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I bought the same set of Tektons a while back and have been nothing but happy with them. The grips are very comfortable, the finish has held up well, and the ratcheting mechanism is smooth with very low backdrag. Great ratchets for the money IMO. Cranking on old rusted-up bolts hasn't fazed them...

Since the Cman Pro and Dominator bars aren't readily available for a decent price in Canada and the OTC's are cheap on Amazon.ca, that's what I went with. I've reefed and pounded on the OTCs plenty and have had no complaints whatsoever, they're really sturdy. The soft handles are pretty comfy...

Huh, I've had the non-Maximum 3/8 and 1/2 torque wrenches for ages and never had any problems. Just checked calibration the other day and still within 3%, although I wish they were easily user-calibrated like the older Mastercrafts. My dad's old MC just ran out of adjustment after 25 years or so...

That sounds far less difficult and time-consuming than I was expecting. Great to know it worked well for you, looks like it's time for me to grab the grinder and get to work! I actually caulked the corners last night, so I'm ahead of the game there.

That's a good thought about just sloping the entire edge, it would make for a better transition to the pavers but would probably be a whole lot of concrete grinding! I'll start small & cheap first with an attempt at a formed caulk seal and go from there.

So the garage at our new place has a bit of a water intrusion issue that I'd like to sort out. The garage has two main alley-facing doors and a single (unpowered, ultra-cheap) vehicle door facing the yard - basically it's a drive-through in one bay. Handy when needed but it spends the vast...

Aha, I totally missed the "Forfeited to the Crown" line, that makes much more sense. All the signed jerseys made it look like they were liquidating a small hockey museum. :lol_hitti

Just what our government was doing with a signed Gretzky jersey, I have no idea. https://www.gcsurplus.ca/mn-eng.cfm?snc=wfsav&sc=enc-bid&scn=193467&lcn=339000&lct=L&srchtype=&lci=&str=126&ltnf=1&frmsr=1&sf=ferm-clos Also, this is a steal for a planer that goes for ~$5000 used - at least it's...

Chinese stuff with moving parts can be pretty hit or miss, but Taiwan is putting out some very high-quality tools these days for not much more money than the Chinese tools. I certainly like North American tools and own my share, but Taiwan seems to be leading the value-for-money category at the...

Love the Tekton US-made slipjoint and groovelock pliers. I'm also a big fan of their "low-profile" ratchets (Taiwan-made) for the price, they have a relatively high tooth count and I find the handles are extremely comfortable. The knurled portion of their socket extensions ended up being way...

That's not entirely true, the C-code and K-code 289s were introduced in 1963 in the Fairlane.

Yeah I know the black ones are Taiwan COO, but as long as they are well made and the warranty is good they'll work for me. Still a whole lot cheaper than the chrome ones.

Ouch, nothing worse than juuust missing a crazy deal. I missed out on an Amazon deal on a band saw earlier this year and I'm still sore about it. Funny thing about the wrenches, the item# is for the SAE set but the description is for the metric (JSCV-22S) set. At that price, I honestly don't...

Man, you're killing me here, I couldn't say no to that! Screaming deal.

Man, I'd pick up that 30-piece ratcheting set if I didn't already own most of those sizes, $150 is a excellent deal. Interesting that its SAE set actually goes one size larger than the ones in the Extra-Large set.

Twofold. 1. I can use them as hard as I like and if it breaks, it gets replaced. 2. free batteries for life. If I needed 100% every-day profesional reliability I'd take that into consideration, but I don't, so long-term ownership costs get balanced against quality and price. IMO Ridgid presents...

The responses in this thread have been about a brand of tools that have literally nothing in common with the ones you are asking about.

Also keep an eye out for old stock US-made Proto locking pliers, I think they were the 29x-R series. http://www.tooldex.com/hand-tools/pliers-cutters/locking-pliers/proto-292r-curved-jaw-locking-pliers.html I picked up an NOS 292-R from a garage sale this weekend and the quality is excellent.

I've got somewhere north of 60lbs of sockets, ratchets, extensions, torque wrenches, etc. in the top drawer of my 46" and I have no drawer flex problems whatsoever. If you're going to jam-pack the thing to the 100lb limit you might have problems, but for most DIYers interested in this box it's...

Yeah I usually assume all Certified is junk. I was hoping there was a diamond in the rough there, haha.