Is this a good starter tool set?
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Thread title says it all, I literally have no tools at the moment and saw this online. It's a craftsman 255 piece set and on sale from sears for 150$ online. Basically just want to make sure this kit has the majority of tools I'll need for most DIY mods. Thanks!
http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00935255000P |
it's a decent beginning though there are a lot of things in these kit's you will never use, that particular tool kit doesn't really allow much for additional tool storage as your tool collection grows though
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Yeah, I'm not really concerned about the case because as my collection grows I will buy more storage. My main concern is the actual tools themselves and if this is an adequate starter set which will allow me to work on my car.
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Just looking at the set, I think the majority of the sizes are standard and my car is metric so I would actually need a tool set with all metric sizes. Am I correct?
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for the price and what you are getting, you cant go wrong. good start, and keep buying craftsman in the future as well.
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Add a torque wrench and get a pipe to use as a breaker bar and you got a nice colllection.
FYI craftsmen is made in China...but the guarantee is great. |
Yeah, I heard other brands like Snap On is better quality, but as long as you get the lifetime guarantee with craftsman then I guess it doesn't really matter considering the price difference. My buddy has all craftsman tools and the quality seems good enough for what I'm looking for anyway.
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I bought that set when I started turning wrenches. Heck of a starter set. And when you buy a box, those red drawers pull out and you can sit them in the drawers of your new box, it keeps things organized really well!
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Thanks for all the opinions guys, definitely going to get this. Thank you all :)
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I got the set for myself on Black Friday. It's a nice set. I had a hodge podge of stuff already but this is nice to have. It's all in one place and fills many gaps I had before. Like noted, I did also buy a Torque wrench to compliment the set, oh, and an Impact Wrench :). I figured this was a great base to build off and for $150 just couldn't see how I could go wrong.
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You'll probably want to add a few screwdrivers as well :)
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