I agree that you don't have to buy professional quality tools for shadetree work. But when it comes to sockets, ratchets, and a set of box/open end wrenches, Craftsman is worth the slightly higher cost. These are tools that you use on EVERY job, and they simply do not wear out -- even if they did, Sears will replace them for free. And having a higher quality fit, and better steel, means fewer rounded fasteners and jobs that go much easier.

In my humble opinion.

jp

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