[mdlug] OT: DIY Geek Tools

[Dan Pritts]

On Tue, Jun 26, 2007 at 11:57:00AM -0400, Garry Stahl wrote:
> 
> That is why I recommend Craftsman over all over lift time choices. 
> Craftsman is a third the price of Mac and Snap-on and Sears stores are
> common as weeds.  You walk in "it's broken", they give you another. 

...in theory.  I walked into sears with a broken hole punch and
they didn't have it in stock and didn't give me the option of
ordering a replacement, just said "sorry".

Probably I should have asked for a manager but sheesh.

> BTW, I have two copies of every wrench.  I prefer combination wrenches. 
> That is box end and open end on one tool.  Why two?  I cannot count the
> number of times I have had to turn one nut and hold a second in place
> while turning the first.  So I have two sets of English and metric wrenches.

I got a set of these for christmas:  

  http://www.gearwrench.com/catalog/wrenches/ratcheting/combination/

They don't fit everywhere that a standard box wrench does, but they
are pretty slim compared to other racheting box wrenches i've used,
and seem very well made.

I think there is a craftsman version (i think just has a sears label
on the same tool) but it was significantly more money.

They do have a lifetime warranty for consumer use although it's not
backed up by sears.

danno
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