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Just bought Carlyle with the blue button to match my 3/8" and 1/2" big brothers which I like a lot. Of the 3, it was probably the most expensive. The guy at the counter was surprised at the cost - and it was on sale. Oh well, I guess it averages out OK. These plus the long handle locking...

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Kenda tires are fine for street use. Either width should fit on your rims, slight advantage of the 1.25/1.5 is it will be lighter and might have less rolling resistance. Usually the higher the tpi the better the tire in terms of ride quality. Your bike should have Shimano 7 speed gearing so...

Never broke a cman socket in many years, granted all of mine is USA of various vintages. The issue I have had is there have been a fair number of times when I have rounded off fasteners. Honestly, with Carlyle (and some Ko-Ken) that never happens anymore. I do live in the Northeast and have a...

Proto: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001VXZ4XI/?tag=atomicindus08-20 Not outrageous price wise for high quality made in USA. If on a budget, then go to Advance online and order Gearwrench with a 20-25% coupon and pick up in store if they have what you want in stock locally. A rail of 3/8 drive...

My Makita 1/4" has taken off lug nuts torqued to 120 ft-lbs numerous times without breaking a sweat. Must be a Milwaukee thing if your's can't do it.

Sounds like you are looking for something like Teng Tools: https://tengtoolsusa.com/collections/tool-kits In terms of "master tool sets" I think Carlyle does a decent job because, based on my experience, pretty much everything thing they make is very good quality. You would need to confirm...

Methylene chloride aka old style paint stripper and then flush with mineral spirits. Melts old loctite.

The key to doing this type of work, especially on an older vehicle in the rust belt, is to do everything possible to get the odds of success in your favor. There are two types of fasteners - those that come off easily and those that don't. Always best to assume from the start that you are...

Campagnolo is the Snap On of bicycle tools.

Zeal is metric only. Regular "flat drive" are available in metric or SAE 6 & 12 PT shallow or deep. Williams can be tricky because now some are USA and some are Taiwan. Unclear whether they are absolutely identical to SO. Koken are cold forged. I have Zeal and 1/2" metric flat drive and am...

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Koken sockets are cold forged versus most other brands which I believe are hot forged. They have a "stiff" feel as if there is basically zero flex. Definitely very nice, especially for the money. I paid around $45 for a 1/2" rail of regular metric sockets from a US supplier. Also have a 3/8"...

Have two boys, one is in to cars and working on them and the other has no interest at all. When the car kid was about 17 I found a 300 piece Kobalt tool set for $80. I bought it for him basically so he would have decent coverage right from the start. But cheap enough if they get stolen when...

It's an interesting question and one that I dealt with a few years back while helping my son remove a bumper off a mid eighties BMW parts car which had been daily driven in the Northeast. Nuts were 13mm and I started with US cman and could immediately tell it was going to round off. I just...