Astro Pneumatic Tool Company
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Hannahranga
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Least for the Landrovers I've touched they're 6 points. Most annoying as they're the only imperial fasteners on my disco. The britpart DA1065 seems to work well enough
CGarage
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Keep up the great work, Astro.
drokihazan
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The Sunex one is the type I'm looking for, but I want the length of a Snap-On flextension. I currently use a Laser tools (part number 6151, bought it at a JLR dealer years ago) socket similar to the Britpart one mentioned above, but it's no different from using a shallow socket with an extension. I'd really like a flextension style to actually get away from the driveshaft, I use Snap-On E12/E14 (PFSX912B and PFSX914B) on more modern Land Rovers with GKN driveshafts and it's a total gamechanger. I think driveshaft and weird bell housing bolts must be the #1 reason these sockets exist, no wonder some companies call them driveline sockets.
And I definitely would buy them from Astro. Capri's metric set is $300 while Astro 78354 is only $130 and I'm sure the metric Astros are every bit of the quality of the double price Capris. I'd love to buy an SAE set.
And I definitely would buy them from Astro. Capri's metric set is $300 while Astro 78354 is only $130 and I'm sure the metric Astros are every bit of the quality of the double price Capris. I'd love to buy an SAE set.
Be glad you're not dealing with old Series trucks and 80s Defenders. I swear they just made up fasteners as they went along. BS/BA, Whitworth, SAE, Metric, all mixed together in a crazy hodgepodge. I mostly end up working on early 00s Rovers where almost everything is metric or torx thankfully.
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I’ve been using the Lisle 35100 for a while now. I like the bigger flat striking cap it has because sometimes it gets used backwards as a mini hammer. But one can’t have too many pocket prybars. I’d like to try these Astros.
Post of my Lisle in thread “Pocket prybars”
gizardlizard
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Damn, I need to stay off this site. Order placed for Astro’s new pry bars
Nobody-named-Olli
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Quick question for @Astro_Pneumatic_Tools , do you have any representation/ distributors/ dealers in Europe?
Kind regards,
Olli
Kind regards,
Olli
NitroExpress
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Have you tried Amazon - Germany? I’m not positive they offer AP products, but a quick search indicates it might be worth a look.
Nobody-named-Olli
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, but I don’t buy from/via Amazon.
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Astro_Pneumatic_Tools
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Not in a traditional sense, no we don't have suppliers in Europe unfortunately
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signcrafter
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Thought of another idea while checking out some tools this morning online. I was looking into getting a tite-reach chain drive offset extension for tight spaces, https://www.amazon.com/TITE-REACH-EXTENSION-WRENCH-Combo-Pack/dp/B004UBHRWO/?tag=atomicindus08-20. Would be nice if instead of the square drive it had the hex drive to accept nano sockets. The whole point of the tool is for tight spaces so if you could slide the nano socket into the drive adapter you would save another half inch or whatever the hex is on the nano sockets.
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Astro_Pneumatic_Tools
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They do offer that now as well
3/8" Extension Wrench & Socket Set
A perfect unity for all those hard to reach areas. This combo pack includes two of our flagship products, the 3/8" Pro and the 3/8" drive low profile socket set. With 10” inches of reach our 3/8” Pro will extend your reach away from what you are working on saving you time and saving your...
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I saw that set but it's still a square drive and only their special sockets work with it as a "nano" type setup. I'd love one with a 17mm hex to accept your nano sockets. Would allow me to use all the nano sockets like hex and torx. I didn't dig too deep in and see if they offer bit sockets also but I don't really want to buy all new sockets just to use on a bolt here or there in a tight spot. If you or someone made one that could accept the nano sockets I already own that would be much nicer. Really nice if it was 17mm hex and there was a bushing to fit in the 17 and adapt to 11 to use box sizes, not sure if a bushing like that is possible or not.They do offer that now as well
3/8" Extension Wrench & Socket Set
A perfect unity for all those hard to reach areas. This combo pack includes two of our flagship products, the 3/8" Pro and the 3/8" drive low profile socket set. With 10” inches of reach our 3/8” Pro will extend your reach away from what you are working on saving you time and saving your...
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I actually use a Snap-On mini pry bar with a small hammer as a chisel to knock beads of weld spatter out of small crevices really often. Just feels like the right tool for the job. I'd probably use one with a striking cap if I had it.
Fedwrench
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I picked up the larger 3 mini pry bars branded LaBear off Amazon awhile back. Look to be the same as Astro
pretty beefy in a small package. 
NitroExpress
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Received my set of the mini pry bars. The three (on the right) with the striking cap are hefty! Definitely have more mass than my other brands of mini pry bars.
finn
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I bought one. Sort of cute, but not sure what I’m going to do with it.
Maybe get some GIJoe sized plastic men and make a diorama.