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Bill: You know as well as I do that Wright, Williams, Proto, Armstrong, etc... mostly service the industrial sector, Mining, Oil/Gas extrication, Factories in house Millwrights, etc... They are not sold where most "normal" people get exposed to them, and like the truck brands they are more expensive than Cman by a long margin, and to guys that need a socket set twice a month the extra 150 bucks for a set of wrenches that "look" just like the Chinese ones is a hard pill to swallow.
Around me the wirght guy is the industrial welding supply shop, Proto From Fastenall, Blackhawk is the old carquest no one goes to anymore, S&K nope, Williams (S/O truck???) or chase a tool truck down. My grandpa had a lot of S&K and Wright form way back in addition to the old Cman stuff and a 3/4 drive proto set. In all honesty just due to the difficulty of finding retailers locally for warranty issue, I had mostly wrote off wright for a long time, needless to say I am over that.
Great looking lista's I need to get into a set up where I have shop again where I can have a set of Lista's I love those cabinets that maple top is gorgeous on there too
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Same ratchet in both those links and the one I just got today. Will review a little bit tomorrow when I have chance to use it some. Initial impression, not as refined in both action or appearance as some of the other more popular automotive biased tool makers, but is very nice in the hand, switches gears supper smooth and feels strong like ox, and tuff as Bear. Seems like its going to be a really great ratchet that I can pass on 40 years from now.
S&K is back from bankruptcy (AGAIN) , bought out by ideal industries as their premium brand, they seem to be doubling down and committed to US production with a new state of the art Forge/factory in CO (they bought Western Forge recently as well just for this) and NEW HUGE warehouse/distribution (might be production to) facility in Chicago. I have some of the last Good S&K and some really old stuff that I like a lot. Am going to shy away from them for now, just because I nor anyone I know have no real world experience with "Ideal" out side of wire nuts....
Cman sales have plummeted DEEP into the shitter since off shoring much of their production. People seem to have taken the mind set that "if I am going to get China Junk from Cman screw it, I am going to Harbor Freight as its cheaper and better selection" . Or they are just moving up market some, to the entry level truck brands, or finding the US made industrial brands. Like me not even going to take broken stuff back and just replacing with better stuff even though it costs much more. Snap on is capitalizing on this by buying up Williams, though they have been splitting production between the US and Taiwan with ISO production standards, and selling them decent enough prices to attract the enthusiast. Stanley is doing the same with the Blackhawk line it seems a well by selling them a price point not to far above what US made Cman was selling at 4-5 years ago.
DAMMM I got a bit long winded and rambled on there a bit sorryLast edited by mrsleeve; 11-18-2015, 11:57 PM.Leave a comment:
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Dammit mrsleeve, after I saw your post in the latest purchases thread I started looking at Wright tools as a USA made alternative for CMan since they've gone chinese... found a lot that I like.
Really considering getting this ratchet
http://www.amazon.com/Wright-Tool-34...ht+3+8+ratchet
or this one
http://www.amazon.com/Wright-Tool-13...ht+3+8+ratchet
And then of course I stumbled on SKs new X-Frame ratcheting wrenches. Gonna have to put those on my wishlist.Leave a comment:
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Nice! It still amazes me that so many people have not even heard of Wright tools. You're going to love their ratchets. My advice is to get both the 41 tooth and the 30 tooth 3/8" ratchets. Also, the compact 45 tooth is one of the most handy tools you could buy.
I bought two more Lista cabinets a few months ago.
$800 each. They were new in 2001, but are in mint condition because the owner only used them in his house to store bullets.Leave a comment:
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I see your flare set and raise you
WOW is all I can say about these Wrightgrip combinations. I was in the middle of changing sway bar bushings when the fedex guy showed up, so I put the 12,13,&14 right to work. They BITE hard into old fasteners, and feel very secure when putting a lot of force on them. As compared to my good S&K super chromes or Cman Pro's. Just as good as set of Flank Drives from Snap but at 1/3 the cost (from amazon) and still 100% made in the USA.
This just confirms where 90% of new and replacements for lost tools dollars are going to go. I also ordered a new 3/8ths ratchet as well and will post up when it shows up and I have time to use it for a few mins....
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5 piece polished metric flare nut wrench set with a denim pouch.Leave a comment:
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My favorite store, Hartville Hardware, now carries my favorite hand tools. I bought one of every Wright Tools screwdriver. They're made from the same steel stock as Mayhew chisels. They had a nice little demo where you could ruin brand new wrenches from SnapOn and other competitors.
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Got this Snap-On box last Friday for $150.
It has some surface rust on the front and in a few spots on the sides, so I plan on sanding it down and re-painting it. Putting my Clarke box on top of it to replace the smaller Waterloo bottom box I currently have.
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Picked up a frequency counter for a project I'm working on. Slowly building up my test gear collection at home.
Good timing all things considered.
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/330782797660...84.m1439.l2649
Yeah Hazet tools are excellent, they're as good if not better than Snap-On. I have bought several used pieces off of eBay (13mm right angle box wrench might be my fav) but these were my first serious new purchases. There is samstag sales but they're more expensive than Jens, the guy I know in Germany. Jens gave me a little deal for buying both at the same time but they were about $400 less than what Samstag is selling those same two for.Leave a comment:
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I've done enough wrench turning in Europe to know that Hazet (and Facom) are excellent tools. Did you get them from or in Europe or is there a N. Am vendor ?Hazet torque wrenches. Small one is 10-60 NM, and the large one is 60-320 NM. They are serial numbered and come from the factory with a certificate of calibration. Each one is tested at high, mid, and low torque settings in triplicate. Accuracy was anywhere from 0.2-2% error. Great %RSDs. Made in Germany.
Next is a Oetiker Clamp Kit. These are the same as factory. There are a few instances where they are superior to screw clamps and they have that clean look to them. Crimpers are by Knipex and are made in Germany as well. I have quite a few different Knipex tools and they are top-notch.
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Need one of those sets!! Tell me more lol
Next is a Oetiker Clamp Kit. These are the same as factory. There are a few instances where they are superior to screw clamps and they have that clean look to them. Crimpers are by Knipex and are made in Germany as well. I have quite a few different Knipex tools and they are top-notch.
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Hazet torque wrenches. Small one is 10-60 NM, and the large one is 60-320 NM. They are serial numbered and come from the factory with a certificate of calibration. Each one is tested at high, mid, and low torque settings in triplicate. Accuracy was anywhere from 0.2-2% error. Great %RSDs. Made in Germany.
Next is a Oetiker Clamp Kit. These are the same as factory. There are a few instances where they are superior to screw clamps and they have that clean look to them. Crimpers are by Knipex and are made in Germany as well. I have quite a few different Knipex tools and they are top-notch.
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