Originally Posted By: BHopkins
Originally Posted By: KenO
Are you going to use everything in the set? I ask because it may be cheaper to buy what you need from Harbor Freight. I truthfully really like their sockets and ratchets, especially the plastic handle ratchets.
How does one know what you are going to need, and what you will not? The last thing I want, is to be in the middle of a job and realize that I need a particular wrench or socket, and not have it. Sure, it is impractical to have every tool that you will ever need. But a good set with both metric and standard, deep well and regular sockets, is handy to have. And for the price, it isn't worth going without. My gas and time is worth more than that.
Have you ever bought individual sockets, ratchets, and combination wrenches? It doesn't take more than a handful of tools, and the price has exceeded how much a good set can be bought for, especially when they are bought on sale. Rarely is a specific tool on sale when you need it.
I've bought many individual sockets, extensions, ratchets, etc. OP stated that he already had a set, but was missing pieces. I was simply trying to inquire about what pieces he might be missing, as sometimes either individual pieces or smaller sets (like a wrench set, single set of sockets, etc.) might be a cheaper way to replace the tools you're missing, without adding a bunch of stuff you'll never use (especially if it's duplicates of sockets that you never use in the first place).
Originally Posted By: KenO
Are you going to use everything in the set? I ask because it may be cheaper to buy what you need from Harbor Freight. I truthfully really like their sockets and ratchets, especially the plastic handle ratchets.
How does one know what you are going to need, and what you will not? The last thing I want, is to be in the middle of a job and realize that I need a particular wrench or socket, and not have it. Sure, it is impractical to have every tool that you will ever need. But a good set with both metric and standard, deep well and regular sockets, is handy to have. And for the price, it isn't worth going without. My gas and time is worth more than that.
Have you ever bought individual sockets, ratchets, and combination wrenches? It doesn't take more than a handful of tools, and the price has exceeded how much a good set can be bought for, especially when they are bought on sale. Rarely is a specific tool on sale when you need it.
I've bought many individual sockets, extensions, ratchets, etc. OP stated that he already had a set, but was missing pieces. I was simply trying to inquire about what pieces he might be missing, as sometimes either individual pieces or smaller sets (like a wrench set, single set of sockets, etc.) might be a cheaper way to replace the tools you're missing, without adding a bunch of stuff you'll never use (especially if it's duplicates of sockets that you never use in the first place).
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