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Good that you found this one made in Japan, @NitroExpress. I read once where all Tajima tapes made today are made in China (and of course I don't know where I read that so I can't 'produce' that claim). Anyhow, looks like that's not true! How did you find this one? And @Steel_Rain, I have an...

Amazing zone delivered these Friday to the mail drop but we were out of town and the mail drop was closed Monday. Finally got them today but the delay getting them nearly killed me. The little Kakuri Gikoh pruning saw is awesome in hand. Used it this afternoon to quickly make little branches...

Klein went with an included Japanese profile + bit, knowing that the general use of these for now will be in the hands of western pro and amateur sparkies mangling using western/SAE Phillips bits. They could have more easily stayed with including a Phillips bit. Makes me wonder if the rest of...

:thumbup: I'm really liking the looks of these. How do they feel in hand? Cool that the set includes the magnet.

Oh man, sorry to have let this slip my mind, @fishwatcher! I got some leather from a weight lifter's belt. Stiff as a board, about .2" thick. I coated the liner with neatsfoot oil & beeswax and put it out in the sun for a few hours to heat/absorb. Not an oily finish, but certainly not pretty...

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BZEUG has a good yootoob on using Japanese tackle boxes as tool boxes...

Got a pair of Tsunoda WP-150 adjustable pliers yesterday for my youngest g'daughter's toolkit and an Anex 3614 today for me. (The 3614 is aka 3610.) Top to bottom: Vessel 270 w/+0 bit, Anex 3614 w/+0 bit, Vessel 9900 w/+00 tip, & Vessel TD-56 w/+00 tip. The new Anex should complete a good...

I just use a piece of 4.5mm diameter round stock when I need a spacer for my 397. I made sure that diameter slid freely before I cut it down and dropped it in the first time. I agree with the folks who say the 397 is awesome. If the 395 insertion depth is as shallow as its stubby cousin, like...

I carried my SVR-2 daily before I retired. I never had trouble with the knife with moisture other than the East Texas humidity making it a tad slippery sometimes. I tried carbon blades but they rusted right away so back to ss. The clip looked enough like a pen or a marker in my shirt pockets...

I wonder who makes it for them? Around $16-17 is a great price.

I keep my metric Wise hex keys in the top of my HF mini. The first drawer has my 65mm precision bits/handles and precision drivers. Bottom drawer has mini pry bars, picks, snap-off knives, etc. It lives in the open bottom shelf of my HF cart. I also wish the drawers would open all the way, but...

I have Olfa 5" and 7" SCS scissors. I got one pair for work and my boss noticed them. I got her a pair for her birthday, then later she and I got my co-worker a pair for her birthday. I like the rubber coated handle "X" series 9mm and 18mm knives, good for sweaty hands.

These came in today. I had really put my old 9902 set, the top 3 (+0x100, +00x75, -1.8x50) with the identifying paint nearly completely worn off, to use at work the last few years. They never let me down. Looking forward to breaking in the new set. I doubled up on +00x75 drivers with this...

The Vessel Armor Grips are made in Thailand. The handles on these have the same form as the Hozan JIS-4 screwdrivers except they are "Ergonomic Soft Surface Grip" vs the Hozans that I believe are hard plastic...

I've had this Kershaw Kai 1099 Blade Trader in my garage forever. Came via family, never used by me and by the looks of it maybe never ever used. I think it was made for camping/rv-ing so I guess it counts as a tool, right? Apparently 1980s vintage, internet dudes say Snap On sold them. Gen...

Got the Anex ACMM-1865 -1.8mm x 65mm bits in today. Trying to get a good precision bit & driver collection going. Pic shows my Vessel 270 handle, my new bits, & my Vessel 9900 drivers (-1.8mm, +00, & +0). Love these drivers, used them heavily at work. The generic gray "Precision Screwdrivers"...

I have found a ratcheting Anex 397 bit holder (handle) with a Wiha Centrofix bit holder to be a superb combination. The Anex has a tight 40mm friction-fit bit insertion depth. There is no wobble & no end-play with any 6.35mm bits (cannot use shorties tho!). I've always intended to glue my...

Quite a bit of info & observations. Thanks again y'all, and keep it up! I'm confident using the metric hex keys for general garage stuff and automotive. Regardless, any specific torque values needed would have to be applied with a torque wrench & bits. Planning on an sae key set for garage &...

Thanks for all responses. Wise is a Fujiya brand, and made in Japan. They are made of SNCM20V chrome vanadium steel, hardness HRC 59-61. The 10mm necks down to 8.15mm. I know not to actually use them for breaking torque or for final fastening, but I was curious about Wise's claims to be able to...