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Mayhew has come out with a MiUSA 5.5" pocket prybar set for $25: https://mayhew.com/product/31092-2-pc-mini-pry-bar-set/

Thanks for the video link! I had a little more time to think, and I think I can sum up my thoughts on the disconnect some people see with this product. If LTT wanted to make money and sell a screwdriver as merch, they could have just done an off the shelf rebranding and made a healthy profit...

It seems like there's some confusion going on in this thread then, but everyone is in rough agreement. I don't think anyone (including myself) who expresses interest in this product expects LTT to suddenly become a tool company -- I'm interested in the tool in a vacuum regardless of who makes...

That's my point -- it was much more aggressively marketed, including via Youtube ads and Toolguyd at the time, and there was not a mention of it here. If saying "give people who clearly use and can talk about designing tools a shot, and judge their tools by their tools" is defending them, sure...

Also worth noting that none of this hostility existed for the xDrill, a product made by people who were clearly not tool users, Kickstarted, and that remains vaporware several years later.

I'm hardly defending LTT -- I just find it bizarre how unwilling people are to give a product like this a shot (especially in light of how little of this criticism has been leveled at the MetMo Driver, a Kickstarter from a manufacturer of desk toys that brings back a vintage ratcheting...

I'm still really baffled by where all this kneejerk dislike comes from. This seems to simply be a daily tool user redesigning and then selling their dream screwdriver after being dissatisfied with the state of the market. Maybe it's a mediocre tool, but outside the professional tool users...

On the CK front I think you might be thinking of a different lube? I'd say it's probably closer to Mobil Centaur looking at what I have lying around. The CK has a significant amount of moly added and EP2 does not -- the viscosity and dropping point are also significantly different. If I was...

Some of them don't have any analogue (the pink DT Swiss with moly and a chapstick-like consistency), but the majority of them are likely just standard industrial greases, yeah. I think what I was trying to convey was that there are applications where a specialized grease is required and you...

Interesting to see that people are more skeptical of this than the MetMo Driver Kickstarter, given this product is self-funded, developed with an experienced manufacturing/engineering partner, and differentiates itself well against like-priced competition. I will be ordering one day one and...

Regarding greases I agree most of the time, but their are exceptions. Generally I use five 'greases' on a bike: A cheap general-purpose shop grease -- it can be anything really, for assembly, holding pivot spacers, and serving as a moisture barrier. A washout-resistant, high pressure grease for...

By that logic Koken's low backdrag ratchet and years of R&D before competing in the fine tooth ratchet space were a waste because a F80 is good enough and gears are a technological dead end... The Rolgear is alright, but having used a (well-used sample) from a coworker I prefer my PB Swiss to...

To be clear, they are using the licensed bit storage only, but with their own molds/iteration on the retention system. They are also using their own ratchet mechanism that was derived from the Megapro, but has a much lighter backdrag and has the direction ring reversed to match Snap-on/opposite...

It's worth noting that CK has discontinued the grease injection tools and now suggests manual repacking at 50% density. When I asked them about it, it was explained as a combination of seeing too much damage to the seals from over-injecting, and their new proprietary ("Silver") grease performing...

Depends on if you're asking for an upper or lower wrench. For lower a thin but non-specialty wrench whenever possible is the way to go (the Park is good enough for when it is not) -- the Snap-on above are great, and I personally use a Stahlwille 10 series wrench (not quite as thin, but a lot...