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Replacement tooth for drill rig auger bit.

When they were new, they had some sort of ink CORONA stamp on them. They do have part numbers near the pivot point.

Can anyone tell me this manufacturer? Do I see a whale? James

How many of you understand this Temperature Correction? I used to have the formula in my head. Never seen this before. James

An unusual day at the flea. $20 for the new metric Proto set. $20 for the new SK set. My dilemma; they are so nice I don’t know what to do with them 🤔. May have to sell. James

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https://www.kleintools.com/catalog/socket-wrench-extensions/4-34-inch-ratchet-14-inch-drive Anyone know who makes the new Klein ratchets? Same model number as the older ratchets from SK -65620 Thanks James

My amateur eye says you have either 2 shorts or too long wrenches. Part numbers may tell the story. James

May have found my new favorite pawn shop. Nice 1/2” and 3/8 drive SK sockets and one 3/4” drive International Harvester socket for $6. Across the street a pawn shop gave me a free 1/4” drive deep 3/8 SK socket not pictured. They said “come see us again “. James

Where are all the 1/4” drive ratchets? I’m talking about the flea market. 1/4” drive sockets are everywhere but in over a year of looking, only seen one ratchet. 3/8” ratchets are common but 3/8” drive seems to be most rare for sockets. I expected to go straight for evaporust with the 1”...

The best $.50 item from this morning flea mkt. Many of you will recognize this JC Penny ratchet. I made use of my GJ education and realized it was SK. I recently received a rebuild kit from SK because I had a broken retainer clip in a much lesser quality ratchet. Took that assembly and installed...

Got my spring clip (complete rebuild kit) from SK today. James

Warranty. They told me in January it could ship as early as February 1.

I’m sure this has been explained before but I’m not going searching. Are deals like this only available at one particular store, region, or nation wide? I search my local store online says the price is $400+. Do I have to go in the store to know if there’s a close out price? I live near KC...

I’ve been waiting for sk to send me one of those for about 6 months. James