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I have this blue bit ratchet. I don't have any complaints about it. I prefer roto head versus flex head ratchets for 1/4, 3/8, 1/2 drives so I went with this style for a bit ratchet.

Yeah, that's why I pulled the trigger a bit quicker than I would have normally. My research was basically in line with what others were saying like one tool will not do everything. The Launch tools sound like they are fairly comprehensive and the updates free for two years and then reasonable...

I paid $715 ($771 with tax in CA). Today the listing I bought it from lists the price at $1,192. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B092894STV/?tag=atomicindus08-20

I think I just went through what you are going through. I wanted something comprehensive and bidirectional but as a home gamer, couldn't justify spending too much. It gets really confusing because there are so many different models and sub models that are all slightly different. After kind of...

The steel we purchase is for large dies. Normal sized pieces are between 20,000-80,000 pounds each, but we have procured larger on a few occasions. I think China is getting into those markets but it seems there is a general reluctance in our market to utilize them as a source for various reasons...

Just to add a personal anecdote: I work in the US for a German owned company. When we recently installed a new work center, we analyzed if it would be a better to install it in Germany or in the US. The US looked a bit cheaper on paper for utilities and labor. There were other factors that also...

They look closer to these ones. The Torin/Big Red ones have curved stiffeners on the base. The Harbor Freight ones have straight stiffeners. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07D969TGN/?tag=atomicindus08-20

After my last hose fell apart after a few years, I looked for something that would hopefully last longer. I landed on ELEY. Their hardware is all brass and the hose doesn't kink or otherwise get tangled up on itself. I coupled that with stainless quick connects and have had no problems as brass...

Here is the Amazon listing. It says it is no longer available. Maybe it is just on another listing now. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01M05HUSS/?tag=atomicindus08-20 EDIT: I just went into the garage and I still have the box. It is a Hiltex 20789. It looks like it is pretty much...

I have that exact one also. Once calipers started having electric motors in plastic housings on the back for the parking brake, I stopped using the c-clamp. This one works really well and the plates stay very parallel so they always push the piston back very smooth. Just add a little grease to...

+1 on the Power Probe. I thought it was interesting for a while but couldn't justify it until I found out you can use it to back out electric parking brake motors when doing pads by energizing the leads to the motor. Looking forward to using it for other things now that I own one. Switching...

This is exactly how I have broken chrome sockets. My deep impact wasn't deep enough to zip off some rocker studs so I put on my chrome one that was deep enough and promptly split it up the side. I was surprised because I checked one by hand and they didn't seem particularly tight, so I was just...

That's exactly how I remember it. I bought a metric set at WMT years ago because a few metric fasteners started creeping into my domestically produced cars. They have since been replaced with a more complete set but they worked fine and never damaged a fastener because of poor fitment...

That push chuck is the best. I would not have thought that it would make such a difference on my inflator but I was surprised when I put one on out of curiosity.

I think that sounds about right. I was watching some car show the other day, and they were talking about the Optima digital battery charger that could begin to charge a battery with as little as ~2v (or around there). I didn't realize that was a problem with modern chargers until they were...

This popped into my mind when I read your question: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/home-depot-warehouse-thefts-are-costing-the-company-millions-ceo-said-blaming-opioid-crisis/ It made headlines a few years back, so I couldn't gauge if it is still a problem or if it is even a noticeable portion...

One more option to consider is the Astro Pneumatic 70sl light. It seems to be a bit of a clone of the ECPRA072 in terms of form, but also with the metal back case and rubber front. One difference if it matters is it uses micro-usb for charging instead of usb-c. Price point is closer to the...

There seems to be a general consensus that crimping onto stranded wire, you want to compress the wire so that the gaps between the strands are closed, but not to over crimp such that the cross sectional area of the metal wire is reduced, and lastly you don't want your terminal to form wings...

I think it depends on your expectations. Since I have had mine, it seems to really shine where you are doing something that is a bit repetitive with decent access. If I find myself needing to keep switching to hand tools because of access, I tend to just finish the whole task with hand tools...

I have the Ingersoll Rand. I generally like it. It has a nice materials and weight to it. It is a bit big overall especially in the length, but the head is a bit smaller than my non-90 degree impact wrenches which is why I bought it. I have only used it a few time so far but it generally has...