[vcf-midatlantic] Next set of tools being upgraded

Bruce freemab222 at gmail.com
Tue Jul 13 12:00:53 UTC 2021


Of course, this is none of my business (as a lurker on this list) but I
must point out that the hand tools at Harbor Freight are mostly of quite
good quality.  I use these in my shop and have little complaint.  Their
main claim to fame is price -- quite low, generally.  It is no longer a
situation like in the '60's when you'd buy a set of Allen wrenches from the
$1 bin at the auto parts store and the damned thing would twist into a
hexagonal screw the first time you applied any torque to it.
Bruce
NJ


On Tue, Jul 13, 2021 at 7:01 AM Martin Flynn via vcf-midatlantic <
vcf-midatlantic at lists.vcfed.org> wrote:

>
> On 7/12/2021 9:49 PM, Herb Johnson via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
> >  > Looking at replacing the Allen wrench at CDL with sets
> >> Anyone have suggestions on other manufacturers / options?
> >>
> >> Martin Flynn
> >
> > Related are Torx drivers. I don't recall what CDL has in these.
> >
> > A 6-inch shaft T15 is necessary to service Apple Macintoshes of all
> > sorts particularly the earliest models. Later Apple models use other
> > Torx sizes. These screws find themselves in all kinds of equipment.
> > I'll leave choice of tool brand to persons with more experience than
> > mine.
>
>
> Hi Herb,
>
> CDL currently has Wiha Torx drivers in the following sizes:
>
> T7s - 60mm blade, 164mm overrall
>
> T8s - 60mm blade, 164mm overrall
>
> T9s - 60mm blade, 171mm overrall
>
> T10s - 80mm blade, 191mm overall
>
> T15s - 80mm blade, 191mm overall
>
> T20s - 100mm blade, 211mm overall
>
> T25s - 100mm blade, 211mm overall
>
> my set of T1-T8 drivers (wiha 26791) are in the studio
>
> martin
>
>
>


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