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In The Ten Ring · 05-01-2014, 11:48 PM

I love this thing! My dad gave it to me today, never used. SAE and metric...a Craftsman set.

dwcsr · 05-02-2014, 12:09 AM

cool. I remember when my dad gave me my first set of craftsman tools almost 50 years ago and I still have all most all of that set.

Daddy'O · 05-02-2014, 06:38 AM

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Originally Posted by dwcsr

cool. I remember when my dad gave me my first set of craftsman tools almost 50 years ago and I still have all most all of that set.

X2! - I still have 99% of the craftsman tool set my dad gave me 36 years ago. I passed it on and gave both my sons craftsman tool sets on their 16th birthdays.

_Ogre · 05-02-2014, 02:16 PM

very cool

my dad was a woodworker, not sure he could even open a hood
but i did get my son a craftsman tool set when he started using and leaving out all mine

kcsa75 · 05-02-2014, 02:30 PM

I have a set of Craftsman tools that I bought new in 1977. Last week, I had to take a 1/2-inch ratchet from that set apart for the very first time.

Special-Ed · 05-02-2014, 03:55 PM

my son got golf clubs for his 16th birthday... he is now a PGA golfer...at 21
i told him make enough money so you can just hire people... its easier that way

In The Ten Ring · 05-04-2014, 11:53 PM

God bless him and I hope he does well in the sport.

It is easier to hire work done but if you aren't there watching them the whole time, you can get screwed. Even if you are there watching them you can still get shafted.

When I can, I prefer to do the work myself. With my rental business, I am blessed with family and friends who are pros or downright wizards!

Even if I was a rich fellow, I'd still do my own work as much as possible. It suits my OCD and "desire for control" personality. Probably the same reason I like manual transmissions over automatics so much.

05-01-2014, 11:48 PM	#1
In The Ten Ring Registered User Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: West Virginia Posts: 6,427	Dad gave me a great socket set! I love this thing! My dad gave it to me today, never used. SAE and metric...a Craftsman set.

05-02-2014, 12:09 AM	#2
dwcsr Hollister Road Co. Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Houston Posts: 6,131	Re: Dad gave me a great socket set! cool. I remember when my dad gave me my first set of craftsman tools almost 50 years ago and I still have all most all of that set.

05-02-2014, 02:16 PM	#4
_Ogre Registered User Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Motown Posts: 7,680	Re: Dad gave me a great socket set! very cool my dad was a woodworker, not sure he could even open a hood but i did get my son a craftsman tool set when he started using and leaving out all mine __________________ cool, an ogre smiley Ogre's 58 Truk build how to put your truck year and build thread into your signature shop air compressor timer

05-02-2014, 02:30 PM	#5
kcsa75 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Kansas City Posts: 3,590	Re: Dad gave me a great socket set! I have a set of Craftsman tools that I bought new in 1977. Last week, I had to take a 1/2-inch ratchet from that set apart for the very first time. __________________ Willie Swamp Angel Truckers '72 C10 Highlander *People who blindly follow a GPS end up on television programs on The Weather Channel. Some survive, some don't.*

05-02-2014, 03:55 PM	#6
Special-Ed Registered User Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Floriduh Posts: 386	Re: Dad gave me a great socket set! my son got golf clubs for his 16th birthday... he is now a PGA golfer...at 21 i told him make enough money so you can just hire people... its easier that way __________________ Ed will be known as the Tiger Woods of the integration business

05-04-2014, 11:53 PM	#7
In The Ten Ring Registered User Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: West Virginia Posts: 6,427	Re: Dad gave me a great socket set! God bless him and I hope he does well in the sport. It is easier to hire work done but if you aren't there watching them the whole time, you can get screwed. Even if you are there watching them you can still get shafted. When I can, I prefer to do the work myself. With my rental business, I am blessed with family and friends who are pros or downright wizards! Even if I was a rich fellow, I'd still do my own work as much as possible. It suits my OCD and "desire for control" personality. Probably the same reason I like manual transmissions over automatics so much.



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