Recent content by pstemari

That's ridiculous. Lang makes a set of three right (or almost right) angle 1/4" ratcheting bit holders. One's a 90°, the others are about 75° and 105°. A beautiful little set and I highly recommend them. Sent from my Pixel XL using Tapatalk

Or you waste time and money trying to find the non-existent sockets that the pegs are labeled for. I think the worst offender was the price for a deep 5/8” 1/4" drive socket. I eventually ditched the Hanson trays because they used up too much drawer space for the amount that they actually...

Engineer. Vampliers negotiated a deal with Engineer a few years ago to be the exclusive importer to the US market.

FTC rules on "Made in USA" are pretty strict. Steel has to come from US steel mills, fasteners need to be US made, etc. I think the only things allowed to be imported are small, non-functional parts such as trim pieces. Sent from my Pixel XL using Tapatalk

Exactly the little $20 bluetooth adapter. I had left it plugged in since I have a phone app that will give you additional gauges driven from the OBDII data. It was taking multiple days, but the adapter was definitely draining the battery. Stopping having problems entirely once I removed it...

I would assume to force alignment on 2 step intervals. Maybe that's the minimum width and forcing you to align in it prevents holes in your stack? Dunno. Sent from my Pixel XL using Tapatalk

This is what drives me bonkers with metric fasteners—the sizes aren't standardized as well and you need twice as many wrenches as you do with inch sized fasteners. Hypothetically, you should only need the standardized sizes listed here...

FWIW, you really don't want to leave those plugged in. It took me a while to figure out that was why my battery was draining if I didn't start the car for a couple days. Sent from my Pixel XL using Tapatalk

TTBOMK, the Craftsman floor drills are only rated up to 1/2” diameter holes in steel. I've got an old one from the sixties or thereabouts and the spindle has always vibrated. Started out with about 0.020" TIR, replacing the chuck with a new US-made Jacobs cut that to under 0.010", and replacing...

Offhand, Proto, Kennedy, Snap-On, Mac, Cornwall, and Lista. Kennedy makes Cornwall's boxes, and I would assume Proto and Mac address coming out of the same factory. Sent from my Pixel XL using Tapatalk

Scotch-Brites are tricky because they come in a wide range of grits and the labelling runs from scant to non-existent. I can never remember which color corresponds to which grit, and you can't tell by direct inspection like you can with sandpaper. Sent from my Pixel XL using Tapatalk

Picture would help a lot. Moody Tools makes tiny SOE wrenches in the US with spring steel blades. Don't know if that's what you have but it's a possibility. Sent from my Pixel XL using Tapatalk

Word. The M12 Fuel is a torque-y little beast and any additional torque would be quite hard to control without a side handle. Sent from my Pixel XL using Tapatalk

Both are used in electrical and plumbing. IIRC garden hose fittings that take a wrench are one of those sizes. I bought a Martin service wrench to hook up and disconnect my outdoor hose reels each year. I think the hose is 1-1/16" and the conduit nuts are 1-3/16". Sent from my Pixel XL using...

It also helps to specifically look for industrial or automotive leads. The Fluke TLK289 has the giant alligator clips as well as oversized grabbers. Sent from my Pixel XL using Tapatalk