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Posted by DanNY (91SE) on August 24, 2002 at 12:45:15:
In Reply to: Buying tools.... posted by Will on August 24, 2002 at 11:38:38:
start w/ a good 80+ piece kit if you're toolless now. get a small tool box to store it. of course there's more hardcore brands out there...MAC, SK, snap on, matco..etc etc.. they boast a lifetime warranty..but it does u no good if you gotta put the car back and your socket is broken and no where to go. catch my drift? spend the extra $ for quality stuff...home depot sells husky tools..also good brand...lifetime warranty. : So what are the specific differences? Will the one-year warranty ones actually break? I may be using my tools like once a month, so would you guys recommend I get the lifetime warranty tools instead? Any comments appreciated, as I understand that you get what you pay for. TIA.
for your average DIY i would say go to sears and get craftsman. lifetime warranty can't be beat. sears are open sundays and open late just in case your socket breaks...walk in they give u a new one.
it's a good way to start. i still have craftsman sockets from 10 yrs + ago w/o problems. i haven't had a socket break on me yet.
: I am trying to find a decent socket and misc. tool set, i.e. those 150 or 300-piece sets. I notice that some are lifetime warranty, whereas others are only one year. I notice with the latter, the metal is not glossy and feels kind of cheap.