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rickd.

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I sometimes I wish my money could come back, Like for the Snap-ON torx drive sockets. I got blindsided by the salesman on this set. He knew I didn't want to spend that much money, but when I got my bill, it was to late.
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Wow, can anyone compete with the drawer full of money? I don't even pretend to.

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My favorite tools are the Mitutoyo bore gages with .0001 indicators
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View media item 1491not much to look at but they are my favorite drawers to open, everything is so easy to find.
 
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BB26 - Let's see some close ups of the Proto box/box and the Martin box/box...maybe in another thread?

I will try to take some shots this weekend. Anything in particular that you want to see or want me to focus on?
 

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I finally got a chance to take some photos. Here are a few of my favorite drawers. I'll post more in the "Let's see your toolbox" thread at some point.

I some questions about your SK long reach flex wrenches. I have the 75 deg deep offset ones and don't really like the way the handle tapers in the middle like an hourglass. Do the long reach wrenches have the same shape or are they straight the whole way? About the flex feature - do the heads flop around easily? Is there a screw or pin holding them? Do you have a lot of confidence in cranking on them or are they mostly for use after a bolt is busted loose? Sorry for the interrogation but I am considering that set for someday. Thanks and nice drawers :thumbup:!
 

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I will try to take some shots this weekend. Anything in particular that you want to see or want me to focus on?

the proto wrenches are beautiful. I have a single double box wrench and it has a real classy finish. I wouldn't mind seeing more of those.
 
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BB26

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I some questions about your SK long reach flex wrenches. I have the 75 deg deep offset ones and don't really like the way the handle tapers in the middle like an hourglass. Do the long reach wrenches have the same shape or are they straight the whole way? About the flex feature - do the heads flop around easily? Is there a screw or pin holding them? Do you have a lot of confidence in cranking on them or are they mostly for use after a bolt is busted loose? Sorry for the interrogation but I am considering that set for someday. Thanks and nice drawers :thumbup:!

They are straight the whole way. The handles on these are also more rounded on the edges rather than squared like the short flex and deep offset wrenches. They are very comfortable and my favorites of the bunch. The flex head is held by a pin but the heads are nice and tight without being too difficult to adjust. I imagine the tension is created by a spring/washer set up that is found in most flex ratchets. It should take a long, long time to wear the joints out. I do have confidence wrenching on them pretty hard. They are no substitute for a 24'' breaker bar, but I do not baby them by any means. These see more torque than any of my other ratcheting wrenches. And I have a ton of styles and brands...Gearwrench, Craftsman, Armstrong, short, standard, long, extra long, etc. Sometimes they are the only wrench that will fit, so they are forced to break fasteners loose. Let me know if you have more questions. :thumbup:
 
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the proto wrenches are beautiful. I have a single double box wrench and it has a real classy finish. I wouldn't mind seeing more of those.

Yeah, the chrome is second to none on these. I will get some good close up shots this weekend. My Proto sockets are just as good. There is a shot of my 3/8'' deep sets (1/4-7/8'' and 6-22mm) in the photo with the Armstrong ratchets.
 
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tw33k2514

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Defiantly my top drawer, that is full of sockets, ratchets and extensions.

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Mike83

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They are straight the whole way. The handles on these are also more rounded on the edges rather than squared like the short flex and deep offset wrenches. They are very comfortable and my favorites of the bunch. The flex head is held by a pin but the heads are nice and tight without being too difficult to adjust. I imagine the tension is created by a spring/washer set up that is found in most flex ratchets. It should take a long, long time to wear the joints out. I do have confidence wrenching on them pretty hard. They are no substitute for a 24'' breaker bar, but I do not baby them by any means. These see more torque than any of my other ratcheting wrenches. And I have a ton of styles and brands...Gearwrench, Craftsman, Armstrong, short, standard, long, extra long, etc. Sometimes they are the only wrench that will fit, so they are forced to break fasteners loose. Let me know if you have more questions. :thumbup:

Thanks for the review - I'll have to keep those on my wishlist until I find $150...
 

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.... It should take a long, long time to wear the joints out. I do have confidence wrenching on them pretty hard. They are no substitute for a 24'' breaker bar, but I do not baby them by any means. These see more torque than any of my other ratcheting wrenches.

Through their R&D, the flex joint coped with 20,000 swings without a hitch, and the ratcheting mechanism is one the strongest, if not the strongest in the industry. A non-reversing, 72-tooth, 24mm rat. wrench will withstand up to 488ft-lb of torque, exceeding ANSI's standard of 376ft-lb. A 16mm with the same configuration will take 253ft-lbs before the handle starts to bend (without breaking the mechanism). So, you can bet they will handle initial loosening and final tightening.
 
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BB26

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Through their R&D, the flex joint coped with 20,000 swings without a hitch, and the ratcheting mechanism is one the strongest, if not the strongest in the industry. A non-reversing, 72-tooth, 24mm rat. wrench will withstand up to 488ft-lb of torque, exceeding ANSI's standard of 376ft-lb. A 16mm with the same configuration will take 253ft-lbs before the handle starts to bend (without breaking the mechanism). So, you can bet they will handle initial loosening and final tightening.

Good info. It's nice to have some stats to back up my impressions through use. :thumbup:
 

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I will try to take some shots this weekend. Anything in particular that you want to see or want me to focus on?

Box ends, beam width, offset...Thanks! Like I said in the other thread, I was planning on getting some SO XB series 10 degree offset box/box...they have a nice beam and feel great in the hand. But the protos caught my eye and look very nice.
 

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nissan crawler,
I spot something in your pictures I recognize. The old yellow box - Chapman Tool. Not many people have that mini ratchet set. I thougth I was the only one. Good old Chapman Tool - a very small and surviving American maker of mini tools.
 

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this is about a month old pic, I have most of the trays completely full now and an extra thing here and their,
chrome 3/8 sockets deep and shallow all snap on
impact 3/8 deep are snap on and shallow crafts man
1/4 deep and shallow some are snap on some craftsman
1/2 deep are craftsman and shallow are snap on
some snap on extension and toptul
mac air ratchets
snap on impacts

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