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I started building my tool collection when I was eight or nine years old. Now, several decades later, I have a fairly respectable tool cab in the garage. The biggest influx of tools came in my twenties when I was using them professionally. It’s a lot easier to justify spending what was probably a couple of week’s salary on tools when I knew they would pay for themselves. Now, I like to buy pieces here and there. Mostly when I find awesome tool kit deals like I’ve got here. Everything below is on sale and ranges in price from $5 – $50.
I want to start with the Estwing Ratcheting multi-tool Screwdriver. This is on sale for five bucks. I probably would never use something like this for working on a car. But, this kind of thing is ideal for keeping in your kitchen utility drawer. Another tool of convenience is this Craftsman Versastack 20-Piece SAE and Metric Socket Set for $19.98. This a good deal that you can either use to fill in some missing sockets. Or maybe something to keep inside the house for small projects.
Wiha is an 85-year-old German tool company that is still family-owned. It is one of the best manufacturers of precision hand tools in the world. A big part of my awareness and reverence for the brand was when I started working in a shop, I had a German master machinist as a mentor. I know you can get a set of lineman’s pliers for as little as $10 from other brands, but these Wiha Insulated Industrial NE Style Lineman’s Pliers with Crimpers for $39.98 are the kind of tool you appreciate every time you pick it up. And, if you guys have been here for a while, you know Hank loves his Tekton tools. This set of locking pliers is under 30 bucks and these are kind of tool you aren’t sure what you need them for before you buy them, but after you wonder how you lived without them.