New tool thread

[NYEngineer]

It's just a Grizzly for $65, no? In the machining world height gauges aren't exactly new technology?
https://www.grizzly.com/products/igaging-0-6-digital-fractional-height-gauge/t21576

It was new to me.

 

[Max Thrust]

You're going to hate the flank drive plus for everyday use unless every single nut you encounter is rounded off.

I understand their limitations with marring fasteners. I have a full set of conventional open ends for those circumstances in which I don't want a faster marred by the FD Plus.

 

[D60]

I recently had an occasion where I thought a 3/8" indexing ratchet might help me. I already have the 1/4" but that wasn't sufficient.

New F80MP from ebay

Any other options on the market seem to be limited in positions or coarse tooth or something else.

 

[grasscutter]

I understand their limitations with marring fasteners. I have a full set of conventional open ends for those circumstances in which I don't want a faster marred by the FD Plus.

It's not the marring of fasteners that's the issue. They get hooked on the corners of the hexagonal fasteners.

Trying to turn a fastener quickly with the open end can be annoying and besides that, the noise they make can be annoying too.

But for nuts that have rounded off corners, nothing is better.

 

[D60]

Powerbuilt 648997 stereo and antenna kit. I don't have anything like this. Tends to hover at $70‐80 online but this popped up on Warehouse Deals for $30 so I grabbed it. Seems well reviewed for this type of thing.

It's even got the old school tri-point socket for old Chrysler stereos. Now I'm ready to steal OEM head units from all those Dodge Omnis still running around!! MWUHAHAHA

 

[Timmastertech]

You're going to hate the flank drive plus for everyday use unless every single nut you encounter is rounded off.

To each his own but I have been using flank drive plus wrenches for 15 years without a complaint. The only non flank drive plus wrenches I have in metric are one set of gearwrenches and my flare nut wrenches that have open ends on one end flare on the other.

 

[grasscutter]

To each his own but I have been using flank drive plus wrenches for 15 years without a complaint. The only non flank drive plus wrenches I have in metric are one set of gearwrenches and my flare nut wrenches that have open ends on one end flare on the other.

I have a few. They get caught on the corners as I'm pulling the open end away from the nut.

No fault of the wrench though since they're designed for rounded off nuts.

 

[AutoMechanic]

The only place I’ve had a problem with flank drive plus wrenches is on the inner tie rods on some Toyotas they will only take a regular wrench but the jamb nuts and everything else I’ve encountered do fine with the flank drive plus. I usually use my special tool though to spin the inner tie rods though unless it’s not the right size in which case I use a regular wrench.

 

[demarpaint]

I recently had an occasion where I thought a 3/8" indexing ratchet might help me. I already have the 1/4" but that wasn't sufficient.

New F80MP from ebayView attachment 344598

Any other options on the market seem to be limited in positions or coarse tooth or something else.

I have one, I don't use it often but when I do I'm glad I have it! I got mine on Ebay as well.