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Alright guys I need some help deciding on a new 1/2” ratchet. I’m torn between the beautiful knurling on the koken 4750n 30 tooth ratchet and the incredibly smooth backdrag of the zeal ratchets. Anyone have any comparison advice ?

Ah holy cow you did it. Those screwdrivers are art.

Yeah definitely not actual rubber so I’d assume silicone also. Thanks for the leads on the rulers and scissors. I’ll check those out. They look like different beasts but if you were picking one set of scissors for the toolbox would you lean canary or engineer.

Tons of good info here for me to keep digging. I’ll update if I can figure out more. The sockets seem nicer than ratchet in fit and finish. But I really like the little set.

I’m looking for some information on this ratchet and socket set I got in a recent tool haul. The case, ratchet and sockets are stamped Hermès and Germany. The socket chrome looks decent the ratchet chrome while complete isn’t the finest. I tried googling the brand and couldn’t come up with...

Ok guys I need some help with this one. I recently acquired an older Columbian 9 RD wood vise. Everything seems in working order except two things. The first issue is that this a quick set system with a sacrificial bronze half nut. So my issues are 1. I want to know where everyone finds their...

First set is a black corrugated metal box from Factory gear. I included pictures with measurements ( plus a ton of stickers. Those guys loving giving you stickers) because I really love this box and am trying to find another similar one online. I only find evidence of the deen branded box and...

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Yeah koken still makes a 24 tooth. Other than older industrials get low tooth count

I feel like I picked some top pieces of its class. I originally planned on just visiting the Namba Factory Gear store because we were with a group of friends traveling but I was lucky enough that everyone agreed to let me make a few more stops throughout the trip. My ultimate goal was to buy...

I wanna thank all you guys and girls for some amazing suggestions. I literally read all 180 pages of this post. So a little background. I lived in Japan for about 2 years about 9 years ago. I came back to America after the 2011 tsunami/earthquake (I was living in Sendai shi at the time so it was...

Yeah I was hoping to find the strikethrough drivers but neither Osaka nor akihabara factory gear had them. I ended up going to tokyu hands for the vessel drivers and that tool alley in akihabara to get a complete set of 6. In the future the strike through will be my next purchase. Thanks a ton...