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<blockquote data-quote="tallfreak" data-source="post: 13715275" data-attributes="member: 70717"><p>Sockets are sockets. Actually I have broken more Snap-On sockets than my Northern ones. Screwdrivers are pretty much all the same. The Snap-Ons and Matcos are great, but cheapies do just fine starting out. Don't bother with SO or Matco air tools. Ingersol is the best I have used and they can be bought at Northern or online for cheap. Wrenches are a different story. I have used cheap wrenches and thought they were doing good until I bought a set of Snap-On flank drive wrenches. They were expensive but well worth it. Its the same with my Snap-On 3/8 ratchet. I used plenty of cheap ones thinking that the expensive ones were a waste of money until I worked for a shop and used someones good ratchet. I spent about $120 on my flex head soft grip ratchet and I will never go back. You can go cheap on 1/2 drive ratchets if they aren't used that much in your field.</p><p></p><p>I used a Makita 18v Li-ion 3/8 impact and 1/2 drill for several years. When it was time to upgrade I went with Matcos 14.4v set. It was expensive, but it was worth it for me. I would suggest starting with the Makita or similar set to start out.</p><p>I use picks a lot at work. I tried out the cheap ones from Northern, but they didn't last a week. I got Snap-Ons now and they rarely break, and when they do they are warrantied.</p><p></p><p>I have been doing this for about 4 years now. I have made some purchases that I wish I had bought from Northern, and purchases that I wish I hadn't wasted my time and money with the cheap stuff. You will figure out what you need and don't need from the tool trucks before long.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tallfreak, post: 13715275, member: 70717"] Sockets are sockets. Actually I have broken more Snap-On sockets than my Northern ones. Screwdrivers are pretty much all the same. The Snap-Ons and Matcos are great, but cheapies do just fine starting out. Don't bother with SO or Matco air tools. Ingersol is the best I have used and they can be bought at Northern or online for cheap. Wrenches are a different story. I have used cheap wrenches and thought they were doing good until I bought a set of Snap-On flank drive wrenches. They were expensive but well worth it. Its the same with my Snap-On 3/8 ratchet. I used plenty of cheap ones thinking that the expensive ones were a waste of money until I worked for a shop and used someones good ratchet. I spent about $120 on my flex head soft grip ratchet and I will never go back. You can go cheap on 1/2 drive ratchets if they aren't used that much in your field. I used a Makita 18v Li-ion 3/8 impact and 1/2 drill for several years. When it was time to upgrade I went with Matcos 14.4v set. It was expensive, but it was worth it for me. I would suggest starting with the Makita or similar set to start out. I use picks a lot at work. I tried out the cheap ones from Northern, but they didn't last a week. I got Snap-Ons now and they rarely break, and when they do they are warrantied. I have been doing this for about 4 years now. I have made some purchases that I wish I had bought from Northern, and purchases that I wish I hadn't wasted my time and money with the cheap stuff. You will figure out what you need and don't need from the tool trucks before long. [/QUOTE]
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