MWEric
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More toys to bring home. The Witte set was
18 euro at Hornbach. Can’t pass that up.
18 euro at Hornbach. Can’t pass that up.
Tools from the old world
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merkyworks
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Mailman dropped off a KC Tools order this evening.
werkzeug-keller
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Do you have a part number for this nut setters? I can't find them...Thank you!Facom nutsetters.
Have you also tried the Malco CRHEX ones?
I purchased them from this ebay seller.
Facom Impact Rated Cleanable Magnetic Nut Setter Set (3 Pieces) | eBay
Cheapest you can find online.
www.ebay.co.uk
I cannot find them sold separately anywhere else, so I'm guessing the seller split them from this set.
Facom EN.1J30PB.
Facom EN.1J30PB 30 Piece Max Impact FlexTorq Screwdriver & Nut Runner Bit Set
The small modular tough case includes impact ready accessories and connects with both small and medium tough cases. Modular cases –…
www.primetools.co.uk
I don't see Malco in the UK. They look useful with having two sizes.
Qualitytools
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When I saw your original post of the FACOM ones I too tried to find them but without success however, I found MALCO instead, I too like the fact that it has 2 sizes in one.I purchased them from this ebay seller.
Facom Impact Rated Cleanable Magnetic Nut Setter Set (3 Pieces) | eBay
Cheapest you can find online.www.ebay.co.uk
I cannot find them sold separately anywhere else, so I'm guessing the seller split them from this set.
Facom EN.1J30PB.
Facom EN.1J30PB 30 Piece Max Impact FlexTorq Screwdriver & Nut Runner Bit Set
The small modular tough case includes impact ready accessories and connects with both small and medium tough cases. Modular cases –…
I don't see Malco in the UK. They look useful with having two sizes.
KnurledNut
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I purchased them from this ebay seller.
Facom Impact Rated Cleanable Magnetic Nut Setter Set (3 Pieces) | eBay
Cheapest you can find online.www.ebay.co.uk
I cannot find them sold separately anywhere else, so I'm guessing the seller split them from this set.
Facom EN.1J30PB.
Facom EN.1J30PB 30 Piece Max Impact FlexTorq Screwdriver & Nut Runner Bit Set
The small modular tough case includes impact ready accessories and connects with both small and medium tough cases. Modular cases –…
I don't see Malco in the UK. They look useful with having two sizes.
I love Malco tools, but in a professional setting, I find the ball detent retention insufficient. Ive used the 1/4x5/16 and the bit tip will often get left on the fastener when the impact driver is pulled away. It was aggravating enough that I quit using them.
Also, the smaller size of the two has a fatter wall which I disliked.
Good work
Looks like you have covered virtually every company !!
PS: I think Berner/Norway ist just a german distributor like Wurth e.g.
There is www.beargrip.com from Holland too. (Made in Slovakia nowadays though it seems)
four.cycle
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including your "Beargrip", these are the names I need to add:
Bessey (Germany), Oplast (Slovenia), Grip-on (Spain), Beargrip (Netherlands)(Slovakia)
Do let me know if you come up with any more! Thank you!
Bessey (Germany), Oplast (Slovenia), Grip-on (Spain), Beargrip (Netherlands)(Slovakia)
Do let me know if you come up with any more! Thank you!
Facom open end angles the opposite way which is a bit weird. 
upgrading
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Do you find that side locking lever to be easier to use or what ?
Do you find that side locking lever to be easier to use or what ?
Yes.
Feels like it might not be as durable as a large push button or rocker switch, but I like it so far.
Snakevz
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Some Christmas goodies
Merry Christmas everyone!
Merry Christmas everyone!
four.cycle
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nice. who is the manufacturer on the hammer?
and merry christmas to you too.
and merry christmas to you too.
Qualitytools
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Snakevz
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Thank you!
As other mentioned, hammer is Halder Simplex 40mm
As other mentioned, hammer is Halder Simplex 40mm
four.cycle
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Picard appears to still be a stand-alone entity: https://www.picard-hammer.de/
Spongebob89
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Thank you!
As other mentioned, hammer is Halder Simplex 40mm
It looks very well made.. I will buy one of the below. Thanks!
SIMPLEX soft-face mallets TPE-soft / rubber composition; with cast iron housing and high-quality wooden handle - EH 3012.
EH 3012. SIMPLEX soft-face mallets TPE-soft / rubber composition; with cast iron housing and high-quality wooden handle - The SIMPLEX series 3012 is availa...
www.halder.com
SIMPLEX soft-face mallets TPE-soft / rubber composition; with cast iron housing and high-quality wooden handle - EH 3013.
EH 3013. SIMPLEX soft-face mallets TPE-soft / rubber composition; with cast iron housing and high-quality wooden handle - The SIMPLEX series 3013 is availa...
www.halder.com
Snakevz
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I would also look at PB Swiss and Wiha.
Halder is available in a nearby store, so that was deciding fact for it
Halder is available in a nearby store, so that was deciding fact for it
Hardermach
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Just some old Gedore fricton ratchets, they where basically for free. Might you guys like them!
Qualitytools
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Here is where I read about the merger/acquisition, on Picard's website it shows the following:
The two leading hammer manufacturers PICARD and HAL- DER are now operating under a joint strategy and a com- mon owner. The original “founding” product, and therefore the cornerstone of both companies, was the hammer. To- day, HALDER is market leader in soft-face hammers and mallets, while PICARD is global leader in roo ng hammers. Both are family-run businesses with a long tradition. The product portfolios of these two premium brands comple- ment one another perfectly. Together, PICARD and HAL- DER offer the world’s most complete and highest-quality range of impact tools.
four.cycle
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^ Interesting. They are, for all intents and purposes, operating as separate business entities at present.
CGarage
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I like Proxxon. I have the dremel style tool from them. Nice one, Monte.
four.cycle
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any idea who the maker is on this unit? I do not recognize the logo (third image)
IUS Romaniaany idea who the maker is on this unit? I do not recognize the logo (third image)
Bought a second pair of these to use at work.
My other pair open/close easily, but have quite a bit of play in the pivot (like that from new). This pair has a very stiff pivot, so it's hard to open them. Unusual for Knipex. Still rate this design of needle nose, though.
My other pair open/close easily, but have quite a bit of play in the pivot (like that from new). This pair has a very stiff pivot, so it's hard to open them. Unusual for Knipex. Still rate this design of needle nose, though.
Hardermach
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Old vs. really old Gedore 1/4 ratchet set.
Spongebob89
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Old vs. really old Gedore 1/4 ratchet set.
Gedore tools in my opinion are top quality and lifetime tools!
upgrading
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They both are in nice condition.
Hardermach
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Yes, in these conditions they are quite hard to find. I received the orange version today and gave it a good cleaning.
Hardermach
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Like the finish of itBought a second pair of these to use at work.
My other pair open/close easily, but have quite a bit of play in the pivot (like that from new). This pair has a very stiff pivot, so it's hard to open them. Unusual for Knipex. Still rate this design of needle nose, though.
CGarage
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Not sure why there is not more respect for Gedore. They own the largest forges in Germany last I checked (Facom owns the largest in Western Europe iirc). Hazet and Stahlwille get touted as the best tools of Germany but Gedore has a much wider product range and they manufacture their own stuff. Respect.
I'm in the UK, and I would say that marketing is the problem. Both Gedore and Stahlwille have quite poor distribution over here, and Hazet is worse still. They're not going to establish a reputation unless people get to use their tools, which isn't going to happen unless the tools are promoted and sold. Facom is somewhat better since they were bought by Stanley B&D, which has long-standing UK operations (although somewhat less than in the past). Elora is another excellent German tool manufacturer that deserves more respect. They are distributed in the UK by Draper, but I doubt they sell much compared to Draper's own-brand cheaper offerings (and I have had good experiences with Draper Expert tools).
Of the premium German brands, it's only Knipex and Wera, possibly Wiha as well, that have good representation and availability in the UK.
That said, Abingdon King ****, who I think are our only remaining spanner (wrench) manufacturer, don't have good UK distribution either. I guess the market for quality tools is now very limited.
I can't speak for other countries, and please correct me if I'm wrong...
Dave455
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I’ve been very disappointed by a lot of Gedore stuff I’ve bought.
Got some Whitworth ring spanners (box end wrenches) a while back and they were very poor. Also got some 1/4 drive bits, which were also poor - didn’t fit together well and felt flimsy.
I think they do bigger tools well, and some of their lines are very good (Thinking of their No.7 combination wrenches, especially the long ones) but you do have to be careful.
Dave455
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I think it depends what field you work in.
If you are in aerospace, or manufacturing, or any sort of industry, you generally get overwhelmed with choices.
Unfortunately though, most tool purchasing is done online, probably by account customers. What we have lost are the “bricks and mortar” tool shops. Those that we do have tend to be targeted by certain distributors, which is why we tend to see certain makes “on the shelf” and everything else has to be ordered.
You’re right though, in my local (very small) town I will find no Stahlwille, Hazet or King ****, but I will find Wiha, Knipex, and Wera. At the last count I could get Wera from 5 different places inside 200 yards!
The only solution is to be educated buyers and order what we want!