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Ko-ken makes a chrome wheel nut socket close to what you are describing with the caveats that they are not quite as long as a typical deep socket and I think they only come in the sizes 17, 19, and 21mm. https://kokenusa.com/products/deep-socket-1-2sq-dr-for-wheel-nut-21mm

The re-design might be good for the Mac 1/2 ratchets. On mine the small cover plate screws tended to get loose in short order. Also in one case when I was using a 26" Proto on a stubborn bolt one of those cover screws sheared off. I liked some aspects of the ratchets compared to my Dual 80s, so...

I haven't messed with my No. 10 or 20 punches in a year or so, but I am pretty sure both use left hand threads as others have said.

Although the main draw to the 24" 1/2 ratchet is for brute forcing things, once you have one you learn to appreciate the other things having a ratchet that long can do. The big one is just that often times I will grab the 24" ratchet for tasks that are technically feasible to do with a shorter...

That is one thing I really liked about the Armstrong made Matco 24" ratchets. The handle was about 3/4" thick just behind the locking mechanism, then would taper to about 9/16" before the grip portion. This kept the ratchet fairly light, yet in my experience stiffer overall than my Snap-On...

Having both a regular and a bit ratchet would have made the case a bit bigger, but I agree, the set would be more useful with both. Although if I could only have one I would have probably opted to have a regular 1/4" ratchet, but I can see preferring the bit ratchet. I bought a handful of...

Dynamic Tools doesn't have everything in the Grip-On line, but they might have what you want. https://shopdynamictools.com/collections/grip-on-locking-tools

Were you looking at this box? 15 x 10.5 in. Steel Shopbox I have looked at them myself and while I like the concept of a smaller Montezuma style box, I agree that it did not impress me either. I think part of the problem is as you make the box of that style smaller, it starts to amplify one of...

If you are using one for stationary storage inside a building, then I would agree they are pretty expensive for not a lot of storage. If used for their original role, a weather resistant toolbox mounted on a vehicle, then the price isn't too bad since there isn't much else out there at that...

Based on his location I assume he is talking about the regional (IA, MN, ND) tool store Acme Tools. They generally sell better quality tools than what you will find in a big box stores or even your average hardware store these days. The one I was in actually had part of an aisle devoted to...

Here's a decent deal on a tradesman knockoff bench vise by Forward. Fairly low price to begin with and as of this post you can take another 20% off. Last night they even let me take an additional 10% off of that discounted price, but that seems to be gone. Still 20% off gets the price down to...

I guess for the people asking why such a ratchet would be desirable, for me it's mostly a space saving measure for portable tool sets. Like for a tool set I keep in one of my tractors you will need 1/2 drive for larger fasteners, but for the smaller fasteners you might be handling during field...

Proto through some Zoro would probably be the easiest. The only possible downside is the 2-1/2" 1/2 extension and the 1-3/4" 3/8 extension lack knurling based on the chrome versions I have, but the rest should be knurled.

I recently bought one of the 8" needle nose to keep in a vehicle kit. Initial impressions have been mostly good. The joint is smooth, but no play. The tips have good symmetry and are pretty stout and I like the cross hatching. The negative is there is a slight gap in the wire cutter. This is a...

Based on my sample of one socket I included in an order out of curiosity the hang tag says "Product of Cambodia, Finished in China". I have pictures of it in the Carlyle tools thread. As kind of an aside from Napa discontinuing Evercraft and re-vamping the Carlyle tool line, did Napa just kind...