Crabman
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My order was delivered to the house down in the country where my shop lives yesterday.
Hoping to get down today to see the haul.
So exciting!
Hoping to get down today to see the haul.
So exciting!
Harry J Epstein Day 2026
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Is that black t-handle a Husky? I had ordered one years ago and its great for small spaces.My Epstein order arrived. I ordered early, since none of the Epstein Day specials applied.
Love the Mystery Box Black T Handle screwdriver and the box art!
NoahG
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Prospecter
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Yup!
What is the chisel that looks like a comb?
Felo 1/4" extension... didn't realize it was wobble when I ordered... even better!
I'm sure there are other uses for these Channellocks
I've had the longer Wilde cotter key puller for years, and now the shorter one. Idk if the red handle is better or worse than the previous clear ones, but I'm sure there's brake cleaner all over it and it appears unaffected.
I'm sure there are other uses for these Channellocks
I've had the longer Wilde cotter key puller for years, and now the shorter one. Idk if the red handle is better or worse than the previous clear ones, but I'm sure there's brake cleaner all over it and it appears unaffected.
four.cycle
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told ya: "bottle opener" 
Felo 1/4" extension... didn't realize it was wobble when I ordered... even better!
I'm sure there are other uses for these Channellocks
I've had the longer Wilde cotter key puller for years, and now the shorter one. Idk if the red handle is better or worse than the previous clear ones, but I'm sure there's brake cleaner all over it and it appears unaffected.
Also, Jarritos! Yay!
I think Wright used to make their combo wrenches. What about sockets, Ratchets, etc?Martin forges their own service wrenches.
They are the de facto industry gold standard on that product. Full stop.
They are the company that bought the tooling from Fairmount:
Fairmount / Fairmount Tool & Forging Co., 10611 Quincy Ave., Cleveland, OH / patent 1362014 Dec 14 1920 Gottfrid C. Lawson / http://alloy-artifacts.org/fairmount-tool-forging.html / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/fairmount-tools.461049/ / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum...ol-forging-co-monster-auto-body-board.444930/ /
Martin / Martin Sprocket & Gear Inc., 3100 Sprocket Drive, PO Box 91588, Arlington, TX 76015 / http://www.martinsprocket.com/ /
You never heard of them because they never even bothered with the "consumer" or the "professional mechanic" trade. They deal with those guys working on oil rigs in Texas and out in the Gulf - serious industrial stuff. So: no shiny plating, no fancy-schmantzy catalogs, just plain-Jane tools that hold up.
I've been carrying this gem around in the Ranger for a few years - this is part of the "road kit". They don't get any better than this:
Martin SF41 1/2" drive 16 inch flex handle 07/31/26
four.cycle
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^ not a clue. I know they made the wrenches.
drive tools - not a clue.
that said, my breaker (shown above) doesn't look like anybody else's, so who knows?
drive tools - not a clue.
that said, my breaker (shown above) doesn't look like anybody else's, so who knows?
Ohio Andy
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I'm under the impression that they do almost all of their stuff in the house including ratchets. I thought I'd seen them claim that in videos and Google agrees with me, not that I have a lot of faith in that....
Martin's website seems to be broken, but I found an old catalog from 2015 pretty easily. Their open-ends might be a good option for anyone who needs non-marring wrenches.
I also see acetate handle screwdrivers.
Looks like Nupla hammers and Mayhew chisels, so they're not making everything in-house.
I also see acetate handle screwdrivers.
Looks like Nupla hammers and Mayhew chisels, so they're not making everything in-house.
four.cycle
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Now that I’m home from vacation my Epstein day haul has arrived. My $5 mystery box included some Wilde brake tools (unfortunately in the interim I placed a new order that included a Wilde brake adjuster.
I guess you can never have enough random prying tools. Thank you Jori & HJE team!
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Not happy took me an hour to get that off it was leaking.... Stripped the brass on my good year hose.... Not leaking with the new fitting.
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CoreyB
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My order, #35934, came in last Friday. As always, the packaging was superb despite the wide range of items in there.
Definitely my largest order to date, I didnt even exhaust my wishlist.
One item was canceled. A Wilde punch and chisel holder was not available. Im also still waiting on a Koken 1/4 flexible extension. I didnt realize that the 4" and 6" rules were for the smaller square so ill be placing an additional order for one of those.
Thanks again to Jori and his team. Always happy to support you guys.
Definitely my largest order to date, I didnt even exhaust my wishlist.
One item was canceled. A Wilde punch and chisel holder was not available. Im also still waiting on a Koken 1/4 flexible extension. I didnt realize that the 4" and 6" rules were for the smaller square so ill be placing an additional order for one of those.
Thanks again to Jori and his team. Always happy to support you guys.
RTM
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In the Starrett world, 4” and 6” fit two different sized heads, and I think the same is true for PEC, so proceed carefully.
Or just be safe, and buy both sizes.
four.cycle
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NightSky
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Felo also makes nice wood handled screwdrivers and Epstein's carries the singles. Here's an example:
I bought the set from KC Tool. Maybe Epstein's will put a set together.
manwithtools
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Me too! Ordered them last night along with more Koken goodies. I'm hooked...
I'm on my 4th order since July 4th
jsackin
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Wright made their impact sockets (which we bought all of) but Martin made their own combo wrenches. They look much different than Wrights. Their chrome sockets were the old danaher (same as the cougar and cheaper Armstrong sets). Not sure about their ratchets but I don’t think they made those either. Mayhew made all their punches, bar and chisels. Pro America made all their pliers.
Martin made their own service wrenches, angle wrenches, striking wrenches, spud/structural, checknut, double box, open end, basically all the ones no one makes anymore.
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shamrock12
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So the curious mind wants to know who won the Klein goodies?
jsackin
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We have two more giveaways to do. (Yes, I know it's been awhile) Should get the Mayhew one done this week and then I will do something for Klein (hopefully this weekend)
CHI_Tool&Die
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Did Promerica close up shop? Their website went black about a month ago and a bunch of guys are saying they cannot reach them via phone or email.
jsackin
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Pretty sure they’re done
four.cycle
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It appears that ProAmerica has joined the list of "once was" along with Eklind, Jawco, and Mechanics Time Savers (MTS)
Lumberjack_bw
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After reading this I jumped over to HJE and ordered my one and only ProAmerica tool.
Lumberjack_bw
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@Ohio Andy I gave my wife a story of them going out of the game and how I needed a “few” more items………