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Do you have any thoughts on the Williams wrench sets numbered “110xx”, e.g. 11006. They’re made in Taiwan and they seem to be excellent. A little more expensive than Gearwrench Long Pattern full polish, way cheaper than Proto’s satin finish USA stuff.

Update! I just spoke with a rep at ToolDiscounter, and I can confirm a few things. Inventory Transparency / Slow Shipping Above, user "blarf" reported long shipping times, even when the item was listed as in stock, but still took a while to ship. A number of the items above, with the great...

Seller only has one review. Looks shady to me. Be ready to fight about it :)

Hmm, did they not have the batteries at the store? Why not just do the whole deal while you were there? I think your best bet is to go back to the store while the promotion is still active and get them to do the deal. You’re there with the item, prepared to return it if needed, so that they can...

Mine just arrived, I’m very pleased with them. If anyone is wondering about length down at the smaller sizes, the length is good. The 12mm/13mm one is just under 9” long, so, a little bit longer than the 1/2” Gearwrench “long pattern” wrench (non-ratcheting). The broaching is top-notch...

Not sure what the exclusions are, but it doesn’t work on the 50-piece 1/4” Milwaukee SAE+Metric socket set, 48-22-9004.

Yeah! That’s one of the popular hacks I’ve heard about, and if you’re always working with fresh threads and fasteners, it should work every time.

The old left-vs-right circular saw debate… Stuart from ToolGuyd did a great article about this, concluding that he hopes manufacturers will offer more options. Looking at the market today, it’s mostly blade-left for rear handle (worm drive etc), blade right for 7 1/4”, and blade left for 6...

Yeah, I don’t think GearWrench, Williams or any of the other manufacturers (Hart? Stanley?) of pass thru sockets have invested in developing the thing I’m proposing. It’s a fairly exotic drive solution even for square drive tools, but it does exist: Tite Reach 3/8 Do-it-yourself Tite-reach...

There’s a company called SWIFTNUT that makes what I’m looking for, but they only make it in 7 specific sizes, last I checked, so if your nut isn’t one of those sizes you’re SOL. Their video should clarify what I’m describing. something like this in chrome, and able to handle 50 ft-lb of...

What do you most commonly use them for? I ordered the small set, but I must admit I’ve never used the SAE ones I got from my dad.

They’re trying to go up market. It makes sense in theory. A lot of their fan base has grown older and advanced in their trade over the years. The Icon stuff seems to be totally credible. Many of their pneumatic tools are good value (for some, it’s about the same price and quality as shopping...

(I initially made these replies from my old account, which I thought I had lost access to...sorry for any confusion. I deleted them, and now I'm recreating them from my active account. I should look into whether I can "close" that account formally, since apparently I still have access to it.)...

Great price, $149, on the (formerly Hitachi) Metabo HPT 18V drill-driver set with two 3.0 Ah batteries. Stuart at toolguyd did a nice writeup on where this fits in with competitors in terms of price, quality and capability. Link to Lowe's -...

Hi all- I noticed the other day that all of the Wera stuff at tooldiscounter.com, about 50 different items, are at quite good prices. Examples: Tool-Check Plus (metric) 5056490001 - Amazon $83 - ToolDiscounter $67 6-Piece LaserTip Screwdriver Set 5105650001 - Amazon $34 - Zoro $29 -...

I guess that’s something! They call it a “Lifetime Service Agreement,” and there are some hoops to jump through…but if you live near an authorized service center it could be a nice benefit.

Hmm, I wonder what the selling points are for this in comparison to the DWS779, on sale for the same price ($399).

That’s a good price if I’ve ever seen one. Great pickup for anyone who, like me, has a fair number of these as hand-me-downs and garage sale finds in SAE, but not metric.

That *****! Mine came with both the SAE and metric sets, in one box from Amazon.

Same here - I don’t know what to make of the “Olsa” brand, but they look useful and they come with decent storage. I wonder if they’re similar to the Capri ones.