Fw: Need recommendations on tools.

[steve ravet]

I have a mix of Craftsman and Husky that I'm pleased with.  I suspect
that Husky and Craftsman are manufactured at the same place.  They both
carry a lifetime warranty, and HD will accept broken Craftsman in
exchange for Husky.  Not so with Sears, AFAIK.  Both have screwdriver
assortments that have what you need, including #3 phillips (#2 is much
more common).  You can find non-Craftsman hand tools at Sears, and
non-Husky at HD.  I'd stay away from either of those.  I bought a set of
box end "sears" brand wrenches, which proved handy when I needed a
wrench bent into a "U" shape to reach the head of a bolt in the frame. 
But you usually don't want wrenches that flexible.  Either store is just
around the corner when you need to get replacements, unlike the truck
tools.

--steve

Kevin R wrote:
> 
> > Not exactly list oriented, but I need them to work on the cars so it's
> > close.
> > It all started with a need for a long Philips
> > to reach certain screws on the car and ended up with the realization that
> I
> > could use (wink, wink) a good set to replace the hand me downs and cheap
> > crap I currently have. So now I'm looking for a good 10-15 piece(don't
> need
> > torx etc) standard and Philips set that includes a 6-8" Philips (# 3??)
> and
> > nice long pry bar uhm, I mean flat head screw driver.
> > Would love Snap-on, but due to the price and no desire to try and chase
> one
> > down, I'm looking at the usually locals.
> > Husky (home depot)
> > Ridgid (home depot)
> > Kobalt (Lowes)
> > Craftsman (Sears)
> > Klein (Sears)
> >
> > Any recommendations or good/bad stories welcome.
> >
> > TIA
> > Kevin R
> >
> >
> 
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