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    Extra Long Handle 1/2” Ratchet

    Kohken 4711X cross-wrench and socket https://www.amazon.com/Koken-KOKEN-Cross-Wrench-4711X/dp/B004IKOBFI?tag=atomicindus08-20
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    Flush cutter for 18 gauge brads

    https://www.fujiya-kk.com/en/products/34/
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    The One Tool You Cannot Have Too Many Of

    Hex keys, cobras, other stuff in this thread
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    Tools you long for but can't justify

    Joke's on you, I can "justify" buying any tool
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    Park Tools (bicycle tools)?

    Some Park Tool products are great, their cast and machined spoke wrenches, bondhus-sourced hex/torx keys, etc. Plus some specialty bike tools you won't find anywhere else. A lot of their stuff is regular import quality. But for the price of PK's upper tier stuff, it's worth looking at Unior...
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    Whats your favorite 'unique' tool?

    Safety wire twisting pliers, they're not just for aviation. <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/OwFjUX6SaY8?start=335" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>
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    Is it normal for cutters not to fully meet on Kleins?

    This approach has been tried before, it didn't catch on because of the added cost and complexity while all the while offering worse performance and lifetime. There's a very good reason to have side-cutting pliers with a large forged head and hardening surrounding the cutter head. Cutters also...
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    Tools from the old world

    I tried a version of their (Oplast/Slovenia) precision drivers and have to agree - the phillips 0 looked distorted after the first couple uses. On the other hand, their torx drivers have fared better, likely due to the geometry which has to withstand the bulk of the torque.
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    'Middleweight' 1/2 Ratchet?

    Depends on which model, generally the heads are on the larger size and the backdrag is low. Their grips are an acquired taste.
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    Icon tools are coming spring/summer 2019

    Sounds like it's a competently made ratchet, so it's up to personal preference, as usual. Good point about the anvil, it's a careful balance between shearing it off and having it fracture.
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    "New"Xcelite is ****...Thanks Apex Tool Group

    I think most people here are capable of differentiating between ethical and unethical business practices. Let's not have any sacred cows or strawmen.
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    Authentic Mitutoyo

    Nope, that would be Google and Facebook, by far. Now the subset of physical intellectual property theft, yeah, China. My favorite irony is that, among us engineering interns, copying Chinese copies of American designs has become a sort of right of passage.
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    Tools of Japan

    Lobster/Lobtex 90th Anniversary UM36XB adjustable. Next to no play as promised by "G-Less" and already proven itself capable as it was the first thing within arm's reach.
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    Allen wrench holder

    My fave is Wera hexplus keys in the Wiha ergostar holders. The convenience and functionality outweigh the cost. https://www.wihatools.com/tools/storage/ergostar-holder https://www.wihatools.com/tools/storage/replacement-ergostar-holder-yellow
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    Must Have DIY Tools

    A PB&J sandwich, six feet of garden hose, and a willing moose.
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