Recent content by ladea

Those screws for the pan's handles could be very rusty sometimes so the impact driver is not entirely out of place ;)

Thanks jimf, however I'm looking for UK or at least an EU supplier. Knighton Tools website looks sketchy at best. I wouldn't risk it, besides the assortment is very limited.

Any idea where to buy PB Swiss in UK? I bought some from Only Quality Tools but that's no longer an option and Hoffmann Group won't sell to private individuals. Vessel maybe the best solution for Philips and JIS but not so much for Torx. I find my Vessel bits and drivers (torx) are fitting...

Thanks, that Niwaki looks identical to my Minemura and some of the Shinwa models. I would be very surprised if they are not all coming from the same factory.

Thanks Dave. For anyone interested in Shinwa from what I could gather going through the catalog and looking at the photos at workshopheaven.com if a rule has a product model starting with H (hard/pearl chrome finish) or S (polish finish) (e.g. H-101C; S-101C) it's made in Japan. If it only...

Hey Dave, I have 30 cm Minemura from Axminster. I was looking for 60 cm and 1 m rules but Minemura are no longer available at Axminster. How is the Fischer one compared to Minemura? My options are either Fischer or Niigata Seiki as Shinwa is no longer made in Japan for every model that I've...