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Found the image on the Reddit: The new, second generation ICON ratchets. Who knows when they’ll be released but they were planned for next year so it’s surprising to see them being listed already. They’re supposed to feature smaller heads, dual-pawl design with less backdrag, and longer...

Like many here, I enjoy seeing “Made in USA” on my tools. But why not go further and put the city and state where it was manufactured like they used to? Were these local identifiers the unfortunate victim of “efficiency” and cost-saving measures?

Flank drive socket design was patented by Snap-on in 1965 (although I believe Bonney was the first manufacturer to bring the concept to market). Since then, it seems like every major toolmaker has come out with their own version of it, and they all talk about how THEIR version is the BEST...

These low profile 1/4 sockets from Oreilly (originally brought to my attention by @bwringer) look pretty nifty, and the price is the cherry on top: https://www.oreillyauto.com/detail/c/power-torque-tools/power-torque-9-piece-1-4-inch-drive-standard-6-point-sae-socket-set/ptt0/gm4233 So imagine...

Why does Snap-on sell a breaker bar with the anvil cocked at a 45 degree angle? https://shop.snapon.com/product/Breaker-Bars-(1-2%22)/1-2%22-Drive-24%22-45%C2%B0-Offset-Square-Breaker-Bar/SN25A It certainly looks cool, but other than that are there any benefits to this style of anvil compared...

Tekton was at my school yesterday and they had some interesting new offerings: The angle wrenches used to have sharp edges on the side, a remnant of the laser cutting process. After getting feedback, they added a CNC machine step to knock down the sharp edges and leave a more comfortable...

I’m enrolled in some automotive courses at my community college, and one of the items on the “Required Tool List” is a 12v test light. I was planning on getting the basic Lisle 28400 test light but it seems like there are a dizzying array of options. I see some test lights are billed as...

$60 for the 11-piece set or $35 for the 7-piece set is a great deal. I’ve been looking to pull the trigger on a 7-piece set and this might just be the excuse I needed. Don’t snooze though, this deal is two days only - October 8 and October 9 Example...

Just curious to see what GJers are using. Here are my experiences with the stuff sold in the home centers: Makita: their XPS line, or whatever the silver ones sold in Home Depot are called, were my first choice for a long time. Good fitment and durability. Unfortunately the bits in the last...

I have a steel gate that was somewhat poorly constructed. Don’t have a concrete guy weld you a fence, is the lesson I learned. Anyways, the doorknob is no longer being retained by this crappy little flange: One of the neighbors here is a welder and it would be an easy fix to have him come and...

I’ve recently discovered the utility of a folding rule. Among other things, they are fantastic for transferring a measurement to a piece of stock to be cut. No measuring needed. Another thing I’m finding them useful for is doing layout overhead, like on a ceiling. It’s quite vexing to use a...

I bought a Proto J5252FBL in April and posted about it. It didn’t get much use until a few weeks ago when I started on a job involving lots of threaded fasteners. I loved using it until one day it just starting acting up. The action became really coarse and it would reverse frequently...

Hello, I’m installing some old Budgit chain hoists (cranes?) and I need to rewire a few of them from 460 to 240v. I estimate these are 30 years old, maybe older. The few diagrams I could find online didn’t seem to match up. I will contact the manufacturer but in the interim I was hoping...

I was wiring a soon-to-be machine shop today and noticed the use of large socket head cap screws for fastening the cranes to the steel posts. All 8 cranes were fastened to the post with SHCS. Is there a reason to use these over the more-commonly seen hex head fasteners? Or was this likely a...

Those metal capped dead blow hammers look cool but what are they intended for? If I’m banging on something trying to get it loose, it seems like I’d want the rebound from a conventional hammer. Same thing if I’m shaping something with the ball end of a ball peen hammer, I don’t see how a...

https://www.acehardware.com/departments/tools/hand-tools/wrenches/2015358 This could have been such an awesome set but Craftsman made the puzzling decision to omit 15mm, 16mm, and 18mm. Glad they included 11mm though :rolleyes: Still, a long DBE wrench with a fixed box end and a flex...

I noticed some peeling paint under my patio roof, did some poking around and found that the “soffit” was rotten (the outer two 2x6: Replacing the soffit boards is easy enough, but how do I keep this from recurring? As best as I can tell this happened because the existing roll roofing was too...

An eBay mixup saddled me with two sets of these ICON wrenches. Let my misfortune be your gain! These are pretty slick … Long and thin with the extended offset on the fixed box end for extra reach. 10mm is over 10” and the 19mm is almost 16” long for plenty of leverage. Both box ends are...

I’m looking for a long handle flex head 1/2” ratchet for less than $100 and this one caught my eye: Looks like a rebranded Facom ratchet, I believe it’s made in Italy? There’s a few isolated posts on the forums mentioning them (in fact that’s where I got this image from, a post by @DemoFly )...

Had a few drinks last night and happened upon eBay where I found a 1/4 x 5/16 Stahlwille Saltus wrench. image share The Flexi 29 series to be specific. Freaking sweet!! Compact wrench for electrical & maintenance stuff that I’ve never seen before, for $20?? Clicked “buy it now” and went to...