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Originally Posted by Not_Judy
I disagree. You can literally bend a pair of their pliers by hand. The people I bought tools for were completely against using anything Kobalt. I will say that I have a set of the Kobalt Extreme Access sockets and they are amazing. The sockets fit metric and SAE to reduce the number of tools needed and there is no need for shallow or deep well, they fit everything as the bolt passes through the middle. Aside from these tools I avoid anything branded Kobalt. I'm not a big fan of Craftsman anymore either. After 5-6 years ago they seem to mass produce garbage.
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Ever since playing with some of their stuff, it seems to be better than what you get with craftsman or husky. I'm not saying they are snap on quality, but it doesn't sound like the OP needs high quality just something to get him started. If I were to somehow lose all my tools today and didn't have insurance to cover them, I would definitely end up with a set of kobalt tools. But that said I have a tool box full of snap on and knipex and old craftsman stuff, and if you're wrenching on the regular high quality tools really do make a difference.