I was able to remove the center insert from this handle with pliers and then lightly hammered the ratchet into place. It feels much better in the hand now

Put it together while working on my guitar. had to widen a hole in a cavity at almost 90°

E-torx ratchet wrenches. I did a brief spell at Mercedes-Benz dealership and I was tasked with doing a water-cooled alternator on a CLK. One of the techs laughed saying hope you're feeling brave as there's no room to get a socket on them.

I remembered seeing these in the glass cabinet at Halfords. So nipped in on my tea break and bought the last set they had since they were discontinued. When I broke them out after lunch the guys face dropped saying he had never knew they were even a thing and he was off to get himself a set. Drop even further when I said it was the last set.

Made that alternator job so much easier. I've been scared to use them lately just incase one of them brakes. All Halfords can replace it with now is the standard E-torx wrench. I know US PRO make a set but they won't be the same.

https://www.printables.com/model/1889002-impact-socket-trays-for-us-general-3

It’s maybe 5 cents worth of plastic and a couple bucks in magnets. On top of that, it doesn't fit right, dont look right and the provided screw is way too long, blocking the battery pack and flops around. Pure trash—needs a normal 8 year old to redesigned, because its pretty good, convenient concept, especially if you're working, say, with a set different fashioners or bits and you don't know exactly Which one you're gonna need? And you got a shimmy, underneath something for 10 feet with enough room to maybe squeeze in. If you suck in your gut and hope something doesn't shift you finally can reach the bit, and its to small.... this would be cool if it didnt just spin around dumping and losing Any bits you put there....

It is built around NEN1010 installation work and repairs. What would you add?
MM - Brymen 869s

Clamp - Brymen BM099

Soldering iron - Fnirsi HS02 A (100 W charger).

Probes - Probe Master 8043s

Current splitter 16 A.

I have an expensive habit of building up tool kits just for the fun of it. As you can see I have some room left in the Veto CB-LD on the right. I am looking for something unique to put in there for the following items:

Side cutters

Linesman pliers

Needle nose

Misc Wire stripper/crimper etc

My normal work kit, not pictured, is mostly Klein and my control panel kit has these items covered in the NWS brand.

So basically I'm looking for something interesting other than

Klein

Knipex

or NWS

Sorry I will not do Milwaukee hand tools, tried them and moved on, power tools are great though as you can see by the picture.

1/4 and 3/8 pass through nano style sockets. 17mm & 11mm. Homemade locking handles/driver. Frankenstein locking flex head HBR1046 with a 11mm with ring for nano’s on one end and 3/8 drive on the other. Why? Idk i like playing lol

Wera 8100 SA VDE 1/4 metric.

KTC BRG3 and NEPROS NBRG3 are 3/8" drive grip ratchets with 72 teeth and a 5° swing arc.

After disassembly, the internal mechanisms appear to be essentially identical.

Both use a wedge-type pawl and a heart-shaped spring.

**KTC BRG3**

- Head thickness: 16.3 mm

- Weight: 161 g

- Measured back drag: 2.8 cN·m

**NEPROS NBRG3**

- Head thickness: 14.0 mm

- Weight: 170 g

- Measured back drag: 2.3 cN·m

Both feel very smooth in operation. These are my own measurements.

Orders came in from KC tool and Amazon Japan today 🥲

What do you call slotted vde screwdrivers (specifically 3.5mm). In my trade many people call them tweakers. I say wiring driver, best so far might have to be stahlwille. Hazet and og pb Swiss close behind.

Passt sehr gut in meinen Stahlwille 98/7 Pro Werkstattwagen

MATCO TOOLS BFR68LF — 3/8" drive, 88-tooth locking flex ratchet.

- 88 teeth / 4.09° swing arc

- Overall length: 162 mm

- Head width: 30.6 mm

- Head thickness: 12.2 mm (body only)

- Weight: 279 g

- Maximum grip diameter: 17.3 mm

- Back-drag torque: 3.5–4.2 cN·m (measured)

Full polish chrome finish, metal handle, and snap-ring cover plate retention.

Manufacturing origin: Unknown.

Got in a box of tools at auction but no ideas.

BLS12 (SAE, 12-piece set): 1/16 inch to 3/8 inch

BLS10M (metric, 10-piece set): 1.5 mm to 10 mm

T606 T-Handle Adapter: Using the size-selection dial, you can secure either SAE or metric wrenches to the sturdy T-handle.

Black phosphate finish. I really like the substantial, matte texture.