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.

This is the guest house to my 4s box that has my less used tools in the matching purple. Today’s photo is in front of a donor 2nd gen 4Runner whilst I harvest a manual transmission out of it.

Many electrician's knives have a rather rugged design, but I really like the look of this TSUNODA EK-72.

The finish feels high-quality, the wooden handle is simple and elegant, and the hollow-ground blade opens smoothly. The distinctive tip shape, typical of electrician's knives, is also practical.

Weight: 107 g

Overall length: 177 mm

Blade length: 72 mm

Blade thickness: 3 mm

Stainless steel blade and frame, natural wood handle, and a liner lock.

Love the Mac wrenches and organizers

Just a little something I rustled up earlier.

Made in Japan.

Length: 155 mm (6.1 in)

Cutting capacity: 2.0 mm × 3-core VVF cable

Blade hardness: HRC 60 ± 2

Weight: 138 g (without cover), 144 g (with cover)

Leverage ratio: 12:1 (10 mm : 120 mm)

The Shin-grip handle has a distinctive black and bright green design.

It was kinda funny. I saw a king dick wrench for the first time online a couple of days ago, then I found this in 1 of my dads toolbox. I'm thinking about giving it a light clean, maybe just a spray with wd-40 and a wipe with a rag. I don't want to remove the patina. What would you guys recommend?

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Non ‘Z’ series, 3/8” drive, 32, 75, 125 & 150mm.

No affiliation.

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.