Recent content by foul_ball

>2 weeks shy of 26.

I have a strong preference for Dotco drills and angle grinders.

I have some import vise grip 9dr's at work that always have to be readjusted after being released. They have felt worn out from the day they were unpackaged.

I just used that code through paypal and it saved me $5.38

I think the OP's niche market is aerospace, where tool boxes are required to be shadowed as a visual control to prevent FOD (Foreign Object Debris) damage from tools being left behind.

:+1: same deal at my company-- not sure about the cost per sq. foot of foam, but basically a pallet of 2'x8'x1" polyethylene foam sheets gets dropped off in the work area, then employees cut to size and shadow tools as necessary to make the FAA inspectors happy. the other factor is downtime- I...

My question is: how many of these applications over 24mm require a dedicated combo wrench instead of, say for example, an 18" crescent wrench?

any torque beyond, say 20 in lbs., causes that thing to slip.

I submit to you, The Most Useless Wrench Ever. :bigun2:

Step drilling is the way to go, but if you want not only to drill quickly, but also have a concentric hole when you are finished, try a piloted tip double margin step drill like the ones in here: http://www.panamericantool.com/pdfs/DMCT-808-11_double_margin_book.pdf double margin drills are...

If you see a capital letter B with a circle around it engraved on the tool, it either was sent to Boeing surplus or was "liberated" from a factory. https://active.boeing.com/assocproducts/surplus/SearchResults.cfm

Perhaps a Sturtevant Richmont? http://cgi.ebay.com/STURTEVANT-RICHMONT-LTC-OHT-TORQUE-WRENCH-150-300IN-LBS-/130405171727?cmd=ViewItem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1e5cc1020f

....aaaand YOU ****! congratulations on the new baby! :drool: by your reply, I'm assuming it was you.

Parkerizing! :thumbup: http://www.cromwell-intl.com/garand/parkerizing.html

If you're talking about the 1/4 x 5/16 spline wrench HJE just put up for sale, I have to say, I bought one and though there is a slight bend in the shank, the grinding and finish are even better than the other bonney/utica loc-rite wrenches up for sale. new production of bonney offset double...