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Rather a very GJ thread…. my Armstrong 1/4” ratchet (60 tooth) was feeling a little rough, so I took it apart to clean. I was carefully holding things over the bench on a piece of cardboard to make sure I didn’t lose anything when of course I fumbled and dropped it on the floor. And lost the...

Some people are too impulsive. My character flaw tends to be that I’m not impulsive enough. I’ll analyze and think about purchases and not live the opportunity… So just browsing on a Friday night, I stumbled across this Kijiji listing. It had been up for a week. Socket set. Photo but no...

GJ… the place I find I need tools I didn’t know existed… I’ve come across a few places that Tsunoda chain clip pliers have been mentioned. While their purpose may be for the keeper clip on roller chain, people have also mentioned they’re great for E-clips, which are easy enough but I’ve...

I wasn’t sure where to post this - technically these are new pliers, but are at the same time so old-school I decided this might be the right place. And the right audience to share with… I’d seen this style before listed as Alexander Calder’s favourite for making the wire form artwork he did...

I saw a few people on the Eagle Grip thread looking to pick up some straight jaw models. And I basically never use those. Which got me to wondering - what locking pliers are your essentials? Jaw style and size. Pick a maximum of two. And I’m curious of why (especially if you can explain the...

Curious if anyone has tried one of these: eTork torque wrench Doesn't seem to be any comments on this forum about them. It looks like it is different from the generic cheap torque wrench that so many places distribute - thoughts?

Somehow I've found several vises have made their way into my garage recently. I was tempted to add this to the other vise thread, but I have some questions, and discussion is harder to track when buried in everyone showing off their vises, so bear with me. I'll make one post in this thread per...

I've used Wiha precision drivers like these before: and they're fantastic. So I've been looking for some precision Torx drivers, and this set caught my eye, Wiha 28094: It looks nice. ESD safe handle. Everything in a metal box. But does anyone have this set, and can comment? I...

Just found a 3/16-24 tap, and I don't recall seeing any such a thing before. #10-24 appears to be only .0025 different in diameter, but that would seem like enough to mess up a thread fit. So why does 3/16-24 exist, and is it a useful size tap to have, or just a historical oddity???

Seems compressor threads are popular recently, but I'll beg everyone's patience as I'd like to discuss a compressor to meet my needs. I've recently purchased a house that now gives me a garage of my own to work in, rather than having use of my Dad's. My application is basically as follows: -...

Just got this home, after it sat for many years in my Gran's garage. Will probably need a repaint at some point, and it's not fancy, just an old school Beach toolbox, but I still just love it. Most of the tools were already moved to Dad's stuff years ago, but there was still a catalog that...

So I'm looking for about a 48" long level, for general household use. Any half decent but not too expensive ones? I've seen Empire at my local hardware store, how do they stack up?

So there's tons of reference to "fine tooth" ratchets on this board, when gets me wondering - what do you consider fine tooth? Obviously the answer has changed a little bit over time, and might vary somewhat with application and even with drive size, but where would you make the cutoff as the...

So I'm curious to see what Indestro or Duro-Chrome tools are out there - please share your photos. I don't remember them when Duro/Indestro was still in business, but I've found a few pieces around and they just seem like neat vintage pieces. Photo 1 - Two 1/4" ratchets I picked up here - one...

I happen to be a big fan of duckbill pliers - I find them useful for a lot of applications, because the wider jaw makes grabbing things easy, and the shape makes them fit in lots of places. My current collection, however, is limited to a single pair of small ones, although I usually work in my...

I was looking to compare a couple of ratcheting screwdrivers, and was curious about tooth counts for the ratcheting mechanisms. The Blue Point BSGDMR6 shows up as 45 teeth on the Snap-On site. The Gearwrench Geardriver shows 8 degrees, which would also be 45 teeth. However I'm not seeing...

Was wondering if anyone knows if there's somewhere I could get a pawl or a rebuild kit for a 3/8" Husky (New Britain) 45 tooth ratchet? Anyone have one kicking around from a ratchet body that is toast? I'm guessing it's as cost effective just to buy another ratchet, but I hate to scrap the...

I have a few tools that I really like to use that just aren't quite mainsteam, but I think should be. I don't mean brands of tools that are underappreciated, I just mean types of tools. (Yes, some brands may be better values or less known than they deserve, but that's a matter of marketing.)...

Well, I found these, and although they aren't something I really needed, I did end up buying them because the price was okay and they looked interesting (I'm sure none of you guys have ever done that before...) The brass handled screwdriver is marked Sperry New Holland. It's fairly heavy, but...

I'm looking for some Triple-Square (XZN) tools, and they probably won't see much use (just my own car). At this point I just need the 10mm size, but I usually prefer to have as a set. For only using it once or twice, the Snap-On or Hazet stuff is a bit pricey. So I've got a couple of choices...