Recent content by _brian_

Sorry for the late reply. I guess people just beat me down enough that I just sort of gave up. All I wanted was to learn, to understand what and why things are done. In the work I do, all details matter, no matter how small they seem. Here, it seems that trying to discuss what metals are used...

It does, a lot. Thank you for the detailed response. Some of the things you mentioned I will need to look into to fully understand, but overall, I believe I get most of it. It also makes sense now why discussing materials used is sort of irrelevant, as without the rest of the story, it really...

Could you confirm what I believe this means? The tensile strength is the ability to take stress and flex without breaking, while the RHC is hardness, which more means more prone to shatter. So the change you state above makes the tool more able to take stresses without breaking. Is that at least...

I did not realize that the process what seems to be equal in importance to the metal used. I knew it was an important process, but I did not realize it held so much weight. Tekton has stated on their site the "myth" of the high importance of metal as it relates to their impact sockets. With...

I have noticed this. That even the statement of a specific metal does not relate 100% to the result. What I wonder is that if a brand uses a more expensive metal alloy, assuming we believe their statement, does that mean anything? Would there be a reason to use such a thing and not follow...

Pretty obious you have no idea of financials. Maybe spend 8 years in a university and learn that. I wont comment on this further. The facts speak for themselves. EDIT: I changed "college" to "university" so things are more clear to all geographical areas. I know the term can in some places mean...

It seems you misunderstood what I mean by "financials". It is ok, that is why I basically stated it is not a GJ topic. Profits for share holders does not mean good financials, nor does stock performance. Are they overall a good investment, yes, they are stable. Now dig into why. Private meaning...

The Snap-On 1500 catalog is the one I have, and yes, that thing is loaded with stuff. With Spark plug sockets I had a bear of a time with some brands, I was able to get the 16 and 21mm from Blue-Point, which IA m told are still available, but ate not listed on their web site or in the catalog...

Yes, I have seen this for sure. One thing I expect when I pay the high cost of tools from brands like Snap-On is a reduction of this, and when it does happen, it is not as drastic as others. A bit of variance is expected, and there should be a tolerance in the process that should be followed. I...

Well, this theory is often misused too, which we in the field cannot discount. The misuse is taking it at only its face value, no interpretation, then trying to apply it. In my realm, that theory plays a small part, being replaced by the concepts of Six Sigma. We get into things like Kaizen, JIT...

Yes, I believe I understand all this, although as for the exact process, those I do not. You can have the best ever steel hardened poorly and be worse off than average or poor steel hardened to perfection... all depending on, well, many factors. My assumption here is that we are dealing with...

Meaning that if they are using different steel, even from each other, there must be some reason. Whether that is increased strength, lighter weight, lower cost, or whatever, I would think there is some reason to use something that is not the norm.... good or bad... then use marketing to justify...

It is interesting to see that top brands that strive to set themselves apart are using "special" steels, vs the standard steels that others use. I wonder how much difference it actually makes. I am sure there is some tangible difference in the end result, but to what level? Also, how much of...

While this moves slight off of the Snap-On steel topic, it does tie into statements to the fact that Snap-On s not the only innovator and uses of good steel. I read that Nepros uses 5GQ steel: ``` KTC has spent years working in cooperation with one of the world's leading manufacturers of...

I know this is a year old, not sure what the "cutoff" is on replies. I was searching for Teng and saw this, and thought, why not provide some input. I have only a few Teng Tools, I have a 1/4 drive spinner handle (the one that is basically an extension with a molded handle on it) and a few of...