather have it that way instead of a big mess every time I open it up.
The 10 pieces that fit the T-handle are a set of torx T10 through T50. The T-handle is magnetic, so that's how it holds the bits. Bostitch claims a lot of torque can be applied via the handle, so we shall see about that.
I took some pictures. http://s936.photobucket.com/user/snippits75/slideshow/Bostitch_105
Just recently had most of my tools to get ripped, so I had to get some more. For the money, and I did get dizzy shopping around at all the tool sets, I think I got the most out of my money. Yes I know it's made in China, but all I need is something to work on my cars, lawn mowers, and whatever else, and this set is putting out a lot of bang for the buck. Add a good set of deep well 1/2 drive impacts, and I will be golden.
The case is heavy duty with hinged metal latches. The hinged metal latches was definitely a strong selling point to me. I am sure there are a lot of us that have plastic tool boxes with cheap plastic broken latches.
Once the case is shut, and I am ready to lug it around, the tools stay put period. I flipped it upside down and shook the whole box, and every thing stayed in place. I love it. It's the first box I have ever owned that did that. Bostitch does include a thin rubber mat to help keep the tools in their slots. The sockets are on the tight side in their respective slots, but I would rather have it that way instead of a big mess every time I open it up.
The 10 pieces that fit the T-handle are a set of torx T10 through T50. The T-handle is magnetic, so that's how it holds the bits. Bostitch claims a lot of torque can be applied via the handle, so we shall see about that.
I took some pictures. http://s936.photobucket.com/user/snippits75/slideshow/Bostitch_105
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Enjoy the set and don't worry about the coo. What was the story of your other tools did they all get stolen?