Garth, those are some nice cutters there. And I love finding stuff on the side of the road and putting it to use!
I've only accidentally acquired Snap-On stuff in the past by purchasing large lots of tools and later found it bundled in there. They make nice stuff but outside what I'm willing to spend. The wooden-handled-reamer you mention is likely an awl or a "scratch awl." I use one for opening cut cable housing, too. On Saturday, September 24, 2022 at 6:12:59 PM UTC-4 Garth wrote: > Eric, they cut well because it appears they're actually some high > fallutin' diagonal cutters, model 388ACF Snap-On. > > https://shop.snapon.com/product/High-Leverage-Diagonal/8%22-VectorEdge-High-Leverage-Diagonal-Cutter-(Red)/388ACF > > I often get the types mixed up as it's not something I work with at all, > and it seems the names/types get all blurry from one manufacturer to the > next. Regardless of the cutter every housing cut I've ever done required > some minor finishing to make it flush and friction free inside. The Snap-On > just seems to mash it less, not a big deal..... but hey ... the tool was a > roadside find and I may as well use it. I also use an old wooden handled > reamer sorta thing that I've had likely since I was a teenager. It may have > been a leather punch or something. It works great for reaming and rotating > the spiral housing to get it just right, along with some trusty vintage > hand files. > > Allen hex key wrenches... sheesh .. .. is it so hard to make a 5mm hex key > fit a 5mm socket well ? Apparently so as there are many inaccurate ones. I > may have to get a set of the Wex ...... > > I bought a Pedro's spoke wrench a while ago, I was surprised how well it > fit a spoke nipple compared to the regular black DT. Don't use it if you're > in hurry though, it's a precise fit ! Pedro's Chain Checker Plus also is a > very good tool, and it has at one end the tool for tightening chainring > bolts. It's long overall length means you not only don't scrape your > knuckles but you get better leverage. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/cde82188-78d3-4645-b9ea-4148742ea604n%40googlegroups.com.
