Recent content by Lawton

Metric Vice Grips ______________________ Lawton

Here's and observation on Korean cars: With reasonable maintenance and care any modern car should last 200k miles. The Koreans auto makers, - KIA, (Also known as "Killed in Actions" in the shop), and Hyundai, are big up and coming manufacturers. The big knock on the Korean makes is that they...

Originally Posted by UBLUZIN View Post "Hows this?"......... Dammmmmnnnnnnnn!... Is your name David Banner? Link to youtube video: Ahhhh, or maybe you were born on Krypton. BTW, we have some guys in the shop who could break an anvil with a rubber hammer! I'm dyin' to know what the Snap-On...

Petersen's Vice Grip vs Mole Self Grip: Petersen's Vice-Grip was patented in 1924 and the Mole Self Grip Plier was patented in 1955. "...By 1941 the DeWitt plant was operating at capacity to support the war effort. VISE-GRIP locking pliers became an integral part of wartime ship and aircraft...

You're getting 400+ HP out of a 1.8L Engine? (Is this Dyno'd HP or K&N Filter bolt on HP?) BTW, 4wd Quattro burnouts are pretty amazing....and sometimes pretty expensive! Apologies in advance for the thread hijack. Lawton "I've been building 400+ awhp Audi/VW 20v/Turbo motors spinning to...

Actually, the wrench is very good quality, at least as good as most of my American and European examples. It just has that one little flaw. There was a pallet load of these adjustable wrenches at the store...all marked "CHIHA". BTW, the afore mentioned store was "Agri-Supply" the local supplier...

While shopping at my local tractor supply store recently I came across an interesting hand tool. Picking it up I was amazed at its balance and the fine craftsmanship it displayed. What initially appeared as an ordinary adjustable wrench was oh, so much more upon closer examination. Of course...

In the auto repair business "time is money", hence the use of torque sticks is the norm. I only use Accutorq brand sticks as I believe these are the best quality available. But, due to fluctuations in air pressure and wear and tear on air tools, not to mention the adjustible rotary knob on...

It separates the 10mm and 12mm in your metric socket tray...I believe it's used mostly for Fords and other foreign cars. Lawton

Holy "Bait and Switch" Batman! Recently overheard at the top-secret closed-door Cornwell corporate sales meeting: "OK, OK, here's how we do it...we tease them with the ratchet and then we up-sell them to the jump boxes we can't give away!" Bada-Bing, Bada-Boom!

Re: American Torque Tool Company...Spam? Ah, let's see....a tool that's not being sold, that's not being produced, that only a handfull were ever made...maybe you can explain the spam angle here? This is a tool that looked interesting, that I thought some other members might enjoy reading...

As far as ratchet breakage, like all mechanical devices things wear out. One of the aspects of being a professional is maintaining your tools, this means lubrication of the ratchet head. If the ratchet "feels loose" it may need a replacement head. I have 50 year old Snap-On ratchets which have...

Sean, I agree with you 100% on people breaking ratchets....if you have broken a ratchet, you have screwed up at some level. Either you purchased a total piece of ****, selected the wrong size, (1/4" instead of 3/8", 3/8" instead of 1/2"), or used a ratchet to "break free" a fastener when you...

Hello fellow "Garage Rats", while doing some research on socket extensions; impact versus chrome, I came across an interesting product. Brief description: The product is an impact extension which instead of being solid is a tube design. The inventer claims that it is the best impact extension...