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I stopped buying Wiha Phillips. Soft tips. Mine were insulated electricians'. If I were made of money I'd go with PB Swiss all around. What's this about new Protos?

Wow. Something more to search for. Very cool. Quad.

Finally! Was waiting for someone to break the tension and make a urine joke. In previous threads I have seen people say they would not own this brand just because of the name. Normally I would say that's pretty crazy, but the dude is one of my good friends on this forum so I'll stifle myself...

I bet! They are a smooth plastic. I'd imagine they'd be like holding a fish when they're oily.

Oh, it was part of the Ingersoll-Rand sale, then. OK, cool, thanks for the quick reply. Don't be shy about posting up a photo if your dual marked Proto/Urrea. I've never seen that, and would like to.

I noticed that HD was selling Urrea (pronounced: oo-ray-uh) screwdrivers, so ordered myself a set of these Vato Locos. They are very reasonably priced; the most expensive of the set you see here was $2.69, the cheaptest was $2.01. As you may know, Urrea is the Mexican Proto. They used to be a...

That's the nicest display I think I've ever seen. Christmas tree for sure!

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00945671000P I assume these are Chinee. Can anyone verify? EDIT: Yep. Here's a review: "Made in china, BOOO. I used to buy only Craftsman hand tools due to the lifetime replacement warranty and their being made in the US. But more an more craftsman...

I appreciated the post, just in the wrong part of the country for me. Costs $1300 new and shipped from Griz, so this is getting close to half price (and with tooling, even better). The G0602 is one of the more desirable of the "inexpensive" lathes, hardly the "POS" that one poster above...

What email? No I've received no email. I wasn't asking anybody to search, I was asking people who owned or had experience, for an opinion. Knowledgable people would not have to "go searching around" for an answer. It's a tool forum. You can ask these sorts of questions here. Don't get preachy...

60 views and no answers makes me think they're not very popular? Are they HF quality?

What's the story on JEGS screwdrivers? What quality are they?

So...in general, you can expect less expensive air tools to use more air, and more expensive air tools to use less? True?

http://www.acehardware.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2658817 Normally these are around $80. Ship to local Ace and pay no shipping.

Give me a report on the magnet? Is it a neodymium type (very strong pull)?

Re: ~ Plomb tool picture thread - show your stuff! Is the upper item "puffed" when you look at it side on? More rolly polly, more rounded? A brighter whiter chrome? Or is it pretty similar to the lower flatter item? I know Plomb put out what I call a "puffy" version of some of their pebble...

Re: ~ Plomb tool picture thread - show your stuff! Indeed. The fly in the historian's ointment is often the new-old stock, is it not? Most my sleuthing comes from catalog photos, and if they were showing old stock in catalog photos, which is possible, then my production system's off. I guess I...

I use round-jaw pliers a lot in my kit. And electrician's scissors.

Re: ~ Plomb tool picture thread - show your stuff! Yes, Mostly. You find pebbles on some Plomb tools far before 1945. Pliers in particular, all the way back to 1939. And you can find pebbles on some Proto tools all the way forward until--well, I'm not sure, but at least past 1979. PlomBob...

I grew up with ROUNDhead and vastly prefer PEARhead. Even after years of roundhead use, I would still try to twist the roundhead the wrong way (in my case, reverse of the direction I wanted it to go). Wasted my youth on roundheads. Pear for me.