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    Astro Branding

    Just curious, what, if any, is the connection between: Astro Pneumatic. Astro Products and Astro Tools? Which are manufacturers and which are distributors? Of the manufactures, where is the manufacturing done? Some seems to be Japanese. Sorry if this has been answered already and I missed...
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    I'm curious, who made these tools?

    An Australian brand that is now owned by the Stanley-Black and Decker group has (at least) two lines of shifters (adjustable spanners). The tools are no longer made in Australia. These look like Facom shifters The aspect ratio looks a bit off in these images, I think, because the Sidchrome...
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    Does Gearwrench have an entry level quality?

    I don't have any flex combination spanners and a Gearwrench "Black Edition" set was on special at a local tool shop - so I bought it to try out. I have other Gearwrench tools that I am generally happy with, including a 120XP™ Universal Spline XL Ratcheting Combination set. This set though...
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    Pentacle Driver Bit same as?

    It's not that I want a set of every conceivable bit, I'd just like to know what they are. Is a Pentacle bit the same as a Torx Plus IPR? It seems that not many manufacturers market a Pentacle bit - Genius is one - and they are listed as T like their other Torx variants. Another possibility is...
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    Spline drivers - definition please?

    I know this subject comes up quite often but I'm looking for some precision without having to purchase a heap of standards. From this image harvested from the Internet: The "spline drive", triple square and a double hex are of interest. In various places they are all called "spline drives"...
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