Recent content by General Geoff

Yeah it takes 5 seconds to remove the spring if you don't want it. I quite like the spring tbh

I have one with both.

I have both of these. The Koken is a far better 1/4" ratchet due to its far lower backdrag. The Hazet is nice and smooth, but a little stiffer and not as efficient for typical 1/4" drive jobs.

You are just turning opportunity into a business as a middleman. Nothing wrong with that, more than half of the economy is middlemen. There's just a lot more middlemen in the used goods market than there were 20 years ago. With the internet especially, niche goods that are difficult to sell...

that's just the world now. Everybody's got an angle, and all the angles are worked out to extract maximum possible money from everyone involved.

I recently bought a new Wilton Tradesman 1765, and I was pretty well disappointed with fit/finish and QC, even for the discounted price I bought it at. I had to request a replacement spindle assembly because the one that came with the vise, had the handle hole drilled so far off square that the...

That's a C0, while it's "only" a 3-1/2 inch jaw width, it's an absolute unit. Weighs 51 lbs, more than the 6 inch Vevor vises posted earlier. I don't think I would buy one for $400, but for $300 and I had no vise? Maybe.

I suggest you spend a little more (still under $100) and get the rotating vise https://www.amazon.com/VEVOR-Opening-Multi-Purpose-Ductile-Repairing/dp/B0DRFHX9KD?tag=atomicindus08-20

In addition to the screw and nut, I usually apply just a dab or two of grease to the ways that support the dynamic jaw slide from underneath. If the main screw and nut are shielded from debris, they probably don't need much refreshing. Maybe once a decade if it sees a lot of use. Think about...

In for 1 carton. Ends up just over 1/2 the price of Pennzoil Platinum at Wally World per quart which is where I usually get my stuff.

No. They work great for maybe 80% of situations where a normal combo wrench works, but that other 20% need the super slim ring of a standard box end for clearance.

Yep I use em frequently

impact, the black oxide finish is a little less slippery than chrome and has no chance of cracking/flaking under unusual stress

Set to speed "4" and turn off the "A" assist. Use trigger to modulate. Done. The assists and lower speed modes are optional and do not need to be used if you don't want.

A vise is only as good as its support. The sturdier and more immobile its bench or pedestal, the better the vise can perform. Once that is assured, then the durability of the vise itself can come into question. Especially if you do a lot of hard percussive work that subjects it to lots of...