Astro_Pneumatic_Tools
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Hey guys, since these just dropped this week figured I'd give you an overview of what they are.
Flarenut Crowsfoot Wrenches 7108 Metric 10-19mm and 7109 SAE 3/8″ to 1″
Lifetime
www.astrotools.com
www.astrotools.com
The Metric set comes on a 1/4 turn locking rail specifically designed for crowfoot. It's pretty sweet. SAE set went up to sizes/thickness this new rail design doesn't cover yet.
All four sides inside the square drive have detents for ratchets and extensions instead of the usual 1 or drill through hole, so they're less likely to be pulled off extensions.
These tools address the top 4 reasons for rounding soft stuff in our opinion:
1) Clearance/tolerance. These have minimal "wiggle" on the flarenut, and every one is that way. We have tight limits and throw away a higher % that don't meet that.
2) Jaw Spread. These simply dont, they dont spread. They're a little on the thicker end as a result, but I'd press you to find anything as strong as these which as a result they don't flex at all.
3) Hex design. While off-corner loading designs are common among sockets these days, you may want to take a look at your crowfoot wrenches. While some brands have implemented improvements, a lot are still old "corner drive" tech. We made our own drawings and tooling for the drive shape of these to keep force on the soft flats of fittings.
4) Lead in chamfer. More chamfer on a line wrench or flarenut tool means less contact patch and surface area to spread that force over. The original purpose of this feature is to make placing atop fasteners easier and quicker. it's a crowfoot, you're not using this all day. You might rather just have a better purchase on a fastener, so we don't need it. Pretty much eliminated.
78319T: 3/8" 12-point Nano Sockets.
Lifetime
www.astrotools.com
- Basically our very popular 78319 set 6-24mm no skips, but 12-point. This has been a high request of us, we're always adding sets.
In fact, just look at the latest Nano Family image attached. We're only expanding the range, including more ratchets in the works which I can't get too much into.
Flarenut Crowsfoot Wrenches 7108 Metric 10-19mm and 7109 SAE 3/8″ to 1″
Lifetime
10-Piece 3/8" Drive Metric Anti-Slip Crowfoot Flare Nut Wrench Set | Astro Pneumatic Tools
• 10-19mm set of 3/8" drive flarenut crowfoot wrenches with no skipped sizes • Tolerance, thickness, off-corner loading hex design and minimal lead in ...
www.astrotools.com
3/8" Drive SAE Anti-Slip Crowfoot Flare Nut Wrench Set - 11 Piece | Astro Pneumatic Tools
• 3/8" to 1" set of 3/8" drive flarenut crowfoot wrenches with no skipped sizes • Tolerance, thickness, off-corner loading hex design and min ...
www.astrotools.com
The Metric set comes on a 1/4 turn locking rail specifically designed for crowfoot. It's pretty sweet. SAE set went up to sizes/thickness this new rail design doesn't cover yet.
All four sides inside the square drive have detents for ratchets and extensions instead of the usual 1 or drill through hole, so they're less likely to be pulled off extensions.
These tools address the top 4 reasons for rounding soft stuff in our opinion:
1) Clearance/tolerance. These have minimal "wiggle" on the flarenut, and every one is that way. We have tight limits and throw away a higher % that don't meet that.
2) Jaw Spread. These simply dont, they dont spread. They're a little on the thicker end as a result, but I'd press you to find anything as strong as these which as a result they don't flex at all.
3) Hex design. While off-corner loading designs are common among sockets these days, you may want to take a look at your crowfoot wrenches. While some brands have implemented improvements, a lot are still old "corner drive" tech. We made our own drawings and tooling for the drive shape of these to keep force on the soft flats of fittings.
4) Lead in chamfer. More chamfer on a line wrench or flarenut tool means less contact patch and surface area to spread that force over. The original purpose of this feature is to make placing atop fasteners easier and quicker. it's a crowfoot, you're not using this all day. You might rather just have a better purchase on a fastener, so we don't need it. Pretty much eliminated.
78319T: 3/8" 12-point Nano Sockets.
Lifetime
19-Piece 12-Point 3/8" Drive Nano Impact Sockets 6 -24mm - No Skips | Astro Pneumatic Tools
• A full 6-24mm set in 12-point for 3/8" drive impact wrenches and Astro Nano ratcheting wrenches for 3/8" Nano Sockets • At 0.88" (22.5mm) l ...
www.astrotools.com
- Basically our very popular 78319 set 6-24mm no skips, but 12-point. This has been a high request of us, we're always adding sets.
In fact, just look at the latest Nano Family image attached. We're only expanding the range, including more ratchets in the works which I can't get too much into.
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