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Dave
That little knipex would NEVER get used here, but everywhere is different.
I have quite a few of the newish Milwaukee hand tools–I like the end wrenches and sockets. Decent quality and so far a very nice finish.
I have bought quite a few used Snap-On tools; new are out of my league, price-wise.
“Flat” (slotted) screwdrivers are only used as light chisels and pry bars anymore around here; no more new ones for me.
That large Husky wrench set would be a nice way to get started for occasional use. A very good bargain.
When I think of “bulk” screws, it means that I pull them out of my lumberyard’s bin and weigh them up; they don’t come in a plastic container.
Tom D
Home Depot had a number of very large boxes of deck screws on major clearance a few years ago – I grabbed them all. Should last me awhile.
Dave
If they were/are phillips and not torx, I’d let someone else “save”…..
Tom D
They’re some star shaped thing but they came with a bit.
Dave
Score!
fred
I don’t remember when I was introduced to the Engineer (Japanese) brand – but I really like the pliers, wrenches and screwdrivers I’ve bought from them.
Other Japanese plier brands to consider are Merry:
https://www.nilemerry.com/merry/
and TusonoDA
https://www.tsunoda-japan.com/EN/sidecutpl.html
Joe Hanson
I hate that often the budget “mechanic” tool sets have a mix of 6 point and 12 point sockets. Its fine if the combination wrenches that come in a set are 12 point on the box end as you still have the open end and does allow one to still turn a 12 point bolt. If one does come across a 12 point bolt which some cars use, but still 99% of the time a 6 point socket set is what you want first, especially if you live in the rust belt. One can always buy 12 point sockets later for specific needs when a wrench can’t fit for dirt cheap.
David Zeller
I’ve looked at the 12’s as back-up 6’s or for when I want/need a socket on both the but and bolt head. I admit, though, that the occasion hasn’t arrived to test this out! I have used socket drivers in the latter scenario.
Dave
My older high-quality sockets of all brands are 12-pt and I can’t remember the last time one rounded off a nut, and we work on a lot of heavy machinery in addition to vehicles driven on salty roads. I have impact sockets if I need 6-pt.
Ever notice that the REALLY crappy brands of sockets are normally 6pt?
John
Didn’t know about the “non-overlapping content”!
Looks like I’ve been missing a lot.
Stuart, What types of products/posts go to social media, but not to this website?
Stuart
Hard to say, but what you see above are good examples.
My social posts will usually include little thoughts or bits that come to mind when I’m working on something and not near a computer. Or, I might just point back to ToolGuyd.com content.