New tools from Blackhawk?

[Notwerk]

Looks like these snuck in under the radar (at least, I never noticed them before).

New sealed head, fine tooth ratchets

Locking extensions

Thinking about picking up those extensions, if I could find them anywhere. And I'd have loved for those ratchets to have been available when I was in the market for ratchets a few months back (I'm still considering them, though).

Don't know much else besides what's on the Stanley site. MSC seems to be stocking the ratchets at fairly reasonably prices.

 

[Bull]

I'm glad to see the new ratchet offering. Personally, I really don't like the current round head offerings.

I wonder about COO?

 

[Notwerk]

Yeah, I tried those round heads. There was nothing awful about them, they seemed well made and very well finished, but there wasn't much that was special about them, either. And I was really disappointed that they were being advertised as double-pawl units, which they weren't.

Not sure about COO, but I'm hoping Grainger will list these so we can find out. If they're USA, I might not be able to overcome the temptation.

 

[Bull]

Looks like this is part of a pretty large expansion of their lineup. The 20% longer ratcheting wrenches sound interesting.

http://www.amtonline.com/article/article.jsp?siteSection=1&id=14071&pageNum=1

 

[SMKS]

I just happened to be on Grainger's website today and they were clearing out all the Blackhawk tool sets. I thought maybe they would no longer carry the brand, but I guess it's because the company has revamped the tool sets.

From Bull's link:

A centerpiece of the launch is the availability of 40 new sets – Master Sets, General Purpose Tool Sets, Multi-Drive Socket Sets, and Combination Wrench & Socket Sets.

 

[Bull]

I just know those new rats are imports, but I kind of want to try one out. Think they're worth $20 plus shipping?

 

[Notwerk]

They do look nice, but something about them screams Microtough. 72-teeth, small heads? Not sure...Still waiting on COO. If it ends up being Taiwan or China, my bet is it's a Microtough in a nicer body.

The roundheads are definitely USA/global parts. I could go for that, though...