Ran across this pic I took months ago. For Christmas my sibs and mum will now get me gift cards or cash, since they have no idea what I want. The gift cards are always for Lowes (
www.lowes.com ) and I head to the store to get a little something. Kobalt is the Lowes store brand, forever guaranteed. I used to buy all Sears Craftsman hand tools due to their quality and lifetime guarantee, but they have become asswipes now when you try to get anything replaced anymore. Used to be you'd walk in a store and get something replaced, no questions asked, now you have to debate with them. Also their end product is not as...uh...hmmmm..."finished" looking I guess I'll say, as Kobalt and other high end tools sold primarily to mechanics. It is good stuff, just not as polished and refined looking I guess.
I got these items for a small toolbox I put together, something I can grab and take with me when I need a few tools. I have some other stuff, like a razor knife, wire cutters and needle nose pliers and such in the box too. These tools are a little unique.
The ratchet has an extendable handle for more torque...also the handle rotates so that if you get in a tight place where it is hard to move it to ratchet you rotate the handle to turn the socket. Then the small set of sockets are universal, they fit different shapes (hex/square/star) and are US and Metric all in one, so no need for sets for each. Came with the bit holder and bits. The pliers are very handy, like channel locks without the channels...they auto adjust and they grip very tightly with little effort and have US and Metric markings on them so I could grip something and look at the scale and see what the thickness is of what I am gripping with them...US on one side, Metric on the other side. Then the screwdriver set. Ratcheting, standard sizes and a mini "jewelers" size. These are also speed drivers...hold onto the blue anodized part as you rotate the handle clockwise and counter clockwise the bit turns the same direction, depending on how you set it. You can screw things in twice as fast or unscrew twice as fast. Really neat. Could have used these when I wired electrical control panels where I may wire thousands of PLC I/O connections a day...I used a stick power screwdriver, but you had to be extremely careful and final hand tighten. I was always the guy with a handy gadget to make my job easier...faster too.