Recent content by CallumRD1

0.984" is 25.0 mm.

These mini extensions are the solution that doesn’t require buying an entire set of sockets. I had several and love being able to get just the right length for the situation. https://www.tekton.com/mini-extension-set-3-piece-sha99020

I use solid copper jaws exclusively at this point. I expected to be swapping back to steel ones frequently, but it hasn't happened. The copper ones are soft enough to not mar parts but hard enough to not deform too much. Once a year or so I throw them back on the mill and clean up the surfaces...

My understanding is that it's just the i9 Hydra hubs that are problematic, and as I said in my post, those aren't the ones I run. The road and Torch hubs have long had a reputation of being bombproof. There's no need to throw an entire company's products under the bus because one model they make...

My hub recommendation remains i9. I’m running their 60T road hubs on my road and gravel wheel sets and their 120T Torch hubs on my mountain bikes. They’ve been fantastic over tens of thousands of miles.

The Wera 870/1 is a fantastic alternative that's much more compact:

A properly seated taper can hold many times the force required to shear off a tang. In fact, with a large twist drill, you can shear off the tang remarkably easily if your taper is bad and not holding. Sure, the tang can be used as a crutch if you have a chewed up taper that doesn't make good...

The tang is just to aid removal. It's not a required component.

I have a number of old Starrett 91 and 93 series tap wrenches that long predate Starrett moving production overseas and none of them have an explicit 'made in' stamp. Some just say 'The L.S.S. Co' or 'The L.S. Starret Co. Athol, Mass'

I see that the color coded Phillips Evo drivers have changed their colors (old #2 was orange, but the Evo #2 now red). Are the handle sizes nominally equivalent between the old and new drivers for the same drive size or have they changed? I always found the #2 Phillips just a little small for my...

Thank you! My order's in!

The levels look very nice. I've been looking for a good general purpose level for a little while. Any chance of a small July 4th sale? You're getting my money either way, but I'd likely grab a few more things in that case.

What were your issues? I’ve been running hot wax exclusively for about 7 years and love it. My chain is always perfectly clean and dry at all times. I have a few chains pre-waxed so every 400 or so miles I just swap chains and then wax a batch when a bunch are ready. The biggest downside is...

I also use blue lanthanated tungstens as my go-to for all general purpose work, both AC and DC. There are tungstens that can give better results in some application-specific circumstances, but lanthanated tungstens are good enough in most situations.