Best Place to Buy Tools?

[draglov]

Hi guys and girls,

Where is the best place to buy toolkit ? Something like craftsman 309 piece

R,

Ed

[Danaldson]

Re: Best place to buy tools

Keep an eye out on the crappy tire app or website. Every once in a while they have crazy sales going on.

[CGDoig]

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As mentioned above Canadian Tire is the way to go. Just watch for their good sales. Buy the sockets and wrenches separately. Another option if you want decent quality and warranty too is Napa tools. I think the brand is ultra pro, I buy some for work and it's not bad.

[Red90]

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For Canadian Tire, sign up for sales alerts. Never buy anything at normal price.

[Ponto]

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Love those 70% off sales. Crappy Tire for the win.

[witchcraftz]

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Korean tire is a good place, I have also had good luck with eBay, just make sure you know exactly what you are getting and buy only brand name.

[Kane]

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If you're on a budget mastercraft tools is pretty good and they honour their warranty. If you're on the cheap side and/or it's stuff you won't use a whole lot Princess auto ain't bad either. I've given some cheap powerfist stuff a good workout at work with minimal breakage. I prefer my snap on mac stuff though of course but sometimes it's well justified to pick up a cheap tool that you will rarely use.

[91wolfie]

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Picked up a few things from Kms Tools for a good price. Including my fender roller!

[flipstah]

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Crappy Tire had a Stanley torque wrench set on sale. Not sure if it's over. $200 for a big set!

[CGDoig]

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Ahh yes, forgot about KMS tools. Highly recommend them too.

[Kor]

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P-p-p-princess auto

I am sure people will say bad things but plenty of my tools have stood the test of time, a wrench is a wrench, a socket is a socket, I have huge wrench and socket sets from there that work for me every time.

I can't imagine paying more than the bare minimum for something like a wrench, its a cast piece of metal basically the lowest form of product known to man

[flipstah]

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I wouldn't buy Princess Auto power tools. It tried to kill me once.

Cheap prices though!

[sabbySC]

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P-p-p-princess auto

I am sure people will say bad things but plenty of my tools have stood the test of time, a wrench is a wrench, a socket is a socket, I have huge wrench and socket sets from there that work for me every time.

I can't imagine paying more than the bare minimum for something like a wrench, its a cast piece of metal basically the lowest form of product known to man

Not true, there are advantages to premium tools. If you use tools for a living you will recognize the differences, if you are a weekend warrior you most likely will not. Not all premium tools cost more, it mostly comes down to experience. Wrenches are actually one of the few tools where quality of steel, and design of tool matter most, same goes for screwdrivers.

edit - thought I'd add this quote which I feel best summarizes tools for us mere mortals... "I also buy on the 80/50 principle. You can usually get 80% of the performance for 50% of the price. Some people need that extra 20% of performance - most probably don't."

[Stonewall]

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a wrench is a wrench, a socket is a socket,

I have to disagree too. There is also tolerances to take into consideration as well as the material hardness. Nothing worse then taking off a stubborn bolt to have it strip the head because your socket has crappy tolerances. You can cheap out on some tools but sockets and wrenches should be of some decent quality.

[Thor]

Re: Best Place to Buy Tools?

You can always call the snap on truck (: