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    Which of these is the better Tekton ratchet?

    I'm seeing 2 styles. The butter knife handle has 72 teeth and the round handle has 90 teeth: Should I be looking at getting one over the other?
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    What would a bare minimum SAE + metric 1/4" socket set contain?

    Like many of you, I have hundreds of sockets. Short, long, a few lengths between, SAE, metric, specialty, etc.... As an engineer, DIYer, and personal car wrencher I probably actually use the same 8 sockets each year. If you were to pick the 10ish most common 1/4 drive standard length sockets...
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    Does anyone else (besides Knipex) make a combination needle nose pliers?

    I find myself switching from using Multi tools for small repairs to small tool kits which replicate a multi tool's function but with multiple separate tools. I have 2 such kits and they have to Knipex combination pliers: These are excellent tools that allow me to cut, to plier, and also to...
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    How to store a 17 piece 1/4" socket set for a travel kit?

    I have a Snap On 1/4" metric set that came in a thin plastic throw-away case. I would like to keep this set in my tool tote without putting them in a Ziploc bag ;). I have my 3/8" sockets on a nice rail but would love a little box or something for the 1/4" set. Any good solutions to carry a...
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    Who makes the hardest jaw pliers (needle, combo, side cutters, etc.)

    I am on the search for decent pliers that don't wear their teeth off in a few weeks of use. I'm an engineer and I'm not under cars all day, but the teeth on my pliers seem to wear out rather quickly. I build a lot of steel prototype mechanisms and am bending wire, holding bolts that I'm...
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