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Gearwrench is probably the best bang for the buck imo. Tractor supply usually has great prices on them. Full set of sae and metric wrenches for a 100$ isn’t bad.
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Campfire Kahuna
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I had already resolved this question. Bought a 600 piece Craftsman with my high school graduation cash. Picked up S-K and Proto, Blackhawk at yard sales along the way. All made in in USA.
Always keeping my eyes open at flea market and yard sales.
Don’t be a B-Type pussy, stop and investigate blanket sales, garage sales, make eye contact, turn off the john wayne and get outside and meet other real life humans
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That said, fouck-it just go to Harbor Freight. Got people on here 72 years old that don’t even know what brake dust is on their alloy wheels. JFC
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I’m channeling Alan Cramper since my metric 3/8 set is weak. Prayers to some big money Peacher. Keep your eyes peeled… Never know where a blessing will turn up… Like in the middle of old Hwy 23….
Dave
�The man who complains about the way the ball bounces is likely to be the one who dropped it.� Lou Holtz
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I have a mix of everything accumulated over the years most are good except for the really cheap stuff. I've managed to break a few of each brand.
God bless Texas-----------------------
Old 300
I will remain what i am until the day I die- A HUNTER......Sitting Bull
Its not how you pick the booger..
but where you put it !!
Roger V Hunter
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Any of the brands mentioned will serve your purpose. With all being Chinese made and many coming from the same manufacturing facilities they have similar build quality. Today even Chinese tools do an acceptable job, it is just that I cannot buy Chinese stuff if there is another option.
If you can stand a little more budget Wright Tools out of Ohio build the best wrench available at any price and are completely USA made, and they are not priced at the tool truck price schedules. I am not a big fan of their ratchets but they certainly work and are extremely durable they just to not have the fine tooth count that works well in auto mechanic duty.
Another USA brand is Proto at similar prices to Wright.
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Back when Craftsmen was Made in America quality, I had an old 24" level that was my dads. One of the vials somehow got broken. I took it back to Sears to see if they could get me a new vial to put in it. The clerk looked it over and apologized. He said they didn't make them that good any more but he'd replace it with the best they had. He handed me a top of the line level.
“In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.”
― George Orwell
It's not over when you lose. It's over when you quit.
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I buy old S-K and Proto when I can find them, especially at a yard sale.
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