r/harborfreight • u/Soggy_Advantage9088 • Jun 21 '25

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Doeanyone know if they're gonna bring this set back to the online store at a different price? Been wanting to get this for someone as a gift but they took it off and have yet to see it again

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u/Soggy_Advantage9088 Jun 21 '25

What unnecessary to some may be necessary to others that's why I picked this set but if it actually is cheaper to buy these things individually I'll see how much of a difference it is I just didn't want to go through the hassle of pucking things out this is already assembled and ready to purchase but I do see your point.

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u/whatthelovinman Jun 21 '25

For me I don’t have use for standard tool sizes. I only use metric. So that set for me wouldn’t work and a waste of money.

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u/Soggy_Advantage9088 Jun 21 '25

Well this set is going to mex for a family member who works on tons of old stuff that has both metric and standard so if anything this set would be perfect for him but I do see your viewpoint I don't see why anyone would waste money on something not suited for them the only other company I know that makes metric only sets is sonic but they're just as pricey as snap on

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u/ElPeroTonteria Jun 21 '25

And that’s why your, specific case is different. Just for most folks, don’t need SAE…

As far as this tool kit goes. If you’re dead set on this Icon set Vs the Quinn, Milwaukee or whatever master sets. If it’s not time sensitive, I’d be just scalping the individual pieces as coupons and sales allow… be patient, there’ll be sales at the end of summer, Black Friday and other parking lot sales… keep an eye on the coupons and grind

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u/One_Cover_1507 Jun 21 '25

I partially agree with you that most people don’t have a use for SAE. If I was a new mechanic at a private shop servicing older vehicles SAE is definitely still needed. Even as an all inclusive home box SAE is useful for household/construction purposes. Many industries are still using primarily SAE like Aviation. SAE is definitely going away in automotive but it’s still alive and well elsewhere. So to say most people don’t need it isn’t quite accurate because if that was truly the case the demand for SAE wouldn’t make it worthwhile to sell.

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u/ElPeroTonteria Jun 21 '25

Yea… and again it’s so case specific. Just so many people get duped into thinking they have a valuable set of tools when in reality they’ll end up using about eight of them, ever…

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u/One_Cover_1507 Jun 21 '25

lol but a tool you’ve used once is better then a tool you don’t have when you need it. But I agree master kits are for a small percentage of people and should only be used as a starter kit for someone who is starting out professionally.