I don't speak Japanese but I can read subtitles
It's a little wonky. You first turn on closed captioning, then click the gear, choose auto-translate, and select English (or your preferred language) from the list. It's not 100% perfect, but you can get the gist of what they are talking about.
Ahh, that makes way more sense! Thanks for the info.
The set contains a mixture of metric and SAE stubby sockets. Now, they're not Zeal stubby. Considering Gearwrench 1/4 drive regular socket run an inch long, these are approx 3/4 of an inch long. You get 8, 10, 12, 13 & 14mm along with 1/4, 5/16, 3/8, 7/16, 1/2, &9/16 SAE. You get a nice revised 120XP locking 1/4 drive ratchet, a universal joint, a short magnetic handle, 22 S2 bits including Torx, SAE hex, Phillips and SAE Flat Tip. A removable foam storage tray in a decent plastic storage box. The bar or ruler looking thing in the case is a magnetic bar to stick removed fasteners on top prevent loss. 
The other sockets fit fine.
How much does that 18 inch long Breaker bar flex under load?Went to the zone today haha. I like AutoZone the best out of most parts stores. My dad is like can’t you pick a different place to hang out on your paid holiday I’m like nope I love parts stores lol. We also went to Advance Auto one that we hadn’t been to in years. They didn’t have the extension I’m looking for but it’s not an immediate need so I will order it sometime. Got a 10mm socket to replace the one I lost at home. 5/8 magnetic spark plug socket for home because after trying a magnetic one for the first time not too long ago when I got one from the Snap-on truck I really liked the magnetic ones and decided I wanted one for home too. Then a breaker bar because I broke the one I had so they replaced it for me under warranty. All they did was ask me for my phone number and to scan the new one to have for inventory records. Manager is like yeah no problem at all if it says lifetime warranty we have to honor it. They took the old one and gave me the new one.
A little bit. Not as much as I thought. I am curious to compare this one to the old one though as the old one was just made in China this one says made in Vietnam and finished in mainland China so I’m curious if there is going to be a difference. There is also an Allen screw holding this one in and the other one had a torx screw.
I'm seeing most of my recent Gearwrench sourced items as being labeled made in Vietnam and finished in mainland China.
Yes. Some of the ratchets said that now too. Hopefully there won’t be too much difference in the quality. But I love going to AutoZone haha.I'm seeing most of my recent Gearwrench sourced items as being labeled made in Vietnam and finished in mainland China.
Thanks for sharing, let's me know what's in Autozone without ever going in one.
Yeah it was right below the screw where it broke.
Is there no bit holding socket in that set? Thanks for posting pics. Thats too bad about the retention method. That gives me nightmares of those double detent Craftsman tools!
Nope, no bit holding socket to use the bits with the ratchet nor, a 1/4 square drive by 1/4 hex bit to use the sockets with the magnetic bit holding handle. The other weird thing is that the hex bits in the set are all SAE, no metric.
I think Gearwrench might be cutting corners these days and possibly rebadging crescent & SATA items as Gearwrench. ....My dad is like can’t you pick a different place to hang out on your paid holiday I’m like nope I love parts stores lol....
I have not.
Or been in a Turkish Prison?
Or been in a Turkish Prison?
Link?Garage Journal got me again! Saw the thread about Yardstore having Trusty Cook deadblows on clearance. So grabbed a few to fill in the gaps.
Bought a 12" laser-marked speed square to complement the 7" one I got yesterday:
Empire 12" was a little pricey so I'm giving HF a try:
Seems pretty nice. Checks out square and markings are sharp. These two will live in the workshop, and the Swanson will live in the garage.
This brings back funny memories. I was lubing a round roto head ratchet with such a spring. Of course it flew off and I could not find it ANYWHERE after 10 min in a messy garage. So it was as good as gone and was wondering how I could get another to avoid trashing a perfectly good ratchet. So I ended up doing more or less the same fab and it was working fine. BUT, when I was pulling off my shoes later in the day, I found the spring stuck in the outer surface of my sock. So I put the original back on (being more careful this time ...). Ha!I don't speak Japanese but I can read subtitles
The guy in the video bent new springs out of wire and heat treated them until he found one that he liked better.
I used a small file on the flats of the heart so that it has a slightly thinner square profile rather than the original round one, basically just reduces the spring rate.
Area I filed highlighted in yellow, I mostly focused on the red section:
The machining on the underside of the selector switch was pretty rough, so I sanded that down a bit as well:
How does it feel in use? The to one does not look that ergonomic, but I have subs that look similar that feel fine. I assume that the center one is a ratcheting screwdriver.Last best tools showed this…….i had to pick one up. Megapro 30th anniversary set.
Center is ratcheting, correct. Top one is pretty bulbous, but feels fine to me, I have fairly large hands. It is hard and a little slippery however. Haven’t used the bottom one.
Are the riveted on parts made of spring steel?
