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Thanks for the opinions. Honestly never thought about pawn shops for tools, but its probably more from a lack of pawn shops in my area. The only one local is a new business of less than 2 years. Sells mostly junk.

Will look into husky, kobalt and the such my next trip into the "big city". Got a decent 42" top & box for 1/2 off when they were closing out our local sears store, so now I'm just looking to fill it. If I thought there would be anyone to leave them to, I would go the snap-on/Cornwell route. Unfortunately, they'll just be one more thing sold at my estate sale when the time comes.


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Klein for sure. As others have mentioned.

I have two Wright Tool Wright screwdrivers that are good. I prefer Klein.

I have a ratchet that is a Fastenal - Rock River branded ratchet. I feel it is as good as or better than Craftsmen ratchets from the 1960-70s that my dad had.


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Klein for sure. As others have mentioned.

I have two Wright Tool Wright screwdrivers that are good. I prefer Klein.

I have a ratchet that is a Fastenal - Rock River branded ratchet. I feel it is as good as or better than Craftsmen ratchets from the 1960-70s that my dad had.


Maybe so but modern tool designs blow away the ones from the 60's/70's. The only 3/8" ratchets I ever use have a long handle and swiveling head......In all honesty, craftsman (and some others) really have come out with some really innovative designs when it has come to tools in the last decade.

All of the pawn shops around here price everything higher than the new price of the item, then expect you to haggle back and forth.....royal pain in the rear way to buy used stuff from what I've seen.
 
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Will give Klein a look as well. Nice to find some things made here are still regarded as being top of the heap.

Thinking about trying one of the Pittsburgh Pro swivel head ratchets just for giggles. Never used one and honestly unsure of its value TO ME. They seem like a decent low use ratchet for <$20 and a good "do I need this" trial. Maybe the 25" breaker bar as well.


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My brother was a diesel mechanic for 12 years, rebuilding Caterpillar equipment. He has tens of thousands of dollars of tools, from harbor freight garbage to the standard professional grade stuff, to really expensive specialty tools.

He said he had a rule when buying tools. Even the cheap stuff is pretty good these days, so he would always buy that first. If he used it often enough to break the cheap tool, only then would he pony up for the good stuff.




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Sounds like a good rule. I should pass that along to a couple of my mechanic friends.


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Sounds like a good rule. I should pass that along to a couple of my mechanic friends.


Yeah, except everytime I've had a cheap tool break, I busted the crap out of my hand or knuckles and it WAS NOT worth the pain.
 
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Does anyone have a better solution for storing sockets than the Hansen trays? Trying to organize so I don't purchase duplicates.
Also wrench storage as well. I am taking up two drawers currently and would like to clean up a little of my clutter.


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Does anyone have a better solution for storing sockets than the Hansen trays? Trying to organize so I don't purchase duplicates.
Also wrench storage as well. I am taking up two drawers currently and would like to clean up a little of my clutter.






I tried all sorts of commercial "solutions" to this issue from cheap (Deep Homo) to expensive semi-custom racks and this is what works best for me.

I don't have a picture handy but I took a couple of strips of 1x about an inch wide and cut slots in them at an angle to set wrenches in. Wood strips run front to back in the drawer and wrenches lay at an angle just shallow enough to close the drawer. You can see sizes at a glance and you can also see if you forgot to put one back. I can get a quick snapshot if you're interested.

An hour or so with a table saw some scraps of 1/4 lauan plywood and some #3 1x4 and you can create a custom application for each drawer for cheap.




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