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-The "signature undressed shear cut ends" are not always indicative of Eklind. IIRC there were/are a few other brands that had shear cut ends. It's only in the last two decades or so that makers began to finish the ends for the sake of visual appeal that the marketing dept. likely advocated. The...

-Never seen a Flanders before, impressive restore. The grandchild has benefited from guidance, he does nice work too.

-We're both struggling to convey intent, without vocal inflection the context of postings becomes vague. It's the limitation of a text format.

-So which joke went over your head? Never thought you were new in the trades.

-The only dumb questions are the ones not asked. None of us were born with complete knowledge. -Yes -This too. What hasn't been mentioned that DOES affect the difficulty is whether the twist drill (or any cutter) is properly sharpened or not. All cutting edges get dull and even correct...

-There never was much in the way of competition/jealousy over a wooden box. Admiration for a nice chest yes but not hard feelings. Owning one was a mark of your position in the company, your time and/or your commitment to the trade. A wooden box was also something you shouldn't move from job to...

-Inch twist drills come in sizes other than 1/64" increments. There are "numbered" and "letter" sizes too, both fairly common and cover a range of in between sizes that can often approximate the metric tap drill sizes. Even common Inch sizes (10-32, 1/4-20, 5/16-18, etc) use number/letter...

-Photos help so I know what you're referring to.

-I don't recall seeing a Chesco stamp but that doesn't mean they didn't before or after I left. The Eklind made hex keys had a somewhat distinctive black(ish) color from heat treating that was purposely done (so I was told) to provide a visual difference from the other brands.

-I agree with the postings from the gent "Down Under". I fully disagree with buying used unless you know how a dull tap feels and whether the cutting edges are chipped. If there's just paint in the holes this can often be cleared out with a same size/pitch fastener that's had a "flute" (small...

-While I was a die maker there in the mid 90's the fold-up sets for SO were sourced from Eklind. I changed the stamp for several brands sourced from Eklind. It's a rather common practice in manufacturing, it's sometimes called "house branding". The "L" keys for others used to have an "ET"...

- You haven't stated your intentions/applications for this. Would advise against buying a complete set due to quality/cost concerns. Buying used will get you dull taps. Buying taps/dies that are NOT made from HSS will get you inferior steel. Best bet for cutting NEW threads is to buy individual...

-? -Well I guess your insightful commentary has answered your own questions in your previous post. :rolleyes2

-The incident I mentioned was just at Eklind and I've previously posted about it a few times. I have no idea if this happened to other makers but since they're out of country I doubt they had to deal with lawyers talking product liability lawsuits. My comments about this were largely regarding...

-Am inclined to agree. Much like a high profile restaurant that dishes up mediocre food, they failed in the first priority. -That may very well have been because of a further lowering of hardness (Rc scale) that I've posted about previously. The shiny appearance of some of the products I've...

-The rolling eyes suggest your management potential. -What was important 30 years ago was catalog sales. I've not been informed about what they've been focused on for the last 30 years.

-Interesting news. Howard Eklind has probably been dead a few years and the people he hired in while I was there (Earl C. for one) didn't have (IMO) the interest or capability for manufacturing. The one co-worker I'd feel bad for has likely retired a few years ago and hope (Ron) is doing well...

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-I've not examined the ones that @Beerhippie posted but they should be. All of the industrial grade abrasive cut-off wheels I've seen/used are made from the same abrasive material throughout the disk, not like diamond wheels that only have a small section/band coated with diamond. Use them until...

-Not familiar with those, are they a fibrous type of disk but thicker than the thin, fragile ones in the Dremel kits? -Most any type of mounted abrasive wheel gets "dull" because it gets clogged with material. Aluminum is notorious for clogging bench grinding wheels. At that point they do cut...