NEWEST toptul order!

[Joelfke]

UPS ***** and took forever...so im finally glad to have this stuff now!!

Toptul doesn't cease to amaze me...

The ratchets (CJLN0816 1/4, CYAN 1222 3/8, CYAN1629 1/2) all feel amazing. The ratcheting could be smoother...but they "feel" great...so as long as they work for years ill be happy

The chrome sockets are the set GAAR1401 and are the internal torx, E4-E24

The impact sockets are 3/8 drive and i bought complete sets of deep and shallow from 8-22mm..

the only thing i dont like is that the gold lettering, while looking great now, and easy to read in the shop are great, I can see them wearing off kinda easily, and then not having any identifiable marks as to what size they are, other than that...AMAZING! i cant wait to put them to use!

 

[Joelfke]

oh yea and in the back are 3/8 to 1/2 adaptor impact, 3/8 to 3/8 universal impact and 3 and 6 inch impact extensions

 

[rhandwor]

Looks like you need to try them out.

 

[posaune]

Oh yeah, you just HAD to steal my Toptul thread thunder, didn't you!

That looks like a great order - I was tempted to try out those ratchets. Now I'm wishing I had...

 

[Joelfke]

Oh yeah, you just HAD to steal my Toptul thread thunder, didn't you!

That looks like a great order - I was tempted to try out those ratchets. Now I'm wishing I had...

all the guys at work have the snapon ones....i dont feel like spending 100+ per swivel ratchet....these toptul ones seem pretty damn good....gonna try it all out soon

sorry to steal your thunder....but like you...i was excited!

 

[The Muffin Man]

Joe, the minimum amount of pictures when posting about a Toptul order is eight; half of which must be macros.

 

[bchee]

Joe, the minimum amount of pictures when posting about a Toptul order is eight; half of which must be macros.

yeah, you guys need to read the Toptul rulebook

 

[reversegear]

On that leftmost roto-ratchet, it looks like there is a screw on the neck that connects the two prongs. Is that used to lock or loosen the head angle by tightening or loosening the screw?

 

[bchee]

on the rotos I have, that have the same design, the screw just tightens the swivel. It doesn't lock it in place.
I have wondered why the "split" goes almost all the way down to the handle

 

[MAD]

On that leftmost roto-ratchet, it looks like there is a screw on the neck that connects the two prongs. Is that used to lock or loosen the head angle by tightening or loosening the screw?

I believe the technical term is the anti-flippy-floppy screw. #32 in the 1958 SK patent.
http://www.google.com/patents?id=AS9eAAAAEBAJ&pg=PA1&source=gbs_selected_pages&cad=0_1#PPA1,M1

 

[wrenhandtools]

Reverse..yes.

 

[The Muffin Man]

I have wondered why the "split" goes almost all the way down to the handle

My guess would be to put less stress on the threads and fastener.

 

[fordracing200]

I've got to ask..How do you like that toptul grip?

 

[reversegear]

Well... ****.

 

[fordracing200]

also, How wells the impact 3/8 universal work? how much was it, and how much were the impacts per set?

 

[Joelfke]

impacts were about 2-3 bucks each,
compared with other grips i like the toptul grip,
ALL of the "roto ratchets" i call em swivels...have the adjustment screw

i too wonder why the split goes so far down...snapon is the same way...there must be some engineering behind it.

im taking some of the stuff to work today but ill post more pics later today...sorry for those i upset

 

[wrenhandtools]

Reverse...what's up?

 

[reversegear]

Reverse...what's up?

Never mind. I applied for a patent with an improvement over that design, and I thought I had dropped the ball major by not declaring that '824 patent as prior art. But I cited a later patent that is even closer to what we're doing, so it's all good.

 

[Joelfke]

I just wanted to say that i was using those swivel head ratchets at work and an A mechanic came over with his snapon of same design...(FH747?) "dude where did you get that.....hey.....hey wtf this is like my snapon one.....$30!?!??!?! if it holds up half as well as my snapon one...im going to kill you and take yours"

and they feel smooth and really solid during use

 

[Merkava_4]

Are those star sockets polished chrome? They look like it and I thought they only came in satin.

 

[Joelfke]

Are those star sockets polished chrome? They look like it and I thought they only came in satin.

they are polished chrome...i asked which sockets he had individually and he said he only had this set...so i bought the set...havent had to do any interior work recently so i havent tried them out...im sure they are the same quality as the rest of the lineup