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maico

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Yep, and there is a reason to do that on a ratchet that's had a bit of use. It distributes the wear point on the inner ring.
 
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Are these made by Stahlwille or outsourced?

The only German made ratcheting wrenches are the Gedore 7 R and 7 UR range.

I took apart my Gedore 17mm reversing version to see how it works.....

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Hey guys! Long time no see.

Is that clamp german made, Monte? I've noticed a lot of the locally stocked Bessey clamps are now made in China. Unfortunate. Jorgensen/Pony is still US made or Taiwan for some of the stuff and will get my $$$ when I do some woodworking project this summer.
I think it´s a rebranded Bessey.
If you look at the inscription on the sliding arm of this Bessey Classix clamp....
(letter codes and a rectangular "U")
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....and the inscription on the Format clamp....i think it´s the same.
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Bessey offers a "Classix" range since 2010 with "internationally sourced" clamps produced to Bessey standards. However over here the cast F-clamps usually carry a "Germany" or "Made in Germany" in the cast part of the clamp and the all-steel F clamps have a "Made in Germany" stamped into the rail (clamps with new style rail). However some Classix clamps seem to be made in Germany too:
http://www.besseytools.com/pdfs/2015-Q1_Flyer_CDA_ENG.pdf
The best is to look at the packaging for the coo :)

Would i be right in saying scintilla is the company that made engine magnetos etc?
yes :)

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Nespoli paint brush

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Hello everybody! I'm following this thread for a time and find it interesting and useful. This one plier, down in pics is one of my favorites, any opinions about the trademark? Thanks in advance for replies. :)
 

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Hi Siakir,

The pliers are branded HIT but are made by Marvel Corp, a Japanese manufacturer of electricians tools. marvel pliers have the best machining of any brand I own or have seen, they are very high quality. Marvel are one of the best plier manufacturers IMO.
 

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New electronics pliers from schmitz. Box joint, induction hardened cutting edges, ESD handles, very precise machining. All 4 pliers for 95 euro delivered to Australia, which is very cheap for quality electronic pliers. I believe they are the OEM for CK and possibly wiha (?).
 

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Recently found a shifting spanner made in Germany that I have never heard of before. Anyone else have this brand of tool?

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(Sorry for poor quality, as usual my photos are taken with an old Nokia phone)

Also picked up a 3/8 drive Stahlwille ratchet at a 2nd hand store. 3/8 drive tools are still fairly rare in SA, especially from German manufacturers.

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I believe they are the OEM for CK and possibly wiha (?).
And Gedore i think :)












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New electronics pliers from schmitz. Box joint, induction hardened cutting edges, ESD handles, very precise machining. All 4 pliers for 95 euro delivered to Australia, which is very cheap for quality electronic pliers. I believe they are the OEM for CK and possibly wiha (?).
Schmitz is the ODM for CK Tools, Bernstein, and NWS's ESD line (yellow grips).

Wiha's are similar, but I actually believe they're producing their own (grips are different from Schmitz & the ODM's listed above).

Makes sense IMHO at any rate, given how invested/committed they are in the electronic tools market (precision screwdrivers, tweezers ODM'ed by VOMM, and now the electronics cutters & pliers).
 

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New electronics pliers from schmitz. Box joint, induction hardened cutting edges, ESD handles, very precise machining. All 4 pliers for 95 euro delivered to Australia, which is very cheap for quality electronic pliers. I believe they are the OEM for CK and possibly wiha (?).

Hi, Champo.

Would you mind to share which store you ordered the pliers from ?
 

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News from STARMIX: new vacuum

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I saw this Starmix ad, but no mention of a 110v version for us.

I ordered the Starmix ISP ARDL 1435 instead of waiting, which is even a generation old itself. The new ones are all 1600 watts (vs 1400).
 

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Ochsenkopf (ox-head) twisted oval wood splitting wedge made of aluminium so it doesn't send splinters out when whacked with steel.

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Schmitz is the ODM for CK Tools, Bernstein, and NWS's ESD line (yellow grips).

Wiha's are similar, but I actually believe they're producing their own (grips are different from Schmitz & the ODM's listed above).

Makes sense IMHO at any rate, given how invested/committed they are in the electronic tools market (precision screwdrivers, tweezers ODM'ed by VOMM, and now the electronics cutters & pliers).

Okay thanks for that, I didn't realise they made bernstein electronic pliers. I'll edit the "possibly wiha" bit out of my original post! :thumbup:

Hi, Champo.

Would you mind to share which store you ordered the pliers from ?

Nanofrog is correct, straight from their website:

schmitz-zangen online store

Edit: oops, nanofrog even put a link in too!
 
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This looks like the European version of our model 2125 cordless 3/8" drill and screwdriver. Yours was made in Holland while ours was domestically made (in the U.S., of course).

~Ben
Skil had a factory in Holland where they manufactured professional power tools for the european market it seems. Unfortunately the newer Skil seem to be only hobby grade :(

I saw this Starmix ad, but no mention of a 110v version for us.

I ordered the Starmix ISP ARDL 1435 instead of waiting, which is even a generation old itself. The new ones are all 1600 watts (vs 1400).
Don´t worry :) The ISP/ISC are the better vacuums anyway. :)















New Festool vacuum:

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Here are a couple of old world purchases from the last month:

- Orbis angled long nose pliers (the head is angled 25 degrees); I purchased it in late February with a 15% discount at Menard's for $33.97 (before tax). It is found in Menard's electrical tool's department. Here are some pictures:











- Wolfcraft hook driver; It can be used by hand or slowly via a drill. I purchased it at Ace Hardware for about $7.00. Here are some pictures:










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Here are a couple of old world purchases from the last month:

- Orbis angled long nose pliers (the head is angled 25 degrees); I purchased it in late February with a 15% discount at Menard's for $33.97 (before tax). It is found in Menard's electrical tool's department. Here are some pictures:











- Wolfcraft hook driver; It can be used by hand or slowly via a drill. I purchased it at Ace Hardware for about $7.00. Here are some pictures:










Dave

The plastic handle on this looks a heck of alot like the older
PB Swiss/Baumann T-handle hex wrenches.

Same texture on the handle and same shape.

You can see the type I'm referring to in this post.

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showpost.php?p=4383723&postcount=7
 

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The plastic handle on this looks a heck of alot like the older
PB Swiss/Baumann T-handle hex wrenches.

Same texture on the handle and same shape.

You can see the type I'm referring to in this post.

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showpost.php?p=4383723&postcount=7


neophyte,

Even though the PB Swiss (Switzerland) and Wolfcraft (Germany) tools were produced in different countries, it's cool that they used the same comfortable handle. Thanks for pointing it out!


Dave
 
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Starmix vac arrived.

Matches my Festool green.
 

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Monte

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- Wolfcraft hook driver; It can be used by hand or slowly via a drill. I purchased it at Ace Hardware for about $7.00. Here are some pictures:
thanks for the coo pic :) Our packages don´t have a coo.

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My first cordless tool!
Bosch GSB 10.8V-2-LI Combi Drill
nice ! Even with the new 2.5AH batteries :drool:

Starmix vac arrived.

Matches my Festool green.
cool ! How do you like it ? :)















Body hammer and body dolly after sandblasting:

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polishing...:

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after painting:

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My sister lives and works in Switzerland and happens to know a guy who works for PB Swiss. So she got me these for Christmas. Because when I went to visit her, I only had hand baggage allowance, I couldn't take these home till now. Y'all care to guess what they are? Answer at the bottom of the thread:




Also got a very nice set of PBs in a blister pack:



And when I was out shopping, I happened to pass a combined tool shop and model rail store, in Belp, near Berne. Very cool place to spend 1/2 an hour, even if everything was 'reassuringly expensive'. I picked up a Promat 1/4" socket set with my remaining Swiss francs:



And as you've got this far, those PB doohickies are in fact Fondue forks....

Matt
 
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