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Does anyone recognize this vise? Came up on a local FB marketplace ad for ~$150. Seller says the jaws are about 5" wide and it opens to approximately 12". There's "205" marked on one side. Can't see anything else identifying.

Anyone heard of this brand or seen the tools before? I stumbled across a local company selling this brand. I suspect it's just a Chinese rebrand, but some of the stuff looks cool. This tool chest for example: Looks interesting to me. Reminds me of Facom a bit (before anyone freaks out, I'm...

I was doing something the other day where I thought it would be handy to have a shorter 1/2" drive ratchet. That doesn't come up a whole lot - usually I want the extra leverage in 1/2" socket sizes - but an excuse to buy another ratchet need not be terribly strong. However, my searches haven't...

I noticed the cutting edge on my 758's has started chipping and I speculated that perhaps the discoloration on that part of the plier might indicate a defect in the heat treatment process. Any comments? These are relatively new - like less than 6 months. Only used for plastic cable ties...

I'm going to make a small anvil from a piece of train track. I found various youtube videos and pictures on the internet - but they don't all make the same shape and I'm wondering what is best design I could use. For example, lots of homemade railroad anvils cut the base so there are four...

Christmas is coming. You've walked into the mall and, despite your objections, the elves are insisting you enter the Santa Clause booth. What are you asking for? Here's a few from my list: Sandblaster cabinet 12" Knipex Pliers Wrench 5" rotating jaw vise An electrician's open-top tool bag with...

What size adapter should I be looking for? My thread gauge says it's metric 1.5, the calipers 19.69mm? I have one of those 37" tube lathes that was sold under a bunch of different brand names 15-20 years ago. I wanted to put a chuck on it and 1" x 8 tpi is by far the most common. At first I...

Any thoughts on these Aurora Tools vises? Aurora Tools is a Canadian company - but I assume they're just a brand name importer, not a manufacturer. I spotted these vises made of "80,000 PSI Industrial grade ductile iron" - and they seem cheap for that. These are Canadian prices: $209 6"...

Is it a round or pear head? How many teeth? What finish? I can't seem to get a solid answer. I Googled and the pictures show a silver round head - but when I follow the links most stores describe it as a sealed head black oxide coarse tooth - which sounds more Iike Williams 36 tooth pear heads...

Is this forum big enough to support a deals thread exclusive to Canadians? I think it's worth a shot! I'm thinking it should primarily be deals available from Canadian retailers - but if some deals are only available to Canadians from other countries, so be it. Here's my first...

I bought a 6-piece 1/4” drive extension set on Amazon. The package arrived with an SK label and part number on it. However what’s puzzling me is that “SK” doesn’t appear on the extensions themselves. I’ve never bought “SK” brand tools before so perhaps this is normal? What does appear on the...