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Old 04-05-2007, 06:54 PM   #10
Ronzi
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Craftsman hand tools are OK, but their power tools are junk. For example, never buy a Craftsman electric drill. They are intended to drill holes in drywall about 3 times a year. Check out the DeWalt 5.4 amp drill, prob. at Lowes or Home Depot. That sucker works.
I got one of the Craftsman 150 ft/lb clicker torque wrenches specifically for wheels and have no complaints. If I were busting tires at Discount Tire and using it all day every day, it might be different, but it's fine for what I need.
The ratcheting combo wrenches are the bomb, as long as you are not working in close quarters where there is not enough clearance to get the box-end over the nut/bolt. Sears has both Craftsman and GearWrench brands.
The Kobalt stuff at Lowes looks pretty good, although I don't have any of them.
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