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I agree with PelicanPines for full-size screwdrivers on Wera. I would also add PB Swiss as great screwdrivers. Oddly enough, I also like the old comfort grip Western Forge screwdrivers (sold as Husky, Craftsman Pro, etc.). They were made in the USA and had precision tips every bit as good as...

I haven't tried the industrials. That being said, I almost never write on my glassware before autoclaving because autoclaving polymerizes the sharpie ink making it nigh impossible to remove the ink entirely.

Added some VDE insulated to my NWS collection. The ergonomic (right-angle) linesman pliers complement the ergonomic needle nose from my Irwin NWS very well.

Added some VDE to my NWS collection. Ordered them just before Amazon.de shutdown shipping to the USA.

Working in a lab, Sharpie's are one thing I will never need to buy again! I actually brought a gallon bag full of them back to work last year because I had so many at home. Pro-tip: They are very convenient for writing on glass, non-porous metal, etc. They don't wash off much with water but...

You got a hell of a deal. While accuracy is very cheap these days, safety is not. The meter has very robust input protection, especially for this price point. Amprobe is a subsidiary of Fluke and though it is not likely that Fluke designed or manufactured this one (the board design points to...

I have the Dewalt black version and it is great. One thing to keep an eye on is the COO. Dewalt's Taiwan stuff is very solid, while the China stuff is a NOTABLE drop in quality.

The OEM for this probe is Sapphire, the same company provide Keysight, Lecroy, etc. A very solid price for a quality differential probe. Another good option is the Micsig DP10003. The latter has a 50x/500x reduction which can be better or worse depending on the intended application. For those...

This meter is manufactured by CEM Instrument Company for Extech, Craftsman, and a number of others. I believe this model is CEM's DT-991/200 or a minor variant said model. Extech primarily uses either Uni-T or CEM as the OEM for their meters. As for CEM, they are a Chinese meter designer and...

That's a very good price, the lowest it has been on Amazon in the past 4 years (according to CamelCamelCamel)! This is close to what I paid a known authorized distributor on Reddit who gives great prices to Reddit users.

Considering it included shipping (batteries aren't light) and from an actual DeWalt distributor, I was quite happy with it. Already charged it up and used it this weekend.

I got the smaller DeWalt vacuum recently and it's great. It eats batteries like Cookie Monster eats Cookies. Thankfully, I found a DeWalt distributor who has 5Ah batteries for $49. As for the vacuum, it's not as powerful as a plugin shop vac, but far more powerful than any dustbuster sized...

I have almost this exact set, basically the same drivers but with a case. To be honest, they are quite nice. The tips aren't quite as precise as my Wiha's but very close and the body is actually much nicer in the hand than either my Wiha's or the Wera's that I tried.

Re: Decent Soldering Iron or Soldering Gun? Hakko FX888D is the defacto high quality standard ($100) Cheaper solid quality alternatives would be the TS100 and TS80, they will run you in the $45-80 range. The Ts100 is higher power but you have to supply your own power supply; while the TS80 is...

At this time, in the bluetooth headphone market there is a notable amount of you get what you pay for. The more expensive ones have much higher quality drivers, longer battery lives, higher quality data transfer formats, better range, etc. I have had cheap bluetooth earbuds and headphones and...

Damn! That was an amazing price on this kit. Unfortunately, the deal is dead.

I picked up these, the standard needle nose, linesman pliers, and the two kinds of cutters. Honestly, they have been GREAT for me. Very very sturdily built and have come in great use while helping a buddy run wires for custom LED lighting.

Oops I didn't see that thread. Tried to delete this one but couldn't.

Code is PSPRING20 and ends at 8PM Pacific time. Just used it to pick up some electronics stuff I needed.

As someone very familiar with certain aspects of the Chinese manufacturing market, I do not disagree with you. There is little to no vertical integration in many markets in China. As such, there is a large amount of commoditization of parts. For example, you can find 100 manufacturers making...