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Are icon and toptul the only Taiwanese sockets that use different length blanks for the different sizes, like the snap on and stahlwille sockets they copy?

I thought the whole point of buying nice tools is that they can do the job better; I can't believe some of you are saying "you're using a hammer too hard"

I'm curious who OEMed these

Thanks, scrolled back a few pages and still didn't see it.

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They're so polarizing. Some people swear by them, and others refer to them as slip and kill. They have a nice old school "clicky" feel, but I noticed the occasionally slightly wobbly core

What brands are they and what am I looking for?

Found one on the sidewalk near Carnegie Hall. Recognized it right away. The blade was brand new too. Just some scuffs from people kicking it around. Some poor art student must have dropped it.

I was hoping the full taper gave me better clearance

Which brands offer fully shouldered/tapered down sockets? I'm referring to Snap on/Williams/Tekton style vs. Sunex, and most other Taiwanese brands. Should I even be worrying about this difference?

I'm guessing Norbar and Beta still makes parts for each other? I just picked up a 10-50nm Norbar that uses has 16mm spigot. Instead of spending the $100 for a Norbar ratchet head, I paid $40 for the beta one off Zoro. If it's the same head, pro torque tools says it's made in England, but the...

This is definitely before my time, but were these the most common ratchets after Craftsman ratchets? I see tons of them on eBay all the time, and none of them seem recent. (Lots of Wayne era) What era were they most ubiquitous?

How do you guys spray the acetone/atf mix? Doesn't it eat the plastic bottle?

You joke, but complete SK sets have been commanding commanding a premium for a while on eBay ... I tried getting a nice 1/4 and 3/8 socket set together, and it's either all ancient stuff that's incomplete, or full sets going for $$$. Forget about getting anything metric. At least the...

Round head and pear heads are completely different...

Yeah anything bigger than 1/4" - SDS time

Are new Milwaukee corded drills still USA made? Or has that ship sailed a long time ago?

There's a 20% Quinn coupon right now...

How are the Karcher ones? https://www.kaercher.com/us/home-garden/wet-and-dry-vacuum-cleaners.html

The problem with fat max tapes is the curve is so extreme, it's hard to read