Tool Kit?

[Ronzi]

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.

[Cloudsurfer]

I find that the Snap On stuff is an absolute pleasure to use, but unless you are a professional mechanic its just not worth paying for. I have always purchased Craftsman, and while it doesnt have the bling of Snap on or Mac it does have a lifetime warranty, and for us non professional mechanics, I can always run to Sears on a Sunday afternoon to replace a ratchet, finding the Snap On rep isnt always so easy unless you own a shop and he comes to you.

I vote for Craftsman, though I have heard good things about the Kobalt tools at Lowes. Supposedly they are made by the same folks who make Blue Point, which is Snap on (someone please correct me on this if I am wrong).

At the end of the day, I dont think you can go wrong with Craftsman.

Patrick

[Trakehner]

For what it's worth, the "Kobalt" line of tools that are sold at Lowe's are made by Snap-On...

[Perfectlap]

ok how about impact guns, the portable kind? Suggestions?