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Originally Posted by pwd72s
Back in the day, Japanese tools were sort of sneered at as "cheap". But actually, they're pretty damned good... they used good quality steel and they fit well. Some Japanese tools from back in the day that I still have is a set of "powermaster" metric open ends and a "truecraft" round head 3/8" drive stubby ratchet. The wrenches fit and function every bit as well as my USA Craftsman stuff, and the ratchet still is smooth with low backdrag.
Let's put it this way...I see no need to toss old tools that still function well in order to buy new ones.
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The store I bought the set from was calling it a high quality, inexpensive set. It was hard to find metric sets back then. In the late 50s and 60s Japanese toys were indeed sneered at as junk. They quickly figured out quality, and changed the perception.
That ratchet has never needed a rebuild, and no standard chrome 14 mm socket is going to stand up to an impact wrench on a tight nut. I used my impact socket, and took the nut right off.