nothing wrong with craftsman... snap on is only worth it if you can afford it or if its a really used tool. Everything else craftsman is good enough and hell its lifetime warrenty

mastercraft maximum wrench set, ratcheting wrench set, screwdriver set & pliers set
snap-on long 14mm/17mm box end wrench, offset 14/17 box end wrench, ratcheting screw driver, screwdriver set & pocket screwdriver
IR 1/2" impact gun w/ wheel impact sockets(thinner side wall to not scratch rims)
craftsmen 1/2" short impact sockets, ratchet set 1/2, 3/8, 1/4 drive & 3/8" impact gun
princess auto 1/2" torque sticks, 3/8" impact sockets & interior panel removal tools

snapon tool chest
craftsman hand tools (wrenches and sockets)
some beta T hex-wrenches
a few random mastercraft wrenches
and a few other random technical stuff

aaanndddd an engine crane =D .... saving up for a lift!

Facom Ferrari box
Husky 48" box set
Kobalt 60" box set
IR Ti impact wrenches, Chicago for everything else
Facom for hand tools, Craftsman maximum for everyday
Proto for torque wrenches
Hobart 210 Mig
Lincoln Invertec Tig
Rotary lift

I have like no tools at all but I don't need them. My dads warehouse has a two post hoist, a motorcycle hoist, compressors and any tool I could possibly need if I actually wanted to do work on my vehicle. I guess one day when he goes I'll get it all so why bother buying my own stuff?

When I moved out of my house I had to leave a bunch of tools behind, yet made sure I brought the basics:

Mastercraft maximum socket set
Tool bag with: screw drivers, wrenches, pliers, tape measure, level, hammer, ...
Dremel set
Cordless drill and drill bits
Soldering iron, glue gun, staple gun, caulking gun, ...
Saw, files, hand/drill sanders, ...
Divided storage container with a variety of bolts, nuts, screws, nails, ...
Jack stands

I think any weekend warrior should have at least these. They only take up 2 small shelves in my condo storage, and if you buy from CT during sales it won't cost you very much. I have ~$500 invested total.

ballin' lol i can't afford that on a student budget haha

for your garage? how high does a garage have to be in order to get one installed? and what's the cost... maybe for future considers WAYYYYYYY down the road but mainly cause i'm curious ahhahaha

i did this before too... and i found i got choked everytime i didn't have the right tool when my car was already on jackstands... very inconvient lol now i wanan have a decent set of tools that's organized... having them organized makes a big difference too

do you think buying a kit is better than buying invididual "peices" like a rail of socket, rackets, breaker bars etc.?

i found most of the kits came with SAE and... i don't realy need it cause i've only had japanese cars in my family for as long as i can remember.

where do you guys all live? wanna grab a coffee? i can pick you up... ;)

A Monkey and a Squirrel.

The monkey to give me a hand at grabbing tools, wrenching some stuff and helping me hold stuff. The squirrel on the other hand is for getting into those tight spaces and helping me wrench. :thumbsup:

You need about 14' to be safe.. and a thick foundation as they will drill the bolts to it. I would say about 13' wide.

The problem with most residential garage is the garage doors are not the roll up type (since they are less energy efficient and cost more)... so you have to factor that in. If you have a normal garage door, you probably need about 16' or a very deep garage (which is very rare these days).

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For just about 99% of my repairs :D

^ That's so true!!!! and you forgot about Zipties. :) A friend of mine held his intercooler with Zip ties. :lol

Well, I'm a little different in that most of my tools are at the shop. That's all my snapon flank drive plus wrenches, flank drive plus sockets, IR Ti air tools, etc. But for home use, I just have a bag of Mastercraft Maximum wrenches and some Gearwrench sockets. I don't like working on stuff after work, having had to do the stuff 5 days a week, 8 hours (or more) a day already.

Zip ties, Mechanic's Wire (both Stainless and regular), duct tape, JB Quik and JB Weld, etc. are all necessary things in a mechanic's arsenal. Some jobs actually specify the use of JB Weld (3VZ-E block repair when doing headgaskets, to fill in pitting from electrolysis, sealant of spark plug thread inserts into cylinder heads on V8/V10 Triton engines when repairing thread holes, etc.)

I just bought a new http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item....da&dir=catalog from Snapon, and I'm already pushing the limits of storage space for all of my tools.

holy crap 5 grand?!?!? :eek:

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my box, with the wood snap on top. some snap on stuff, mastercraft maximum stuff, other stuff. i dunno. all i know is i have 3200 bucks worth of snap on shit, and i spent that in 4 months, lol.

Craftsman tool set for hand tools, JET socket set (they are really really good, with anti-rounding technology and stuff)

bunch of random pliers from Daiso are really really good too!

Rubber mallet spring compressor Stanley vice grips etc all sorts of odd ends and pieces.

Hey guys, just reading this post. I was actually thinking of buying some of these. These are on sale at their canadian website. Prices look good. Will post once I get the tools and actually use them.

seattle tools FTW i love em

Hi everyone. This is the first time I'm posting on Revscene. I'm not quite sure where I should post this so if this is incorrect, hopefully someone can point me in the right direction.

I would like to get my boyfriend an auto mechanic creeper (I think that's what it's called). He works on his car pretty often and he's always said that it would be AWESOME to use a creeper instead of his ratty cardboards that he probably jacked from Costco.

I was hoping to get some advice as to which brands are decent in the auto industry and perhaps which ones are slightly more on the luxury side (not just anything that you can get from Canadian Tire). He did mention that they weren't cheap so I guess I'm hoping to spend less than $200 on this.

Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance!