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Getting a large magnet like from a speaker or similar and sweeping it across the floor can often work.

I used a 0.8mm thick inox cutting disk (5in) on my angle grinder, took about 10 seconds. Only chromoly I have cut before was a cheapo socket that I modded to fit over a lambda sensor and it seemed about the same really, but then I am not much of a metallurgist. The freshy cut ends seem to form...

bought at great expense from US ebay, the fella seems to have a few in stock as it gets relisted each time. yes

Further to my original question here : http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=23459 I finally got the bits together to fit the earlier hard handle to a later soft handle ratchet. Top - Soft handle was a bit reluctant to come off and had to be cut off with help from my angle...

Thanks all, Guess I will look out for a donor screwdriver (SDD6 seems about right) and give it a go

Is it possible to replace the soft grip handle on a later SHL936A ratchet with the eariler orange one? If so are they just a press fit on, so just bash them off? Would be nice to have these both matching.

I have a plenty of those Facom Ergotwists both screwdrivers and torx, some are from a set I bought 10 years ago and still going strong. Recently got a set of SO orange handles and I would not say either is better than the other, just a different designs. Probably still use the Facoms more...

my first orange handles!! Were shrink wrapped but had some rust spots on them. Cleaned up ok though. SO 10deg offset wrenches SO 30/60 13mm largish Knipex cutters

@ the OP I have the Halfords box you linked to, together with the roller cab that goes with it and tbh being only an amateur home mechanic with a single garage it is ok for the money. I figured it was better to spend the money on the tools which are mostly Facom/SO. Maybe if you are a pro in a...