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Anyone have any Britool Hallmark stuff (made in Taiwan)? If so what do you think of it?

Was reading through a thread about ratchet smoothness from 2013:- https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/ratchet-smoothness.215211/ I was reading up on the various ratchet pawl styles particularly the pear head single pawl and 2 pawl designs (not to be confused with dual pawl). Not...

13, 14, 17mm 3/8 picked up off eBay. 13 and 17 are similar age, 14mm maybe older?

Over the years I have seen some shockingly bad detents (to clarify, indents in the female square to engage ball bearing). You may well say, what's the big deal? well, it isn't a huge deal but if this manufacturing process isn't executed with the utmost precision you get a poor fit/engagement...

Bought 416 2K Stahlwille 1/4 ratchet (not quick release) and it hangs up or sticks a bit in one direction (loosening). Didn't appear to be oiled so I've taken cover plate off and given it a good clean, dry and oiling. Much better now but still hangs up a bit. I was thinking it maybe a slight...

Ordered a few Hazet bits which overall I'm happy with. The 1/4 diddy ratchet is epic! ... but check out the pics of the 4" extension female square. I mean wtf Hazet? ... With difficulty I tried to capture it with a torch and iPad whilst lying in bed 🙂 ... It appears to me the cutting device has...

I really enjoy my Hazet spanners and socketry. Of course they are made by Hazet. I wanted to share some pictures with you. I've tried to capture the 'unfinished' look to them (intentional) which has come to appeal to me. I would love to hear your comments and pics of Hazet stuff ...

yeh we've all got some at least ... if you haven't then I'm impressed! Here's mine ... Halfords basic 1/4 ratchet ... decent quality. Bahco bit set - really good quality (absolute steal on Amazon for about £7). Both made in China. That's it. All my other stuff is European/US/Japan made apart...

Below is a pic of a Halfords (basic, not 'advanced') 3/8 ratchet. There appears to be a curved shaped crack in square drive. I've jabbed at it with various things to see if just shears off in a chunk but it's still ok. So, this is a cheap (but really nice quality for what it is) ratchet so I...

Anyone got these pliers ... I came across these on eBay uk (NOS). They were cheap so I took a punt on them. I've been looking for a pair of slip joints for a while and these came up. I rather like the old Skool cast look to them and the slight offset to the head. They're like a hybrid type of...

Got the above from Amazon for £14 something along with some other bits and got free p&p. Standard fare from Knipex (180mm combi. Pliers). As you can see from pic they are a Friday pair or possibly a 'B' product, assigned to a bin for not making the grade. Needless to say they went back. They...

Just wondered if it's better to post on newer content than older stuff. Is there like a protocol for such an issue? My main interest is tools, especially German and Japanese stuff.

I wanted to share my experience with UKtools. This will be most relevant to members based in the UK who are looking for a reputable tool supplier, especially with regard to KOKEN. I did a bit of research on them and found bits of info but not much ... not enough to buy with complete confidence...

I've bought Hazet 5mm/6mm hex sockets in 3/8, 8801K. Used the 5 a few times and the TiN isn't holding up too well. See pic. Any thoughts anyone?

Thanks for having me ... I think my username ***** but it's all I could think of at the time ...