so...i'm starting school this coming fall at anoka tech...and i'm looking to buy some automotive tools for shop use...my dad has most of the tools needed already but i would like to buy some for ME to use and keep at school...anybody knows anyplace that have tools for sale...help me out...if not..i might just go to sears and buy from there...i would like to have the lifetime warrentee that craftman has...
check at sears....or pretty much anywhere! that carries automotive products....look for the sales and make sure you get enough tools...and make sure you get the proper tools too
dude if you are going to school to be a tech then you can get like 50% off or somethign on mac. snap-on etc.... I have sears tools in my set for what Ihave used for 3 years now.. they work too.. but if this is long term wrenching you are after certain things you should just get top quality.... defintiely not saying sears isnt... (75% of my stuff was bought there)
Cash in on the tool discount from school. Make sure to buy a decent box for starters. At least a two bay box or you will be mad that you bought something smaller. I have alot of craftsman tools that work great. Also in my opinion I would not by expensive impact sockets. You can get a nice set at norther tool. Also don't go crazy on buying specialty tools. You never know what a shop has for tools. Just get the normal stuff. Wrenches, sockets, ratchets, air tools, screw drivers, etc. Alot of times its not worth buying a ball joint press, fuel pressure tester, etc. If you really want that stuff buy it later.
Sears and Snap-on both have a lifetime warranty. I have no clue about Mac tools, but I wouls expect that they also have a lifetime warranty.
Hey i work at sears in tools (coon Rapids) usually for students we do offer discounts on bigger purchases, so feel free to stop by just look for Jake K.
Harbor Feight Tools in Columbia Heights. They have some inexpensive tools and their Pittsburgh brand comes with Lifetime Warrenty.
looks like i will be coming to you in the next few weeks...what can i save just for example, on a 500pc purchase..??..on average..??
dont buy a kit.... work out what you need and go buy them... when I say kit I mean those big plastic containers that have 500pcs in them... get a good set of metric and sae wrenches, both 12pt and 6pt get metric and sae sockets in 1/4, 3/8 and 1/2 drives.... also get some impact sockets in both sae and metric (I got mine at Harbour Freight) go to a tool truck for your impact swivel adapters (trust me) I have bought mine from harbour freight and they are already twisting from 6 mths use... buy one of those or two of those big screwdriver packets... buy decent impacts especially the 1/2 & 3/8... get your air ratchets at Northern Tool (I have the sears 3/8 one it is good.. loosens apart a lot though)... get a cut off tool from anywhere... I got most of mine through sears originally and havent had any real complaints... most other little air tools buy from harbour freight or Northern, they are cheap and have decent warranties... as stated above earlier, dont go buying too many SPECIALTY tools till you know what you are using consistantly... many people get given a list and never end up using 1/2 the tools for the first 5 years in the field.. I had a girl tech out of training, and she had about $10G worth of tools and toolbox, and basically used an impact, a screwdriver and some wrenches... So focus on the main things, sockets, wrenches, screwdrivers, impacts etc... You can drop by the store anytime and chat with me and see my setup that I have been using for 3 years now (I own a repair store) and have slowly been adding the tools that I noticeI tended to go to my senior techs boxes for all the time.... oh I got a toolbox from harbour freight, I just added the top drawer and side cabinet... if there was one thing I wish I could have afforded at the time, I would have spent a lot more on a deeper / larger toolbox... mine is getting pretty full now with lot of crap in there too that you tend to collect from various jobs... ( Ihave less then $2500 in my whole setup... I think as opposed to a toolbox of similar size would have cost me about $5G minimum)
