Recent content by matt stott

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Oooohh- one more reason to finally bite the bullet and finally get a 3d printer!

I ordered two of the MTS holders- the China knock-offs I have currently work, but I am all for a better mousetrap, and keeping it local- not to mention color options. I have a couple of the Vessel bit racks, too. I really like their bits, super high quality, the slightly-off-standard shapes...

The Toyo is a 190- and the PB bit holders fit nicely in the side-to-side direction, but there is a lot of headroom in that box when loaded with shorter bits. It can easily hold 20 of the 10-bit racks, but certainly not for tossing into a tool bag. I like the chapman setup- it looks really...

A bit shallower, but the magnets are great.

I am going to check out those Mechanic's Time Savers!. Those look like exactly what I need to the grab-and-go toolboxes. By the "thrown" into a bag I mostly mean a box of tools getting checking into airline luggage. I assume the baggage handlers throw those around for fun, judging by the...

They feel the same to me. The texture and "give" are about the same. My old set is a bit "stickier"- but I suspect that has a lot more to do with a decade of acetone and bra-kleen soakings, not to mention any leftover grime on the handle. If I look really, really close, the new set is...

I use 1/4" bit drivers a lot. For work- I travel with tools and a bit set is much easier to carry around and check into airplanes than a full screwdriver set. For home, too- just what I am used to. That said, I have a LOT of bits floating around, and I am curious what people like to use to...

Yes, I feel a difference. I needed to run down to my shop to check, since I had not used them side-by-side yet. The EVO drivers feel bigger in hand than they look. They look about the same size, but the new drivers "fit" my hand better? Maybe they are making more contact in the hand, with...

old vs new, size comparison. These are my home shop drivers, not used for work, so they stay fairly clean. The old set is about 10-12 years old now (?) and the tips have held up remarkably well. the old set has lived on the end of my workbench for a while now. not used for automotive work...

Just got my new set of Evo screwdrivers delivered. They are very nice, and very close in size to the old swissgrip handles. Smaller than the other triangle handled drivers out there (Snap-on and Witte, that I use) and I really like it. It is a subtle change, but a very nice one. Thanks DRPD!

Wow- great info here and great shears! Now I need to find some if those flower shears for my pile. As always- as soon as I have any tool-ish related search I get pulled to GJ. It has been some years, but here are some of mine. I really like the Heinisch shears- their laminated steel is...

I have the Mayhew 66002 hollow punch set. Have not used it much yet, but it seems very well made, and comes in a few different size configurations.

Apologies for not being clear in my post... I have the eastwood interchangeable cup version. It has worked well for me, in my light duty use, and I certainly realize that this could change in an instant, and that is why I was looking for a heavier-duty version and came across that other one...

I have the Eastwood-branded version that M635 has, and it has worked fine for the dozen or so times I have needed it - all on small cars. I still hold my breath and cross my fingers every time, though, but that tool has never even flinched/creaked/bent/complained when in use. I saw that...