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Warranty: 4 I've never broken a Blue-Point tool, as I don't own many. Blue-point has the same warranty as Snap-on.

Overall: 4 ~~Similar to Craftsman's "Companion" series.~~ Slightly lesser quality (but still very good) and slightly cheaper costs. A good tool for home mechanics, and several of the guys at the shop here use Blue-Point tools (perhaps because the Snap-On one is too expensive.) If Snap-On is out of your budget, but you want high quality, get Blue-Point. You won't regret it.

Overall: 4 Slightly lesser quality (but still very good) and slightly cheaper costs. A good tool for home mechanics, and several of the guys at the shop here use Blue-Point tools (perhaps because the Snap-On one is too expensive.) If Snap-On is out of your budget but you want high quality, get Blue-Point. You won't regret it.

==Craftsman==

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==Great Neck==

I won't comment too much on this brand, as I have limited experience with them. The few tools I have bought work reasonably well, and were cheap, but they were lacking in quality. Casting marks on brad-removers, amongst other things, stand out in my mind.

I won't comment too much on this brand, as I have limited experience with them. The few tools I have bought work reasonably well and were cheap, but they were lacking in quality. Casting marks on brad removers, amongst other things, stand out in my mind.

==Mac==

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Cost: 4 KD makes a lot of specialty tools, and you pay for it.

Value: 4 Remember those ratcheting flex head gear wrenches? These guys started that... Gear Wrench is owned by KD. Sometimes, there's nothing else that will work.

Value: 4 Remember those ratcheting flex head gear wrenches? These guys started that. Gear Wrench is owned by KD. Sometimes there's nothing else that will work.

Warranty: Haven't had to warranty a KD tool yet. Unsure exactly what the warranty is. My KD tools are ordered through Snap-On, though we also have a direct account, so getting the warranty is probably a little harder than getting Snap-On warranties...

Warranty: Haven't had to warranty a KD tool yet. Unsure exactly what the warranty is. My KD tools are ordered through Snap-On, though we also have a direct account, so getting the warranty is probably a little harder than getting Snap-On warranties.

Overall: 3 Specialty tool company makes special tools. Sometimes, there's nothing like them, but WHEW. I spent 179 bucks for a wrench set~~...~~ 8-~~19MM~~ complete. 12 wrenches. That's close to 15 bucks each!

Overall: 3 Specialty tool company makes special tools. Sometimes there's nothing like them, but WHEW. I spent 179 bucks for a wrench set, sizes 8-19mm complete. 12 wrenches. That's close to 15 bucks each!

==Harbor Freight==

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==Other Options==

NAPA ~~Autoparts~~ has a "Professional Series" ratchet set for $70 or so. They seem to be durable and of "Great Neck" (middle of the road) quality. The set includes: deepwells and short sockets both metric and standard from sizes 4mm-19mm and 5/32"-7/8", two ratchets, two extensions, a converter for 3/8" to 1/4" drive, a nut driver, two spark plug sockets and a nice plastic carry-all attache' to keep it all in place. There is not a single 12 point socket in the whole set. Overall, I found it to be a very good value for someone who does not regularly do heavy duty work. I do not know if they would hold up to hard labor, but I think so.

NAPA Auto Parts has a Professional Series ratchet set for $70 or so. They seem to be durable and of Great Neck (middle of the road) quality. The set includes: deepwells and short sockets, both metric and standard, from sizes 4mm-19mm and 5/32"-7/8", two ratchets, two extensions, a converter for 3/8" to 1/4" drive, a nut driver, two spark plug sockets and a nice plastic carry-all attache' to keep it all in place. There is not a single 12 point socket in the whole set. Overall, I found it to be a very good value for someone who does not regularly do heavy duty work. I do not know if they would hold up to hard labor, but I think so.

I have a ~~Greatneck pullbar~~ and a two ~~Greatneck~~ torque wrenches that also fill the bill. No problems so far. All my other tools are Craftsman. For the householder or the guy who likes to do his own oil changes and valve adjustments, I highly recommend both Napa and Greatneck. But for the pros, probably not.

I have a Great Neck pull bar and two Great Neck torque wrenches that also fill the bill. No problems so far. All my other tools are Craftsman. For the householder or the guy who likes to do his own oil changes and valve adjustments, I highly recommend both Napa and Greatneck. But for the pros, probably not.

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 Warranty: 4 I've never broken a Blue-Point tool, as I don't own many. Blue-point has the same warranty as Snap-on.
-Overall: 4 Similar to Craftsman's "Companion" series. Slightly lesser quality (but still very good) and slightly cheaper costs. A good tool for home mechanics, and several of the guys at the shop here use Blue-Point tools (perhaps because the Snap-On one is too expensive.) If Snap-On is out of your budget, but you want high quality, get Blue-Point. You won't regret it.
+Overall: 4 Slightly lesser quality (but still very good) and slightly cheaper costs. A good tool for home mechanics, and several of the guys at the shop here use Blue-Point tools (perhaps because the Snap-On one is too expensive.) If Snap-On is out of your budget but you want high quality, get Blue-Point. You won't regret it.
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 ==Great Neck==
-I won't comment too much on this brand, as I have limited experience with them. The few tools I have bought work reasonably well, and were cheap, but they were lacking in quality. Casting marks on brad-removers, amongst other things, stand out in my mind.
+I won't comment too much on this brand, as I have limited experience with them. The few tools I have bought work reasonably well and were cheap, but they were lacking in quality. Casting marks on brad removers, amongst other things, stand out in my mind.
 ==Mac==
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 Cost: 4 KD makes a lot of specialty tools, and you pay for it.
-Value: 4 Remember those ratcheting flex head gear wrenches? These guys started that... Gear Wrench is owned by KD. Sometimes, there's nothing else that will work.
+Value: 4 Remember those ratcheting flex head gear wrenches? These guys started that. Gear Wrench is owned by KD. Sometimes there's nothing else that will work.
-Warranty: Haven't had to warranty a KD tool yet. Unsure exactly what the warranty is. My KD tools are ordered through Snap-On, though we also have a direct account, so getting the warranty is probably a little harder than getting Snap-On warranties...
+Warranty: Haven't had to warranty a KD tool yet. Unsure exactly what the warranty is. My KD tools are ordered through Snap-On, though we also have a direct account, so getting the warranty is probably a little harder than getting Snap-On warranties.
-Overall: 3 Specialty tool company makes special tools. Sometimes, there's nothing like them, but WHEW. I spent 179 bucks for a wrench set... 8-19MM complete. 12 wrenches. That's close to 15 bucks each!
+Overall: 3 Specialty tool company makes special tools. Sometimes there's nothing like them, but WHEW. I spent 179 bucks for a wrench set, sizes 8-19mm complete. 12 wrenches. That's close to 15 bucks each!
 ==Harbor Freight==
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 ==Other Options==
-NAPA Autoparts has a "Professional Series" ratchet set for $70 or so. They seem to be durable and of "Great Neck" (middle of the road) quality. The set includes: deepwells and short sockets both metric and standard from sizes 4mm-19mm and 5/32"-7/8", two ratchets, two extensions, a converter for 3/8" to 1/4" drive, a nut driver, two spark plug sockets and a nice plastic carry-all attache' to keep it all in place. There is not a single 12 point socket in the whole set. Overall, I found it to be a very good value for someone who does not regularly do heavy duty work. I do not know if they would hold up to hard labor, but I think so.
+NAPA Auto Parts has a Professional Series ratchet set for $70 or so. They seem to be durable and of Great Neck (middle of the road) quality. The set includes: deepwells and short sockets, both metric and standard, from sizes 4mm-19mm and 5/32"-7/8", two ratchets, two extensions, a converter for 3/8" to 1/4" drive, a nut driver, two spark plug sockets and a nice plastic carry-all attache' to keep it all in place. There is not a single 12 point socket in the whole set. Overall, I found it to be a very good value for someone who does not regularly do heavy duty work. I do not know if they would hold up to hard labor, but I think so.
-I have a Greatneck pullbar and a two Greatneck torque wrenches that also fill the bill. No problems so far. All my other tools are Craftsman. For the householder or the guy who likes to do his own oil changes and valve adjustments, I highly recommend both Napa and Greatneck. But for the pros, probably not.
+I have a Great Neck pull bar and two Great Neck torque wrenches that also fill the bill. No problems so far. All my other tools are Craftsman. For the householder or the guy who likes to do his own oil changes and valve adjustments, I highly recommend both Napa and Greatneck. But for the pros, probably not.