Recent content by Gebirgekind

Big fan of Orange sealant. Stan’s also used to eat aluminum ******* until the wheels would fail - supposedly they changed the formula to correct that but I’ve seen the same with the tape adhesive eroding. Orange leaves a nice coating on the tire that helps seal even when your sealant is low.

I always thought Stan's tape was just rebranded 8898. I've used a roll of the 3M and it always seems to fail after a season or two, just like the Stan's. We use the Teravail professionally and it really holds up well. +1 for the Reserve and DT Swiss as well, Boyd sent me a roll with some rims...

@duneslider, we just had a customer today that reminded me of your woes - "Is it normal for my son to break something on his bike every time he rides?" We all just nodded, "yup :LOL: :ROFLMAO:!" I see an equal amount of Shimano and Sram derailleur issues, though I've not seen an XT break in half...

I've only run into one metric example - the grease fill plug on my '90s Toyota Hilux Birfield joint is 12mm, I picked a socket up from Ko-ken because it was fiddly to fit in there with a wrench.

DT Swiss quality has unfortunately declined in recent years as they have spread their manufacturing more broadly across the globe. For a long time they were consistently reliable, but we've experienced more problems the last couple years. The smaller tooth count star ratchets are more rugged...

I have the Abbey at home and we use the new generation Park Tool (DAG-3) at the shop. The Abbey is extremely well made and works great, but honestly I find the Park gauge easier and less fiddly to use. For the price I wouldn't think the Shimano is worth it, the Park is IMHO a great bang for...

I cross posted this in the vintage toolbox and Utica threads, but thought it would help to land here too - a nice Utica/Bonney roller in decent shape. Anyone know who actually made these and about this era?

Just picked up this decent Utica/Bonney roller and cross posted in the vintage toolbox thread. The boxes don’t show up in any catalogs I could find, anyone know much about this era and who made these?

Just picked up this decent condition Utica/Bonney roller to join into a miter station I’m building. I searched here and elsewhere on these boxes but couldn’t come up with any catalog info - anybody know much about who made these and when?

Streamlight Strion Switchblade: love the natural light setting and that I can keep a spare battery on the charger; really versatile, especially around the engine compartment Bosch FL12 12v Worklight: basically a mini floodlight, super bright, excellent under the truck and shares batteries with...

Check out Eight Tools in Japan, they advertise their "taper head" bits with strength to fastening torque. I've been using their hex keys and they're on par with if not better than PB Swiss for fit and durability, at around half the price. The bit sockets look just as nice and are available...

And here's my homemade extension rack for the cart lid, we had a bunch of leftover hardwood flooring pieces that make great tool holders. Made for a great magnetic bit organizer too - thank goodness for friends with CNC routers!

What I really like about the Alien racks is how flexible they are rather than having fixed spacing. With large and mid-size wrenches I can space them just right so they angle back to read the sizes, and I can stack the little ones close to each other so they're more compact and stable.

Late to the party here but hopefully still helpful! I've had a lot of success with the Westling trays and the Alien Space Savers wrench organizers after trying less durable options. The trick for me was to really customize them, I cut down the Westlings to better fit my sockets as a non-pro...

Surprisingly it's true - current production: https://www.wrighttool.com/products/sockets-ratchets-attachments/hand-sockets/1-2-drive-hand-sockets/1-2-drive-12-pt-standard-hand-sockets-sae-metric Proto too, but their website is weird to navigate. We appreciate all your wisdom and experience...