Recent content by M635_Guy

I decided to get really nice blades that could be resharpened and went with Forrest - outstanding quality, MiUSA and resharpening should cut down on the (kinda painful) bite of the initial price... There's literally nothing in the post above that's true. I don't know where you get your...

My recent day on the ground sweating in my mom's driveway while working on her car drove two acquisitions. One is still on the way, but the first one is this: The thing puts out a very-good amount of air, and I like the ability to plug it in too. Stepless speed adjustment too. [EDIT - for $26...

I don't think it's unfair to call Snap On the "standard" in more than one way - they have the in-shop market share (I don't have data to say that 100%, but seems a very safe assumption), they are extremely high quality and in terms of performance are the top or close to it. None of that is...

In the modern world, definitely not. Absolutely.

I'm sorry - that's just silly, rose-colored wrapping. The interest is baked into the (significant) price of the tools. They are not doing anything more than offering a spoonful of sugar to a lot of people who shouldn't take on that kind of debt. It's a tool targeted more at their truck...

Dude - I love how you keep quoting things like "objective testing" and never cite any sources. There was a time when nobody could beat Ferrari. Then Ford did it. And now lots of people compete for the top, and plenty of people are awfully competitive, to the point where it's often the driver...

They're good at what they do They come to shops They do a good job...encouraging...new techs to get their tools

It's probably worth looking up his vids - I don't recall any of them being much shorter than the rest - possibly a limitation of how the split-beam mechanism works? I wound up just keeping the older Snap On traditional torque wrench around for really tight spots. I just hate adjusting it...

I have the Icon 3/8" (and 1/2") and have been very happy with both. The "Tools Tested" channel did multiple comparisons and I think Icon won them all. He tests before and after 1000 cycles, which I think helps shake things out. It's been a while, but seems like the Icon also had more teeth...

I'll keep an eye out. An 8" would come in handy in the next week or so... No issues with small roots. In the dirt we're digging in (which is a root-filled mess that used to be a wild/overgrown thicket in the side yard) it's just leaving "hairy" holes () that we clean up with loppers. It will...

Greenwood weed torch with ignitor - PASS Lots of yard work going on, and in the last week we've seen hundreds and hundreds of seedlings emerge from the Mimosa tree we had removed. This thing is on the terrifying side of fun, and did a great job on the areas I treated. Predator Auger - PASS...

The G2 line is closer to a Matco88 than a SO, but it's better IMHO - sealed head and a better soft grip (IMHO). My particular copy of the Matco88 had a very balky locking switch I assumed would break in but never did. The replacement head they sent me is better...but only sorta. It has broken...

How they're filling out this line confuses me. I personally don't give a **** about a 3/8" stubby (don't have one, have never wanted one), but would like to see them offer a 10" locking flex in 3/8" (essentially my Matco 88, which I'd probably sell). At 10" and under they seem to think you need...

I have the regular and the A/S, but got the A/S set as an 'in-case' kind of thing. The regular set is my core for all my DIY stuff, and they're very good. I had a Tekton set before, and while they never failed me in any way, they had a bit of slop that bugged me a little since it's a tiny...

This isn't intended to sound snarky, but it does anyway: If you needed anti-slip, you'd now. The basic Icon combo wrenches are very nice. For reasons I can't really explain, I rarely use ratcheting wrenches unless they're the long flex-head (which you likely don't need for non-automotive...