Tools for a student

[CornFed2.4]

I'm not a mechanic so my day is little to none but I do wrench on my own shit so maybe I can get a little credit or be helpful.

I bought husky stuff from the depot and have returned at least one of everything minus sockets because they had broke. Yeah they have a warranty just like craftsmen but at the end of the day if I did this for a living I'd want something that I don't have to go get replaced because it broke.

time=money so less down time the more money you make.

Also I can chime in on the mechanic to owner thing a little.

It's not that hard. If you wanna be the one who wrenches and not so the bookeeping them hire an accountant/tax person.

I have my own carpet business now after watching our union crap on itself and to tell you the truth, I wouldn't be employed by anyone ever again. The key is to keep your clients happy and things go smooth. While union we worked 40 hrs a week and took home right around 65k a yr. I work about 30 hrs a week now on average and make more now.

Do what you want owning a business isn't hard and buy the right tools the first time don't waste money now on cheap stuff cause you'll end up buying again later.

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Originally Posted by CornFed2.4

I bought husky stuff from the depot and have returned at least one of everything minus sockets because they had broke. Yeah they have a warranty just like craftsmen but at the end of the day if I did this for a living I'd want something that I don't have to go get replaced because it broke.

time=money so less down time the more money you make.

True to a point but remember that you can buy 5 Craftsman or husky to one Snap on equivalent lol
And all tools break, the only difference is if you brake a Snap-On you need to wait a week to get it warrantied or longer if they have to order it. Craftsman you can go down on your lunch break.

Would I recommend craftsman for a guy wrenching 40 hours a week and using/abusing them all day every day? Nope. But they work great for the 2 years you're in school and while you're a semiskilled/lube tech haha