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I've had that set. The ratchet leaves a lot to be desired though. Most craftsman ratchets do though. Look at the easy read sockets. They're good for the money. Do you have a budget?
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04-18-2015, 11:04 PM
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the kobalt set at lowes is laser etched for easy reading, has color coded sockets (blue for metric, red for fractional), a more polished finish and a high tooth count (72 = 5 degrees per click). Kobalt has the same over-the-counter warranty for breakage and goes one step further - if you register when you buy the set, they'll mail you individual replacement sockets for the cost of S&H if you ever LOSE one (or two or five...).
I'll probably pick up a set when I have some money to drop on it. Right now, the hand-me down and harbor freight set I have is adequate, but some of the features I mentioned above would be a nice upgrade.
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04-19-2015, 09:21 AM
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I don't really have a set budget I guess around $150, I'm not really looking at replacing my ratchets I have 2 sets of older craftsman that work fine. More looking at sockets. If there's a deal that come with a ratchet I'm not going to throw it out. Also I'm looking at metric, I pretty much only work with metric so thats what I want to replace. For some odd reason I haven't lost a hole lot of standard sockets.
I'l have to check in to Kolbalt. I like the idea of replacing lost sockets.
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04-19-2015, 10:09 AM
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Kobalt sockets are pretty good for the $$$. I do have a Kobalt ratchet too. I guess I'm spoiled though. I have a snap-on 3/8 ratchet and I will not pick up another! I have a blue point 1/4 ratchet and even it blows the craftsman and Kobalt away
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04-19-2015, 11:25 AM
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This is what I bought a little while back to keep in the truck. The sockets are the same style to what you're looking at. I think this is an 85 piece set.
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04-19-2015, 12:06 PM
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This is what I bought a little while back to keep in the truck. The sockets are the same style to what you're looking at. I think this is an 85 piece set.
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04-19-2015, 12:15 PM
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This is what I bought a little while back to keep in the truck. The sockets are the same style to what you're looking at. I think this is an 85 piece set.
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I was thinking about getting a set like this. This is Craftsman.
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04-19-2015, 12:20 PM
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the kobalt set at lowes is laser etched for easy reading, has color coded sockets (blue for metric, red for fractional), a more polished finish and a high tooth count (72 = 5 degrees per click). Kobalt has the same over-the-counter warranty for breakage and goes one step further - if you register when you buy the set, they'll mail you individual replacement sockets for the cost of S&H if you ever LOSE one (or two or five...).
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Lowes is great about thier Kobalt sets. I didn't want a bunch of different boxes or sets of tools so I got these for $80. It has everything you need for the road except for allen wrenches. Comes in a flat canvas zipper pouch, so it doesn't take any space at all.
http://www.lowes.com/pd_229157-22328-86216_1z0wcfw+1z140vv+2z8vn__?productId=3693914&Ns=p_product_qty_sales_dollar|1&pl=1¤tURL=%3FNs%3Dp_product_qty_sales_dollar%7C1% 26page%3D1&facetInfo=Kobalt|$50%20-%20$100
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04-19-2015, 12:41 PM
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I have a mega set of Craftsman sockets, wrenches, etc, but also have Kobalt and others.
Regardless of brand, treat yourself to the laser etched. You're going to have these for a while and your eys will appreciate the readability down the road.
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04-19-2015, 01:26 PM
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04-19-2015, 06:52 PM
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I have a mega set of Craftsman sockets, wrenches, etc, but also have Kobalt and others.
Regardless of brand, treat yourself to the laser etched. You're going to have these for a while and your eys will appreciate the readability down the road.
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I have a lot of nice tools, mostly Snap-On. But the laser etched would be so nice to have. When I used tools and bought my stuff I was better than 20/20. Now that I have 'grown up' I find myself squinting for the size even with my glasses. Sucks getting older, but beats the alternative, lol. It doesn't matter much to guys that are using them daily, they know at a glance the size. For a weekend wrencher like me, well it would be great to have the etching.
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I rock this and a leather storage roll of crescent wrenches. Everything I need, I also carry some duplicate sockets in different size. 
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f**k craftsman. used to be good. now are chinese crap junk. they're what I've had for 30+ years. dread it when I have to replace one because the new stuff is awful. ratchets are hinky.
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The ratchet leaves a lot to be desired though. Most craftsman ratchets do though. 
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