Recent content by Flared Base

They are serviceable. The 1/2 and 3/8 have torx screws and the 1/4 has philips.

So curiosity got the best of me and I ended up getting the 3 piece set. First impressions are these are pretty nice. Surprisingly close to the Snap-on ratchets I have in terms of dimensions and feel in the 1/4 and 3/8 drives. I don't have a 1/2 Snap-on to compare. Even the back drag and sound of...

I bought one to take apart a pergola. It made it quick and easy. Just nice controlled motions taking everything apart. No swinging or noise. Fubar for the win.

I also use the sticks and prefer them over the liquids and gels. These days, I wrench most on my mountain bike which sees quite a bit of vibration and haven't had a bolt loosen that I used the blue stick on. The product does not seem to 'stick' to the bolts as much as the gel or liquid or gel...

The Capri wrenches are OK. I have Stahlwille in metric and Capri in std. The overall dimensions are similar between the wrenches. The edge of the beam is a little thicker on the Stahlwille than the Capri because it has an I beam profile. I slightly prefer the Stahlwille to Capri because it is a...

Mac/Proto have the RBRT bit sockets that seem to be well regarded but are not USA made.

I went through this a little while ago. It was really confusing because of all the different features that all the scanners claim to have are not necessarily available on all cars. Also, different models from the same manufacturers have slight differences in features, and comparing scanners...

I have the Capri in 1/4 and 3/8. I like them. I can see how some people would not like the ability to lock and unlock the wobble since it is such a small difference in position of the socket, it would be easy to have in the wrong position. I haven't used them too much to really say how durable...

I've had some aluminum ones that did not hold up well and quickly started getting beat up. Mainly the ball bearing that are part of the locking mechanism deformed the softer aluminum and eventually had enough slop that it wouldn't stay sealed. Upon disassembling the connectors from my hose and...

I have the Capri vise. I picked it because of the aforementioned forged steel construction making it have a smaller form for the same given jaw size which I assume should make it more versatile. I do not know what alloy the screw is made of, but it looks to be a nicely machined acme thread...

It's likely because the necked down portion of the socket either needs to be forged that way or machined that way. Machining that way takes more time which is more cost. Forging that way is more difficult because the deeper the thin cross section you are trying to get material to flow into, the...

Just for reference, I know of several forge shops that use modified meat cutting band saws to saw flash off of larger structural aluminum forgings. They are suspended from a jib crane so that they can be swung around the part's perimeter once it is positioned on a stand. The biggest changes to...

That was easy.

I really like everything Astro that I've bought thus far. Looking forward to giving these items a whirl. Who has recommendations for black lights?

When people say tolerance when they mean clearance. Tolerance is the range of acceptable values for a given feature. Clearance is the distance between two objects. It comes up a lot when talking about how a wrench or socket fits better because it has tighter tolerance. No, it fits better because...