This week's tool score - Page 2

2.7RS · 03-15-2020, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by LWJ

Beautiful! How come I have never heard of Hazet???

Have you heard of pelican parts? Or Porsches?

MMiller · 03-15-2020, 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by LWJ

Beautiful! How come I have never heard of Hazet???

Yea me as well, Fantastic find!

wdfifteen · wdfifteen's Garage

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Originally Posted by Bob Kontak

Even hand files for those with a man card.

Love the long slender wrenches. Bought a set of MAC 10-19MM wrenches like that in '75 and I use them daily.

Are those the ones with the smooth finish? I have a set. I like the grip of the Craftsman wrenches better.

Joe Bob · Joe Bob's Garage

Hazet is German, I believe they made the tools in Porsche tool kit. Not real quality but pricey for original period pieces.

pwd72s · 03-15-2020, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Joe Bob

Hazet is German, I believe they made the tools in Porsche tool kit. Not real quality but pricey for original period pieces.

Yep, more for collecting than using. Amazing what the original and complete tool kit my old 911S had is worth. Remember opening it after buying the car and thinking that Porsche sure went cheap on tool quality for these kits. I put together my own set of carry tools...

Jon B · 03-15-2020, 06:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Joe Bob

Hazet is German, I believe they made the tools in Porsche tool kit. Not real quality but pricey for original period pieces.

Hazet is a top German toolmaker, with quality, materials and technology equal to the best equivalent American tool brands.
https://www.hazet.de/de/
I wouldn't judge quality by the basic, less expensive hand tools found in older German car tool kits.

Joe Bob · Joe Bob's Garage

Never said the commercial tools were poorly made. But the ones that were provided in the tool kits for Porsche looked like they were sand cast.

I sold mine and replaced them with craftsman items. About the only well respected tool was the spark plug wrench.

RWebb · RWebb's Garage

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Originally Posted by Jon B

Some tools have female square drives, although I don't know how common that is today.
To reverse the drive direction, you use the other side of the tool.

I have a few old German ratchets and torque wrenches that use these.

I'm thinking I could use that double male in a close-quarters type situation. Not the 1/4" end tho since I already have stuff for that.

Paul - I jst happened to see while ... uh.. tool gazing on the internet - they are commonly available (if uncommonly used or needed).

Anyway, I'm gonna let it sit on my desk for awhile before putting it in a tool chest - kinda like the way my dog like to just sit and look at his rawhide chews for a while, then nose it and play with it before eating.

rusnak · 03-15-2020, 07:26 PM

Super nice Hazet score !!

My Hazet collection is slowly growing.

The Hazet set is rarely used these days. There really are only a few bolts that call for the Hazet set anymore.

I use my Stahlwille sets almost 99% of the time. Gedore for breaker bar and torque wrench. Then Snap-On for sockets, and last I use my treasured Metwrinch set on damaged bolts. The Metwrinch was a total tool score from Ebay.

RWebb · RWebb's Garage

we need a Stahlwille thread...

rusnak · 03-15-2020, 07:51 PM

^ Not a bad idea. Any cool brand tool thread though, can't leave out the Harbor Freight guys.

Jon B · 03-15-2020, 07:52 PM

Jon B · 03-15-2020, 08:19 PM

sc_rufctr · 03-15-2020, 10:24 PM

That "woofter" baby blue looks silly IMO.

I prefer my Snapon tools, Just sayin

rusnak · 03-15-2020, 10:48 PM

No one ever accused the Germans of having any fashion sense:

Jon B · 03-15-2020, 11:14 PM

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Originally Posted by sc_rufctr

That "woofter" baby blue looks silly IMO.

OK, whatever. You don't have to look.

rusnak · 03-15-2020, 11:34 PM

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=woofter

Woofter = "WOOF-ter" def: gay or fag-got

Ex: "That woofter buys foo foo tools and never gets them dirty"

Me:

Really though, I think it's a reaction to all of the crap tools that I had to use as a kid. We were expected to keep a ton of machinery running with a stupid tool roll consisting of some Craftsman screw drivers and worn out sockets and one crescent wrench. Eff that noise, I say! I don't want to be stuck ever again trying to remove the seats on a 1975 1-ton Chevy van with only some slip joint pliers !!

Bob Kontak · Bob Kontak's Garage

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Originally Posted by wdfifteen

Are those the ones with the smooth finish? I have a set. I like the grip of the Craftsman wrenches better.

Textured surface.