Recent content by Mr_B

Who cares about ICON ratchets, the market full of ratchets, many that are better and cheaper. QR ratchets are a useful feature for long extensions and working in situations dropping things is a not wanted scenario . locking extensions compliment QR ratchets, Some of best sensible price nice...

If was going get battery platform tool I would consider the new Walmart range as very affordable and batteries can directly be used as power bank for phones etc which handy in a vehicle support kit . Can't beat a manual foot pump and decent breaker bar with nice socket to be ready when ever...

decent heat is your best tool on proper corroded ones, these sockets have so much slop & a long rod section will further torsionally dampen impacting making them not that effective for proper stuck scenarios , Do fair few of these weekly & would never bother with that socket, generally if it...

Koken Zeal is a real nice ratchet, hard to fully appreciate until use one professionally or at the least a well seasoned home shop high job hour user . Other good option at sensible money already been mentioned is the Tone RH2H . I don't even think Hazet in same ball park with ratchet design in...

+1 on a socket and ratchet to loosen it if the bleeder looks like it could be difficult or access not best with a long box wrench . I pretty much always use 12 point box wrench purely for wrench clock positioning/swing clearance (decent quality wrenches make big difference on not rounding out...

The right oil filter tools and additional things like funnels along with decent lug nut socket options and torque wrench will be super handy in making a lot of initial work he does complete smoother . Might be worth getting an Astro 1822 V2 air impact as very capable all round compact tool at...

Well quit moaning and build another shop lol :-D Option 2 is putting it in living room and when wife complains you say you got it to save ever needing lay anything else out over the pottery barn carpet . She can have couple drawesr to use too, kinda romantic really ... That is so clean I would...

Dewalt tool registration does need work . I've had issue with tool model and serials . Not needed do any warranty replacements yet but I do have a feeling the process won't be as smooth as it should . As for AI , well shame someone didn't create/program/implement common sense first !

those early KR1000 boxes are proper stout effort of manufacture. Finding in that sort of condition is quite a rarity . Some very nice tools in that assortment too and for 200 bucks it amazing haul . Mac vise quite nice too, don't think I ever seen a mac branded one before . Enjoy the box and...

Yes can help. Every time I have a stuck bolt or a bolt that known be potential trouble remove I first try move it 1/8th to a 1/4 turn with ratchet or wrench prior to going to any impact tool, once it shows some movement and get it to 1/4 a turn from tightening/loosening then I switch to air...

High amounts of torque always has a potential to break or damage fasteners . A lot of times when dealing with a fairly stuck bolt you better using lower power setting and letting the vibration of impacts help work it out along with frequent use of penetrating oil and working the fastener...

One brand using them was Carlyle previous ratchet range . You can also find them under Premier brand ... Carlyle was the easiest source and pretty cheap, you may find some stock on likes of eBay perhaps .

No usa stamping on the ratchet no buy . I wouldn’t be willing pay the MAC brand premium if no stamped coo . The ratchet design is still nothing remarkable and it pretty chunky head/switch. so many quality ratchets out of Taiwan and Japan at pretty sensible money with great usable design features...

No idea why anyone gives a toss on warranty for impact sockets, they consumable items that going get beat to ****, when too wallowed for impacting duty toss them in a container for hydraulic and swing press duty . I buy taiwan japan style impacts stamped markings only in whatever brand/no brand...

In that sort of condition and for 3 matching pieces it worth the 200 bucks as it tidy enough use with minor fiddling . I bought old MAC branded ones use as consumables and hardware storage, they great for sensible money and good bit of nostalgia with them and more rewarding than using cheap...