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Home Depot is an authorized seller, Lowes and Amazon are not. There are other authorized sellers like Acme Tools, Grainger, Ace, Northern Tool and more. You can check here: https://www.milwaukeetool.com/buy-now If you buy could from other places like Amazon it could be a gray market item...

Another video ranking tool brands based on feelings, yawn. No tool brand makes the best of every possible tool they sell. Even among the "top" tool brands there are some duds. Its useless to argue Brand A makes the best, Brand B makes the worst when really most of us just want a tool that works...

This is good news. I've been looking around for some Mac hard handle screwdrivers but all I find are all worn out and beat up. I don't need more screwdrivers but I would be interested in a small set.

When did you buy the scanner? If you bought it two years ago and now there is no support, yeah that *****. If you bought it 10 years ago and now there is no support, I think you had a good 10 years. Support and availability of any piece of software will end at some point. Is there an Actron...

If you remove the detent on the Tekton or the Husky then there is nothing to hold the head in place, it will be completely loose and flop around. The SO has a recess for a split ring that provides friction to keep the head in place. I would need to find a way to do the same on the other two...

I've been searching for a good flex head ratchet with QR and I wish HF would offer one but I doubt they ever will. I have a SO flex head and get frustrated trying to remove sockets especially with greasy hands so I just leave the socket on there and grab another ratchet. I picked up a Tekton...

You can try this Husky flex head, its about 11mm and also has the same style detents for the flex. I found this at a flea market for $1 because it didn't have the switch but I had a spare switch from a Duralast ratchet and then I cut the handle down to make it a stubby.

Apex aside from making Gearwrench tools also makes them for Duralast, Husky, Master Mechanic, and many others. You can try sourcing a donor handle one of their ratchets or breaker bars even since they will most likely have a clone of the GW ratchet. Maybe a flea market or cheap pawn shop...

That 1/2 wrench doesn't look bad. A while back O'reilly's PowerTorque wrenches also started to be made in India and they finish looks quite poor. I don't blame the Indian manufacturer. When a retailer wants a supplier to provide cheaper tools (for more profit) costs have to be cut somewhere so...

I did a Crosstrek brake job once. I had to use my foot on a long double box wrench to break it loose. That socket would have come in handy. It would be interesting if they made a universal with an extension so that you can use your own socket. Anyway, hope this one was just a one off dud and VIM...

I think you guys are talking about two different screwdriver sets. SKU 56508 is for the older set SD-8 that is no longer available and sku 70309 is for the current set ACSD-8 that added anti-cam out features. It seems that HF is not offering replacements for the newer anti-cam out screwdrivers.

I "modified" a Duralast 100 position 1/2 ratchet to reduce backdrag. The ratchet is Apex/Gearwrench made with dual offset pawls so you get 100 positions out of a 50 tooth gear. I just removed the springs holding the pawls and fully compressed them about 150-200 times or so. This made it feel...

I think bolt cutters are the wrong tool to cut padlocks since most people will try to cut the shackle. That is hardened steel and you may end up breaking your tool. They're called bolt cutters not padlock cutters. You might succeed cutting a small brass lock body instead. Otherwise, you should...

I bought the PSE55E from Komelon, dual inch and metric scales because I got tired of doing conversions in my head. The one I have is marked 5m/16ft and has inch and metric on both sides with the scales marked vertically on the back side. I like this one because the 16ft tape is still one inch...

These use AAA batteries. That was one of the things that made me hesitate buying it. I prefer something rechargeable.