Recent content by cleeny

First time I've seen a nepros decal on a car.

They're now very slow with their replies. They explain that they are much busier now, so they apologize and do get back to you, but that usually takes more than several days to a week. If you ask them something "less critical", they almost don't even reply. Seems as though they don't have enough...

Talking about pry bars by any chance? Think I've seen that on my Lang pry bars, which I've heard are rebranded Wilde.

Never mind... Just got one off a truck. 👍

Beautiful rides and pictures, sir. That Datsun reminds me of Mr. Miyagi.

Haha, been eyeing one of these tool boxes myself; just kinda hard to find the exact model/size in the color that I want.

Either way, it's just cool. 👍

Sweet! What's that ball at the end of the Vessel?

I see some sellers selling a good amount on eBay. I see none/sold out on Snap-on's site. Did these guys just basically buy em out ASAP and are reselling them? Would like to buy one, but how reliable are these sellers?

Just an update for those curious: I somehow ended up speaking to the president of AJ manufacturing, and he was super helpful in explaining that the slight bend or curve in the longer ratchets happen during the cooling or quenching phase of the tempering process. They do use a press to make an...

Yup. And pretty much all the reviews on Amazon Japan are from Japanese users who purchased to upgrade and are apparently loving it.

Haha, they must be lurking because they responded a little while ago, suggesting I coat the detent ball with oil and operate the push button a number of times. I tried that using Break Free CLP, but same thing. It feels rougher than a simple old oil or dust accumulation issue. Almost like a...

Regarding the pesky screws, watch from time 2:15 to see an example of what I experienced a few years ago. I at least wish torx was used to mitigate this, but I'm pretty sure you have to use heat to remove the screws; just rather not deal with it lol.

Unless they've changed, the cross/plus-type screws are notoriously prone to stripping, I forget if it's because of red threadlocker or something, but didn't want to make things worse. Plus, are the innards in the anvil even serviceable?

That's why I'm surprised they haven't responded yet. I mean it's only been three days. Perhaps its some sort of holiday.