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Ill definitely stay away from trucks and their brands for now, but I want at least mid quality. I want to build a set that will excel for at least a year under pro use, and I'll get to use as a backup/road set later on. Only thing is that I do see myself transitioning to Snap-on in the future, but Ill only have my student discount for 6-10 more months.

Grey pneumatic duo socket sets look like a definite. Save money from chromes and space when it becomes part of a road set. Theres a few places that have an extra dollar off, but tooltopia I know warranties them no problem. Weird but Sears has the exact same prices on them, except for the 1/2 in. metric sets. Should I go through Sears instead of tooltopia? Both free shipping but I figure Sears might be around longer to enact the warranty.
http://www.gpsocket.com/products/product.phtml/89653CRD/?popup=1

http://www.gpsocket.com/products/product.phtml/81659CRD/?popup=1

http://www.gpsocket.com/products/product.phtml/82622/?popup=1

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http://www.gpsocket.com/products/product.phtml/82629M/?popup=1

http://www.gpsocket.com/products/product.phtml/82629MD/?popup=1

Just 1/4 and 3/8 - 288$; with 1/2" 954$ Total.
This is standard and deep, metric and sae, duo socket means it works for impact tools and is as thin as chrome sockets - works for hand ratchets in tight areas too. 4-36mm, only missing 31mm.
 
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Bleugrass said:
Ill definitely stay away from trucks and their brands for now, but I want at least mid quality. I want to build a set that will excel for at least a year under pro use, and I'll get to use as a backup/road set later on. Only thing is that I do see myself transitioning to Snap-on in the future, but Ill only have my student discount for 6-10 more months.

Grey pneumatic duo socket sets look like a definite. Save money from chromes and space when it becomes part of a road set. Theres a few places that have an extra dollar off, but tooltopia I know warranties them no problem. Weird but Sears has the exact same prices on them, except for the 1/2 in. metric sets. Should I go through Sears instead of tooltopia? Both free shipping but I figure Sears might be around longer to enact the warranty.
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Don't want to turn this into a bash Sears thread but the chances of them being around going into the next decade are slim. Plus you wouldn't be able to walk into a Sears store and warranty them anyway.
 
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Askme42 said:
Don't want to turn this into a bash Sears thread but the chances of them being around going into the next decade are slim. Plus you wouldn't be able to walk into a Sears store and warranty them anyway.
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If GJ were the only tool buyers in America this would be a fact. China's tool market is growing because most people like cheap low quality tools.
You might be right though; but what are the chances that tooltopia will stay around longer? Idk about online tool sites much, and I bet noone does when it comes to how many decades theyll stay around.
 
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Holy cow that was brutal. Not only did they seem to lack knowledge the guys voice was annoying as hell.
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I HATE the "tools in action" guys.. They started out nice, doing real tool reviews and demo's - BUT NOW - all they do is read the box and half the time they get that wrong.. They only thing them seem interested in doing is gathering free tools from manufacturers and sticking them on their shelves. They have even said lately " we are not a tool review channel, we just kinda show you what's out now" - but yet the name is "tools IN ACTION" half their vids are just two idiots bickering which each other, and they don't show you anything more that you can learn on the HD site.. Why vendors keep using them is beyond me... They should rename their channel "Tool INACTION"

If you want good reviews you need to watch the "real tool reviews" from the Woodstockva guy that's on here.. I don't know him, work for him, or anything like that- but he's the only person doing great reviews these days. Every video he produces is above and beyond what's on the web..

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Any recommendations for impact wrenches?
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The HF earthquake seems to have a big following around here.. for $100 the husky model offer like 800ftlbs too. If you want small, I would personally go with m7.. Mind you - I don't own any of these - but they always get good reviews on here from people that do.
 
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So If I wanted an all-in-one cordless impact wrench, to use with 1/4, 3/8 & 1/2 in. drives; should I get a 3/8 impact and use adapters? Or get a 1/2" with adapters for more torque? Can't really beat the snap-on with sep on value there, only a little more than IR costs for 3/8.
 
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The HF earthquake seems to have a big following around here.. for $100 the husky model offer like 800ftlbs too. If you want small, I would personally go with m7.. Mind you - I don't own any of these - but they always get good reviews on here from people that do.
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I shouldve said cordless, sorry.
 
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I shouldve said cordless, sorry.
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Cordless - Milwaukee fuel.

The 1/2" high torque fuel model (M18)
The 3/8" fuel model (M18)

The m12 ratchet is also nice (they make 1/4" and 3/8")
They also make m12 fuel 3/8" and 1/4" impacts

If you were to ONLY get one, I'd say the m18 fuel impact is probably the most versatile for most people..

The benefit - for most people going with Milwaukee - is having the batteries also allows you to buy and use any of their other tools w/o having another platform to invest in.. Also, the m18 chargers do m12 batteries too.
 
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I know there's a lot of these threads, but with tool brands getting better or worse/diversified every year I figured the Internet could benefit from this as well as me.
So I'm building my credit, and plan on getting lots of snap on tools with sep sometime 2016. But til then, I want practice tools that'll double as my spare set down the line. Low budget. I'm small engine and wanna work on my own automobiles.
So, nothing China. Definitely. But I wonder if I should get cheap American made like Craftsman, or top brand Taiwan like Blue Point or some of Matco. I hear craftsman is often loose fitting, and breaks easy. So blue point, is made to snap on specifications but what are your experiences? Don't tell me get USA or die. Pros and cons here.
I'm looking at BLPGSSC100 from blue point. I get it 260, and BLPGSS1233 for 145. Also from Matco sap486v (**** that's china, but thoughts?) 91$ is helluva price but I don't want bulls hit either.
Thanks for all contributions to this thread. This is my first post btw, hello.
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My vote would be a used (or good deal) USA Craftsman set from Ebay or CL as others have stated. You won't go wrong on price or warranty and won't break the bank getting started.

You can always "upgrade" as you see fit, but after owning and using Cman tools for 30+ years, they still work for me.
 
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