My dad repaired anything and everything. But he never owned a decent tool in his life. It was always someone else's worn-out tools that was handed down to him for free, or broken, cheap stuff. I feel like I was maybe swapped at birth, because I'm quite the opposite. If there's a tool that will make fixing something easier, I'll buy it sooner or later.
Are those the 7” version of the Klein Plier Wrench, and if so, how do those compare to the larger 10” or 12” versions if you have the larger sizes?New tools by the handful....
YES!!!I bought this HF 2 ton underhoist jack about 3 months ago during an ITC members deal, but I haven't used it since no vehicle on the lift. Yesterday, I finally did need, so I put it together and used it under my Pathfinder while changing the oil and transmission fluid.
HUGE piece of mind while under the vehicle. No pics, so stock HF image:
Are they made in France?
Stahlwille 12500N nut drivers 5.5-7-8-10mm
I'd not been especially pleased with the smallish handles of my Felo ones, especially in some sizes, so I tried one of these and soon added the other useful sizes. The handles are well sized for my hand and the specific socket sizes, and they're all the same shaft length. No hex bolster or bar hole in the handle for additional torque though. Size markings on the sockets, and also the end of the handles but quite faint.
Beta 941 T handle nut/socket drivers 8 & 10mm
Partly just an excuse to have classic orange Ts. The bottom socket is 6pt and plenty deep, and the side one 12pt. They're not as ergonomic to spin as hex Ts as that socket is bulkier and protrudes further. The range is no-skip from 7mm to 13mm, but I can't see any need for the torque in 7mm, and they might be a bit unwieldy in the larger sizes (longer, wider, big sockets). The orange colour photographs oddly - on screen it looks quite deep and classy, but to the eye it's brighter, pastel, and flat.
Beta 900T/44 T handle driver 1/4"
Pretty heavily built for 1/4". Typical Beta fit on sockets so a bit of play.
No, all those sizes are 25mm (1") deep. So a little bit deeper inside than a semi-deep socket.
The tilt bars are routinely missing.Part of an auction lot I picked up at the Starrett manufacturing facility in Athol MA.
Two Emmert patternmakers vises. One fully functional with no missing parts (except for the handle) and with no apparent damage:
And the second with a few missing parts and a screw with some wear at the end, but it has a handle, lol:
A not so original bracket for the notched tilt bar.
The big surprise? When I went to pick up the vises, these five Starrett magnetic indicator bases were all attached to the bar of one of the vises. They weren't visible in the photos nor were they listed in the description. Three 657s and two 659s. Bonus!
Wilde (Hiawatha, Kansas, U.S.A.) manufactures a product superior to that of their largest competitor (Channellock), although they do have a slightly higher price point, and you will not see mass advertising campaigns from them.
Currently, Lobtex (Lobster), and Irega (Spain) manufacture the best adjustable wrenches available on the market.
We do not manufacture adjustable ("Crescent" type) wrenches in the U.S. today.
You were referring to wrenches in this post.
^ If you open up enough web browser pages, that is what the picture looks like.
Wilde (Hiawatha, Kansas, U.S.A.) manufactures a product superior to that of their largest competitor (Channellock), although they do have a slightly higher price point, and you will not see mass advertising campaigns from them.
There is a reason I do not own any tools with blue handles.
That said, refusing to take into consideration the current offerings from Japan in the way of pliers is simply narrow-minded.
They are light years ahead of American manufacturers in the pliers industry: Merry, Tsunoda, Engineer, Vampire are gobbling up market share as fast as users discover they're making a better product.
Currently, Lobtex (Lobster), and Irega (Spain) manufacture the best adjustable wrenches available on the market.
We do not manufacture adjustable ("Crescent" type) wrenches in the U.S. today.
You were referring to wrenches in this post.
Other than an outsourced ratcheting-end box wrench, Wilde does not offer wrenches in their product line. You may have them confused with another company, perhaps?
Elora makes a 19x22mmNew tools from eBay. 3/4x7/8 double box end wrench. It’s hard to find a 19x22 and I don’t think many brands make them and I wanted a Craftsman one anyway so I got this one. This is good for adjusting rear toe on Toyota stuff so I don’t have to keep switching wrenches or sockets. I plan to buy a whole set soon but they are going for crazy prices so I settled for one right now. And then a Craftsman USA 22mm 6 point 1/2 drive socket. I had to hunt for weeks to find a 6 point Craftsman one. Then I found 2 this one for $7 and another one for almost $22 so I got this one. I guess the 6 points are significantly more rare than the 12 points.
Wilde (Hiawatha, Kansas, U.S.A.) manufactures a product superior to that of their largest competitor (Channellock), although they do have a slightly higher price point, and you will not see mass advertising campaigns from them.
There is a reason I do not own any tools with blue handles.
That said, refusing to take into consideration the current offerings from Japan in the way of pliers is simply narrow-minded.
They are light years ahead of American manufacturers in the pliers industry: Merry, Tsunoda, Engineer, Vampire are gobbling up market share as fast as users discover they're making a better product.
Currently, Lobtex (Lobster), and Irega (Spain) manufacture the best adjustable wrenches available on the market.
We do not manufacture adjustable ("Crescent" type) wrenches in the U.S. today.
You were referring to wrenches in this post.
Other than an outsourced ratcheting-end box wrench, Wilde does not offer wrenches in their product line. You may have them confused with another company, perhaps?
