# Belated Christmas presents for diy'er?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/belated-christmas-presents-for-diyer/194092>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [December 30, 2023, 11:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/belated-christmas-presents-for-diyer/194092 "2023-12-30T23:21:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2023, 11:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/belated-christmas-presents-for-diyer/194092/1 "2023-12-30T23:21:47Z")

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Me, I’m thinking of buying a set of ratcheting wrenches. They seem like they’d be pretty useful for certain otherwise awkward jobs. What are other diy’ers & pro mechanics thinking of buying for yourself? Or have you already received your Christmas-tool presents?

Some of these ratcheting wrenchs seem have 100 teeth, others 72 teeth. Some in between. Recommendations?

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2023, 3:11am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/belated-christmas-presents-for-diyer/194092/2 "2023-12-31T03:11:48Z")

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More teeth is better. These can be very handy at times.

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**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2023, 3:20am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/belated-christmas-presents-for-diyer/194092/3 "2023-12-31T03:20:19Z")

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Gearwrench

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**Author:** ![Rainflurry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/cab0a1/32.png) [@Rainflurry](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Rainflurry)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2023, 12:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/belated-christmas-presents-for-diyer/194092/4 "2023-12-31T12:26:05Z")

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Strongly suggest getting reversible ratchet wrenches. Not all are. You can get into a jam if you back out a bolt in a tight spot if you can’t tighten it to get the wrench off. I’ve made that mistake before.

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**Author:** ![TwinTurbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8baadc/32.png) [@TwinTurbo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TwinTurbo)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2023, 2:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/belated-christmas-presents-for-diyer/194092/5 "2023-12-31T14:06:33Z")

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I have several varieties but prefer my Gearwrench sets in nearly every way…

Struggling to think of a tool I need or want. A lift would be nice… is that asking too much? 😀

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**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2023, 3:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/belated-christmas-presents-for-diyer/194092/6 "2023-12-31T15:07:16Z")

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> [@TwinTurbo](#):
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> A lift would be nice… is that asking too much?

I bought a [Quick-Jack](https://www.quickjack.com/car-lifts/5000tlx/) this past summer. Really like it.