Recent content by bkdc

This is a thread for kitchenknifeforums.com or some other knife forum. I’ve owned various knives with various steels. My favorite is still something that is EASY to sharpen and still maintains an edge, and this tends to be some variation on semi-stainless carbon. I don’t like supersteels...

I thought the standard Snap-on SuperLube was NGLI 00. 00 means apple sauce consistency. The standard SuperLube multi-purpose grease is NGLI 2 (peanut butter consistency). NGLI 2 seems to work just fine on my dual-80 snap ons as long as I don’t overuse it. I added NGLI 00 (a small amount) to...

I love made in USA but when it comes to ratcheting wrenches, the Taiwanese just do it better. I’d be surprised if the ratcheting mechanism on the SK X-frame was domestic. The frames are domestic. Taiwan invented the ratcheting wrench, and the vast majority of upper end ratcheting wrenches...

Totally agree with chamfer on large wrenches. There is no need for that much chamfer although it does help with engaging the wrench onto the fastener. I had to return a large 46mm wrench because of an aggressive chamfer which limited contact surface on a slim nut that I was getting repeated...

I’ve used Tenso.com for years and have been pleased with the service. It’s not lightning fast, but it’s been very reliable. So this is the first I’m reading of Blackship which is what everyone here is recommending.

Mailman just dropped these off. One more access related option. 10 through 24 except 20 and 23.

Don’t know how I accumulated these but my recollection is that my impatience with suspension fasteners led to brute force attacks rather than Kroil spray and a little patience.

I have a set of Torx Plus bits, but it never occurred to me to try them out when I was stripping the fasteners.

I have THREE of these for sale. Each is brand new and has a list price of 120 bucks on Matco’s website. Sale is for a single wrench. Matco website here This is the new version of the wrench with the switch that is NOT on the side. 16mm on one end and 18mm. If you work on German cars...

My emergency is an angle grinder, but the grinder doesn’t fit in some situations. :). I’ll buy a set of the Wera Hex-Plus keys. I should have tried Torx Plus the last time I had this issue.

Even if you try using SuperLube Grease (which is great stuff), the grease comes in two thicknesses. There is the NLGI Grade 2 (which is what most people use and is easily available… PEANUT BUTTER thickness) and there is NGLI Grade 00 (which needs to be special ordered but this is the stuff...

I would open the ratchet and add a bunch of oil (not grease) and see if anything changes. If it doesn’t, back to HF.

Is there a RBRT type hex bit which bites in the opposite direction (tightening)? The RBRT style Torx bites are bi-directional but the hex bits are unidirectional to extract a stripped fastener. However, the particular use case is for ball joints on car suspensions. Either a torx or hex bit...

Aah the joys of nature. Field mice, voles in my yard, tree rats, acorn woodpeckers making perfectly circular holes under my roofline to stash away their acorns, rattlesnakes, coyotes, bobcats, and bats have all made their way through my property and continue to do so. I don’t know how I would...

Wait for the hard handle flex head version to come out eventually! ;) I also hate grimey soft handles.