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#4: The oddball tools make the job. Beyond your basic screwdrivers
#5
if something breaks down the road....I said....if something breaks down the road......it can be exchanged for a new tool. In years past, Craftsman was such a great option for the home user because if it broke, you just took it to the local Sears to exchange. With these stores being fewer and fewer these
PIC and wrenches are the oddball tools. The sockets with built in swivels,
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days, exchanging is a little tougher, so finding a local tool truck isn’t much worse. Once you find a tool truck local to you, get his card, and if you need a tool repaired, give him a shout and see when he is close to you on his route. They are pretty easy
socket adapters, ratcheting wrenches (likely one of the greatest creations of the modern world, but make sure to get the reversible direction style), really long extensions, jewelers screwdrivers, stubby wrenches etc are all great compliments to a box. Mid grade tools are just fine for these applications.
#5: There isn’t anything wrong with buying good quality used tools. Ebay, estate sales, Craigslist and
the like always have guys selling off tools for pennies on the dollar. Warranty still applies to the tool, so
to track down actually. Whenever I have to have a tool repaired, I always try to buy something as well. I figure even if it is warranty, if they are replacing it for free, I try and throw a little business at them for their time. Doesn’t have to be anything big or expensive, but the key is always adding to your tool box a little at
a time. Next thing you know, you have a nice complement of tools and the jobs you tackle become easier
and easier (P.S. You can hang great grandpa’s crescent wrench on the wall and save it for nice).
~ Karl