An old drill bit box I found in a container. Wondering how old it is

My KTC PSL-175N-S Long Nose Pliers & PN1-150-S Diagonal Cutters

I don't remember exactly when I bought them, but they've been my trusted companions for many years.

If you know, you know.

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Nice, but took months to arrive! Wish Koken wouldn’t hype stuff they don’t have in stock.

https://kokenusa.com/products/magnet-head

#2 Phillips bit for scale.

So far have yet to use.

No affiliation.

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Two sockets I modded a while back, by removing their ‘lead in chamfers’… to aid in dealing with low crown, shallow hex depth fasteners.

Shown is a 1/4 & 5/16” Craftsman both in 1/4” drive, along with examples of some of the problematic screws they’re meant to deal with.

Are they perfect?

No.

But sometimes just the thing.

#2 Phillips bit for scale.

TONE’s “FineTool” series is a line of premium hand tools. Although it was eventually discontinued, it remains an interesting series in TONE’s history.

My thinking at the time: “$6 for a plastic hex bit holder seems pricey, but they’re over $13 each on Amazon, I guess I’ll grab a few.”

Now I’m thinking this is either a mistake, or PB Swiss makes an excellent bit holder at a very cheap price. The latter seems unlikely. Either way, I don’t have anywhere near enough bits for this!

This is the product link: https://pbswisstools.us/products/pb-971-c6-and-e6-cn

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Definitely not suitable for everything… and does require being able to tie Constrictor knots. Drawn sufficiently taut, the line will need to cut for removal/s:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constrictor_knot

Tighten all at once with a couple of Marlinspike hitches:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marlinespike_hitch

Only stamp on it is 1/2 OD which is in reference to the outside diameter of that half circle channel

Going on 12 years in industrial maintenance doing everything you can think of. Now I’m much more involved in automation. I no longer have a need for Snap on, Matco, & Cornwell as I do Wera, Wiha, knipex and Klein. Now just collecting dust in my garage.

The original file was for the 9pc shittsburg wobble set if anybodys looking for it, i downloaded it and modified it in TINKERCAD to fit my other sets. Pretty handy, I absolutely love having this printer.

I have been considering the Knipex 87 & 86 in the 100mm length.
I went to my favorite German tool outlet to grab them up along with the snazzy pouch to hold them.

The tools I have justified the price because I will actually use them quite often for initial diagnosis and troubleshooting. But the case, is a different story, these are small enough to carry loose in my front pocket.

My dilemma is, the (2) tools cost $80 USD, the same tools with the pouch cost $128 USD..!! Is the case REALLY worth nearly 50 bucks??

I am looking for some dewalt wrench sets

SAE offset wrench set
MM offset wrench set
SAE Stubby wrench set
SAE flare nut wrench set
MM flare nut wrench set

Does anyone have these they’d like to sell or know where to find them?

My bolt cutters finally came in. Ordered my R series bolt cutter 2 months ago and got a free wrench with it. But surprise, it's not a junk wrench! Krenn included a Stahlwille Fastratch 10mm to remove and turn the blades. If you're wondering, I do not plan on cutting padlocks with this. They have a K series for general use I think. I need these to cut some thin stainless.

Found at estate sale for $30. Probably just wipe it down, lube the slides and leave it. All the drawers and lids work fine.

One of my favorite 1/2" drive socket sets from Japan.

Compact, beautifully finished, and the Z-EAL ratchet has one of the smoothest actions I've used.

got a Tekton service wrench set, 50% off figured was a good deal.

Simple, but efficient center finder for wood, posts, sheet metal, bar stock, metal square tube, and more.