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    10mm Universal - Flex Socket Advice {;ease

    Need a 10mm universal socket 1/4". Does it make a really big difference if I buy a Proto one instead of a Snapon? I hear that Snapon ones are the bees' knees. For an automotive DIY work
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    High Tooth Count Ratchets?

    Hi, I am finding myself using my trusty 23-tooth Stahlwille and 24-tooth Proto more and more lately. Although 90+ tooth ratchet are pleasant, they are really rarely needed and I get a totally different feel from the solid low-count ratchets. Koken medium count ratchets are also in a class of...
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    Proto J6013C Torque Wrench

    Anyone using it? I won it and think about trying on a few auto suspension jobs I planned for the fall. Thank you in advance for constructive input.
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    Japanese Carpentry - Planes

    Watch and Steal: we have a lot to learn from these people, if we want to survive... very humbling indeed
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    Spool Gun for Aluminum MIG Welding - MHG5B Snap-On

    Hi, Last time I looked at MHG5B 1 lb spool gun from Snap-on it was around $1000 and I passed. My amateur and occasional use couldn't justify that expense at that time. I looked at it 2 years later, and it is quoted at $1550 now. I have the Muscle Mig Wire Feed Welder MM250SL that I acquired...
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    PB Swiss Source? Not Tool Lady, Please

    Any reliable PB Swiss Source with a decent service record in USA? I am fed up with Tool Lady - something changed there to the worse lately
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    Channellock Torx Screwdrivers

    Anybody knows as to whether they mfg their own or those are made for Channellock by somebody else? http://a.co/gOcsmSE is what I grabbed from my buddy's box in a pinch, and I was very pleasantly surprised by the way they fit the fastener precisely and function in general. I have my Wiha soft...
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    Hoffmann Group USA

    Hi, Any experience with https://www.hoffmann-group.com/US/en/hus/ ? I used to use them in Germany, but not sure they have much traction competing with McMaster-Carr and the rest of usual suspects. Unless one wants European alternatives. I've just tried to find a deep 21mm 3/8 socket, and it's...
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    Recommend a 1/4" Breaker Bar or Flex Handle

    All, Most of the ones I find are 5 inch in length. I have Wright Tool 2435 and it is well made, but a bit short sometimes - 5 inches again. Main purpose is not to break my ratchets dealing with tough rusty fasteners. TIA
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    Import Prices and Exchange Rates

    Hi All, With the Euro at 1.16 to day I don't see prices for German tools budging a bit. In fact a Stahlwille socket I had in my Amazon cart just went from ~8 to ~12 bux. The Yen is also beat up, and the same picture. I understand that a small guy like Samstag Sales doesn't know how to hedge...
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