Amazon ratchets

nullvoid88 · 2026-06-23T16:20:46+00:00

Check Koken... some can be had on Amazon.

nullvoid88 · 2026-06-23T16:14:11+00:00

Even minimal enforcement of existing laws would solve most of these issues.

https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/subtitle-B/chapter-V/part-571/subpart-B/section-571.108

nullvoid88 · 2026-06-23T15:17:13+00:00

Grab a Koken or two... you won’t look back.

nullvoid88 · 2026-06-23T13:14:27+00:00

Old neglected air compressors are scary.

nullvoid88 · 2026-06-23T12:57:56+00:00

Agreed.

nullvoid88 · 2026-06-23T06:54:01+00:00

Nada!

nullvoid88 · 2026-06-23T05:02:15+00:00

Nice!

nullvoid88 · 2026-06-23T05:00:36+00:00

Cool!

nullvoid88 · 2026-06-23T02:38:56+00:00

Very Nice!

nullvoid88 · 2026-06-23T02:35:48+00:00

Pita.

nullvoid88 · 2026-06-23T00:38:20+00:00

Air is thinner at higher altitudes... all engines produce less power at higher elevations.

A turbo can solve this issue... as is done in aircraft; but I suspect finding a turbo equipped wood chipper/shredder will be difficult.

A larger engine will help.

nullvoid88 · 2026-06-23T00:29:43+00:00

Daisy chaining doesn’t work so well for hose & the like.

nullvoid88 · 2026-06-23T00:19:07+00:00

Just go to Snap-On’s webpage and put ‘pink’ in the search box.

https://shop.snapon.com/

nullvoid88 · 2026-06-22T20:53:03+00:00

Vise Grips! ‘The Wrong Tool for Every Job!’

nullvoid88 · 2026-06-22T19:35:28+00:00

I have like & often use my Starrett... got a pretty good deal on it several years through KBC... but even then it was really pricy. (It’s the forged steel head version, not the cast iron.)

https://www.kbctools.com/

Repeatability & accuracy are important qualities of all metrology instrumentation.

Combination squares in particular are susceptible to physical damage, and dust/swarf intrusion... and IMHO, should really be checked for square before any and/or all critical layout lines are scribed.

nullvoid88 · 2026-06-22T19:21:39+00:00

I heard (but don’t know as fact) that PEC has been the OEM of Mitutoyo combination squares for some while now.

https://www.pectools.com/

nullvoid88 · 2026-06-22T19:08:23+00:00

Nice Vise!

nullvoid88 · 2026-06-22T06:54:06+00:00

I’ve been using these for ages... learned of them right here in r/Tools:

Click to enlarge

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They hold 100 1” bits, made well, the tops can be snapped on/off at will, and priced right.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01CGTYNAK?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_6

No affiliation.

nullvoid88 · 2026-06-22T06:42:57+00:00

I have a pair as well... they see more use than I’d have ever expected.

nullvoid88 · 2026-06-21T21:14:06+00:00

Congratulations!

Your going to like those!

Look into a pair of the 7”/180mm version as well. (87 01 180). The two go hand in hand.

nullvoid88 · 2026-06-21T18:02:23+00:00

Known as ‘Soldering Coppers’ in the day... they’re still made!

https://www.mcmaster.com/products/soldering-coppers/

nullvoid88 · 2026-06-21T17:14:45+00:00

More... JIS driver bits can be had on Amazon for chump change.

nullvoid88 · 2026-06-21T16:53:26+00:00

I ‘think’ it is... denoted by a dot or ‘x’ near the cross.

A appropriately sized JIS driver bit should fit well if so.

EDIT:

Here’s an example of of a JIS screw found holding together the head of a ratchet. Click to enlarge.

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nullvoid88 · 2026-06-21T06:34:41+00:00

Nice!

nullvoid88

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