DaWoodster
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Seen at my local lowe's, item # 359486 is MM set. SAE set was same price, didn't get #. YMMV...
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Kobalt combo wrenches
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andrewsnmorgan
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Sweet find!
SIXTYSteve
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Got a set in Southern California
Vibrolux
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Cool, I'll have to see if my Lowes has any of those!
In my humble opinion these are not the best buy. Gimmicky multi fit box ends, skipped sizes, and it looks like they have similar finish to the Craftsman multi fit wrenches, which rust easily... I would rather go for the 11pc combo set for a few more dollars instead. See item 338600 and 338603
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ishiboo
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In my humble opinion these are not the best buy. Gimmicky multi fit box ends, skipped sizes, and it looks like they have similar finish to the Craftsman multi fit wrenches, which rust easily... I would rather go for the 11pc combo set for a few more dollars instead. See item 338600 and 338603
Agree 100%. I bought these during the Black Friday deals and ended up returning them, the fit/finish ***** and the multi-fit is useless to me.
MechanicNamedJohn
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I just got them... yeah, they are going back tomorrow. Messing around with them, the finish comes off rather easy, and it rounded a head off a 12mm bolt.
shoturtle
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That is the issue with the kobalt universal vs the craftsman. The craftsman has both SAE and Metric. Kolbalt tried to use 1 set to meet both sizes. I use spline, and like them but you need a metric and a sae size. Not 1 for both.
shoturtle
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Also, lowes is coming out with a metric and sae sets. Think they got the clue that you need to have both not just one. Their new spline are coated black vs the shinny chrome. Makes me think sears.