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Monte

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nice Stahlwille ! The Pastorino pliers look like Grip-On

Who makes these tin snips ? A distinctive handle shape sold by various brands. I'm looking to buy something similar but EU made.
i dunno who makes the above ones....but:
Made in Italy:
http://www.betakut.it/

Most common brand in Germany: Erdi/Bessey:
http://www.bessey.de/en/category.php?ASIMOID_MC=000000000002da3e00020023
(The higher priced models are still made here, lower priced (~20€) are from Taiwan. Some are "Assembled in Germany")
Also made in Germany: www.padre.de
 

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Is anyone familiar with the heyco 3800 sockets? They are thin walled impact sockets so they should double as your normal sockets too because they are less bulky than your common impact sockets.

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Just bought a few and they seem great, I think that they are being phased out by heyco because the seller was giving a 40% off on them, but I am not sure. Those are the short ones, there are also tall ones available.

They sit nicely on my newly acuired Fein ASB 636 too:

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The big wille'.

I think the best descriptor of Stahlwille's finish is: smooth galvanized :D


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Knuckle spreading socket:

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Wera square drive (aka Robertson) screwdrivers. My most recent addition was the standard length #2 from earlier this year. The other #1, #2 (long), and #3 are 5+ years ago.

Wera conforms with the standard colouring of the handles (green for #1, red for #2, black for #3)


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At the time I bought these, they were to compliment my standard Robertson screwdrivers. What struck me as unique about Wera's design was the "square-plus" feature, just like their "Hex-plus" drive tools that they are well known for. I'm a fan of their "Hex-plus" bits and hex keys as they do really work. The same applies for their "square-plus" design. They do offer an extra advantage of the standard square/Robertson drive.

Here's a shot of the drive end. The second one from the left is new.

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Wera's brand logo has changed over time. My latest addition shows their new logo that we're now familiar with.

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Turn the handles over and you can see the different COO, stamping, and wording:

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Speaking of older Wera handles...

Check out the different colours available, with "Made in Germany" moulded right onto the handle (for extra grip :D ;))

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Interesting pearl-like colour:

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Check out this beast!

A Bahco slogging wrench with a size of 155mm or 6.1" :scared:

Weighs 17kg (37.5 pounds), and 570mm long (22.5")

Cost: $4000

(That's not my hand in the picture)

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Hello Everybody! I bought some new nice Tools...


Gedore 1/2" 1919-90 Anniversary Edition Ratchet Set

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Stahlwile 512 compared to Gedore 1993-U20, Gedore 1993-U3, Gedore 1993-Z and Beta 910/55 3/8"

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Facom 440 Taiwan made compared to Stahlwille Open Box 13

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Facom 440 French made compared to Pastorino (Italy)

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They sit nicely on my newly acuired Fein ASB 636 too:
Do you can remove lug nuts with this tool ?

Knuckle spreading socket
which brand ?

Speaking of older Wera handles...

Check out the different colours available, with "Made in Germany" moulded right onto the handle (for extra grip :D ;))
ahh the good old times :)

Hello Everybody! I bought some new nice Tools...
indeed ! :drool:













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ahah the prices were wrong online...i contact them to know the shipping costs...and they update the price!!

:sad:

I recently aquire a flat screwdriver from merkur - germany ....never eard about this brand before...but seems to be well builded...pics later...you already know something about this brand?

Maybe part of an older product line from DOVO? They're now mostly known for Razors, scissors, and shaving equipment, but they do brand some of their products Merkur.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DOVO_Solingen
 

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Is the French made one at the top, slightly thinner ?

The 10mm seems to be the same at the Open end. But if you look from the side Profile, the French made handle seems to be thinner, or just the edges are more "rounded" compared to the Taiwan Made. Also a Small difference in weight French 42 gr, Taiwan 44 gr.

I will post some better Pictures for comparsion.
 

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Hello,
old vice from Germany. 150 mm, works well. Must be between 1927-45 because its DRP (Deutsches Reichspatent). Painted in Resedagreen with Nopolux Color.
Nice Greetings,
Henrik
 

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Regarding the Fein ASB 636
Do you can remove lug nuts with this tool ?
Yes I think so :) As I have understood it these will both tighten and loosen with a torque of 100 Nm so it might not be possible to loosen bolts that are really stuck, but if they have been tightened with the same machine then it should be possible to loosen it with it too, though I have not tried this yet since I just bought it. Usually I loosen everything up with a lug wrench first. I got it for cheap, 15 euro, so I could not pass it up since they go for almost 700 euro new and I could never ever spend that kind of money on something like this.
 

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So here are better comparsion Pictures for the Facom 440 French vs Taiwan made. As you can see, the edges on the French made Version seems to be more rounded...

French made on Top:

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French made on the left side / top:

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French made on Top:

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French made on the right side:

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So here are better comparsion Pictures for the Facom 440 French vs Taiwan made. As you can see, the edges on the French made Version seems to be more rounded...

Looks exactly the same to me. How can you tell one was made in Taiwan and another in France?
Have a full 6-32 set of USAG 285s which are re-branded Facom 440s and they are nice a bit on the short side maybe.
 

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Looks exactly the same to me. How can you tell one was made in Taiwan and another in France?
Have a full 6-32 set of USAG 285s which are re-branded Facom 440s and they are nice a bit on the short side maybe.

The French made has only just a letter (P) on the right side, next to the Facom marks. The Taiwan made has a number and a letter (767973 M)
 

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Surprised Facom wouldnt start stamping them Made in France? But maybe thats so people dont avoid the made in Taiwan stock?
 

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Surprised Facom wouldnt start stamping them Made in France? But maybe thats so people dont avoid the made in Taiwan stock?

I found this Picture... Its a blister of a 17mm Facom 440 Wrench. It is stamped with "Made in France" :)

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Are those German made snow throwers with German made engines they sell ?
i´m not sure if it´s german made or borrowed from their MTD mother company....

I like Bosch's new laser measurer though, you can sync to your tablet and build a floorplan with their app.

Looks like a cool feature !
Bosch did release some great measuring tools since they took over CST/Berger. I´ve even seen a german made one :)

Regarding the Fein ASB 636

Yes I think so :) As I have understood it these will both tighten and loosen with a torque of 100 Nm so it might not be possible to loosen bolts that are really stuck, but if they have been tightened with the same machine then it should be possible to loosen it with it too, though I have not tried this yet since I just bought it. Usually I loosen everything up with a lug wrench first. I got it for cheap, 15 euro, so I could not pass it up since they go for almost 700 euro new and I could never ever spend that kind of money on something like this.
damn 15 bucks !?! That´s a good price for a Fein tool :thumbup:
. Loosening torque is usually higher than tightening torque so that´s why i wonder if the tool can get the job done ?














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