Recent content by Nikolai_V

To cut a long story short, my Snap-on KRA2007/2055 combo got damaged in transit, and I need to find suitable replacements (as the movers insurance company has finally paid out). I`m tossing up between: KRA2007/2055 combo (approx $2700NZD) Facom JET.7GXL and JETC.4GXL (approx $2900NZD)...

Oops - that was a typo should have read 2500ft2 - sorry out here in the colonies we get confused when faced with imperial measurements.. I see what you did there, its funny because I made a typo, right? <smacks forehead with palm> I always thought that stereotypically engineers would make...

Yeah, that race team races in the NZ Porsche Cup series. Koken is very well regarded over here, and carried by one of the tool-trucks - Sulco Tools, so good representation. It`s also available in most industrial supply places. I have a vast collection of Koken - they`re just about...

Just to be a Koken geek - I was reading one of their catalogues in the store the other day, and it mentioned they had a patent for a suface drive type socket back in the 60`s or 70`s (from memory). I`ve never had any issues with mine not gripping fasteners securely.

Here in NZ, we used to use coal tar for sealing roads, but this hasn`t been the case since about 1959. Why you might ask - because it`s carcinogenic and there is a perfectly good alternative, Bitumen, or asphalt I think you guys call it. It used to be made as a byproduct of town gas works or...

Perhaps I should start a thread - "Helping Older Not-So-Tool-Inclined Neighbors"? That for me was the amusing thing, in that I end up helping my older neighbours diagnose issues with their vehicles, lending them the occasional tool (or helping them in my garage), or helping with building...

As I said, I propose we agree to disagree. Sounds like your country/state is going to hell in a hand-basket. I`m quite happy with how NZ is heading, and don`t really want to have a "my country is better than yours" type argument... As an aside my comments are not based upon spaghetti...

Mr. Adams Well… if I’m combative then I’d guess you’re defensive. :) I apologise, that wasn`t the intention... As for anti-American, your statements seem to be rather more critical of your country than even the most rabid anti-Americans I know. It really does seem to be a cultural issue rather...

I don’t know whether to be insulted or saddened at your outlook and experiences. I had to convert 2500 sq.ft to m2 before it made any sense to me, but okay – I live in an approx 2500ft house with my family, drive a crappy old Land-rover (but my wife has a late model VW Passat wagon), she...

Maybe this is an American thing - I can’t say that my experience bears out what you guys are saying, I mean I help out my older neighbours with mechanical / engineering problems, and let them borrow my tools (within reason). :) I’m 28, married, two kids, own my own home, couple of cars etc...

All of my sockets are 12-point, excepting impacts (of course). When the day comes that I need a 12-point impact, I`ll buy some. As for drive size, until I came on here I didn`t even own 3/8 - just a comprehensive 1/4 and 1/2 selection - I have 1/2 down to 7mm, and 1/4 3mm - 14mm (with imperial...

I have a set of Koken (what else) T-handle socket wrenches from my motorcycle racing days - used to be the go-to tools along with T handle long hex bits for quickly doing clutches (damn dry clutches) and changing cassete gearboxes. Most bike mechanics I know have quite a range of them, but you...

I`ve just brought a set of 1/2" Koken impact sockets from the local engineering supply shop, and thought I`d share them with the board, as they`re not the run of the mill you guys see every day. They came in a nice painted red metal case, with a few decals thrown in, sizes 10-27mm (big enough...

This might not be such a big deal to the american denizens of this board, who can purchase just about any tools they want which are Made in the US, but for those of us whose countries don`t have a huge manufacturing sector its a pretty cool thing. I was at my local engineering supply store last...

I know they`re not US made, but when I think of knurled tools I think of the deep knurling on my Koken extensions.. which seems to be patented? The light patterning on the extensions further up the thread doesnt do much for me.