Recent content by Samuel D

Thanks, NitroExpress. I didn’t think that Tone was made in Japan, but I see your link claims it is.

How did that prediction pan out?

Looking at that photo, I think 9-inch would probably be plenty long enough. However, I meant Japanese options.

Any properly long 1/4″-drive ratchets out there? Like in the 10-inch / 250 mm range.

I prefer pulling as closely as possible to the plane of the bolt head, for the reasons AEAdam explained (to reduce the cam-off torque). A shallower socket gets you closer to that, all else being equal. Couple of other thoughts: A flex-head ratchet allows you to hinge the handle DOWN toward...

My new-to-me Snap-on SHLF80A: I usually prefer chrome handles, but I’ve been waiting for a clean SLF80A or SHLF80A on the used market where I live in Europe, and this soft-handle was the first to show up. Barely used. I could not find an equivalent of this thing – flex head, 1/2″-drive...

I have a drill, small hammer drill, sander, knock-off Dremel multitool, soldering gun, heat gun, work lamps, maybe a couple of other bits – but they’re all mains powered. (Also all cheap, and mostly over 20 years old from when I quit living with my parents.) No battery tools. Every IKEA...

Well, I’ve decided to wait until I have a stronger reason to buy into a battery platform and get that first tool, an impact wrench. At least until I see a good sale price or something. Feel free to continue the discussion though. I appreciate it. I’m leaning toward eventually going Makita LXT...

I just did a 2019 BMW 1 Series F20 that needed 30 Nm + 90° on the calliper mounting bracket bolts. Sounds wild. Are these M16 bolts? What do you mean by “mentally manufactured”?

So Makita’s mid-torque model appears to be the DTW700 in Europe (US model XWT17). The high torque is DTW1002 / XWT08. And the low torque is DTW300 / XWT14, though people seem to call it compact instead of low. Fine. (Those are all 1/2″-drive with friction ring; other anvils are available with...

Good points, richfinn. Hard to say (and maybe that’s a reason to sit tight and wait for a better excuse). I see why someone like you would want an impact for removing wheels, but I don’t remove enough wheels to really care how long it takes. Never had a problem with tight lug bolts either. I...

Hmm. Am I missing something or does Makita not have anything even remotely comparable to a 3/8″-drive M12 Fuel Stubby with 2.0 Ah or 3.0 Ah battery? (The batteries that basically fit in the handle.) Or would the 1/2″-drive Stubby make more sense given how much power it’s supposed to have? LXT...

Are these Makita market-share numbers or the percentage of Makita’s total sales in each region? Anyway, yes, I’ve noticed a lot of Makita around here. However, at first glance I haven’t seen anything even close to as compact as the Milwaukee M12 Stubby in 3/8″- or 1/2″-drive. Then there’s my...

Would you link to these products so I can see definitively which ones you’re talking about? I’ve already Googled these terms and others people have mentioned here and only got more confused.

This car has lots of funny business. I suppose in some ways it is literally more advanced than the 1980s space shuttle. (Did they have torque angle in 1980?) Even the oil filter housing calls for angles! Kinda: torque to 25 Nm loosen 180º re-torque to 25 Nm again. I might be the only person...