Tools of Japan

[AutomatiquE]

Does someone know something about SINTO tools ?

http://www.mehr-als-werkzeug.de/product/712540/Metal-Coping-Saw/detail.jsf

Is this hacksaw made in Japan ?

 

[superautobacs]

AutomatiquE,

I don't know other than this is Shinto's homepage. Here's their pdf for their hacksaw blades.

Btw, thanks for the link to the **** website. Awesome place to do some tool **** browsing.



Photos are of Asahi's Lightool lineup. I just dig the underside of the ring ends....it was a love-at-first-sight for me.

 

[AutomatiquE]

superautobacs, thank you for all those nice pics you've posted
Concerning the Shinto hacksaw, i'm a little bit sceptical about hte coo, probably made in Taiwan.

 

[Sick Puppy]

I want to thank everyone who responded to my questions about Kimba.

Last month, I purchased from a Hong Kong eBay seller a Shell (made in Japan), 6" cable cutter plier. My plier looks exactly like the one posted by "mrtools" in the "Tools From the Old World" thread. I bought it for a total price of $8.98. Here is the eBay listing: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&_trksid=p4340.l2557&rt=nc&nma=true&item=260773342796&si=iPwa3yNAqV7zVpogbQJovouD7GA%253D&viewitem=.

If you search eBay, there are other Hong Kong sellers that offer the Shell 6" cable cutter plier for not much more than I paid for mine.


Dave

So Dave, I'm curious, are these pliers any good? I was considering purchasing a pair as they are available here in NZ, only your link shows I can get them at less than half the price on eBay, including shipping!

 

[dede2897234]

So Dave, I'm curious, are these pliers any good? I was considering purchasing a pair as they are available here in NZ, only your link shows I can get them at less than half the price on eBay, including shipping!

Sick Puppy,

The day I received in the mail the Shell 6" cable cutter plier, I tested it by cutting through 18 awg, RG-6 coax cable. The plier cut through the coax cable very easily while preserving the cable's shape. Since then, I have not used the plier.


Dave

 

[Sick Puppy]

Sick Puppy,

The day I received in the mail the Shell 6" cable cutter plier, I tested it by cutting through 18 awg, RG-6 coax cable. The plier cut through the coax cable very easily while preserving the cable's shape. Since then, I have not used the plier.


Dave

Cheers for that, consider me following your lead then.

 

[Monte]

Photos are of Asahi's Lightool lineup. I just dig the underside of the ring ends....it was a love-at-first-sight for me.

mmmhhh very beautiful

 

[Frankstools]

Tools of the Day, IPS Pliers with plastic inserts

 

[William Payne]

I work in a machine shop and the main brand of measuring equipment in the whole shop is mitutoyo.

 

[Frankstools]

William, Mitutoyo's standards and quality is great. they are the standard..

 

[Frankstools]

Jul 4th Tool of the Day

 

[franzdom]

I bought this way back in the day to fill in a set, the individuals were from Japan for a while in the 80's

 

[american lockpicker]

My uncle has some Japanese Craftsman.

 

[Frankstools]

Interesting, never seen Japanese Craftsman..

 

[Frankstools]

Tool of the Day. 3 Peaks Pliers

 

[pirana]

I've got a spark plug socket & a few other sockets with the "TrueCraft" name on them made in Japan that I bought years ago at an autoparts house.

 

[Frankstools]

I've got a spark plug socket & a few other sockets with the "TrueCraft" name on them made in Japan that I bought years ago at an autoparts house.

Do you have some photo's to share?

 

[Frankstools]

Tool of the day

 

[Sick Puppy]

I have a small needlenose set of these 3 Peaks, I like them!

Just grabbed a set of Keiba mini nippers, I must take pics...

 

[superautobacs]

The OEM for the "BF" stamped Craftsman/Sears branded wrenches is Kyoto Tool Company (KTC), during the days when the Japanese Yen/American dollar exchange rate favouring the US.

Suekage Tool Co. (SEK) was a big OEM during those times as well, namely for Truecraft.


Here's some "3 Peaks" items I have:
IIRC, 3 Peaks became famous for their oil filter wrenches.

 

[Frankstools]

Interesting....3 Peaks is a great product. Small company. I am beginning to carry their line

 

[JDM5LugHatch]

Awhile back I made this thread http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=35901&highlight=nepros I would like to find one of these if at all possible. Not sure if you can help with that or not.

 

[ricleh]

Awhile back I made this thread http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=35901&highlight=nepros I would like to find one of these if at all possible. Not sure if you can help with that or not.

You should contact Nepros directly, but I am pretty sure the stock of those limited edition wooden handled ratchets is gone. I think I got the last of them about a year ago, but I may be wrong.

 

[JDM5LugHatch]

You should contact Nepros directly, but I am pretty sure the stock of those limited edition wooden handled ratchets is gone. I think I got the last of them about a year ago, but I may be wrong.

Yeah I tried contacting them a few times and they never even replied to me. I was trying to get a green one for the longest time. 4 years to be exact...

 

[ricleh]

Yeah I tried contacting them a few times and they never even replied to me. I was trying to get a green one for the longest time. 4 years to be exact...

I had no trouble getting the ratchets except some colors were no longer available. Here are the ones I purchased.

 

[JDM5LugHatch]

I had no trouble getting the ratchets except some colors were no longer available. Here are the ones I purchased.

Meh..... Wanna sell one of those green ones? haha I am very jealous at the moment.

 

[ricleh]

You might have better luck trying to get this more recent limited edition ratchet.

 

[JDM5LugHatch]

And where are you buying these? Like I said I've contacted the Nepros USA site several times and couldn't even get a reply.

 

[ricleh]

I previously dealt with a woman named Eri Inoue, but she does not seem to be handling the Internet orders anymore. I just ordered a few things last week and received an email from someone else. This is the email address of the person who confirmed my last order. See if you get a response from him.

[email protected]

Good luck.

 

[JDM5LugHatch]

Ah, much appreciated. Thank you very much!

And if you ever feel like unloading one of those green wood ratchets keep me in mind!

 

[larryq]

A couple of questions. I bought some Sears wrenches that were made in Japan. No Craftsman name on the wrench, just "Sears". They're in good shape so it's hard for me to guess when they were made-- without seeing pictures (difficult I know) would anyone venture to guess what time period they may have come from?

I don't plan to use them much, but if they break, are they covered under the Sears/Craftsman lifetime warranty?

Next, I wanted to know more about Koken. I first ran across them a couple of years ago. Their products look interesting, though like a lot of foreign sites it's a bit tough for US folks to navigate with ease-- that may not be solely because of cultural issues as much as a webmaster who could use some UI training.

But the Craftsman website is no great shakes either with all its Flash animations, so it's not a critique only of these guys. Regarding the Koken tools though, where are they in the quality spectrum? Are they SnapOn/Mac, or closer to Craftsman? Or are they like Danaher and sell tools across the entire spectrum?

 

[treasureseeker]

A couple of questions. I bought some Sears wrenches that were made in Japan. No Craftsman name on the wrench, just "Sears". They're in good shape so it's hard for me to guess when they were made-- without seeing pictures (difficult I know) would anyone venture to guess what time period they may have come from?

I don't plan to use them much, but if they break, are they covered under the Sears/Craftsman lifetime warranty?

Next, I wanted to know more about Koken. I first ran across them a couple of years ago. Their products look interesting, though like a lot of foreign sites it's a bit tough for US folks to navigate with ease-- that may not be solely because of cultural issues as much as a webmaster who could use some UI training.

But the Craftsman website is no great shakes either with all its Flash animations, so it's not a critique only of these guys. Regarding the Koken tools though, where are they in the quality spectrum? Are they SnapOn/Mac, or closer to Craftsman? Or are they like Danaher and sell tools across the entire spectrum?

No Craftsman name no lifetime warranty

 

[AutomatiquE]

@Ricleh : Are your Nepro's finger ratchets (with no handle) in 3/8 ?

 

[ricleh]

@Ricleh : Are your Nepro's finger ratchets (with no handle) in 3/8 ?

Yes, they are 3/8 drive. They are also very fine tooth.

 

[AutomatiquE]

^^Thanks

 

[spv]

Yes, they are 3/8 drive. They are also very fine tooth.

They are great to use! They are my go-to item of late.

I have been thinking of getting some more Nepros.. can't quite bring myself to do it.

 

[superautobacs]

A couple of questions. I bought some Sears wrenches that were made in Japan. No Craftsman name on the wrench, just "Sears". They're in good shape so it's hard for me to guess when they were made-- without seeing pictures (difficult I know) would anyone venture to guess what time period they may have come from?

Probably from the late 70's to late 80's time frame.

....Regarding the Koken tools though, where are they in the quality spectrum? Are they SnapOn/Mac, or closer to Craftsman? Or are they like Danaher and sell tools across the entire spectrum?

Strictly speaking of their products (not their service/warranty), I think they are definitely comparable to the US truck brands. They are professional quality tools.

They started out as a socketry manufacturer and they still are--that's their specialty. They have and still do come up with unique products to this day that no one else has. They are often the first company that manufacturers specialty sockets for those specialty fasteners, at an affordable price. They have, and still are, providing OEM services for other tool brands around the world.

I hope that gives you an idea of their quality.

 

[superautobacs]

A couple of questions. I bought some Sears wrenches that were made in Japan. No Craftsman name on the wrench, just "Sears". They're in good shape so it's hard for me to guess when they were made-- without seeing pictures (difficult I know) would anyone venture to guess what time period they may have come from?

Probably from the late 70's to late 80's time frame.


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....Regarding the Koken tools though, where are they in the quality spectrum? Are they SnapOn/Mac, or closer to Craftsman? Or are they like Danaher and sell tools across the entire spectrum?[/QUOTE]

Strictly speaking of their products (not their service/warranty), I think they are definitely comparable to the US truck brands. They are professional quality tools.

They started out as a socketry manufacturer and they still are--that's their specialty. They have and still do come up with unique products to this day that no one else has. They are often the first company that manufacturers specialty sockets for those specialty fasteners, at an affordable price. They have, and still are, providing OEM services for other tool brands around the world.

I hope that gives you an idea of their quality.

 

[larryq]

Strictly speaking of their products (not their service/warranty), I think they are definitely comparable to the US truck brands. They are professional quality tools.

Good to know, thanks!

 

[Buckgnarly]

Heres some of the Japanese tools that belong to my family.

Diggin up an old post, but I just found a 1/2" drive set from Japan that looks exactly like this but has H.T714 on the selector. It also says Cro-Mo Steel H on the handle. I found these in the basement of my house, no idea what it is.

It's a complete set with metal case, ratchet, two extensions, and 12-27 (skips some sizes).

Anyone have name, history, etc of this set?