Recent content by 2ndGearRubber

Time and a place for breaker bars, I have several and use them. Generally speaking they're for wiggling/impacting against, not specifically tight stuff as the failure mode is typically shearing the anvil off. Like you said the ratchet is just as strong as the breaker bar.

All day every day. Breaker bars dont fit, it's 2025. None of my snap on have every failed like that, although I did blow up an SK round head with wayyyyy more force than was ever reasonable. IIRC a Matco88 finished the job. The drive end sheared, so your breaker bar would have snapped anyway.

I beat on the metric set daily, works well. My nano sockets have had no issues.

https://shop.snapon.com/categories/875979 Buy one of these from snap-on and stick your nano sockets on it. Works excellent. Used that setup 2 weeks ago in place of a "special service tool" from toyota.

What you're risking is fatigue failure. The tool gets used over and over, and eventually fails below "normal" operating load from sustained use. Consider that a 6mm ball hex may have a 5mm or smaller profile at the transition to the ball section. While I would agree hex is a garbage fastener...

All true, OP wants an inherently "half assed" solution thus my advice. The correct way is with relay breakouts like Lisle 69300 with the relay in place and the circuit functional. But to just test if a relay will click, I think the Relay Buddy and similar are the best option. Of course as you...

Something like the Relay Buddy would do what you want. Buying some common ones or swapping them between cavities is also an option.

For clarity - are you testing just bare relays, or the circuit the relay is on? Those are two very different situations. I have a a relay buddy to test relays, it is very basic and doesn't pick up on failure under sustained load. Something like IPA relay switches can confirm the load side...

714 trigger is very nice. My 3050 isn't what the 714 trigger was even with the swivel switch on the bottom in 1. It's still good enough to unscrew exhaust hardware with a pencil point chisel, but it's more work to keep it smooth than the 714. But, it makes more power. If you want whack...

Cornwell distributes Gripedge, at least my dealer does.

What's the part number? Im curious as to the rebuild part number for you ratchet. If they shift all dual80s to that design that would be a big downgrade to me. IIRC the 72 in the part number of the rebuild kit means it's 3/8 in 1/4 body and all those ratchets using that kit show the...

In my experience, "strongest" was never about the pipe test. It all dies. It's about long term repeated loading and what the typical failure mode is. In my experience the number one fault of my dual80s has been slip/grab. Over a lot of cycles, the mechanism can eventually slip at high load...

They all die with enough leverage. I'd like to see someone else in the shop buy the gen2 as I want to see the matco-style locking flex head. I have too many ratchets but it's always nice to see another option. The limited Icon hand tools I've seen are generally nice. That's supposed to be...

No no, you're thinking of the PCV locking quick connects made of Fisher Price plastic.

Dude, you're giving me flashbacks. I can feel my blood pressure rising.