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I'm looking for metric hex bit sockets, 1/4" and 3/8" drive, 1.5-10mm, stubby or extra-long, or anything in between. I am ONLY interested in sockets where the broach is the same size as the bit - i.e., I'm not looking for 1/4" bits in 1/4" sockets. Prefer Proto, Snap-On, Hazet, Stahlwille...

I just bought a new-old-stock Proto 4757 1/4" flex head, and unfortunately it has a few small rust spots. I'm soaking it in vinegar and salt right now, but I'm curious: will a wire-brushing wheel damage the chrome? Are chrome platings generally hard enough not to get super scratched up from a...

Kind of curious... Anyone have any experience with K-Tools International screwdrivers? ...except I'm not actually interested in the performance of the screwdriver, shank, etc. - just the handles. Specifically, I'm looking for something like the green hard-handle S-K screwdrivers, but a whole...

Up for sale... One Williams M-52 1/4" ratchet. Excellent condition, fully cleaned and serviced. I pressed a Williams screwdriver hard handle over the knurling. I'm happy to remove this, but I think it's pretty cool as it is. (It's not perfectly straight, but it's good for right handers! :p)...

Can anyone explain what directly contributes to ratchet "smoothness"? I've seen some claim that their Depression-era 24-tooth ratchets are the smoothest ever made, others that it's a Dual-80 or nothing...so I know it's not tooth count, and it probably isn't machining tolerances. What is it?!

I'm looking for some older Wera screwdrivers, particularly anything with the current soft-handle style in transparent acrylic, lucite, or acetate. Let me know what you've got and what you want for them! I would also consider just about anything from Hazet or Wiha (again, preferably hard...

Grabbed this today out of my grandfather's to-be-scrapped pile. I know nothing about it, and thought, "hey, rebuilding a jack could be fun..." Only when I got it home did I realize American Hydraulic was actually made in Taiwan! Ah well. Anyone got any pointers or suggestions?

I'm looking for a metric hex screwdriver set, must be at least 2, 2.5, and 3-5 mm; 6, 8, 10, and larger totally optional. Prefer American, Canadian, or European, must have decent handles (hard or soft, I don't care). Don't care if they're ball-end or not. Must be willing to ship to Canada!

I got the bug of making "custom" handles from this GJ thread. I need a handle for a new 3/8" ratchet, and just don't have any screwdrivers that are appropriate... Then I got curious. What type of plastic are Snap-On hard handles? I have a set of Williams and really like the handles. It...

I just got a Snap-On FLF80 - my first real flex-head ratchet. Is there anything I should look out for, maintenance-wise? Does the head wear against the handle at all? Should it be lubed? Can the pinch screw in the handle be adjusted too tight?

Looking for a decent 3/8" bent handle ratchet. PM me with details. Please be willing to ship to Canada, eh.

There was JUST an FCF72 posted in the classifieds. Looks like an administrator deleted it? If it's still available, PM me.

I just bought a Hazet torque wrench (5122-1CT) for a screaming deal. Anyone have any experience with them?

Anyone care to speculate on the provenance of these eBay Matco ratchets? The seller has had several - at least a half dozen - available. I've won one auction, thinking it was too cheap to pass up, but communicating with the seller about shipping it to Canada has been pretty hard: she speaks...

First, I finally had enough of the fore-aft movement in my Armstrong 3/8" locking flex. I pulled apart an old mountain bike suspension damper for the compression shims, and used them to stack out the ratchet gear toward the faceplate. I used three or four of them in the end, each roughly the...

I'm having trouble sourcing an 84 or 88 tooth repair kit for a 3/8" Armstrong ratchet here in Canada. Anyone have easy access (tool truck, auto-parts store, etc.) to one and mind shipping one to Canada? I'd REALLY appreciate it! I totally don't care if it's Chaiwanese or 'murcan.

I got this from a cow-orker who was cleaning out his toolbox. It sat in my home box for a year before I realized it might be an OK wrench... Can anyone identify it? (Not the Williams, obviously - the other one.) Single-pawl, probably about 45 teeth, internals look a lot like one of my...

I just got what appears to be a new-old-stock Williams S-52 from an eBay seller. It's a beautiful ratchet, and it's nice to do so much as hold it. I pulled it apart, knowing it was going to need some kind of love...and I wasn't off the mark. I needed penetrating oil and a hammer and crappy...

I've seen threads here recently about the "best ratchet design" and "looking for a strong 1/4" ratchet". All of them play up this teeth count and that, but really: won't the drive itself break before the ratchet mechanism? Never having broken a ratchet, it seems like (especially in the 1/4"...

Is this a Gearwrench ratchet? (I'm not associated with the seller, etc.) Anyone know its COO? I have a locking 3/8" Armstrong 11-994 and love the mechanism, but not really the shape of the handle. I want a 1/2" of the same thing, but for round handles my options appear to be Matco...?