Recent content by M635_Guy

I think it's less Chinese vs. not spending the money to have the software push the database to the background, and the databases between manufacturers, models and even model years are all over the place - there's standardization...until there isn't. I'd guess part of that is whole generational...

It would take away all the reason for me in most cases. :dunno: I can get lamentable **** customer service for a lot less

Generally not a fan of QR ratchets. I find them kinda fiddly, and while I don't tend to really crank my ratchets, my understanding is the QR mechanism makes the ratchets less-strong. If I'm in a situation where I need to switch sockets a lot, I generally just run multiple ratchets :dunno: (I...

I got the Wera set and was surprised how much I like them - Very beefy, tough and nice handles.

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...