06-22-2006, 09:51 AM
Evan Wrote:Harbor Freight has some very good tools for very cheap if you know what to buy. The trick is not to get the ultra cheap version of a tool. I bought a $7 set of metric wrenches and they were horrible. I bought a $15 set of metric wrenches and I love them.
Some notables are: Impact sockets, Pittsburgh Longhandle wrenches.
Good point. I got a VERY nice set of Impact sockets IR brand at NorthernTools for $80 (metric AND standard). The same kit at Sears would have ran me over $200. Do NOT buy ratchets or wrenches from harbor freight. I have a few wrenches and what they call 1/2" is laughable. Anything you get a HarborFreight consider it a one time use tool. If you can live with that, get it. If you want your stuff to last and don't want to pay an arm and leg, Craftsman.