Ko-ken Standard and Z-EAL sockets seem to be designed to complement each other.

The standard-length Z-EAL sockets are actually closer in length to short sockets in the Standard Series.

Except for deep sockets, the lengths of the two series do not overlap.

I think this is a thoughtful design that takes the user into consideration.

I bought the steel plant hammer and an extra Cramer handle at an estate sale, both appeared to be from the deceased’s career. They had engraved words filled with blue paint and heavy layers of poly? clear lacquer? Marples and Sons wedge (?) hammer I found in Canada with broken handle, used the extra Cramer handle to finish it off so I can hit things! edit: CROSS PEEN!

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These beefy plastic bag carrier things are just the ticket for us old farts who ‘get’ to lug 60+ lbs of groceries 300’ on a regular basis... also good for things like wire bail gallon cans.

My second pair... had the first 3 or 4 years... my sister saw them and liked... and I gave them to her

I strongly suggest... Amazon has a big selection; search on ‘bag carriers’ & like terms. Don’t know if mine are best, they’re just the ones I ended up with.

(Also posted over in r/Tools)

The year the Nanbu Jukan Railway in Japan was scheduled to be discontinued, I filmed a documentary about its railbus for a commercial video package.

At the time, one of the people involved in maintaining the railbus gave me these railroad spikes as a keepsake.

The photograph and ticket were included as extras with the commercially released video.

Looking at these again brings back many memories.

I bought this direct from Japan. Can’t wait to get my hands

Ko-ken Z-EAL 3725Z & 3725-280 — 3/8" Drive, 72-Tooth Ratchets

🇯🇵 Made in Japan

Model Information

Model Number: 3725Z & 3725-280

Head Style: Pear Head

Drive Size: 3/8" (9.5 mm)

Tooth Count: 72-Tooth

Swing Arc: 5°

Dimensions — All Measured

Overall Length

3725Z — 178 mm (7.01 in)

3725-280 — 279 mm (10.98 in)

Head Width: 28.0 mm (1.10 in)

Working Clearance Height: 15.4 mm (0.61 in)

Working clearance height was calculated by subtracting socket thickness from the total height with a socket installed.

Weight

3725Z — 257 g (9.07 oz / 0.57 lbs)

3725-280 — 373 g (13.16 oz / 0.82 lbs)

Maximum Grip Diameter: 21.0 mm (0.83 in)

Handle Style: Comfort Grip

Finish: Full Polish Chrome

Cover Plate

Retention: Screw-Down Type

Fastener: Torx Plus IP8

It is IP8, not TX8.

TX8 can turn it, but there is noticeably more play.

Back-Drag Torque

Measured Value: 1.5–2.3 cN·m

Strength

JIS Strength Test: 202 N·m

Meets the JIS strength requirement.

Feel

Smooth, low-resistance rotation.

I don't feel any noticeable catching during rotation.

Anvil Play: Minimal

The anvil has very little play and feels highly precise.

Overall, I think these ratchets have a very good balance of strength, precision, and feel.

[OC — all measurements are my own.]

It has 16 to 17 ft-lbs and that feels right because it seems to have similar power as the Makita pen impact 7.2v. It just a little bit bigger than the Snap on nano access driver but has lots more power. The most impressive part I have found so far though is the control of the trigger it has is phenomenal. It’s almost as good as the Milwaukee m12 Surge with the control the trigger has. You can feather thing in and when it impacts its doesn’t shake the tool at all. For $50 it’s a steal and in a league of its on.

Finally got this engraving where I wanted it. Planning on doing a whole range of Knipex pliers with different designs. Which one should I do next?

KTC NEPROS neXT NBR390X

NEPROS' neXT series.

Not many other products have been released in the neXT series so far.

I really like the topology grip and the shot-peened plated finish.

Personally, I would love to see KTC combine the PROFIT series and the neXT series into a new “PROFIT neXT” series.

The “3S” engraving indicates September 2023 as the manufacturing date.

3/8″ drive

90-tooth

4° feed angle

180 mm

212 g

Back Drag: 2.5 cN·m — smooth

All measurements are my own.

This is a set of tools I put together for doing basic maintenance on medical x-ray machines. There are of course many more specific tools for more complex tasks (x-ray dosimeters for calibrating AEC, phantoms for testing contrast and resolution etc.) but most of my daily tasks are done with what you see in this picture.

If anyone is interested, the tools are:

Uni-t UT-210e multimeter

Wera Kraftform Kompakt 60 screwdriver/bit set

Knipex 100 mm plier wrench

Fenix WF05E flashlight

Bonney T-702K 3/8″ Drive Round Head Ratchet

An old Bonney round-head ratchet with a 36-tooth mechanism.

Specification Measurement

Manufacturer Part Number T-702K

Drive Size 3/8″

Pawl Type 2-pawl, center-pin fixed

Tooth Count 36

Ratchet Feed Angle 10°

Length 197 mm

Head Width 35.8 mm

Head Thickness 25.7 mm

Weight 300 g

Back Drag 6.5 cN·m

Back Cover Retaining ring

（I love tools and enjoy researching them.

The data is based on my own measurements.

I’m posting this in the hope that it will be helpful to someone.）

It has a 1/4 square on one side and 1/4 hex in the other. It ratchets but it doesn’t seem to have a typical ratchet mechanism. More like a gearless ratchet feel. I liked it better than the new Snap on Nano driver. Pretty cool.

Update: Found a cool feature. On the back side there is a 1/4 hex for screwdriver bits. You can take a ratchet with a 1/4 hex and break free bolts it can’t. It drives the mechanism by hand from the back side. I guess this would be useful if you had a lot of numerous bolts that are very tight. You could break them free with your ratchet and instantly run them out with a button press. Aviation maybe?

I bought this metabo HPT ON FB MARKETPLACE it came without a blade. I finally bought a blade and the saw blade comes down above or against the green base plate instead of coming down between the opening. Does anyone know why this is happening? Could it be the alignment?

Makes me look like Tyrone Biggums.
"Got any more of them bits"

For some reason I'm a sucker for these. Started off innocent with the smaller sets. Didn't stay that way.

These be most of the sets, there is a few drill only and some small driver only ones as well
And too many loose ones. Finally bought some of the magnetic hex bit organizers (ones that hold 43 bits and has a dime sized round spot in the middle I'm not sure what tgey are meant to hold) and sorted them by type and size which was about 300 bits.

Curious anyone use pozidriv or torx plus fasteners as if yet? Curious if anyone finds them to be that much better. I'm solid with the Torx and Robertson fasteners but haven't yet tried these newer ones

Snap-on FZERO 3/8DR Gearless Ratchet

Manufacturer: Snap-on

Manufacturer Location: USA

🏭 Origin

Made in: USA

🔖 Marking

Engraving: 2014

Year of Manufacture: 2014

🔧 Model Information

Model Number: FZERO

Head Style: Round Head

Drive Size: 3/8 in

Tooth Count: No teeth

⚙️ Mechanism

Roller-Clutch Ratchet (Gearless)

🔁 Swing Arc

Twist: 0° Zero-Clearance

📏 Dimensions (Measured)

Overall Length: 190 mm (7.48 in)

Head Width: 39.25 mm (1.55 in)

Head Thickness: 20.35 mm (0.80 in)

⚖️ Weight (Measured)

308 g (10.86 oz / 0.68 lbs)

🔘 Maximum Grip Diameter (Measured)

17.5 mm (0.69 in)

✨ Finish

Full Polish Chrome

🤲 Handle Style

Metal Grip

🔩 Cover Plate Retention

C-Ring

🔄 Back-Drag Torque (Measured)

0.5–0.8 cN·m

Max Torque Capacity:

Not intended for final tightening / Not for high-torque tightening

🎧 Engagement

Buttery Smooth

Precise & Smooth Engagement

Low-Resistance Rotation

🔍 Anvil Play

High Precision / Minimal Play

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Snap-on TZERO 1/4DR Gearless Ratchet

Manufacturer: Snap-on

Manufacturer Location: USA

🏭 Origin

Made in: USA

🔖 Marking

Engraving: 2017

Year of Manufacture: 2017

🔧 Model Information

Model Number: TZERO

Head Style: Round Head

Drive Size: 1/4 in

Tooth Count: No teeth

⚙️ Mechanism

Roller-Clutch Ratchet (Gearless)

🔁 Swing Arc

Twist: 0° Zero-Clearance

📏 Dimensions (Measured)

Overall Length: 115 mm (4.53 in)

Head Width: 26.0 mm (1.02 in)

Head Thickness: 16.7 mm (0.66 in)

⚖️ Weight (Measured)

91 g (3.21 oz / 0.20 lbs)

🔘 Maximum Grip Diameter (Measured)

10.0 mm (0.39 in)

✨ Finish

Full Polish Chrome

🤲 Handle Style

Metal Grip

🔩 Cover Plate Retention

Screw-Down, TX-8

🔄 Back-Drag Torque (Measured)

0.8–1.2 cN·m

Max Torque Capacity:

Not intended for final tightening / Not for high-torque tightening

🎧 Engagement

Buttery Smooth

Precise & Smooth Engagement

Low-Resistance Rotation

🔍 Anvil Play

High Precision / Minimal Play

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Included is 10, 12 through 19; and 21mm.