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Review on Complete 84-Piece Mechanics Tool Set With 1/4" & 3/8" Drive, 6 & 12 Point Standard & Deep SAE/Metric Sizes By Crescent - CTK84CMPN by Mido Taylor

Revainrating 3 out of 5

OK, not impressive on my review.

.This is a review of the 84-piece set. Half of the set is 1/4” drive, despite amazon’s description.Much of it feels like "professional quality” but I’m not very impressed with the value (price) or warranty, and I found some nit picks.PROs: - The ratchet drives and hex drive feel like very nice quality - Bright chrome sockets and drives - The included tamper-proof Torx bits are handy if you ever have to change a fuse in your microwave oven.OKs: - Value (when selling for $60) is not impressive compared to Craftsman 108-piece set that goes on sale for $40 at times.- The case is solid, but if you don’t insert the foam pad each time, the smallest sockets will roam.- The size markings on each socket are reasonably legible, not great.CONs: - This amazon listing is kind of worthless and misleading. It does not tell you about the warranty. It does not list the pieces included. It says it’s a 3/8” set, but it actually includes a 1/4” drive and half of the sockets are 1/4” drive. It feels like the merchant is spewing product they don’t know or care about. - The "Lifetime Warranty" has a lot of weasel-wording that makes it almost worthless compared to Craftsman's "just bring it in” warranty (see Note 1).- The cases for the Hex key wrenches are a bad, careless design. To remove a wrench, you must first remove every larger size. You can’t pivot the larger sizes out of the way. Also the size markings on the case are unreasonably hard to read.- - - Notes - - -Note 1: The Limited Lifetime Warranty is for "the original buyer,” and says it well be free of defects "at the time of purchase. Then there’s a bunch of conditions about properly used and properly maintained. If you qualify for all of this, you can send it freight prepaid to North Carolina! This warranty Comments & questions welcome

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Pros
  • Nice set of tools but too expensive for what it is
Cons
  • The toolset is relatively expensive compared to other options on the market