Craftsman is great because they warranty their stuff. However, the quality is not what it once was. Unless you go for their fancy '80 click' socket wrench you'll probably do what I've done for both my 1/4' drive and 3/8' drive. You'll replace them under warranty multiple times.

It's great they warranty it. But it still means I have to go to Sears and deal with the salespeople. It's all a matter of how much your time is worth I suppose.

If you wanted to spend some extra money you could go for the Snap-on or Matco stuff. But if you go to Autozone and look at the Duralast wrenches you'll probably notice that their stuff is identical in feel to Snap-on (only 36 teeth, or whatever it is, on the ratchets though, for the standard Duralast ratchets). And they have a lifetime warranty like Craftsman does. I may go that way for my next small set of wrenches for the back seat of my rig.

Like anything on here you'll get a wide range opinion. It's true, snap-on & matco may have nice sets with 'x' amount of teeth for the ratchets & what not.

But it's not really worth the cost. They are only good to get if it's a specialty tool that you can't get anywhere else or those specialty tools quality are better. Me personally, craftsman or gearwrench are great tools. They both have life time warranty on most of their stuff (snapon,matco, etc, are the same way). Sockets, ratchets, wrenches, pliers, cutters, & things like that are life time warranty from any of them.

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The things that aren't life time usually have a year or two manufacturer warranty from any of them. Which are usually the air or electric tools, testers, etc. Harbor freight tools are cheap.

Someone had their compression tester& the thing blew up on them from the first time they used it. I'm picky with buying stuff from them. And it's not really tools that I buy from them. I only have two tools from them. A cutter & a type of 'T' hook puller hand tool. All in all, for you.

I recommend craftsman or gearwrench. Snap on/matco ratchet heads will start to loosen up on you& flop all the time.

Craftsman won't do that. Quality of craftsman sockets may have gone down. But they are still great. I beat the hell out of mine& they are still holding up. I've replaced a few of them. But the majority of them are still original from when I first got them years ago. And they are used every day.

I started turning wrenches professionally in the late 70's. I still fabricate and turn wrenches on the side for fun, and a bit for work in the field.

Hope what I've learned will be helpful. For thin wall sockets, find an American made brand that are 6 point.

They will stand up to decades of hard use, without damaging the nuts and bolts. If you need a 12 point, better to get a good quality, like Mac or Snap-on. Don't get caught up in marketing hype. Tool makers need to come up with 'innovations' to keep selling tools. Just because it's new, doesn't make it better. When in doubt chose simple, robustly engineered products. Spend the money on the ratchet, and a quality set of wobble extensions.

I prefer a ratchet with a detent on the flex head, for use like a speed wrench, when I don't have access to power tools. I have run across issues with Snap-On reps, out of my area not wanting to do warranty. They are not required to do warranty and it can take a tool off their truck that could go to one of their customers, so I understand this. For that reason, If I travel where I can't take tools, and need something, I'll usually buy Craftsman. I have not had that issue with Mac, Matco or Cornwell (although they may have the same understandable policy). I prefer to do as much as possible with 1/4' drive, then move up to 3/8' as needed. This is much less wear and tear on the wrists and hands (read carpal tunnel syndrome), and lend themselves easily to power tools (electric and air).

Jadmt made a very good point to stay away from the cheap Chinese stuff. It will work OK in good conditions, but when working with a bent, or half ground off head, the limitations quickly show up.

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If you ever have an opportunity to work with quality tools side by side with cheap imitations on an old nasty project, you'll be amazed at the difference. Good tools provide speed, accuracy and reduced fatigue. When it comes to tools, I am not a brand specific guy. The most expensive tools aren't always the best. Sound engineering principles and quality materials are the 'meat and potatoes' of tools. Hope this helps.