This morning I wandered into Lowe's and found their closeout section. Picked up the following:
Kobalt stubby SAE combo wrenches, 7/16-3/4", $5.04
Kobalt 5/16" combo power cross, $2.04
Kobalt 1/4" SAE plastic socket rack, $3.04
Kobalt 3/8" magnetic socket rack, $3.04
Not screamin' deals or quality but useful to me. The stubby combos will probably go in my travel tool bag. Wish they included 5/16", 11/32", and 3/8", which I use a LOT, but at <$1USD per wrench they might come in handy some time. I've fondled the PowerCross stuff before, but never wrenched with it; this will be an experiment. The larger sizes I eyeballed weren't broached very accurately. And on A.N. hardware, one rarely uses a enough torque to hurt your hand, so the slim Snappy's are my go-to's in the shop. I'll post back once I've had a chance to evaluate the quality.
I've got a couple of these plastic socket racks already, they're useful, and this one will pick up some oddball/specialty sockets.
And I've got a couple of these magnetic socket racks in 1/4" (which is 85% of the sockets I use, except for sparkplugs). I find this a handy way to slap a selection of sockets onto the service cart.
In all, not bad for some stuff I'll get some use out of, especially the storage items.
skywrench
Kobalt stubby SAE combo wrenches, 7/16-3/4", $5.04
Kobalt 5/16" combo power cross, $2.04
Kobalt 1/4" SAE plastic socket rack, $3.04
Kobalt 3/8" magnetic socket rack, $3.04
Not screamin' deals or quality but useful to me. The stubby combos will probably go in my travel tool bag. Wish they included 5/16", 11/32", and 3/8", which I use a LOT, but at <$1USD per wrench they might come in handy some time. I've fondled the PowerCross stuff before, but never wrenched with it; this will be an experiment. The larger sizes I eyeballed weren't broached very accurately. And on A.N. hardware, one rarely uses a enough torque to hurt your hand, so the slim Snappy's are my go-to's in the shop. I'll post back once I've had a chance to evaluate the quality.
I've got a couple of these plastic socket racks already, they're useful, and this one will pick up some oddball/specialty sockets.
And I've got a couple of these magnetic socket racks in 1/4" (which is 85% of the sockets I use, except for sparkplugs). I find this a handy way to slap a selection of sockets onto the service cart.
In all, not bad for some stuff I'll get some use out of, especially the storage items.
skywrench
